The former president received a second fine for violating a gag order prohibiting him from speaking about witnesses, jurors, court staff and their families. Trump is trying to appeal the gag order.
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Trump ordered to pay $9,000 for violating gag order in criminal hush money trial
Judge Juan Merchan previously issued a gag order that specifically bars Trump from making or directing others to make public statements about potential jurors, court staff or family members of staff.
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Supreme Court appears skeptical of blanket immunity for a former president
A majority of justices appeared skeptical of granting a president blanket immunity from prosecution for criminal acts, but it is unclear whether the court would act swiftly to resolve the case.
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First day of Trump’s hush money trial kicks off with opening statements and a witness
The prosecution is arguing that Donald Trump wanted to keep information out of the public fearing that it would turn off voters in 2016. The defense argues Trump did nothing illegal.
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These Mormon women are rejecting Trump, fraying GOP support in a key state
In this swing state, every voting bloc can make a difference. That includes Maricopa County’s LDS community, where Republican women have been turning away from former President Donald Trump.
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This Pennsylvania county picks presidents. Here’s what it can tell us about 2024
Erie County, Pa., is one of just a handful of places that boomeranged from supporting Obama in 2008 and 2012, to Trump in 2016, to Biden in 2020. It’s worth watching in 2024.
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Trump backed a federal abortion ban as president. Now, he says he wouldn’t sign one
The former president has a long history of shifting – and at times confusing – stances on abortion rights.
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Trump declines to back nationwide abortion ban, says it should be left to the states
Pressure has mounted on Trump to make his own views on abortion public after the Florida Supreme Court allowed the state’s six-week ban on abortion to go into effect.
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Appeals court has lowered Trump’s bond in civil fraud case to $175 million
The New York court also gave the former president 10 more days to post it. Separately, a judge set April 15 as the new start date in Trump’s hush money case.
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Pro-Trump attorney arrested after hearing over leaking Dominion documents
Stefanie Lambert was arrested after a hearing over possible sanctions against her for disseminating confidential emails from Dominion Voting Systems.