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New York court is set to hear Donald Trump's appeal of his $489 million civil fraud verdict
Read full article: New York court is set to hear Donald Trump's appeal of his $489 million civil fraud verdictA New York appeals court is set to hear arguments in former President Donald Trumpās fight to overturn a civil fraud judgment that could cost him close to half a billion dollars.
Errol Morris examines migrant family separation with NBC News in āSeparatedā
Read full article: Errol Morris examines migrant family separation with NBC News in āSeparatedāErrol Morris turned his lens toward the U.S. governmentās border policies the separation of migrant families in the new film āSeparated,ā which premiered at Thursday at the Venice Film Festival.
NY state urges appeals court to uphold Donald Trumpās nearly $500 million civil fraud judgment
Read full article: NY state urges appeals court to uphold Donald Trumpās nearly $500 million civil fraud judgmentNew York state lawyers are urging an appeals court to uphold Donald Trumpās nearly $500 million civil fraud judgment.
Judge in Trump's civil fraud case says he won't recuse himself over 'nothingburger' encounter
Read full article: Judge in Trump's civil fraud case says he won't recuse himself over 'nothingburger' encounterThe New York judge who presided over Donald Trump's civil fraud trial says he wonāt step aside from the case, vehemently denying a claim that another lawyer had advised him ahead of the verdict.
US says Iran moving forward on a key aspect of developing a nuclear bomb
Read full article: US says Iran moving forward on a key aspect of developing a nuclear bombTwo top Biden administration officials say Iran is talking more about getting a nuclear bomb, and has made strides in developing one key aspect of a weapon in recent months.
The Latest: Officials say man who opened fire at Trump rally was a 20-year-old from Pennsylvania
Read full article: The Latest: Officials say man who opened fire at Trump rally was a 20-year-old from PennsylvaniaDonald Trumpās campaign says he is āfineā after what law enforcement officials are treating as an assassination attempt during a rally in Butler, Pennsylvania.
Here's a look at Trump's VP shortlist and why each contender may get picked or fall short
Read full article: Here's a look at Trump's VP shortlist and why each contender may get picked or fall shortDonald Trump has narrowed his vice presidential shortlist to a handful of contenders as he prepares to announce his pick in the days before, or perhaps at, next monthās Republican National Convention.
Mississippi is the latest state sued by tech group over age verification on websites
Read full article: Mississippi is the latest state sued by tech group over age verification on websitesA tech industry group says a new Mississippi law requiring users of websites and other digital services to verify their age will unconstitutionally limit access to online speech for minors and adults.
The Latest | Judge excuses jurors, ending first day of deliberations in Trump's criminal trial
Read full article: The Latest | Judge excuses jurors, ending first day of deliberations in Trump's criminal trialThe first day of jury deliberations in Donald Trump's criminal hush money trial has concluded after the panel sent two notes to the judge.
'Ron, I love that you're back': Trump and DeSantis put an often personal primary fight behind them
Read full article: 'Ron, I love that you're back': Trump and DeSantis put an often personal primary fight behind themDonald Trump and Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis are signaling to major Republican donors that theyāre putting their rivalry behind them after a contentious and often personal primary fight.
First with Trump, now with Kamala Harris: Kim Kardashian is advocating for criminal justice reform
Read full article: First with Trump, now with Kamala Harris: Kim Kardashian is advocating for criminal justice reformKim Kardashian has joined Vice President Kamala Harris for a roundtable highlighting the administrationās efforts on criminal justice reform.
The Latest | Lawyers in Trump hush money case paint competing portraits of him in opening statements
Read full article: The Latest | Lawyers in Trump hush money case paint competing portraits of him in opening statementsThe commencement of opening statements in Donald Trump's hush money trial sets the stage for weeks of testimony about the former presidentās personal life and places his legal troubles at the center of his closely contested campaign against President Joe Biden.
Court agrees to pause collection of Trump's massive civil fraud judgment if he puts up $175M
Read full article: Court agrees to pause collection of Trump's massive civil fraud judgment if he puts up $175MA New York appeals court has agreed to hold off collection of former President Donald Trumpās more than $454 million civil fraud judgment if he puts up $175 million within 10 days.
Wall Street debut of Trump's Truth Social network could net him stock worth billions on paper
Read full article: Wall Street debut of Trump's Truth Social network could net him stock worth billions on paperThe Wall Street debut of Donald Trumpās Truth Social network could give him stock worth billions of dollars on paper.
Trump avoids 'corporate death penalty' in civil fraud case, but his business will still get slammed
Read full article: Trump avoids 'corporate death penalty' in civil fraud case, but his business will still get slammedA New York judge has spared Donald Trump a ācorporate death penaltyā ruling, but his business did get hit hard with bans and cash penalties.
Judge orders Trump to pay $355 million for lying about his wealth in staggering civil fraud ruling
Read full article: Judge orders Trump to pay $355 million for lying about his wealth in staggering civil fraud rulingA New York judge has ordered Donald Trump and his companies to pay $355 million in penalties.
With Trump closing in on nomination, the effective audition to become his vice president is underway
Read full article: With Trump closing in on nomination, the effective audition to become his vice president is underwayVice presidential candidates typically arenāt tapped until after a candidate has locked down the nomination.
Lawyers in Trump's civil fraud trial are ordered to clam up about judge's communications with staff
Read full article: Lawyers in Trump's civil fraud trial are ordered to clam up about judge's communications with staffThe judge in Donald Trump's civil business fraud trial has ordered attorneys in the case not to comment on āconfidential communicationsā between him and his staff.
Donald Trump is set to testify Nov. 6 in civil fraud trial. Daughter Ivanka also will testify
Read full article: Donald Trump is set to testify Nov. 6 in civil fraud trial. Daughter Ivanka also will testifyFormer President Donald Trump is set to testify Nov. 6 in the civil business fraud case against him, following testimony from his three eldest children.
Judge fines Donald Trump $5,000 after post maligning court staffer is found on campaign website
Read full article: Judge fines Donald Trump $5,000 after post maligning court staffer is found on campaign websiteDonald Trump has been fined $5,000 after his disparaging social media post about a key court staffer in his New York civil fraud trial lingered on his campaign website for weeks after the judge ordered it deleted.
Biden administration settles lawsuit over Trump-era migrant family separation policy
Read full article: Biden administration settles lawsuit over Trump-era migrant family separation policyIf the settlement is approved, the federal government would be prohibited from adopting a similar policy for the next eight years. Affected immigrants would be allowed to be in the country legally and receive work permits and other benefits.
New Mexico's top election official met with federal prosecutors for 2020 special counsel probe
Read full article: New Mexico's top election official met with federal prosecutors for 2020 special counsel probeNew Mexico Secretary of State Maggie Toulouse Oliver has spoken with federal prosecutors as part of the special counselās probe into the 2020 election.
Court: EPA must regulate perchlorate, contaminant in water
Read full article: Court: EPA must regulate perchlorate, contaminant in waterA federal appeals court has ruled that the Environmental Protection Agency must regulate perchlorate, reversing a rollback the agency first made under then-President Donald Trump.
Trump legal woes force another moment of choosing for GOP
Read full article: Trump legal woes force another moment of choosing for GOPFrom almost the moment he first rode down the escalator in Trump Tower, a question has loomed over the Republican Party: Is this the moment to break from Donald Trump.
Supreme Court won't hear arguments Title 42 case as planned
Read full article: Supreme Court won't hear arguments Title 42 case as plannedThe Supreme Court says it won't hear arguments as planned March 1 in a case involving a Trump-era immigration policy that's been used several millions of times over the past three years to quickly turn away migrants at the border.
White House: Improved surveillance caught Chinese balloon
Read full article: White House: Improved surveillance caught Chinese balloonU.S. officials say efforts ordered by President Joe Biden to strengthen defenses against Chinese espionage helped identify last weekās spy balloon ā and determine that similar flights were conducted at multiple points during the Trump administration.
EPA finalizes water rule that repeals Trump-era changes
Read full article: EPA finalizes water rule that repeals Trump-era changesPresident Joe Bidenās administration has finalized regulations that protect hundreds of thousands of small streams, wetlands and other waterways, repealing a Trump-era rule that federal courts had thrown out and that environmentalists said left waterways vulnerable to pollution.
The story so far: AP's investigation into federal prisons
Read full article: The story so far: AP's investigation into federal prisonsAn ongoing Associated Press investigation has uncovered deep, previously unreported flaws within the Justice Departmentās largest law enforcement agency, the federal Bureau of Prisons.
Supreme Court rejects another bump stock ban case
Read full article: Supreme Court rejects another bump stock ban caseThe Supreme Court has again declined to hear a lawsuit involving a Trump-era ban on bump stocks, the gun attachments that allow semi-automatic weapons to fire rapidly like machine guns.
Little change expected after end of āRemain in Mexicoā policy
Read full article: Little change expected after end of āRemain in Mexicoā policyA lengthy legal back and forth has come to an end. However, little change is expected after the Biden administration officially scrapped the Migrant Protection Protocols program, better known as "Remain in Mexico."
FBI search at Trump Mar-a-Lago estate one of several probes
Read full article: FBI search at Trump Mar-a-Lago estate one of several probesThe FBI search of Donald Trumpās Mar-a-Lago estate marked a dramatic and unprecedented escalation of the law enforcement scrutiny of the former president, but the Florida operation was just one part of one investigation related to Trump and his time in office.
Immigration judge union seeks recognition as top judge quits
Read full article: Immigration judge union seeks recognition as top judge quitsThe National Association of Immigration Judges has asked the federal government to restore its union recognition after the Trump administration stripped its official status and the systemās chief judge resigned after two years on the job.
U.S. Supreme Court ruling limits EPAās authority in regulating greenhouse gases
Read full article: U.S. Supreme Court ruling limits EPAās authority in regulating greenhouse gasesThe high court said a cap on power plantsā carbon dioxide emissions that forces a transition to other fuels may be a āsensibleā solution to the climate crisis, but that Congress did not give the Environmental Protection Agency the broad authority to make such requirements. Texas was one of 17 states that joined in the suit.
Justices dismiss Trump-era immigration case, in a Biden win
Read full article: Justices dismiss Trump-era immigration case, in a Biden winThe Supreme Court says it was wrong to wade into a dispute involving a Trump-era immigration rule that the Biden administration has abandoned, so the justices have decided to dismiss the case.
Takeaways: Trump's mind 'made up' on fraud ahead of Jan. 6
Read full article: Takeaways: Trump's mind 'made up' on fraud ahead of Jan. 6In its second day of June hearings, the House panel investigating the Jan. 6, 2021 insurrection is making the case that Trump and his advisers knew that his claims of fraud in the 2020 election were false.
Jan. 6 panel's 1,000 witnesses: From Trump aides to rioters
Read full article: Jan. 6 panel's 1,000 witnesses: From Trump aides to riotersThe House Jan. 6 panel has interviewed more than 1,000 people who were directly or indirectly involved in the U.S. Capitol insurrection as it's probed the violent attack and former President Donald Trumpās unprecedented efforts to overturn his election defeat.
Judge: Trump delays on rape accuser's claims in 'bad faith'
Read full article: Judge: Trump delays on rape accuser's claims in 'bad faith'A judge says former President Donald Trump's legal moves aimed at delaying a rape accuser's defamation claims from reaching trial are in bad faith and so far succeeding.
Cowboys for Trump co-founder won't seek reelection
Read full article: Cowboys for Trump co-founder won't seek reelectionCowboys for Trump co-founder Couy Griffin says he wonāt run for reelection for southern New Mexico's Otero County commission or seek other public office in the 2022 election cycle.
State bar complaint against Attorney General Ken Paxton to proceed after key deadline passes
Read full article: State bar complaint against Attorney General Ken Paxton to proceed after key deadline passesPaxton is accused of professional misconduct for suing to overturn the 2020 presidential election results.
High court wades into clash over Trump-era immigration rule
Read full article: High court wades into clash over Trump-era immigration ruleThe Supreme Court is wading into a political clash between the Biden administration and Republican-led states seeking to defend a signature Trump-era immigration rule that the new administration has abandoned.
Prosecutors in charge of Trump criminal probe have resigned
Read full article: Prosecutors in charge of Trump criminal probe have resignedThe two prosecutors in charge of the Manhattan district attorneyās criminal investigation into former President Donald Trump have suddenly resigned, throwing the future of the probe into question.
Donald Trump's DNA, not deposition sought in defamation suit
Read full article: Donald Trump's DNA, not deposition sought in defamation suitA lawyer says she will not seek to depose ex-President Donald Trump in a defamation lawsuit brought by a woman who accused him of rape because she wants to speed the case toward trial.
Appeals court: Cowboys for Trump is a political committee
Read full article: Appeals court: Cowboys for Trump is a political committeeA federal appeals court has turned away a constitutional challenge by the support group Cowboys for Trump and co-founder Couy Griffin to New Mexico election laws and registration requirements for political groups.
Accounting firm: Trump financial statements aren't reliable
Read full article: Accounting firm: Trump financial statements aren't reliableThe accounting firm that prepared former President Donald Trumpās annual financial statements says the documents, used to secure lucrative loans and burnish Trumpās image as a wealthy businessman, āshould no longer be relied uponā after investigators said they found evidence he and his company regularly misstated the value of assets.
Trump's GOP: Party further tightens tie to former president
Read full article: Trump's GOP: Party further tightens tie to former presidentParty leaders at the Republican National Committee's winter meeting this past week left no doubt that the GOP is choosing to serve Donald Trump and his political interests before the next presidential election.
Threats from QAnon conspiracists have forced a butterfly sanctuary in the Rio Grande Valley to close
Read full article: Threats from QAnon conspiracists have forced a butterfly sanctuary in the Rio Grande Valley to closeThe National Butterfly Center, along the U.S.-Mexico border in Mission, has been the target of conspiracy theorists since 2019.
Utah, home of conservative Trump critics, hosts GOP meeting
Read full article: Utah, home of conservative Trump critics, hosts GOP meetingMembers of the Republican National Committee are scheduled to meet in Salt Lake City this week to discuss a series of measures solidifying former President Donald Trump's standing ahead of the midterm elections.
Kinzinger pushes 'uneasy alliance' to thwart Trump's allies
Read full article: Kinzinger pushes 'uneasy alliance' to thwart Trump's alliesCongressman Adam Kinzinger of Illinois is calling on Democrats and independents to form an āuneasy allianceā with Republicans to fight former President Donald Trumpās influence in Republican politics.
Trump pushes false claims that Pence could 'send back' votes
Read full article: Trump pushes false claims that Pence could 'send back' votesFormer President Donald Trump is intensifying his effort to advance the false narrative that his vice president, Mike Pence, could have done something to prevent Joe Biden from taking office.
Kellyanne Conway memoir 'Here's the Deal' coming out May 24
Read full article: Kellyanne Conway memoir 'Here's the Deal' coming out May 24Former White House counselor Kellyanne Conway has a memoir out May 24: āHereās the Dealā is billed by her publisher as a look beyond the headlines of the Trump administration and her family life, including her husband and prominent Trump detractor, George Conway.
What comes next in New York's investigation of Donald Trump
Read full article: What comes next in New York's investigation of Donald TrumpNew York Attorney General Letitia James is using a court filing to outline much of the evidence her investigators have gathered so far in her yearslong investigation of former President Donald Trump.
Angst over China, Russia lessens chance of US nuke changes
Read full article: Angst over China, Russia lessens chance of US nuke changesJoe Bidenās arrival in the White House nearly a year ago seemed to herald a historic shift toward less U.S. reliance on nuclear weapons and possibly a shrinking of the number of such arms.
Gov. Greg Abbott inaugurates first stretch of state-funded border barrier in Starr County
Read full article: Gov. Greg Abbott inaugurates first stretch of state-funded border barrier in Starr CountyAbbott launched the construction of a wall along the Texas-Mexico border using state money and crowdfunded private donations. The state has at least $1.05 billion for the border barriers.
2 Iranians charged with threatening US voters in 2020
Read full article: 2 Iranians charged with threatening US voters in 2020Two suspected Iranian computer hackers have been charged in a broad campaign of election interference aimed at intimidating American voters during last yearās presidential race and undermining confidence that the results of the contest could be trusted.
Texas lawmaker videotaped near steps of U.S. Capitol during Jan. 6 riot will not seek reelection
Read full article: Texas lawmaker videotaped near steps of U.S. Capitol during Jan. 6 riot will not seek reelectionTexas state Rep. Kyle Biedermann, who appeared to be captured on video standing near the steps of the U.S. Capitol while rioters clashed with police Jan. 6, will not seek reelection.
Five firms being considered for design and construction of Texas-Mexico border wall that Gov. Greg Abbott promised
Read full article: Five firms being considered for design and construction of Texas-Mexico border wall that Gov. Greg Abbott promisedOne of the companies being considered previously built a 3-mile barrier that is at risk of falling into the Rio Grande.
Texas congressmen join Leading SA to discuss temporary lift of debt ceiling
Read full article: Texas congressmen join Leading SA to discuss temporary lift of debt ceilingThis week has been a whirlwind on Capitol Hill. There have been discussions about everything from the debt ceiling, to the spending bill, to the infrastructure bill. So what exactly does that mean for us here in San Antonio?
South Texas was already a political battleground. New maps could alter game plans.
Read full article: South Texas was already a political battleground. New maps could alter game plans.With proposed maps out, U.S. Rep. Vicente Gonzalez, D-McAllen, says he might switch to a neighboring district where U.S. Rep. Filemon Vela, D-Brownsville, is retiring. The initial maps are also sure to impact decisions in regional legislative races.
Immigration judges union moves toward regaining authority
Read full article: Immigration judges union moves toward regaining authorityThe U.S. Justice Department has dropped opposition to reviving a union of immigration judges that had been stripped of authority during the final months of the Trump administration.
US House votes to ease entry process for Afghan interpreters
Read full article: US House votes to ease entry process for Afghan interpretersThe U.S. House of Representatives has easily passed legislation that would make it easier for Afghans who worked for the American military or NATO to relocate to the U.S. The bill, which drew bipartisan support, eliminates a requirement that special visa applicants get a medical exam before they leave Afghanistan.
'Fire and Fury' author writes new Trump book 'Landslide'
Read full article: 'Fire and Fury' author writes new Trump book 'Landslide'The author of āFire and Fury,ā the million-seller from 2018 that helped launched the wave of inside accounts of the Trump White House, will have a last look coming out next month.
Geneva regains diplomatic spotlight with Putin-Biden summit
Read full article: Geneva regains diplomatic spotlight with Putin-Biden summitWith Presidents Joe Biden and Vladimir Putin heading to town, Geneva is returning to the international spotlight as a leading hub for diplomacy and multilateralism, things that were largely shunned by the Trump administration.
AP source: Justice Dept secretly subpoenaed McGahnās records
Read full article: AP source: Justice Dept secretly subpoenaed McGahnās recordsApple informed former Trump White House counsel Don McGahn and his wife that the Justice Department had subpoenaed information about accounts that belonged to them in 2018.
California urges EPA to let state set car-emissions standard
Read full article: California urges EPA to let state set car-emissions standardOfficials from California, New York and other states want the Environmental Protection Agency to allow California to set its own automobile tailpipe pollution standards.
Biden reverses Trump changes to bank antidiscrimination law
Read full article: Biden reverses Trump changes to bank antidiscrimination lawThe Biden administration is repealing changes made by the Trump administration to an important law aimed at stopping banks from discriminating against racial minorities and the poor.