• NY vs. Trump: Judge warns Trump team they're 'losing all credibility' in gag order hearing

    Judge Juan Merchan told President Donald Trump’s defense team they were "losing all credibility" during a Tuesday hearing on whether the 45th president violated a gag order in the Manhattan criminal trial.  "I have to tell you right now, you’re losing all credibility in the court," Merchan told Trump attorney Todd Blanche on Tuesday.  Tuesday’s court proceedings began with Merchan hearing the prosecution's request that Trump be held in contempt for violating a gag order that bans him from...

    • CNN

    Ex-Trump White House lawyer says Trump’s post violated judge’s gag order

    Former Trump White House attorney Jim Schultz says that Trump's post about

    • KTVZ

    How a gag order showdown explains everything about Trump

    Analysis by Stephen Collinson, CNN (CNN) — Prosecutor Chris Conroy captured the quintessential Donald Trump in a single sentence at the ex-president’s hush money trial on Tuesday. “He knows what he’s not allowed to do, and he does it anyway.” Conroy was referring to Trump’s incessant testing of a gag order protecting witnesses, court staff

    • KEYT

    How a gag order showdown explains everything about Trump

    Analysis by Stephen Collinson, CNN (CNN) — Prosecutor Chris Conroy captured the quintessential Donald Trump in a single sentence at the ex-president’s hush money trial on Tuesday. “He knows what he’s not allowed to do, and he does it anyway.” Conroy was referring to Trump’s incessant testing of a gag order protecting witnesses, court staff

  • Donald Trump gag order should concern all Americans

    Donald Trump faces fines for violating a gag order imposed by a politically charged judge at the request of a politically charged district attorney, and a whole bunch of ignorant people in America think that’s A-OK. Wake up and smell the tyranny.

  • Letter to the editor: Stop China's manufacturing interference

    In my opinion, the Chinese Communist Party and its surrogates are strategically targeting essential American manufacturing, posing a significant threat to America’s industrial defense capabilities.

  • Prosecutors want Trump fined for violating gag order

    Former President Trump's social media posts could be getting him into trouble. On Tuesday, the judge in his New York criminal trial held a special hearing where prosecutors argued he violated a gag order.

    • CNN

    ‘I’m not allowed to speak’: Trump complains about gag order

    Former President Donald Trump railed against the gag order Judge Juan Merchan put in place that bars Trump from talking about witnesses, jurors, prosecutors’ staff, court staff and the family members of court staff and prosecutors.

    • MSNBC

    With message about jurors, Trump puts his gag order to the test

    Donald Trump has an unfortunate habit, which I like to call “preemptive delegitimization.” The way it works is relatively simple: When there’s even a possibility that the former president might be held accountable for alleged wrongdoing, the Republican goes to ridiculous lengths to undermine public confidence in the process, the officials, and the institutions. The motivations behind preemptive delegitimization are obvious: If efforts to hold him accountable are inherently corrupt and...

  • Trump stars in 'Law & Order: Zero Victims Unit'

    Excuse me, your honor, but what part of “America First” do you not understand?

  • D'Amico orders two LR1 tankers in China - Splash247

    Italian owner d’Amico International Shipping has signed a shipbuilding contract with Jiangsu New Yangzi Shipbuilding for the purchase of two new LR1 product tankers. The order was placed by the Italian firm’s Irish subsidiary, d’Amico Tankers. The price for each 75,000 dwt vessel will be $55.4m. According to the company, the two newbuilds are expected to be delivered in September and November 2027, respectively. “[These] two Eco product tanker vessels should be the most efficient and...

  • 'Stop buzzing about China': Beijing slams defence plans

    China has slammed plans by the federal government to pump billions of extra dollars into defence over the next decade, urging Australia to abandon its “Cold War mentality”. Defence Minister Richard Marles on Wednesday unveiled the new national defence strategy and investment program that includes naval upgrades, which will increase funding to 2.4 per cent […]