Articles filed under Political Figures
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Trump trial: Why can't Americans see or hear what is going on inside the courtroom?Apr 16, 2024 8:15 am - NEW YORK — It's a moment in history — the first U.S. president facing criminal charges in an American courtroom. Yet only a handful of observers are able to see or even h...
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Only 1 in 3 U.S. adults think Trump acted illegally in New York hush money case, AP-NORC poll showsApr 16, 2024 8:13 am - WASHINGTON — The first criminal trial facing former President Donald Trump is also the one in which Americans are least convinced he committed a crime, a new AP-NORC Cent...
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First six jurors are chosen for Trump’s hush money criminal trialApr 16, 2024 8:10 am - NEW YORK — The first six jurors for Donald Trump's hush money trial were chosen Tuesday after lawyers grilled members of the jury pool about their social media posts, pol...
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Trump’s history-making hush-money trial begins with challenge of picking a juryApr 15, 2024 7:05 am - Donald Trump arrived Monday at a New York court for the start of jury selection in his hush-money trial as the former president answers to criminal charges that he fa...
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Former Trump executive Allen Weisselberg sentenced to 5 months in jail for lying in civil fraud caseApr 10, 2024 9:07 am - NEW YORK — Allen Weisselberg, a retired executive in Donald Trump’s real estate empire, was sentenced on Wednesday to five months in jail for lying under oath during his ...
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New York appeals judge denies Trump’s second trial delay bid in two daysApr 09, 2024 12:39 pm - NEW YORK — An appeals judge on Tuesday rejected Donald Trump’s second request in two days to delay next week’s start of his hush money criminal trial, this time based on ...
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RNC organizers see Midwest as a battleground, tout Milwaukee location for Trump nominationApr 08, 2024 7:14 pm - Republicans promised “a monumental four days” in July during a media preview of the party’s nominating convention Monday in Milwaukee. Former President Donald Trump, the ...
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Biden promotes ‘life-changing’ student loan relief in Wisconsin as he rallies younger votersApr 08, 2024 6:58 pm - MADISON, Wis. (AP) — President Joe Biden said Monday that more than 30 million borrowers would see “life-changing” relief from his new plan to ease their student loan deb...
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Sen. Gillespie resigning to lead state insurance departmentApr 08, 2024 6:27 pm - Democratic state Sen. Ann Gillespie of Arlington Heights will resign to lead the state agency that regulates insurance companies, Gov. J.B. Pritzker announced Monday. Gil...
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Inside Donald Trump’s secret plan to end the Ukraine-Russia warApr 08, 2024 7:23 am - Former President Donald Trump has privately said he could end Russia’s war in Ukraine by pressuring Ukraine to give up some territory, according to people familiar with t...