Trump Wishes Wife Melania ‘Happy Birthday,’ Laments Being Parted From Her By ‘Rigged Trial’ Over ‘Hush Money’ Allegations

‘I’ll be going [to Florida] this evening after this case finishes up; this horrible, unconstitutional case,’ President Trump said. Former President Donald Trump wished his wife Melania Trump a happy birthday on Friday before stepping into a New York City courtroom to continue an ongoing criminal trial over an alleged non-disclosure payment he made in

Arizona Governor Vetoes Bill That Would Have Allowed Authorities to Evict Squatters

Arizona Gov. Katie Hobbs has vetoed a bill seeking to strengthen the rights of homeowners looking to evict squatters from their property. The measure, dubbed Senate Bill 1129, garnered bipartisan support and would have allowed a property owner to request law enforcement to remove an individual occupying one’s house illegally. Under the current law in

Senators renew scrutiny of border officers searching Americans’ phones

Washington — A group of senators is pressing Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas for more information on border officers’ broad authority to search travelers’ phones and other electronic devices without a warrant or suspicion of a crime, renewing scrutiny of whether the U.S. government is infringing on Americans’ Fourth Amendment rights against unreasonable searches and

Second Witness in Trump ‘Hush-Money’ Case Called by Prosecutors

Former Trump assistant Rhona Graff testified on Friday. Prosecutors in former President Donald Trump’s so-called “hush-money” case on Friday called up their second witness, a former Trump assistant, to testify in the case. Rhona Graff, who started working for President Trump in 1987 and left the Trump Organization in April 2021, has been described as

Plans for menthol cigarette ban delayed due to “immense” feedback

The Biden administration said Friday it would again delay a decision on a regulation aiming to ban menthol-flavored cigarettes, citing the “historic attention” and “immense amount of feedback” on the controversial proposal by the Food and Drug Administration.  “This rule has garnered historic attention and the public comment period has yielded an immense amount of

Judge Merchan Threatens Trump With ‘Immediate Arrest and Imprisonment’ Over Gag Order Violations

‘Warning: your failure to appear in court may result in your immediate arrest and imprisonment for contempt of court,’ the judge wrote in his order. The judge presiding over former President Donald Trump’s criminal trial in New York has issued an order requiring the former president to attend a court hearing on his alleged violations