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Prosecutors accused Donald Trump of engaging in "criminal conspiracy and a coverup" as opening arguments began Monday in the first ever criminal trial of a former U.S. president.

The former chairman of the National Enquirer’s parent company took the stand Monday as the first witness called in Donald Trump's New York hush money criminal trial, and he's expected to confirm Trump's motivation and intent when it came to his alleged attempt to buy the silence of an adult film star he's accused of sleeping with.

Donald Trump's attorneys reached an agreement with Attorney General Letitia James' office in court Monday — leading to Judge Arthur Engoron agreeing to accept the $175 million bond in his civil fraud case.

A new report has warned that climate change is creating a "cocktail of hazards" likely to affect more than 70% of the global workforce. The International Labour Organization (ILO) estimates that 2.4 billion of the world's 3.4 billion workers will be exposed to excessive heat during their working lives. Workers in agriculture and other sectors involving open-air activities are particularly affected by extreme heat and UV radiation, which can cause health conditions such as skin cancer and cardiovascular diseases. Читать дальше...

Anat Shenker-Osorio, a progressive operative and political strategist, thinks that anyone who believes former President Donald Trump's hush-money trial will help him politically is fooling themselves.

It's the official first day of the court proceedings for Donald Trump's trial over the hush money scheme, and within the first opening statements, he reportedly fell asleep yet again.

New York Supreme Court Justice Arthur Engoron reportedly appeared "dubious" Monday about a scheme to raise a $175 million bond so that Donald Trump could appeal a fraud ruling against him.

Donald Trump is already sick of sitting in court for his hush money trial after one week, which observers say increases the chances of an outburst from the former president.

Donald Trump is set to make another huge profit if the stock price of Trump Media & Technology Group doesn't implode before Tuesday's closing bell — a windfall that could give him up to 36 million more shares as owner of the company.

Donald Trump appeared to be in disagreement Monday with a judge laying out how he could be questioned if he takes the stand in his hush-money trial related to a sex scandal with adult film actress Stormy Daniels.

Before walking into opening statements of the first ever criminal trial of a former U.S. president, Donald Trump stopped to hit the press with his usual talking points.

A former Department of Justice prosecutor who investigated Donald Trump for racketeering believes that the former president is in a downward emotional and psychological spiral as the reality of his Manhattan criminal trial pierces the bubble of invulnerability he has created around himself.

Polling shows that most Americans are not excited about a rematch between President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump.

Donald Trump encouraged his supporters to stage nationwide protests against his criminal prosecution as opening statements are set to begin in his hush money trial.

Hours before Donald Trump was scheduled to appear at a Manhattan courtroom where he is facing 34 felony counts related to election interference related to hush money paid to adult film star Stormy Daniels, the hosts of MSNBC's "Morning Joe" shared a new ad demonstrating his legal issues would make him unemployable.

In the ad, produced by the Republican Voters Against Trump PAC, an actor is heard asking real-life employers for a job while admitting he is currently facing 88 felony accounts... Читать дальше...

Twelve jurors and six alternates have been empaneled to sit in judgment of Donald Trump in his hush-money trial, but a legal expert worries that might not be enough.

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Jury selection is complete in Trump’s trial over business records, an alleged affair and the 2016 election. The opening week highlighted the impact of his attacks.

Just two days after Juror No. 2 had been selected to sit on the jury of one of the most high-profile trials in modern history, she wanted off.

If the woman’s phone and the incoming messages from family... Читать дальше...

The Washington Post has done a deep analysis of former President Donald Trump's posts on Truth Social and has found that he has become increasingly "isolated, vitriolic and vengeful."

It is the Democrats' not-so-secret weapon in Nevada -- a vast army of maids, cooks and bartenders that helped deliver this razor-tight swing state for Hillary Clinton and Joe Biden in 2016 and 2020.

Donald Trump insists he will testify in his Manhattan hush money trial, but CNN's Elie Honig doesn't think that would be a wise decision.

Donald Trump's hush money trial starts in earnest on Monday morning and the question of whether he will take the stand in his own defense still lingers in the air as he digests what the prosecution will offer up if he puts himself in the position to be cross-examined.

Former Rep. Liz Cheney (R-WY) has written an editorial for the New York Times in which she urges the United States Supreme Court to quickly shoot down former President Donald Trump's presidential immunity claims.