• New York Times Reporter Maggie Haberman: Donald Trump 'Appears to Doze Off' During New York Trial

    New York Times reporter Maggie Haberman claimed that Donald Trump appeared to "doze off" during his hush money criminal trial.

  • The bodega visit was Donald Trump at his finest

    After a day in court watching jury selection for his criminal trial in Manhattan, former President Donald Trump turned in one of the best performances of his 2024 campaign to date when he visited a Harlem bodega to highlight crime in New York City. The visit was notable, not only because it was an unusual […]

  • Jimmy Kimmel Gives Donald Trump a New Nickname

    Jimmy Kimmel has a new nickname for Donald Trump after the politician posted a "venomous" social media post about him on Wednesday.The talk show host dubbed Trump "Ranta Claus" during last night's installment of Jimmy Kimmel Live, explaining that he'd "once again ruffled [the] feathers of our Kentucky-fried former president.""When I got out of bed at 9 a.m., I had 100 text messages," the 56-year-old said, with Trump allegedly still "smarting" over Kimmel's Oscars joke.Trump mocked Kimmel's...

  • Commentary: Imagining a new MAGA Constitution under Donald Trump

    As a self-declared “dictator” in his first “day” of office, newly elected President Trump will want to make a few quick pen-and-ink modifications to the Constitution to undergird his planned activities.

  • Trump, Polish president meet in New York over Ukraine war

    Donald Trump and Polish President, Andrzej Duda discussed the wars in Ukraine and the Middle East over dinner Wednesday in New York, the former US president’s reelection campaign said. Real estate magnate Trump, on a one-day break from court appearances in his hush money criminal trial, hosted Duda at his Trump Tower property in Manhattan. Read More

  • Donald Trump visits Harlem store, vows to combat crime

    Donald Trump made a pit stop Tuesday at a New York City convenience store where a worker stabbed an ex-con to death in self-defense in 2022. The former president vowed to take on crime and “straighten New York out.”

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    Hush money trial begins for Donald Trump in New York

    Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Jury selection starts Monday in the hush money criminal trial of former President Donald Trump in New York. Trump is facing 34 felony charges of accusations of falsifying business records in

  • Donald Trump backs Mike Johnson after Mar-a-Lago meeting

    It comes as the Republican House speaker faces internal dissent and calls for his removal.

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    The People of the State of New York v. Donald Trump is finally here

    Welcome back, Deadline: Legal Newsletter readers. The hush money trial is upon us. Donald Trump launched a barrage of delay bids this week, but the state appeals court swatted them down. That means that jury selection is set for Monday in the first criminal trial of a former U.S. president. That jury selection will be crucial. Indeed, it’s where cases can be won or lost — before the first witness is even called to the stand. So expect a battle between prosecutors and defense lawyers over which...

  • New York v. Donald Trump, Day 1: From the Politics Desk

    Welcome to the online version of From the Politics Desk, an evening newsletter that brings you the NBC News Politics team’s latest reporting and analysis from the campaign trail, the White House and Capitol Hill. In today’s edition, senior national political reporter Jonathan Allen looks at the first day of Donald Trump's hush-money trial, inside and outside of the courtroom. Plus, senior political editor Mark Murray breaks down how the public is viewing Trump's legal woes. Sign up to receive...

  • Donald Trump's historic hush-money trial to begin in New York

    As he bids to return to the White House, Donald Trump will become the first ex-president to face a criminal trial.

  • Donald Trump, 'God Bless the USA' Bibles and Accusations of Christian Nationalism

    President Donald Trump's endorsement of the "God Bless the USA" Bible has been met with a storm of criticism. Some are calling it "sacrilege" and "heresy," and others claim he is taking advantage of people's faith for the sake of money. Others claim that by associating America with the Bible he is promoting Christian nationalism, which they insist is dangerous and un-American. I am not writing here to speculate about Trump's motives in partnering in the promotion of this Bible. My concern is the...