• Bragg Will Cross-Examine Trump If He Takes Stand, Will Question Trump About Previous Legal Rulings

    In court documents made public on Wednesday, Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg indicated that, if former President Trump chooses to take the stand in his ongoing "hush money" trial, Bragg would cross-examine him on

  • 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.

  • Trump's Motivation for Attack on RFK Jr. Questioned

    Former President Donald Trump's motives are being questioned after he denounced independent 2024 presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. as "the most radical left candidate."Kennedy, the son of ex-U.S. Senator Robert F. Kennedy and nephew of former President John F. Kennedy, has arguably become as well known for his anti-vaccine stance as his illustrious family name over the past two decades.Despite being from a family of famous Democrats, some have suggested that Kennedy's position on...

  • Biden slaps new sanctions on Iran after attack on Israel

    Biden said the sanctions, carried out in coordination with the U.K., were a response to “one of the largest missile and drone attacks the world has ever seen against Israel.”

    • CNN

    Report card comparing Biden & Trump’s accomplishments

    Paul Glastris joins The Lead

  • Some Biden aides refer to Trump as 'Hitler Pig', report says

    Former president’s campaign condemned alleged nickname allegedly used by non-senior staffers for the current White House incumbent

  • NEW: Joe Biden Green-Lit Iran's Attack on Israel

    In a stunning yet somehow unsurprising turn of events, evidence has now emerged that Joe Biden didn't just know about Iran's attack on Israel, but that he went so far as to green-light it through back channels.

    • MSNBC

    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...

  • Trump's attacks 'finally have real consequences' as judge penalizes him beyond a fine

    Donald Trump is used to getting away with rule violations, even in a court setting, but those days are over, according to a former prosecutor.Trump spent Thursday in court for jury selection in the former president's upcoming trial for allegations that he broke the law when he purportedly made hush money payments to hide an affair with an adult film star ahead of the 2016 election, and then covered it up by disguising the payment in his financial records. At the end of the day in court, there...

    • MSNBC

    Trump's historic New York hush money trial is finally (almost) here

    New York state of mind Donald Trump’s historic New York hush money trial begins on Monday. He will be the first former president ever to stand trial in a criminal case. MSNBC legal analyst Lisa Rubin breaks down what we can expect: What should we expect to see on Monday? After covering three Trump civil trials in the last year (the two E. Jean Carroll trials and the New York attorney general’s fraud trial), the one thing I count on is that anything can happen. From further last-ditch efforts to...

  • Trump allies launch secretive scheme to divide Biden support: report

    Associates of former President Donald Trump are now looking to try to find ways to divide voters they fear will back President Joe Biden, by boosting other candidates and wedge issues in the Democratic Party."They plan to promote the independent candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. as a 'champion for choice' to give voters for whom abortion is a top issue — and who also don’t like Mr. Biden — another option on the ballot," according to The New York Times which cited an anonymous source.The Trump team...

  • Poll: Donald Trump Takes Single-Digit Lead over Joe Biden

    Former President Donald Trump is leading President Joe Biden by one point among all voters, according to a recent poll.