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The Daily BeastMoment of Truth in Trump Case After ‘Extraordinary’ Late Night Legal Battle
Marco Bello/ReutersA U.S. appeals court is expected to rule shortly on whether Trump attorney Evan Corcoran can appear before a grand jury in Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Lago classified documents case. The move comes after a dizzying saga overnight, in which the U.S. Department of Justice and attorneys for Trump filed dueling motions over Corcoran’s testimony. At the heart of the battling motions is a Friday ruling in which a federal judge reportedly sided with the DOJ, finding that Corcoran could be c
Business InsiderSteel barricades are going up outside Trump Tower in New York as a Trump indictment looms
The New York Police Department has placed steel barricades in front of Trump Tower, as the city gears up for Donald Trump's potential indictment.
Yahoo NewsLooming Trump indictment puts his GOP competitors in a tough spot
Here’s a look at how Donald Trump’s likely rivals for the Republican nomination are seeking to navigate the issue.
Associated Press'Don't Say Gay' lawmaker pleads guilty to COVID relief fraud
The former Florida lawmaker who sponsored the controversial law critics call “Don’t Say Gay” pleaded guilty Tuesday to committing $150,000 in COVID-19 relief fraud. Joseph Harding, a 35-year-old Republican, pleaded guilty in Gainesville federal court to wire fraud, money laundering, and making false statements in connection with COVID-19 relief fraud, according to court records. Harding resigned from the Florida House in December, a day after federal prosecutors announced his indictment.
Associated PressArkansas restricts school bathroom use by transgender people
Arkansas Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders on Tuesday signed a law prohibiting transgender people at public schools from using the restroom that matches their gender identity, the first of several states expected to enact such bans this year amid a flood of bills nationwide targeting the trans community. The bill signed by the Republican governor makes Arkansas the fourth state to place such restrictions at public schools, and it comes as bills in Idaho and Iowa also await their governor's signature.
USA TODAYSen. Rand Paul says Manhattan DA leading Trump investigation should 'be put in jail'
House GOP committee chairs have asked Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg to testify on the investigation into money paid to Stormy Daniels.
USA TODAYSecret Service has met with NY police on security plans in the event Trump is charged
With an obligation to protect Donald Trump for the rest of his life, the Secret Service is thrust into potentially uncharted territory.
Associated PressTrump's potential indictment caps decades of legal scrutiny
For 40 years, former President Donald Trump has navigated countless legal investigations without ever facing criminal charges. Trump could be indicted by a Manhattan grand jury as soon as this week, potentially charged with falsifying business records connected to hush money payments during his 2016 campaign to women who accused him of sexual encounters. It's one of several investigations that have intensified as Trump mounts his third presidential run.
Associated PressOnly 1 Black rep gets role in talks on Mississippi policing
One Black lawmaker and nine white ones have been chosen to negotiate final versions of bills that could expand the territory of a state-run police department inside Mississippi's majority-Black capital city. Critics say the bills are a way for the Republican-controlled state government to exert control over Jackson, which is 83% Black and is governed by Democrats. The Black lawmaker chosen as a negotiator, Democratic Rep. Earle Banks of Jackson, said Tuesday that his goal is to have a safer city.
Yahoo NewsPoll: No sign of populist backlash against Biden after Silicon Valley Bank collapse
Despite Republican criticism of the recent collapse of Silicon Valley Bank, a new Yahoo News/YouGov poll finds no sign of a populist backlash to the Biden administration’s response.
Yahoo NewsTrump's legal troubles extend far beyond Stormy Daniels case
As debate over the merits of the possible criminal indictment of former President Donald Trump regarding a $130,000 hush money payment made to porn star Stormy Daniels continues to rage, several other cases are poised to further complicate his 2024 presidential bid.
Yahoo NewsLaw expert: Trump could still be elected president in 2024 if indicted
An unprecedented case presents a major twist as Donald Trump mounts his third campaign for the White House. If Trump — who denies any wrongdoing — is indicted, he would be the first former U.S. president to face criminal charges.
Yahoo NewsPhotos: Biden designates 2 new national monuments, Spirit Mountain and Castner Range
President Biden designated two new national monuments on Tuesday: the Spirit Mountain area in southern Nevada and Castner Range in West Texas.
The New York TimesIt’s Massive. It’s Trumpian. And Now It’s Mysteriously Missing.
It was the commission of a lifetime for this artist, who grew up poor in El Salvador with no formal training: Paint a portrait of the 45th president of the United States, Donald Trump. His personal mission? Make it larger than life, to show a great man, doing great things, with God on his side. Now, Democrats want to know where the 8-foot portrait of the former president disappeared to, but that is anybody’s guess. Nearly three years after the painting was delivered to Trump, the artist says he
USA TODAY3 House GOP chairmen call for Manhattan DA Bragg to testify about Trump investigation
Three House Republican chairmen called for Manhattan district attorney Alvin Bragg to testify about his investigation of ex-President Donald Trump.
Associated PressWisconsin Supreme Court candidates clash over abortion, maps
The liberal candidate for a seat on the Wisconsin Supreme Court didn't back down from her support for abortion rights or her belief that the state's Republican-drawn legislative maps are unfair during a debate Tuesday in which her GOP-backed opponent accused her of being “bought and paid for” by Democrats. Janet Protasiewicz called her conservative opponent, Dan Kelly, “a true threat to our democracy” because he consulted with Republicans about their plan to seat fake electors to support Donald Trump after he lost Wisconsin in 2020. Control of the court, which came within a vote of overturning Trump's 2020 defeat in the state, could be crucial, with abortion access, legislative redistricting, voting rights and other key issues at stake.
The New York TimesComer, Republicans’ Investigative Chief, Embraces Role of Biden Antagonist
DANVILLE, Ky. — Steering his SUV through pounding rain on his way to the state capital on a recent Thursday, Rep. James R. Comer, the chair of the Oversight and Accountability Committee, reflected on the pressure he often faced from constituents to investigate unhinged claims about President Joe Biden and Democrats. “You know, the customer’s always right,” Comer said wryly, of his approach to the people who elected him and now brandish conspiracy theories, vulgar photographs featuring the presid
The New York TimesBush Doesn’t Second-Guess Himself on Iraq. Even if Everyone Else Does.
DALLAS — Twenty years later, veterans are reflecting on their service and remembering fallen comrades. Iraqis are talking about how their country has changed and how it has not. American lawmakers are debating whether to finally repeal the legislation authorizing the invasion. One person not heard from in recent days: former President George W. Bush. Sign up for The Morning newsletter from the New York Times That is how he wants it. He has no interest in being part of the debate anymore. He did
ReutersWith few good tools, Biden needs new law to ban TikTok, experts say
The Biden administration is under pressure to ban popular Chinese-owned social media app TikTok, but any such move likely hinges on passage of a new law that bolsters the government's authority to regulate speech, experts said. Pressure is mounting from lawmakers and national security hawks to ban TikTok, which is owned by China's ByteDance, over fears the app could censure content, influence users, and pass Americans' personal data to Beijing, allegations the company denies. Courts blocked a prior bid by the Trump administration to ban the app in part on the grounds that such a move violated free speech protections.
USA TODAYSupreme Court sides for student with disability, GM faces lawsuit: 5 Things podcast
SCOTUS sides unanimously for a disabled student, House GOP scrambles for a budget, and video is released in the death of Irvo Otieno: 5 Things podcast
ReutersTrump hush-money charges would bring 'zombie case' back to life
Manhattan has started and stopped its investigation into Donald Trump's hush-money payments to porn star Stormy Daniels so many times that it has come to be known as a "zombie case" like the mythical character who returns from the dead. A grand jury of New Yorkers is expected to decide within days whether to bring charges against the former president for his role in a $130,000 payment his former lawyer Michael Cohen made in the run-up to the 2016 presidential election. Cohen and Daniels have said the payment was to buy her silence about an affair she had with Trump in 2006 when Trump was married to his current wife Melania.
ReutersTrump hush-money probe expected to resume in New York grand jury
NEW YORK (Reuters) - - A New York grand jury is expected on Wednesday to resume its closed-door investigation of whether Donald Trump made illegal hush-money payments to a porn star, which could yield first-ever criminal charges against any U.S. president. Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg's office has been investigating $130,000 paid to porn star Stormy Daniels in the final weeks of Trump's 2016 election campaign. Trump's former fixer Michael Cohen has said he made the payments at Trump's direction to buy her silence about Trump's extramarital affair.
ReutersExplainer-What's at stake in Turkey's upcoming elections?
The presidential and parliamentary votes are set for May 14, three months after powerful earthquakes struck Turkey's southeast, killing tens of thousands and leaving millions homeless. The opposition picked as its presidential candidate Kemal Kilicdaroglu, leader of the Republican People's Party (CHP), and formed an alliance aiming to appeal to voters from the left and right, as well those with Islamist roots. The opposition promises to reverse many of the policies of Erdogan, who has championed religious piety, military-backed diplomacy and low interest rates.
The Daily BeastInside Trump’s Efforts to Turn His Arrest Into a Martyrdom
Photo Illustration by Thomas Levinson/The Daily Beast/ReutersIf the historic indictment of Donald Trump materializes in the coming days, the former president will likely have two options: show up to court in New York City on his own, or force the cops to come get him.From a political standpoint, there are advantages and drawbacks to both options. And if Trump is aiming to make himself a political martyr and garner as much sympathy as possible, forcing authorities to come to Mar-a-Lago to arrest
The Daily BeastBiden’s Plan to Not Touch a Trump Indictment With a 130,000-Foot Pole
Photo Illustration by Elizabeth Brockway/The Daily Beast/ReutersIf, as expected, a Manhattan grand jury follows through and indicts Donald Trump, he’d become the first former U.S. president ever to face criminal charges.That fact would be sufficiently unprecedented on its own. But there’s another one waiting for the history books: President Joe Biden would likely become the first presidential candidate whose main rival is challenging him from underneath the dark cloud of a criminal proceeding.Ah
The Daily BeastWhy Trump Is Reviving Years-Old Accusations Against DeSantis
Photo Illustration by Thomas Levinson/The Daily Beast/ReutersWhile prosecutors appear to be closing in on Donald Trump and preparing to file formal charges, he’s been posting up an absolute storm on Truth Social.Daily Beast politics reporter Ursula Perano joins this week’s Fever Dreams podcast as a guest host to talk about why Donald Trump deleted a post questioning the sexuality of his presumptive primary opponent, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, only to follow that up with another screed (and accom
USA TODAYArkansas Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders signs law restricting school restroom use by transgender people
Arkansas has become the first of GOP several states to ban trans people from using restrooms at public schools that align with their gender identity.
ReutersArkansas enacts law restricting school bathroom use by transgender people
The bill signed by the Republican governor, who describes herself as a conservative reformer, applies to multi-person restrooms and locker rooms at public schools and charter schools serving prekindergarten through grade 12. The law requires schools to provide reasonable accommodations, that include single-person restrooms and changing areas.
USA TODAYBiden releases nation's first Ocean Climate Action Plan to help combat climate crisis
President Biden released a climate action plan to protect the ocean and help combat the climate crisis. Advocates say it comes not a minute too soon.
NBC NewsA Texas landscape generations fought to preserve now a national monument
Pres. Joe Biden's designation of Castner Range in El Paso as a national monument was lauded by Latino groups who long advocated for preserving it.
The Daily BeastDonald Trump Lawyer’s ‘Odd’ Answer About 2020 Confuses MSNBC Host
MSNBCA criminal lawyer representing Donald Trump in his role in trying to overturn Georgia’s 2020 election results repeatedly refused to acknowledge that his client did not win the Peach State in the last presidential election.Drew Findling’s desire to not “start getting into political statements” surprised MSNBC host Ari Melber.“This is about the case,” said Melber, his eyebrows raised. Soon after, he put the question to Findling again, calling it “an easy one.”“Let me tell you what I’m focused
NBC NewsTikTok lands first major ally on Capitol Hill: Democratic Rep. Jamaal Bowman
Rep. Jamaal Bowman has emerged as a rare ally for TikTok in Congress, denouncing attempts to ban it and calling arguments that it is dangerous as "fear-mongering."
The Daily BeastTucker Carlson Desperately Tries to Walk Back Trump ‘Hate’
Lucas Jackson/ReutersFox News star Tucker Carlson really wants his MAGA-loving viewers to forget that he said that he hates Donald Trump “passionately” and believes “there isn't really an upside” to the former president because he’s a “demonic force.”Appearing on conservative radio host Bo Snerdley’s show on Monday, Carlson lamented over the fact that a slew of his private texts and emails surrounding the 2020 election were made public in the Dominion lawsuit. The voting software firm has accuse
Associated PressStates cranking out even more tax cuts amid cash surpluses
Just six months after passing what was billed as the largest tax cut in Missouri history, the Republican-led state House voted Tuesday for an even bigger income tax cut that could return over $1 billion annually to individuals, corporations and retirees. The Missouri legislation is the latest in a series of aggressive tax reductions that swept across U.S. states last year and have continued into 2023 — even as some warn that it might be wise for states to hold on to record large surpluses amid economic uncertainty. “Wouldn’t it be a good idea for us to all just pause for a year?” Democratic state Rep. Deb Lavender asked rhetorically before her Republican colleagues endorsed the tax cut on a 109-45 party-line vote.
USA TODAYAlvin Bragg, Stormy Daniels, Michael Cohen: Meet the key players in Manhattan DA's Trump case
As pressure mounts in Manhattan's hush-money investigation of former President Donald Trump, here's what we know about the key players in the probe.
ReutersAmericans see Trump investigation as political, but also believable -Reuters/Ipsos
About half of Americans believe a New York investigation into whether Donald Trump paid hush money to a porn star is politically motivated, but a large majority find the allegations believable, a Reuters/Ipsos opinion poll found. The two-day poll, concluded on Tuesday, found 54% of respondents - including 80% of the former president's fellow Republicans and 32% of Democrats - said politics was driving the criminal case being weighed by a Manhattan grand jury. Seventy percent of respondents, and half of Republicans, said it was believable that Trump during his 2016 presidential campaign paid the adult film actress Stormy Daniels for her silence about an alleged sexual encounter.
Associated PressDoctors question aspects of Missouri transgender care limits
Missouri’s attorney general has said he will issue an emergency regulation that at least temporarily puts strict limits on transgender medical treatment for youth. Doctors and advocates for the transgender community contend the planned rule contains misleading or incorrect information straight from the playbook of anti-trans activists. Republican Attorney General Andrew Bailey’s rule will target treatment for gender-questioning children, which typically begins with puberty-blocking drugs to temporarily pause sexual development.
LA TimesOpinion: Kevin McCarthy's Republicans have a clear stance on Trump's alleged crimes: They support them
Republicans in Congress launched an investigation of New York prosecutor Alvin Bragg as a grand jury mulled charges for Donald Trump's Stormy Daniels payoff.
ReutersSenators propose raising US commercial pilots mandatory retirement age
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -A group of seven U.S. senators on Tuesday proposed legislation to raise the mandatory commercial pilot retirement age to 67 from 65, in a bid to address airline industry staffing issues. The legislation first proposed last year by Senator Lindsey Graham and other Republicans now includes Democrats Joe Manchin and Mark Kelly, a former Navy pilot and astronaut. It comes as Congress is considering various aviation reforms ahead of the Federal Aviation Administration's (FAA) Sept. 30 expiration of operating authority.
Business InsiderTrump is 'going about business as usual' and enjoying higher polling on the day he claimed he'd be arrested, his lawyer says
Donald Trump claimed he would be arrested on Tuesday, but the grand jury is still expected to sit again later this week.
HuffPostGeorgia Legislature Sends Anti-Trans Health Care Bill To GOP Governor
Other Republican-led states have enacted similar bans on gender-affirming care, in spite of recommendations from professional medical organizations.
ReutersRepublican US senator doubles down on call for tighter Fed scrutiny
Republican U.S. Senator Rick Scott doubled down on his call to replace the Federal Reserve's current inspector general with a new, more independent office, following the collapses of Silicon Valley Bank and Signature Bank. In an opinion column posted on the Fox News website, the Florida Republican also pledged to support legislation to claw back bonuses that media reports say were handed out to Silicon Valley Bank employees hours before the federal government seized the operation. The Federal Reserve was not immediately available for comment.
Business InsiderTrump's looming indictment causes his feud with DeSantis to boil over into insults and insinuations about a 'porn star' and 'underage' classmates
DeSantis faces a fraught choice over how to confront Trump over the indictment as he's expected to challenge him for the GOP nomination.
ReutersUS officials talked about raising deposit insurance without Congress -sources
Government officials discussed the idea of increasing deposit insurance without obtaining approval from Congress as they brainstormed various approaches to solving the turmoil in banking, two sources familiar with the talks said on Tuesday. The idea, potentially to use the Treasury Department’s Exchange Stabilization Fund, was first floated by government officials in the flurry of conversations between the Federal Reserve, Treasury Department and Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation in the days after Silicon Valley Bank failed on March 10, according to one government source. A second source familiar with the discussions said the idea was discussed but emphasized that while a temporary solution without congressional approval had been discussed, any permanent action would require congressional approval.
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“Everyone knows how to fix Social Security. For starters, we can gradually raise the full eligibility age.”
“Raising the retirement age would force seniors to either stay in the workforce longer or accept a greatly reduced benefit.”
“When Social Security launched in 1935, the average life expectancy for Americans was 61. That’s changed.”
“Increasing the age has a short-term effect but isn’t, by itself, a long-term solution.”
“Any politician who expresses concern about Social Security’s finances without being willing to tax the rich is a phony.”
