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USA TODAYAs left and right fundraise after indictment, Trump campaign says it raises over $4 mln in 24 hours
Former President Donald Trump's 2024 presidential campaign raised over $4 million in the 24 hours since a New York grand jury voted to indict him.
USA TODAYDeSantis blasts 'weaponization' of Trump indictment, says no to extradition
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis - a potential rival to Donald Trump for the 2024 Republican presidential nomination - defended the former president.
Associated PressArizona governor must appear in court on pause of executions
Arizona Gov. Katie Hobbs has been ordered to appear in court Thursday in her efforts to halt pending executions. Maricopa County Superior Court Judge Frank Moskowitz said late Friday that Hobbs and Ryan Thornell, the state's prison director, must show up to explain why the court shouldn't issue an order against them on the grounds they are violating the constitutional rights of victims entitled to prompt justice. The afternoon court appearance is scheduled the same day convicted murderer Aaron Gunches had been set to die.
The New York TimesTrump’s GOP Rivals, Shielding Him, Reveal Their 2024 Predicament
Last week, Gov. Ron DeSantis of Florida took a measured dig at Donald Trump by publicly mocking the circumstances that led New York investigators to the former president. “I don’t know what goes into paying hush money to a porn star to secure silence over some type of alleged affair,” DeSantis said. But as soon as Trump was indicted this week, DeSantis promptly vowed to block his state from assisting a potential extradition. In a show of support for his fellow Republican, DeSantis called the cas
NBC NewsRemote trains carrying hazmat fall outside Congress' push for rail regulation
WASHINGTON — Congress is pushing to mandate a specific crew size on trains following a series of dangerous incidents.
USA TODAYDonald Trump using antisemitic rhetoric to get political donations after indictment
Within hours of news of his indictment, Donald Trump started asking for political donations. They include antisemitic tropes and nods to QAnon.
The New York TimesHow Alvin Bragg Resurrected the Case Against Donald Trump
NEW YORK — One year ago this week, the Manhattan district attorney’s investigation into Donald Trump appeared to be dead in the water. The two leaders of the investigation had recently resigned after the new district attorney, Alvin Bragg, decided not to charge Trump at that point. Amid a fierce backlash to his decision — and a brutal start to his tenure — Bragg insisted that the investigation was not over. But a disbelieving media questioned why, if the effort was still moving forward, there we
Business InsiderBicyclists are getting killed on American streets, and they want Congress to fix it
Bicycling advocates are asking Congress for e-bike tax credits and road safety funding, but it's an uphill ride.
ReutersMeet Juan Merchan, the judge presiding over Trump's criminal case
When Donald Trump walks into Justice Juan Merchan's courtroom on Tuesday to face criminal charges, it will be a first for a former U.S. president but familiar territory for the veteran judge who serves on Manhattan's criminal court. Merchan last year oversaw a criminal trial of the Trump Organization that ended with the real estate company convicted by a jury of tax fraud and hit with fines, while one of its longtime executives, Allen Weisselberg, pleaded guilty and was sent to jail. Trump is expected to be arraigned before Merchan on Tuesday following a grand jury investigation into hush money paid to porn star Stormy Daniels in the run-up to the 2016 U.S. presidential election.
Business InsiderTrump surges to a 26-point lead over Ron DeSantis in the 2024 GOP presidential primary post-indictment: poll
In a new Yahoo News/YouGov poll, 57% of Republicans and GOP-leaning Independents said they would vote for Trump, while 31% were behind DeSantis.
Business InsiderTrump indictment live updates: Trump team may ask to move trial to more conservative Staten Island
A New York grand jury voted to indict Donald Trump on Thursday, making him the first former president to be criminally charged.
Business InsiderNYT's Maggie Haberman says several Trump Organization employees told her they were 'really happy' about Trump's indictment: 'There is a long trail of people who feel burned'
"There is a long trail of people who feel burned in one way or another by Donald Trump. We certainly saw that in the White House," she said on CNN.
Yahoo NewsPost-indictment poll: Trump surges to largest-ever lead over DeSantis
A new Yahoo News/YouGov poll — one of the first conducted since former President Donald Trump was indicted Thursday for his role in paying hush money to a porn star — shows Trump surging to his largest-ever lead over Florida governor and likely 2024 GOP primary challenger Ron DeSantis, as Republican voters rally around the only president in U.S. history to face criminal charges.
USA TODAYWith 2024 looming, how long can President Biden stay silent on Trump's indictment?
President Joe Biden declined repeatedly to discuss Trump's indictment. But in a 2024 rematch against Donald Trump, it might be a different story.
Associated PressAfter Nashville, Congress confronts limits of new gun law
Nine months ago, President Joe Biden signed a sweeping bipartisan gun law, the most significant legislative response to gun violence in decades. “Lives will be saved,” he said at the White House. A day after that school shooting, Biden’s tone was markedly less optimistic than it was the signing ceremony.
USA TODAYTrump indictment: Amid seedy but simple allegations, critics decry case as politically motivated
Donald Trump's New York indictment focused on hush money to sex workers ripened faster than investigations into overturning 2020 election.
USA TODAYThis week in politics: Donald Trump indicted; Gun reform unlikely after Nashville shooting
Unprecedented. That's what the country faces after a New York grand jury voted this week to indict Donald Trump on unspecified criminal charges.
Associated PressIntensity and insults rise as lawmakers debate debt ceiling
Fights over increasing the nation’s borrowing authority have been contentious in Congress, yet follow a familiar pattern: Time and again, lawmakers found a way to step back from the brink before markets began to panic and the nation risked a dangerous default on its debt. Led by Speaker Kevin McCarthy, they have ruled out passing a “clean” debt ceiling increase even as the White House insists such legislation be passed without conditions. The political conditions are comparable to 2011, when a new Republican majority swept into power after a resounding election win and was determined to confront a Democratic White House and extract major spending cuts in return for a debt limit increase.
NBC NewsOnline threats of violence but few signs of far-right organizing around Trump indictment
Minutes after news broke of former President Donald Trump’s indictment, a comment on the pro-Trump internet forum Patriots.win, also known as TheDonald, skyrocketed to the top of the message board.
LA TimesHouse Republicans rally after Trump indictment, amping up attacks on Manhattan D.A.
House GOP members have repeatedly characterized the indictment as a politicized effort to stop Trump from ousting President Biden in 2024.
NBC NewsTrump campaign says it raised more than $4 million in the 24 hours after his indictment
Former President Donald Trump's campaign said it raised more than $4 million in the 24 hours after news of his indictment in Manhattan became public.
NBC NewsWho's Judge Juan Merchan? Trump says he 'hates me' but lawyers say he's fair
Donald Trump is dismissing Judge Juan Merchan as a hater, but his colleagues is a veteran jurist with a reputation for being stern yet compassionate.
USA TODAY'Karma': Will Trump get presumption of innocence five boys in Central Park jogger case did not?
Donald Trump called for the death penalty in his case. Then he was exonerated. I talked to him about why this week's indictment feels like karma.
Associated PressFetterman leaves Walter Reed with depression 'in remission'
Pennsylvania Sen. John Fetterman has left Walter Reed National Military Medical Center after six weeks of inpatient treatment for clinical depression, with plans to return to the Senate when the chamber resumes session in mid-April, his office said Friday. In a statement, Fetterman's office said he is back home in Braddock, in western Pennsylvania, with his depression “in remission,” and gave details on his treatment — including that his depression was treated with medication and that he is wearing hearing aids for hearing loss. It was the latest medical episode for the Democrat, who won last fall's most expensive Senate contest after suffering a stroke that he has said nearly killed him and from which he continues to recover.
PoliticoFetterman released from inpatient treatment for depression
The Pennsylvania Democrat said he's "so happy to be home" after more than a month of treatment at the Walter Reed National Military Medical Center.
Yahoo NewsTrump will be arraigned Tuesday in Manhattan after grand jury indictment in hush money case
Former President Donald Trump will be arraigned Tuesday afternoon in Manhattan after a New York grand jury investigating the hush money payment to porn star Stormy Daniels voted to indict him.
ReutersUS Senator John Fetterman discharged from hospital after depression treatment
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Democratic U.S. Senator John Fetterman has been discharged from hospital where he was treated for weeks for depression, his office said on Friday, adding he will return to the Senate mid-April. Fetterman's depression is now in remission, his office said in a statement, citing a doctor. The return of Fetterman, who flipped a Republican-held seat in last November's midterm elections, will be good news for Democrats, who hold a narrow 51-49 majority in the Senate.
Associated PressFiery derailments renew Americans' focus on railroad safety
Americans are renewing their focus on railroad safety after a string of recent derailments, especially two fiery ones involving hazardous chemicals in Ohio and Minnesota that prompted evacuations. Federal regulators and members of Congress are urging railroads to do more to prevent derailments.
Business InsiderFormer presidential candidate John Edwards was accused of funneling nearly $1 million in donor contributions to support his pregnant mistress and criminally charged with a campaign finance violation. Here's how the case played out.
A grand jury indicted Donald Trump, likely over a "hush-money" payment to Stormy Daniels. A similar case unfolded in 2011 against John Edwards.
NBC NewsTop House Democrat Rep. Jeffries met with Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-wen
The top Democrat in the House, Rep. Hakeem Jeffries, met Thursday with Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-wen in New York, according to a source.
USA TODAYGun owners get right to carry without a permit in Florida – but not where lawmakers meet
The measure does away with background checks, training and fees for a concealed weapons license. It goes to the desk of Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis.
Yahoo NewsBiden sticks to avoiding Trump drama, refuses to comment on New York indictment
In refusing to say anything about the legal drama in which Trump now finds himself embroiled, Biden is remaining diligently on script.
PoliticoFlorida House passes parental rights bill restricting pronouns in schools
'This bill does nothing but tell certain parts of our community in Florida that they don’t exist,' says one Democrat.
NBC NewsTrump faces about 30 counts in New York grand jury indictment
Former President Donald Trump is facing about 30 charges in New York City related to document fraud connected to hush money he allegedly paid to cover up affairs, two sources familiar with the matter told NBC News after he was indicted Thursday.
HuffPostLindsey Graham Suggests Trump 'Punch A Cop' On The Way To Tuesday's Arraignment
The Republican senator suggested Trump could “smash some windows, rob a few shops and punch a cop” to "avoid prosecution in New York.”
Yahoo NewsTrump, DeSantis and other Republicans push antisemitic 'Soros' smear after Bragg indictment
In his statement condemning the indictment of Donald Trump, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis mentioned neither the former president nor the district attorney who will prosecute the case by name. But he did name-check George Soros, a favorite target of antisemitic conspiracy theories — twice.
USA TODAYJuan Merchan, judge in Trump Organization trial, expected to preside at Trump arraignment
Juan Merchan is more than familiar with the players in Donald Trump's orbit, having presided over last year's fraud trial of Trump's company.
Yahoo NewsTrump indictment: Ex-U.S. president joins other democratic leaders who've faced criminal charges
Donald Trump has become the first former U.S. president to face criminal charges after a grand jury in New York voted to indict him over a hush money payment. He joins a slew of other current and former leaders of democratic nations who’ve faced criminal charges over the last decade.
Yahoo NewsTrump indictment: The most noteworthy reactions so far
One thing that seemed to unite Americans this week was that nearly everyone had an opinion on the indictment of former President Donald Trump by a Manhattan grand jury.
ReutersIdaho bill would ban minors from travel for abortions without parental consent
(Reuters) -Helping a minor cross state lines to terminate a pregnancy without her parents' consent would become a crime punishable by up to five years in prison under a bill passed Thursday by Idaho's Republican-dominated legislature. The bill would also allow a man who impregnates a woman - including rapists - as well as other family members to sue abortion providers. If signed by Republican Governor Brad Little, the legislation would be the first of its kind in the country, according to the abortion provider Planned Parenthood, which has said it would challenge the ban in court.
USA TODAYCan Trump still run for president if indicted? Convicted? How indictment could affect 2024
Former President Donald Trump's indictment raises many questions as the country barrels toward the 2024 presidential election.
USA TODAYWhat is a grand jury? Here's what to know about the jury that voted to indict Trump.
A New York grand jury voted to indict Donald Trump after they investigated hush money payments. Here's how a grand jury works and what happens next.
The New York TimesHow Indictments Work in the U.S. Legal System
NEW YORK — A Manhattan grand jury has indicted former President Donald Trump for his role in paying hush money to an adult film star. That is only the first step in what is likely to be a long legal battle. An indictment, whether it is handed up in federal or state court, is a formal accusation — not a conviction — and is among the first moves a prosecutor can make to bring a case to trial. When a person is indicted in a criminal court in the United States, it means that a grand jury composed of
The New York TimesJoy, Vindication and Anxiety: Democrats Absorb a Consequential Moment
In some ways, it was the turn of events that Democratic voters had dreamed of and some of the party’s lawmakers had long demanded: After years of telling lies, shattering norms, inciting a riot at the Capitol and being impeached twice, Donald Trump on Thursday became the first former president to face criminal charges. “We’ve been waiting for the dam to break for six years,” declared Carter Hudgins, 73, a retired professor from Charleston, South Carolina. “It should have happened a long time ago
NBC NewsMarjorie Taylor Greene calls for protests in New York after Trump indictment
Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, R-Ga., one of Donald Trump’s closest allies on Capitol Hill, called for protests after Trump's indictment.
“American workers are desperate for a break.”
“Workers will have more leisure but at the cost of less efficiency and a lower standard of living.”
“We have more important things to do now than spend our lives making a tiny group of very rich people even richer.”
“Some industries and deeply entrenched work cultures mean the four-day workweek may not be realistic for all employees.”
“While workers have spent the last 50 years steadily producing more and more, real wages have not risen at the same rate.”
