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Federal judge rejects Trump's appeal of $83M defamation verdict in E. Jean Carroll case
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Quick Glance: Court Rejects Trump's Bid for New Trial Against E. Jean Carroll
  • A federal judge rejected former President Donald Trump’s request for a new trial—or to throw out the $83.3 million defamation ruling—against writer E. Jean Carroll, marking the latest legal loss for the former president.

  • In the Thursday ruling rejecting the request for a new trial or the judgment to be dismissed, U.S. District Judge Lewis Kaplan said Trump’s argument was “without merit,” made “conspicuously without success” and “defies common sense.”

  • Robbie Kaplan, Carroll’s lawyer, told Forbes in a statement they are “pleased with though not surprised by” the court’s decision, adding the award was “entirely reasonable” because of Trump’s continued defamation, “hatred and disdain.”

  • In January, a jury determined Trump had to pay Carroll $83.3 million in damages after she accused him of sexual assault. Previously, another jury found Trump liable for sexual assault in the 1990s and subsequent defamation, ordering him to pay $5 million.
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Justice Clarence Thomas chooses not to recuse himself from another January 6-related case
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Justice Clarence Thomas chooses not to recuse himself from another January ...
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Mitch McConnell says presidents shouldn't be immune from prosecution: Mitch McConnell said in an interview that he doesn't think presidents should be immune from ...
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Mitch McConnell says presidents shouldn't be immune from prosecution
Quick Glance: McConnell Attributes Delay in Crucial Ukraine Aid to Tucker Carlson and Trump
  • Mitch McConnell celebrated new U.S. aid to Ukraine and blamed Tucker Carlson and Donald Trump for the delay.

  • McConnell emphasized the importance of Ukraine aid, criticized Carlson and Trump for the delay, and praised the expected passage of the bill.

  • He expressed support for Ukraine aid and highlighted the significance of supporting freedom-loving countries globally.

  • McConnell expressed optimism about the GOP Senate nominees and confidence in winning the majority to transition into the role of majority leader.
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Trump fumes while Biden hits the trail: No day demonstrated the extreme asymmetry of the unfolding campaign more than Tuesday.
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Trump fumes while Biden hits the trail
Quick Glance: Biden criticizes Florida's abortion ban and holds Trump accountable
  • President Biden condemns the upcoming 6-week abortion ban in Florida.

  • He blames Trump for appointing justices who overturned Roe v. Wade.

  • Biden's campaign focuses on abortion rights to mobilize voters.

  • Efforts to leverage Florida's abortion laws for political gain are highlighted.
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LISTEN: Justice Coney Barrett asks Trump lawyer why impeachment 'gateway' would only apply to the president
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LISTEN: Justice Coney Barrett asks Trump lawyer why impeachment ...
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Supreme Court declines to hear Kari Lake voting machine lawsuit: The Supreme Court declined Monday to take up a case brought by Republicans Kari Lake and Mark ...
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Supreme Court declines to hear Kari Lake voting machine lawsuit
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Appeals Court Dismisses Defamation Suit Against ProPublica, Houston Chronicle: The news outlets’ 2018 investigation into famed Houston heart surgeon Bud Frazier ...
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Appeals Court Dismisses Defamation Suit Against ProPublica ...
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Liz Cheney: Supreme Court should decide Trump immunity quickly so voters can hear Jan. 6 case
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Quick Glance: Liz Cheney Urges Supreme Court to Decide Trump Immunity Quickly
  • Liz Cheney calls for a swift Supreme Court decision on Trump's immunity so voters can hear the Jan. 6 case.

  • Emphasizing the importance of the federal election fraud indictment against the former president before the upcoming elections.

  • She advocates for all evidence to be publicly presented for the public to fully assess Trump's actions on Jan. 6.

  • Cheney argues against immunity for Trump and urges the trial to proceed without delay to reveal critical evidence.
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How a gag order showdown explains everything about Trump: Prosecutor Christopher Conroy captured the quintessential Donald Trump in a single sentence at the ...
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How a gag order showdown explains everything about Trump
Quick Glance: Trump's Attempt to Influence 2016 Election: Hush Money Trial Begins
  • An prosecutor alleges that Donald Trump tried to illegally influence the 2016 election by preventing damaging stories about his personal life from becoming public.

  • The trial, potentially lasting up to two months, will require Trump to spend his days in a courtroom instead of on the campaign trail.

  • The indictment includes 34 counts of falsifying business records, punishable by up to four years in prison.

  • The case sheds light on efforts to suppress stories, known as 'Catch-and-Kill' in tabloid industry, to prevent potentially damaging revelations.
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Live updates: Supreme Court seems poised to allow Trump’s D.C. trial, but not soon
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Live updates: Supreme Court seems poised to allow Trump’s D.C. trial ...
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Trump can’t be in two places at once in double courtroom drama: For most people, sitting in court at their own criminal trial would represent a defining moment ...
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Trump can’t be in two places at once in double courtroom drama
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Biden: I almost wanted to buy Trump Bible ‘just to see what the hell’s in it’: President Biden mocked former President Trump on Tuesday for hawking Bibles last ...
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Biden: I almost wanted to buy Trump Bible ‘just to see what the hell’s in ...
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Trump was going to dominate the courtroom. Instead, he is shrinking.: Trump wrongly thought he might win the presidency on the courtroom steps.
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Trump was going to dominate the courtroom. Instead, he is shrinking.
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A majority of Americans no longer trust the Supreme Court. Can it rebuild?: As the Supreme Court prepares to hear a case Thursday on whether presidents have ...
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A majority of Americans no longer trust the Supreme Court. Can it rebuild?
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Texas court halts poverty relief program after Paxton’s ’emergency’ petition: In his campaign to block a Houston-area guaranteed basic income program ...
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Texas court halts poverty relief program after Paxton’s ’emergency’ ...
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Sonia Sotomayor Shreds Claim President Can Kill Political Rivals With Immunity: “Immunity says, even if you did it for personal gain, we won’t hold you ...
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Sonia Sotomayor Shreds Claim President Can Kill Political Rivals With ...
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Starbucks takes on the federal labor agency before the US Supreme Court: After Starbucks fired seven workers who were trying to unionize their Tennessee store ...
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Starbucks takes on the federal labor agency before the US Supreme Court
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Listen Live: US Supreme Court Hears Outrageous Argument That Trump Is Above the Law
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Listen Live: US Supreme Court Hears Outrageous Argument That Trump Is ...
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If Trump gets convicted, what happens next? : Jailing an ex and possibly future president would be unprecedented. But these are unprecedented times.
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If Trump gets convicted, what happens next? 
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West Virginia attorney general says state will appeal ruling on transgender athlete restrictions to Supreme Court
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West Virginia attorney general says state will appeal ruling on ...
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Trump’s immunity case is another reminder that all roads now lead to the Supreme Court
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Trump’s immunity case is another reminder that all roads now lead to the ...
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Supreme Court justices discuss self-pardon in Trump immunity hearing: Justice Alito asked whether every president could just pardon themselves right before ...
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Supreme Court justices discuss self-pardon in Trump immunity hearing
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By looking to future, Supreme Court may push Trump’s D.C. trial past election: The Supreme Court’s ruling on presidential immunity almost certainly will mean ...
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By looking to future, Supreme Court may push Trump’s D.C. trial past ...
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Trump's $175 million bond goes before judge on New York AG's concerns: The insurer that provided Donald Trump a $175 million bond in his New York civil fraud ...
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Trump's $175 million bond goes before judge on New York AG's concerns
Quick Glance: Trump Agrees to New Restrictions on $175 Million Bond in New York Civil Fraud Case
  • The bond is meant to secure Trump's compliance with a $454.2 million judgment won by state Attorney General Letitia James if he does not succeed in an appeal.

  • James had challenged the bond this month, saying Trump still had access to the Charles Schwab account pledged to the insurer as collateral.

  • Justice Arthur Engoron imposed the penalty after finding that Trump fraudulently inflated his net worth and real estate assets to deceive banks and insurers into providing better terms.

  • Trump defended the bond in court, emphasizing that he has plenty of money to put up for it.
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Is Trump Immune From Prosecution? What the Supreme Court Will Consider: The US Supreme Court has never considered whether former presidents are immune from ...
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Is Trump Immune From Prosecution? What the Supreme Court Will Consider
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California proposes law to allow Arizona doctors to perform abortions as ban proceeds
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California proposes law to allow Arizona doctors to perform abortions as ...
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Supreme Court takes up Biden administration’s ‘ghost gun’ appeal: The Supreme Court will hear the Biden administration’s appeal of a ruling that would invalidate ...
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Supreme Court takes up Biden administration’s ‘ghost gun’ appeal
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Five things to know about the return of net neutrality rules: The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) is set to vote Thursday to restore Obama-era net ...
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Five things to know about the return of net neutrality rules
Quick Glance: FCC Votes to Restore Net Neutrality Rules
  • The FCC voted 3-2 along political party lines to reinstate rules from 2017 to prevent internet service providers from disrupting your internet speed.

  • Restoring net neutrality has been a focus for President Joe Biden and was approved by a majority of the FCC.

  • Net neutrality protects consumers from ISP control, promotes fair rules, and safeguards against online fraud and scams.

  • The discussion on net neutrality also raises questions about service pricing and highlights the importance for internet infrastructure.
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What It’s Really Like Inside Trump’s Trial: POLITICO reporters take you inside the courtroom that could decide the 2024 election.
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What It’s Really Like Inside Trump’s Trial
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Trump Lawyer Argues He Could Legally Order Assassination Of Political Rival: "I'm trying to understand what the disincentive is from turning the Oval Office into ...
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Trump Lawyer Argues He Could Legally Order Assassination Of Political ...
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LISTEN: Justices ask government which 'core powers' are covered by presidential immunity
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LISTEN: Justices ask government which 'core powers' are covered ...
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Trump makes new plea for immunity ahead of Supreme Court case: Former President Trump made a new plea for presidential immunity Saturday in a Truth Social post ...
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Trump makes new plea for immunity ahead of Supreme Court case
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Justice Jackson warns of the Oval Office turning into 'crime center' : Ketanji Brown Jackson expressed fear of what sweeping immunity for former presidents would ...
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Justice Jackson warns of the Oval Office turning into 'crime center'
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In the Peter Navarro case, executive privilege is on trial: U.S. v. Navarro has the potential to be a landmark case of “first impressions” involving unsettled ...
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In the Peter Navarro case, executive privilege is on trial
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African leaders spearhead efforts to tackle terrorism across the continent: African leaders discussed solutions to bolster anti-terrorism efforts on the ...
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African leaders spearhead efforts to tackle terrorism across the continent
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Supreme Court justices grapple with whether cities can ticket homeless people: The Supreme Court wrestled Monday for more than two and a half hours with the ...
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Supreme Court justices grapple with whether cities can ticket homeless ...
Quick Glance: Supreme Court Debates Homeless Ban and Rights of the Unhoused
  • Justices expressed concerns over penalizing homeless individuals for sleeping outside without alternatives.

  • Review of Oregon anti-camping laws could lead to significant rulings on the rights of the unhoused.

  • Liberal justices criticized Grants Pass laws for criminalizing basic human needs.

  • Conservative justices emphasized policymakers, not judges, should set rules for dealing with homelessness.
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Poll: Trump remains vulnerable on abortion with independents, some Republicans: Half of voters in a new POLITICO-Morning Consult poll support states making their ...
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Poll: Trump remains vulnerable on abortion with independents ...
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Supreme Court to consider whether cities can ticket homeless people: The Supreme Court is set to hear oral arguments Monday over a challenge to a law letting ...
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Supreme Court to consider whether cities can ticket homeless people
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Trump moves to dismiss two counts in Fulton election indictment: Former president Donald Trump on Wednesday asked a judge to dismiss two more felony counts ...
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Trump moves to dismiss two counts in Fulton election indictment
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Minnesota state senator charged with burglary of stepmother's home - ...
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Trump Trial Today: David Pecker Returns and a Contempt Ruling Looms: The trial stemming from payments made to a porn star will also be in session at the same ...
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Trump Trial Today: David Pecker Returns and a Contempt Ruling Looms
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Supreme Court waves off Kari Lake lawsuit over electronic voting: The Supreme Court brushed aside a lawsuit Monday from Republican Senate candidate Kari Lake ...
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Supreme Court waves off Kari Lake lawsuit over electronic voting
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US Supreme Court Hearing: Does Trump Enjoy Immunity?: Does Donald Trump enjoy extensive immunity for his time as US President? Could he end up not being ...
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US Supreme Court Hearing: Does Trump Enjoy Immunity?
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Biden is campaigning in Florida a week before a new abortion ban takes effect: There's a referendum on abortion rights on the ballot in Florida in November ...
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Biden is campaigning in Florida a week before a new abortion ban takes ...
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Texas appeals court sides with Sidney Powell, rejecting attorney discipline over her Trump election lawsuits
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Texas appeals court sides with Sidney Powell, rejecting attorney ...
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Consequences of climate change: Parasitic fungi are killing Germany's trees: 90 billion trees grow in Germany's forests. But most of them are doing poorly ...
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Consequences of climate change: Parasitic fungi are killing Germany's ...
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Reagan-era emergency health care law is the next abortion flashpoint at the Supreme Court
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Reagan-era emergency health care law is the next abortion flashpoint at ...
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Iranian rapper Toomaj Salehi sentenced to death for protesting: Dissident rapper Toomaj Salehi has been given a death sentence for his involvement in the ...
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Iranian rapper Toomaj Salehi sentenced to death for protesting
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The debate about Sonia Sotomayor is not about sexism. It’s more dire.: Some want the Supreme Court justice to retire so that President Biden can name a ...
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The debate about Sonia Sotomayor is not about sexism. It’s more dire.
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Analysis: Supreme Court will weigh whether Trump is immune from prosecution. Here's what to watch
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Analysis: Supreme Court will weigh whether Trump is immune from ...
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State law takes US a step closer to popular vote deciding presidential elections: Maine is the latest state to pass the National Popular Vote Legislation law.
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State law takes US a step closer to popular vote deciding presidential ...