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Prosecutors and attorneys for Donald Trump submitted their hypothetical jury instructions in the classified-document case late Tuesday, revealing sharp disagreements over how the two sides interpret the basic legal issues…

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Wisconsin becomes latest state to ban private funding of elections

April 3, 2024

MADISON, Wis. — Wisconsin voters opted Tuesday to ban private funding for election administration, joining more than two dozen states that have ended or limited the practice after Facebook founder…

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RFK Jr. voters span the political spectrum. But they agree on disliking Biden and Trump.

April 3, 2024

Chris Nelson, a Florida DJ and social media influencer, voted twice for Donald Trump, but the 41-year-old said he won’t again because of the coronavirus mandates during Trump’s presidency. Tony…

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‘The threat is very real’: Trump’s defense of his attacks is rejected

April 3, 2024

For all of his complaints about the timing and his insistence that his various indictments and trials are an effort to block his return to the White House, Donald Trump…

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Being in the House is undoubtedly terrible — but is it unusually so?

April 3, 2024

From the outside, being a member of the House of Representatives seems like a uniquely crummy job. Sure, you have some ostensible power, but it doesn’t actually manifest very often…

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Could abortion rights ballot measures tip Florida or other states?

April 3, 2024

The Florida Supreme Court on Monday did much the same thing the U.S. Supreme Court did two years ago in overturning Roe v. Wade: It gave Republicans a significant policy…

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What ever happened to QAnon?

April 3, 2024

As the 2020 election approached, President Donald Trump had two problematic groups of supporters that he didn’t want to alienate. One was the Proud Boys, an extremist group that had…

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Trump is tempting fate on gag orders — for himself and for the country

April 3, 2024

It’s difficult to think of a more combustible mixture than Donald Trump and a gag order. Even with the former president’s freedom on the line, that combination is smoldering again.…

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Who is Alvin Bragg, the DA prosecuting Trump’s N.Y. hush money trial?

April 3, 2024

Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg will probably forever be known as the prosecutor who became the first person to indict a sitting or former U.S. president: Donald Trump. Trump is…

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How a California billionaire known for auto loans provided Trump’s bond

April 3, 2024

As former president Donald Trump struggled last month to post a bond for more than $450 million to keep authorities from seizing his properties, California billionaire Don Hankey and his…

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Special counsel sharply rebukes Cannon’s jury instruction order in Trump case

Wisconsin becomes latest state to ban private funding of elections

RFK Jr. voters span the political spectrum. But they agree on disliking Biden and Trump.

‘The threat is very real’: Trump’s defense of his attacks is rejected

Being in the House is undoubtedly terrible — but is it unusually so?

Could abortion rights ballot measures tip Florida or other states?

What ever happened to QAnon?

Trump is tempting fate on gag orders — for himself and for the country

Who is Alvin Bragg, the DA prosecuting Trump’s N.Y. hush money trial?

How a California billionaire known for auto loans provided Trump’s bond