Can Trump still run for president? Would he be able to serve as president from behind bars? Yes and yes. The only thing the conviction affects is his right to vote. He is a resident of Florida, where felons are not allowed to vote until they serve their sentence and pay their financial obligations set
Jurors in former President Donald Trump’s criminal trial on payments from a non-disclosure deal with an adult performer continue deliberations on May 30 in New York. President Trump is charged with falsifying business records to conceal the payments. He has denied the allegations. 8:30 a.m. ET: Trump Tower exterior 9:30 a.m. ET… Original News Source
The president used his appearance in Philadelphia to criticize his rival, former President Trump. President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris traveled to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, on Wednesday, where they launched a new campaign initiative aimed at mobilizing and engaging black voters. The pair announced the new effort, known as “Black Voters for Biden-Harris,” during
One of former President Donald Trump’s lawyers said Thursday that his client is ready to appeal. One of former President Donald Trump’s lawyers said Thursday that his client is ready to appeal as he was found guilty in his New York criminal trial on Thursday. Will Scharf, an attorney for the former president, told CNN
A federal appeals court ruled Tuesday against two attempts to use the federal courts to force Congress to comply with access requests for records about official activities. In a pair of unanimous opinions, the same three-judge D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals panel turned down journalist Jason Leopold’s effort to make public more than 100 Capitol
Sen. Roger Wicker, the top Republican on the Armed Services Committee, is pushing an aggressive plan to build up the Pentagon budget, a blueprint he says is the “generational investment” needed to keep pace with worldwide threats. As part of the sprawling plan unveiled Wednesday, the Mississippi Republican is proposing a $55 billion increase in
A group of four Democratic and Republican U.S. Senators is renewing calls for the U.S. Department of Defense to investigate claims private military contractors are ripping off the department with unreasonably high invoices for parts and services. Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), working with fellow Sens. John Fetterman (D-Pa.), Mike Braun (R-Ind.), and Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa),