Shimla Himachal Pradesh Lok Sabha Elections 2024: Check important dates, candidates, past results and more
Shimla Lok Sabha constituency elections will take place inJune this year. The date of voting is 1 June ( Phase 7 ) and the result is on 4th June.
Michael Cohen testifies he secretly recorded Trump in lead-up to 2016 election
Former President Trump’s former attorney secretly recorded the president ahead of the 2016 election, according to Cohen’s witness testimony Monday. Cohen testified during Trump’s 16th day in court that he secretly recorded Trump on his iPhone on Sept. 6, 2016 – just weeks before the general election – regarding payment to former National Enquirer publisher David Pecker. According to the testimony, Pecker had paid former Playboy model Karen McDougal $150,000 to purchase her story that she had an affair with Trump, and subsequently quiet her claims ahead of the election. Pecker had pressed Cohen that Trump needed to pay him back, with Cohen secretly recording Trump on Sept. 6 of the election year as proof Trump planned to pay Pecker, according to the testimony. Cohen added that in addition to easing Pecker’s mind he would be repaid, he also made the recording in order to keep Pecker “loyal” to Trump. TRUMP, DEFENDERS SHOW UP IN FORCE AHEAD OF COHEN TESTIMONY The recording was played for the jury, which included Cohen telling Trump he needed to “open up a company for the transfer of all of that info regarding our friend David,” referring to Pecker. MICHAEL COHEN’S CREDIBILITY ISSUES, BRAZEN TIKTOK USAGE RAISE MEDIA EYEBROWS AHEAD OF TESTIMONY “So what do we got to pay for this? One-fifty?” Trump is heard saying. Cohen argued in his testimony that Trump knew Pecker had purchased the rights to McDougal’s claims of an affair and agreed to pay $150,000. “He already knew based upon conversation with David, which is why he mentioned the number 150,” Cohen said. Cohen testified that he recorded the exchange while holding his iPhone while sitting across a desk from Trump. Trump was unaware he was being recorded at the time. MICHAEL COHEN EXPECTED TO TAKE THE STAND AS NY V. TRUMP TRIAL RESUMES The case revolves around the alleged falsification of business records. Prosecutors say Cohen paid adult film actress Stormy Daniels $130,000 to quiet her claims of the alleged extramarital sexual encounter with Trump. Prosecutors allege the Trump Organization reimbursed Cohen and fraudulently logged the payments as legal expenses, and are working to prove that Trump falsified records with the intent to commit or conceal a second crime. Trump has pleaded not guilty in the case. Daniels took the stand last week, saying she met Trump in 2006 at Lake Tahoe during a celebrity golf tournament. She alleged that the pair had sex in Trump’s hotel room during the event, which Trump has repeatedly denied in public comments. Daniels also described to the court how she got into the pornography business after working as an exotic dancer as a teenager.
Trump ahead of Biden in these key swing states: Poll
Former President Trump has the edge in five of the six key battleground states where he was narrowly edged by President Biden four years ago, according to new polls. The surveys, released Monday by the New York Times, Siena College and the Philadelphia Inquirer, suggest that discontent over the economy and the Israeli-Hamas war in Gaza, and a deterioration in support for Biden by younger, Black and Hispanic voters, “threaten to unravel the president’s Democratic coalition.” Biden topped Trump by razor-thin margins in the 2020 election in Arizona, Georgia, Michigan, Nevada, Pennsylvania and Wisconsin to win the White House. However, according to the new polls, with just under six months to go until Election Day, Trump leads Biden among registered voters 49%-42% in Arizona, 49%-39% in Georgia, 49%-42% in Michigan, 50%-38% in Nevada, and edges the president 47%-44% in Pennsylvania, with Biden narrowly on top in Wisconsin 47%-45%. 2024 REMATCH: TRUMP AIMS TO EXPAND THE MAP IN HIS BATTLE WITH BIDEN The 2024 rematch between the Democratic president and his Republican predecessor was closer among the narrower pool of likely voters. Trump held the advantage in five states – Arizona, Georgia, Nevada, Pennsylvania, and Wisconsin – with Biden edging ahead in Michigan. The surveys’ findings were similar when third-party and independent candidates were added to the mix, including Democrat turned independent White House contender Robert F. Kennedy Jr. The longtime environmental activist and high-profile vaccine skeptic, who is the scion of the nation’s most storied political dynasty, was grabbing around 10% support across the six states. The polls suggested Kennedy was drawing roughly equally from both Biden and Trump. POLLS INDICATE DEADLOCKED RACE WITH SIX MONTHS UNTIL ELECTION DAY The new surveys, conducted April 28 through May 9, come as Trump makes history as the first current or former president to stand trial in a criminal case. Additionally, they were also conducted amid a massive ad blitz by the Biden campaign across the key battleground states. However, “the polls offer little indication that any of these developments have helped Mr. Biden, hurt Mr. Trump or quelled the electorate’s discontent,” the New York Times writes. The surveys spotlight that voters are dissatisfied and itching for change. Nearly seven in 10 said that the nation’s political and economic systems need major changes, or should be entirely torn down. Nearly three-quarters said they believe Trump will bring major changes if he wins in November, compared to less than a quarter saying the same thing about the president. The polls also indicate Trump is making gains with voters who overwhelmingly supported Biden four years ago. CLICK HERE FOR THE LATEST FOX NEWS POLLING IN THE 2024 ELECTION Trump and Biden are roughly tied among voters 18–29 years old and Hispanic voters. The surveys also suggest the former president is grabbing over 20% of Black voters’ support, which, if it stands on Election Day, would be the highest level of backing by Black voters for a GOP presidential nominee in generations. The polls suggest the economy continues to pull Biden down. Even though jobs are soaring and the stock market is booming, inflation remains a major issue for voters, even though it has cooled over the past year. More than half of those surveyed said they believe the economy is still “poor.” However, the president remains in contention, as the surveys point to Biden holding ground with older voters and White voters, whom the polls highlight “are much less likely to demand fundamental changes to the system and far likelier to say that democracy is the most important issue for their vote.” Abortion remains a potential problem for Trump. Nearly two-thirds of voters questioned in polls say that abortion should always or mostly be legal, including 44% of those supporting the former president. Over 4,000 voters in Arizona, Georgia, Michigan, Nevada, Pennsylvania and Wisconsin were questioned in the polls, with an overall sampling error for all respondents of plus or minus 1.8 percentage points. The margin of error in the six states ranged from plus or minus 3.6 to 4.6 percentage points. Get the latest updates from the 2024 campaign trail, exclusive interviews and more at our Fox News Digital election hub.
Trump, defenders show up in force ahead of Cohen testimony
Former President Trump was joined by a bevy of high-profile supporters Monday morning outside the Manhattan courtroom, where the NY v. Trump trial will hear from key witness Michael Cohen. As Trump spoke to the media early Monday morning, Republican supporters such as Ohio Sen. JD Vance, New York Rep. Nicole Malliotakis, Alabama Sen. Tommy Tuberville, his son Eric Trump, and others were seen standing behind the 45th president for what is anticipated to be an action-packed day in court. Trump’s comments ahead of court Monday focused on his argument that the case is a “baseless, politically motivated prosecution” promoted by the Biden administration, while highlighting a recent poll showing him leading Biden in key battleground states. MICHAEL COHEN’S CREDIBILITY ISSUES, BRAZEN TIKTOK USAGE RAISE MEDIA EYEBROWS AHEAD OF TESTIMONY “The New York Times just came out with a poll that shows us leading everywhere by a lot. This is the cover story. And I think you’ll find it very interesting, but I’m sure you’ve all read it. Leading in Wisconsin, Pennsylvania, Arizona, Michigan, Georgia and Nevada. Nevada, we are leading actually by 12 points, which is generally a Democrat state,” Trump said. Trump’s 16th day on trial kicks off with testimony from his former personal attorney Michael Cohen. The case revolves around the alleged falsification of business records. Prosecutors say Cohen paid adult film actress Stormy Daniels $130,000 to quiet her claims of the alleged extramarital sexual encounter with Trump. Prosecutors allege the Trump Organization reimbursed Cohen and fraudulently logged the payments as legal expenses, and are working to prove that Trump falsified records with the intent to commit or conceal a second crime. Trump has pleaded not guilty in the case. Daniels took the stand last week, saying she met Trump in 2006 at Lake Tahoe during a celebrity golf tournament. She alleged that the pair had sex in Trump’s hotel room during the event, which Trump has repeatedly denied in public comments. Daniels also described to the court how she got into the pornography business after working as an exotic dancer as a teenager. Legal experts subsequently sounded off that Daniels’ testimony was irrelevant to the case and that some of her remarks should not have been admitted into the record. The Trump legal team twice motioned for a mistrial, but were denied by presiding Judge Juan Merchan. MICHAEL COHEN EXPECTED TO TAKE THE STAND AS NY V. TRUMP TRIAL RESUMES Cohen has been slammed as a “grifter” by some critics in the lead-up to his testimony, and has been vocal in his condemnation of Trump after he no longer served as his attorney. “Trump 2024?” Cohen said in a TikTok video last month. “More like Trump 20-24 years. On Friday, Judge Merchan called on New York prosecutors to instruct Cohen to stop making comments about the case and Trump ahead of taking the stand. Cohen, unlike Trump, is not under a gag order in the case. MASSIVE TRUMP BEACH RALLY IN DEEP-BLUE NJ DRAWS STARK CONTRAST TO BIDEN’S BEACH WEEKEND: ‘BIDEN COULD NEVER’ Fox News contributor and constitutional law expert Jonathan Turley has called Cohen a “serial perjurer” who profits off the case, a sentiment that has been echoed by other legal experts. “Cohen has always been open as a grifter,” Turley recently wrote. JD VANCE SLAMS NY V. TRUMP TRIAL AS DEM EFFORT TO DISTRACT THAT THE ‘WORLD IS ON FIRE’ UNDER BIDEN “He continues to act to his nature. The problem is a political and legal system that enables him as a serial liar,” Turley continued. TRUMP SUPPORTERS FLOCK TO MASSIVE NEW JERSEY CAMPAIGN RALLY TO HEAR FORMER PRESIDENT SPEAK AMID ONGOING TRIALS “This week, convicted perjurer and disbarred attorney Michael Cohen will take a break from getting paid to trash Trump on TikTok – to trash Trump in the courtroom,” attorney Mike Davis, who served as a law clerk for Supreme Court Justice Neil Gorsuch, told Fox News Digital. Monday’s day in court follows Trump holding a massive rally in the historically deep blue state of New Jersey on Saturday, where the 45h president said “over 100,000 people” joined him on the beach in Wildwood. “I think we’re probably leading in New Jersey. We had a rally – over a 100,000 people this weekend. A lot of the mainstream media didn’t want to say how many people, they didn’t want to cover. But in fact… I hear the big crowd was not shown by the mainstream media,” Trump said Monday. Fox News Digital’s Brian Flood and David Rutz contributed to this story.
India, Iran sign long term bilateral contract on Chabahar Port operation
By leveraging Chabahar Port, India aims to bypass Pakistan and establish direct access to Afghanistan and beyond, into Central Asia.
Bengaluru court grants bail to JD(S) MLA HD Revanna in kidnapping case
The special court judge Santhosh Gajanan Bhat heard the matter and granted conditional bail to Revanna.
Ladakh Lok Sabha Elections 2024: Know polling date, past results and more
Jamyang Tsering Namgyal of the BJP won in 2019 with 33.94% of the total votes cast. Sajjad Hussain, the independent candidate, lost to him despite only receiving 25.30 percent of the total votes cast.
Texas delegation urges Congress to withhold aid to Mexico over water treaty dispute
A bipartisan group of Texas lawmakers are demanding appropriators withhold funds for the country until Mexico lives up to its end of a 1944 water treaty that requires it to send 1.75 million acre-feet to the U.S. every five years.
Situation remains tense in PoK as strike enters 4th day
The so-called government called in the Rangers after clashes between the police and protesters erupted in Mirpur during demonstrations on Saturday.
Mumbai Rains: Several injured in huge hoarding collapse after dusty storm, heavy rain lash city – watch
At least seven persons were injured on Monday after an iron hoarding collapsed amid rain and gusty wind in Ghatkopar area of Mumbai, civic officials said.