Donald Trump’s criminal trial resumes Tuesday, the day after jurors were given a deep look at accounting inside the former president’s company and the judge warned Trump he’s at risk of being jailed. Prosecutors on Monday called two longtime Trump Organization bookkeepers who explained the raw mechanics of processing an invoice, from bill to general
Stormy Daniels, the adult film star who received $130,000 in 2016 in exchange for her silence about an alleged sexual encounter with Donald Trump, is in New York and expects to be called to the stand to testify in the former president’s trial on Tuesday, according to two sources familiar with the matter. Clark Brewster,
A U.S. Army sergeant stationed in Korea has been detained in Russia, accused of stealing from a woman, two Pentagon officials said Monday. Staff Sgt. Gordon D. Black was arrested on May 2 in Vladivostok. It is unclear how he got there but he was in the process of changing duty stations from Korea to
Prosecutor Matthew Colangelo questions Jeffrey McConney during former President Donald Trump’s criminal trial on Monday, May 6, 2024. Jane Rosenberg As much as this trial is about salacious headlines and tabloid drama, it’s also about accounting. McConney explained how Cohen’s $130,000 wire to Daniels’ attorney in October 2016 led to a series of 12 monthly
Hamas said it approved of a cease-fire proposal presented by Egypt and Qatar, but Israel’s response was that what Hamas agreed to is “far from meeting Israel’s core demands.” Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh informed Egyptian and Qatari leaders of Hamas’ “approval of their proposal regarding a ceasefire agreement” during a phone call on Monday, the
The timeline to replenish Social Security is being extended. The federal retirement program said Monday it may not need to cut benefits until 2035, one year later than previously forecast, because of stronger performance by the U.S. The new projection, from the Social Security Board of Trustees’ annual report, amounts to “good news” for the program’s
South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem on Monday defended controversial passages in her forthcoming book as she faces scrutiny over a number of anecdotes, including a false claim about a meeting with Kim Jong Un, a story about killing her dog, and a phone call with former South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley where Noem said she