As the jury considers its verdict, it’s worth looking back on the basics of the prosecution’s case against Trump. Trump is accused of signing off on a scheme to illegally falsify records, with the goal of covering up the $130,000 “hush money” payment made by Cohen to Daniels in 2016. The scheme was designed to
Washington — The House Ethics Committee said Wednesday it will conduct its own investigation into Democratic Rep. Henry Cuellar of Texas following his recent indictment on federal bribery charges. The committee said it unanimously voted to establish a subcommittee to investigate whether Cuellar “solicited or accepted bribes, gratuities, or improper gifts; acted as a foreign
The jury needs to decide 34 counts of felony-level falsification of business records in the first-ever criminal trial of an American president. Jurors began deliberating in former President Donald Trump’s criminal case in New York on May 29, after New York Supreme Court Justice Juan Merchan spent more than one hour instructing the jury on
At least three Texas House Republicans who opposed the governor’s school choice proposal last fall lost their primary runoffs. The Texas state House now has a school choice majority after multiple Republicans who opposed the education initiative lost their primary runoff elections on May 28, Gov. Greg Abbott said. “The Texas Legislature now has enough
RFK Jr.’s campaign has filed a complaint with the Federal Election Commission that accuses CNN, President Biden, former President Donald Trump and their campaigns of violating federal election law. The Kennedy campaign claims CNN is approaching the debate criteria differently for Kennedy, an independent candidate, than for Trump and Mr. Biden, the presumptive nominees of
Justice issues rare letter to Democrats. Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito said on May 29 that he will not recuse from cases involving the Jan. 6, 2021, U.S. Capitol breach or former President Donald Trump. Democrats, including top senators, recently urged Justice Alito to recuse after it was found an upside-down American flag flew outside
Responding to calls from congressional Democrats, Justice Samuel Alito is flatly rejecting calls to recuse himself in two cases before the Supreme Court involving former President Donald Trump because of two flags that flew outside his homes. In letters Wednesday to House and Senate Democrats, Alito said he had nothing to do with the flying