• Trump’s mounting legal woes

    Welcome to The Hill’s Campaign newsletter{beacon} Campaign Report Campaign Report  The Big Story Trump’s mounting legal woes The former president’s historic criminal trial i

  • The forgotten 'comfort women' of the Philippines – and their struggle for justice

    Activists push for reparations and recognition of the sexual enslavement endured by 1,000 Filipino women during Japan’s occupation in WWII

  • Trump says states could prosecute women for abortions under his watch

    Eight years ago, in his 2016 run for president, Donald Trump said that women who have abortions should be criminally charged. “There has to be some form of punishment,” Trump said at the time. The comment caused a firestorm and his campaign walked it back within hours. It marked one of the few times that […]

  • Donald Trump's Women Voter Problem is Getting Worse

    With seven months to go until November's presidential election and the majority of polls showing the presumptive presidential candidates Donald Trump and Joe Biden are basically neck-and-neck, the pair both need every vote they can to secure the keys to the White House.But Trump, the Republican former president, may be hampering his chances at success because of his standing with one key demographic in the adult voting population: women.Polls show that the proportion of women who plan to vote...

  • On his big legal day, Trump pivots to the campaign. Sort of.

    His whirlwind day included a New York press conference, attending his criminal trial and a case before the Supreme Court.

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    Is it legal for motorcycles to drive between cars, ‘lane splitting’ in Virginia?

    The department defines lane splitting as when motorcyclists use the white lines which divide lanes to move between cars in slow-moving or stopped traffic and lane filtering as frequently switching lanes in slow or stopped traffic to move ahead of other motorists.

  • Trump's Jurors: Legal Analysts Discuss What Stands Out About Panel

    After three days of trial, 12 New Yorkers have been selected to serve on the jury that will determine the outcome of Donald Trump's hush money case, and legal experts told Newsweek that there are a number of surprises in the panel selected to serve on the case.The former president is facing 34 felony counts in connection to allegations that he falsified business records in order to conceal a payment made to an adult film actress during the 2016 election. The payment was allegedly made so that...

  • Trump says states can decide to monitor pregnant women

    Donald Trump can't stop the abortion policy fallout he kicked into high gear earlier this month when he declared states should be the ultimate arbiters on reproductive freedom and the bodily autonomy of pregnant Americans.  In a new interview with Time magazine's Eric Cortellessa, Trump dodged questions about whether he would sign a national abortion ban, okayed the idea of monitoring pregnant women, and revisited the possibility of prosecuting anyone who gets abortion care. Asked specifically...

  • Donald Trump says states should decide on prosecuting women for abortions

    Former President Donald Trump says in a new interview it should be left to the states whether to prosecute women for abortions or whether to monitor women’s pregnancies. He declined to comment on access to the abortion pill mifepristone, which has been embroiled in an intense legal battle.

  • No proof 'Trump’s legal woes are helping' his campaign: analysis

    Former President Donald Trump and his allies often make their belief that the legal troubles he faces are all politically motivated. In February, CBS News reported, "Polls show his supporters agree, with 66% of Republicans believing the legal cases against him have been handled unfairly. In contrast, 70% of Democrats feel Trump is being treated fairly."In a Sunday, April 28 analysis, CNN senior political data reporter Harry Enten insists that based on current polling, the ex-president's legal...

  • US justices lean toward level of immunity in Trump case

    Conservative US Supreme Court justices have signalled sympathy to the argument that presidents have some immunity against criminal charges for certain actions taken in office as it heard arguments over

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    The Supreme Court immunity hearing boosted Trump's legal strategy

    Welcome back, Deadline: Legal Newsletter readers. In a split screen for the ages, the Supreme Court heard Donald Trump’s bid for immunity in one of his criminal cases while he sat on trial in another. The immediate upshot of the high-court hearing in Washington is that the Manhattan trial may be the only criminal one Trump faces before the November election. And depending on how that election goes, it may be the only criminal trial he ever faces. If Trump has his way, staging coups and ordering...