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Today in History: December 12, Supreme Court issues Bush v. Gore decision

Dec. 12, 2024 00:02 AM EST

Today is Thursday, Dec. 12, the 347th day of 2024. There are 19 days left in the year. Today in history: On Dec. 12, 2000, George W. Bush became president-elect as a divided U.S. Supreme Court reversed a state court recount decision in Florida’s tightly contested...

President-elect Donald Trump’s lawyers urge judge to toss his hush money conviction

Dec. 03, 2024 19:22 PM EST

NEW YORK (AP) — President-elect Donald Trump’s lawyers formally asked a judge Monday to throw out his hush money criminal conviction, arguing that continuing the case would present unconstitutional “disruptions to the institution of the Presidency.“ In a filing made public...

Today in History: November 29, the Sand Creek Massacre

Nov. 29, 2024 00:02 AM EST

Today is Friday, Nov. 29, the 334th day of 2024. There are 32 days left in the year. Today in history: On Nov. 29, 1864, a Colorado militia launched an unprovoked attack on an encampment of Cheyenne and Arapahoe tribal members, killing an estimated 230 people. ...

Will Trump's return lead to a new wave of bestselling books?

Nov. 26, 2024 18:25 PM EST

NEW YORK (AP) — As she anticipates her estranged uncle's return to the White House, Mary Trump isn't expecting any future book to catch on like such first-term tell-alls as Michael Wolff's million-selling “Fire and Fury” or her own blockbuster, “Too Much and Never Enough.” ...

Will Trump's hush money conviction stand? A judge will rule on the president-elect's immunity claim

Nov. 11, 2024 13:59 PM EST

NEW YORK (AP) — A gut punch for most defendants, Donald Trump turned his criminal conviction into a rallying cry. His supporters put “I’m Voting for the Felon” on T-shirts, hats and lawn signs. “The real verdict is going to be Nov. 5 by the people,” Trump proclaimed after...

Supreme Court won’t revive Michael Cohen’s lawsuit against Trump claiming retaliatory imprisonment

Oct. 21, 2024 11:42 AM EDT

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court rejected an appeal Monday from Michael Cohen, who wanted to hold his former boss ex-president Donald Trump liable for a jailing he said was retaliation for writing a tell-all memoir. The justices did not detail their reasoning in the brief,...