The judge presiding over former President Trump’s hush money trial doubled down on his decision that footage of the infamous “Access Hollywood” tape would not be shown to jurors.  “I remain convinced at this moment … that the tape should not come in,” Judge Juan Merchan told the court on Monday.  The 2005 “Access Hollywood” tape came to light ahead of the 2016 election and showed Trump boasting...

FIRST ON FOX: A coalition of five Michigan Republicans is calling on the Department of Justice to investigate pro-Palestinian activists who have chanted “Death to America” and “Death to Israel” during recent rallies. Led by Rep. John Moolenaar, R-Mich., the GOP lawmakers penned a letter to Attorney General Merrick Garland, characterizing the chants as “anti-American and anti-Semitic,” and arguing they constitute an incitement of violence, aren’t protected speech...

Former President Trump’s old 2024 rivals have recently picked up new jobs following their failed presidential bids.  Nikki Haley, the last Republican presidential candidate to bow out of the race, revealed on Monday that she is joining the Hudson Institute as their Walter P. Stern chair.  The leading conservative think tank is known for focusing on international affairs and national security. “When our policymakers fail to call out...