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The Latest | Trump prosecutors claw back at defense's portrait of tabloid deal

Apr. 26, 2024 13:40 PM EDT

NEW YORK (AP) — Defense lawyers in Donald Trump’s hush money trial dug Friday into assertions of the former publisher of the National Enquirer and his efforts to protect Trump from negative stories during the 2016 election. David Pecker returned to the witness stand for the...

Trump's lawyers try to discredit testimony of prosecution's lead witness in hush money trial

Apr. 26, 2024 13:13 PM EDT

NEW YORK (AP) — Donald Trump's defense team in his hush money case sought Friday to undermine the testimony of the prosecution's lead witness and his account that a tabloid's practice of helping to bury embarrassing stories about Trump was part of a scheme to aid the Republican's 2016 campaign. ...

Utah Republicans to select nominee for Mitt Romney's open US Senate seat

Apr. 26, 2024 13:11 PM EDT

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A dozen Utah Republicans vying to replace Mitt Romney in the U.S. Senate are set to square off Saturday for the party nomination in a race expected to reveal the brand of political conservatism that most appeals to modern voters in the state. Romney has long...

Charges against Trump's 2020 'fake electors' are expected to deter a repeat this year

Apr. 26, 2024 12:42 PM EDT

An Arizona grand jury's indictment of 18 people who either posed as or helped organize a slate of electors falsely claiming that former President Donald Trump won the state in 2020 could help shape the landscape of challenges to the 2024 election. The indictment issued Wednesday is...

President Joe Biden says he's 'happy to debate' Donald Trump during interview with Howard Stern

Apr. 26, 2024 12:12 PM EDT

NEW YORK (AP) — President Joe Biden said Friday that he is willing to debate his presumptive Republican opponent, Donald Trump, later this fall – his most definitive comment yet on the issue. The comment came during an interview with the Sirius XM radio host Howard Stern, who...

These people were charged with interfering in the 2020 election. Some are still in politics today

Apr. 26, 2024 11:57 AM EDT

ATLANTA (AP) — As Donald Trump seeks a return to the White House, criminal charges are piling up for the people who tried to help him stay there in 2020 by promoting false theories of voter fraud. At least five states that were won in 2020 by President Joe Biden have investigated...

Trading Trump: Truth Social's first month of trading has sent investors on a ride

Apr. 26, 2024 00:09 AM EDT

WASHINGTON (AP) — There have been lawsuits, short-selling and rampant speculation. Now, as Trump Media & Technology Group approaches its first month as a publicly traded company, it’s clear that — like the man it’s named after — there’s nothing typical about the stock. ...

Key moments from landmark Supreme Court arguments on Trump's immunity claims

Apr. 25, 2024 21:53 PM EDT

WASHINGTON (AP) — There was talk of drone strikes and presidential bribes, of a potential ruling “for the ages” and of the Founding Fathers, too. The presidential race went unmentioned but was not far from mind. The Supreme Court heard more than 2 1/2 hours worth of arguments...

Ex-tabloid publisher testifies he scooped up possibly damaging tales to shield his old friend Trump

Apr. 25, 2024 21:38 PM EDT

NEW YORK (AP) — As Donald Trump was running for president in 2016, his old friend at the National Enquirer was scooping up potentially damaging stories about the candidate and paying out tens of thousands of dollars to keep them from the public eye. But when it came to the seamy...

Supreme Court seems skeptical of Trump's claim of absolute immunity but decision's timing is unclear

Apr. 25, 2024 20:52 PM EDT

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court on Thursday appeared likely to reject former President Donald Trump’s claim of absolute immunity from prosecution over election interference, but several justices signaled reservations about the charges that could cause a lengthy delay, possibly beyond...