Trump says ‘disgusting’ New York AG committed ‘FRAUD’ by allegedly convincing judge to undervalue Mar-a-Lago
Former President Trump claimed Monday night that New York Attorney General Letitia James engaged in fraud by allegedly convincing a judge to undervalue his Mar-a-Lago estate in Florida amid his civil fraud case in the Empire State. In a post on his social media platform Truth Social, Trump called James a “failed and disgusting” attorney Read More
Newsom’s office dismisses report saying California not on pace to meet 2030 emissions mandate
California Gov. Gavin Newsom’s office is dismissing a new report saying the Golden State will fail to meet its climate change mandates unless it nearly triples its rate of reduction of greenhouse gases through 2030. The analysis by Beacon Economics, an L.A.-based economic research firm, found that California’s emissions of carbon dioxide, methane and other Read More
Trump trials: Here’s where each case against former president and presumptive GOP nominee stands
Former President Trump, the presumptive 2024 Republican nominee for president, will likely spend days in court defending himself against charges in multiple jurisdictions while also crisscrossing the country on the campaign trail until Election Day. Trump has pleaded not guilty to all charges in all cases. Many trials have been delayed or put on pause. Read More
Massive Chinese firm sues small Michigan town over opposition to controversial EV battery project
The subsidiary of a billion-dollar Chinese energy firm is suing a tiny Michigan town over local officials’ opposition to the company’s massive electric vehicle (EV) battery project. Gotion Inc. – whose parent company, Gotion High-Tech is based in Hefei, China, and has documented ties to the Chinese Communist Party – filed a breach-of-contract complaint against Read More
Decoding Trump: How he engaged, deflected or ducked my questions at Mar-a-Lago
I came armed with a fistful of blue cards, and still didn’t get to half the questions, but Donald Trump made a whole lot of news in our Mar-a-Lago interview. What’s revealing is how he chose to answer the most sensitive questions, or to deflect them, and how various media outlets chose to frame them. Read More
Legal experts weigh in on Trump’s options after failure to secure $464M appeal bond: ‘uncharted territory’
Legal experts are weighing in on Donald Trump’s options after attorneys for the former president said he has not been able to secure a $464 million appeal bond he needs following a New York civil fraud judgment against him. Trump’s lawyers wrote in a Monday court filing that obtaining the nearly half-a-billion appeal was a Read More
Effort to revive Mississippi ballot initiative process is squelched in state Senate
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Mississippi legislators are unlikely to restore a ballot initiative process this year after a Senate chairman killed a proposal Monday. The move came days after the Senate voted 26-21 to pass a bill that would have allowed Mississippi residents to put some policy proposals on statewide ballots. But the bill needed Read More
Chinese billionaire pleads guilty to straw donor scheme in New York and Rhode Island
NEW YORK (AP) — A Chinese billionaire pleaded guilty to federal election crimes on Monday, admitting that he made thousands of dollars in contributions to New York and Rhode Island political candidates in the names of others. Hui Qin, a Chinese cinema magnate, faces up to 27 years in prison on charges that include orchestrating Read More
GOP candidate blasts AP ‘hit piece’ as ‘debunked’ after adult website founder calls alleged profile a ‘prank’
Republican Ohio Senate candidate Bernie Moreno is blasting the Associated Press after a story published days before the primary election linking him to an adult online dating site, which a former intern has taken credit for creating, was called into question by the dating site’s founder. On Friday, a post on X from one of Read More
US Supreme Court says Peter Navarro, former Trump White House adviser, must report to prison
Former Trump White House adviser Peter Navarro must report to prison after the U.S. Supreme Court on Monday refused to stave off the jail term as he appeals his contempt of Congress conviction. Navarro is due to report to prison in Miami to serve a four-month federal prison sentence for his conviction of misdemeanor charges Read More