A potential juror in former President Donald Trump’s hush money trial in New York City spoke to the media shortly after she was excused from the pool, highlighting the “serious” mood inside the courtroom.  “Definitely serious,” former potential juror Kara McGee, who works in cybersecurity, said on Tuesday. “…Everyone was really taking it upon themselves to step in and do civic duty here, regardless of what people came...

NEW YORK (AP) — It’s a moment in history — the first U.S. president facing criminal charges in an American courtroom. Yet only a handful of observers are able to see or even hear what is going on. Instead, most of the nation is getting news of former President Donald Trump’s hush money trial secondhand. Starting with preliminary motions and jury selection Monday, reporters in a Manhattan courtroom...

LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Prosecutors plan to file charges of financial crimes against the former leader of the Michigan House, his lawyer said Tuesday. Attorney General Dana Nessel said she would speak to reporters in the state capital at 2 p.m. EDT. Her office disclosed no other details. SWING STATE’S DEM GOVERNOR CONDEMNS ‘DEATH TO AMERICA’ CHANTS IN HER STATE MORE THAN A WEEK AFTER PROTEST Lee Chatfield,...