• Cartoon: Gag order

    A cartoon by Clay Bennett. Campaign Action

    • 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

    • 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

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • Week in Review: State Senate to take up $13B budget

    The S.C. Senate’s version of the state’s $13 billion budget for 2024-25 calls for an income tax cut as well as pay raises for teachers and state employees. Senators will start debating the budget this week in Columbia.

    • 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...

  • Close takes command of SA skills in Cabinet reshuffle

    South Australian deputy premier Susan Close has relinquished control of the Defence and Space Industries portfolio to the Treasurer in a Malinauskas Cabinet reshuffle prompted by housing, decarbonisation and AUKUS.Ms Close will replace the crucial South Australian portfolio with a new responsibility for workforce and population strategy, and still retains the Industry, Innovation and Science portfolio. The first changes to the South Australian cabinet since Peter Malinauskas swept to power in...

    • CNN

    George Conway on what struck him about Trump’s gag order hearing

    Conservative lawyer George Conway joins CNN’s Erin Burnett to discuss former President Donald Trump’s hush money criminal trial as well as Conway’s decision to make a donation to President Joe Biden’s reelection campaign.

    • CHCH

    Judge reserving decision on whether or not Trump violated gag order

    Hamilton, Halton, Niagara and area news from CHCH - Hamilton, Halton, and Niagara news.. It’s day two of Donald Trump’s hush-money trial marking the first time a U.S. president has ever faced criminal charges. Veteran tabloid publisher David Pecker returned to the witness stand and detailed his efforts to help Trump stifle unflattering stories during the 2016 campaign. Earlier today, there was a heated exchange over whether the former […]

  • Judge reprimands Trump lawyer but holds off on gag order ruling

    Juan Merchan reserves judgment on prosecutors' request for maximum fine but