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Pennsylvania GOP wants voter-ID requirement on November ballot

Republicans in Pennsylvania are pushing for a constitutional amendment that requires voters to show identification before casting their ballots, sparking a fight over election security in the swing state.

March 26, 2024

Trump’s social media company goes public on Nasdaq exchange as DJT

Former President Donald Trump's social media company is set to go public Tuesday after its high-profile merger with Digital World Acquisition Corp.

March 26, 2024

Trump fights ‘Biden cases’ on multiple fronts, calls it unprecedented ‘election interference’

Former President Donald Trump scored a win Monday in his fight to reduce a multimillion-dollar bond he must pay in New York and vowed not to let Democrats derail his White House run with an onslaught of legal actions.

March 25, 2024

N.Y. judge rejects Trump bid to toss hush money case, sets trial for April 15

A New York judge rejected former President Donald Trump's request to dismiss a hush money case against him and said jury selection will begin on April 15.

March 25, 2024

Trump can post smaller bond amount of $175M within 10 days, appeals court rules

A New York appeals court on Monday ruled former President Donald Trump can post $175 million as a bond while he appeals a civil judgment that found him liable for business fraud, extending the presumptive GOP presidential nominee a major financial lifeline.

March 25, 2024

Trump goes to N.Y. criminal court to learn new trial date; faces deadline to post bond in civil case

Former President Donald Trump will be in court as a New York judge sets a new trial date for his hush money case on Monday -- the same day a $464 million bond is due to stave off a civil judgment against him.

March 25, 2024

Kate, Princess of Wales, announces cancer diagnosis; White House wishes her well

The White House said it was "incredibly sad" to hear the Princess of Wales is undergoing treatment for cancer and offered hopes for a full recovery.

March 22, 2024

Trump set for windfall from Truth Social deal, with DJT ticker ready to scroll

Shareholders on Friday approved a merger between former President Donald Trump's media company and a publicly traded shell company, delivering a potential windfall to the presumptive GOP presidential nominee when he needs it the most.

March 22, 2024

Trump claims to have $500M in cash as he races to secure bond

Former President Donald Trump said Friday the New York courts are trying to take nearly a half-billion dollars in cash that he stored away for his presidential campaign.

March 22, 2024

House GOP group proposes changes to Social Security, Medicare

The Republican Study Committee is pushing a budget that raises the Social Security retirement age to keep the program solvent.

March 21, 2024

Biden cancels student debt for public service workers

President Biden said Thursday he is canceling student debt for 78,000 teachers, firefighters and other public service workers under an existing law.

March 21, 2024

Judge clears way for pretrial appeal of Fani Willis decision

Judge Scott McAfee ruled Wednesday that former President Donald Trump and his co-defendants can pursue a pretrial appeal of the decision that let Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis remain on the election subversion case.

March 20, 2024

New York AG James opposes Trump’s attempt to stave off judgment collection

New York Attorney General Letitia James on Wednesday opposed former President Donald Trump's attempt to stay the collection of a business fraud judgment against him, arguing the presumptive GOP presidential nominee can split a bond among multiple surety companies or try other options.

March 20, 2024