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Here’s what every key witness said at Donald Trump’s hush money trial. Closing arguments are coming

NEW YORK (AP) — After 22 witnesses, including a porn actor, tabloid publisher and White House insiders, testimony is over at Donald Trump’s criminal trial in New York.

Prosecutors called 20 witnesses. The defense called just two. Trump decided not to testify on his own behalf.

The trial now shifts to closing arguments, scheduled for Tuesday.

After that, it will be up to 12 jurors to decide whether prosecutors have proved beyond a reasonable doubt that Trump falsified his company’s business records as part of a broader effort to keep stories about marital infidelity from becoming public during his 2016 presidential campaign. He has pleaded not guilty and denies any wrongdoing. ... Full Story - AP























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Congress fails to install promised plaque to honor Jan. 6 police officers

  • News source: Politics - CBSNews.com
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In a Congress stuck in gridlock, legislators have grown accustomed to sluggishness in their Capitol Hill work. But Rep. Zoe Lofgren, a California Democrat who has represented a Northern California Bay Area district since 1995, is infuriated by one particular hold-up.

"My letters have not been answered. And it's a mystery to me," Lofgren said, throwing her hands up in frustration as she spoke with CBS News just off the U.S. House floor a few days ago.

Lofgren and a group of other top House Democrats are questioning why a small plaque to honor...
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Kidnapped man running for mayor in Mexico found alive

  • News source: BBC News - World
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A candidate for mayor is the latest Mexican politician to be targeted amid a surge of violence.
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Newly verified Caravaggio goes on show in Madrid

  • News source: BBC News - World
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Caravaggio's Ecce Homo nearly escaped attention, having initially been attributed to another 17th Century artist.
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German army officer jailed for spying for Russia

  • News source: BBC News - World
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The 52-year-old captain admitted to passing information on munitions systems and aircraft to Moscow.
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The ex-con, illegal guns and the fear of Kenya's police

  • News source: BBC News - World
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As Kenya struggles with violent crime an ex-convict tries to persuade men to turn in their weapons.
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What happens if Trump is convicted in New York? No one can really say

  • News source: Politics - CBSNews.com
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When the judge overseeing Donald Trump's criminal trial found on May 6 that Trump had violated a gag order for a 10th time, he told him that "the last thing I want to do is to put you in jail."

"You are the former president of the United States and possibly the next president, as well," said Justice Juan Merchan, reflecting on the momentous weight of such a decision.

Whether to jail the Republican Party's presumptive nominee for president is a choice that Merchan may soon face again, if jurors in Trump's "hush money" case vote to convict him...
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Texas' Tony Gonzales tries to fight off YouTube personality in runoff election

  • News source: Politics - CBSNews.com
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The Texas Republican Party gathered in San Antonio for its annual convention this weekend, but GOP Rep. Tony Gonzales, who represents part of San Antonio and lives there, was ambivalent about attending.

That's not entirely surprising — one of the featured speakers was Rep. Matt Gaetz, who endorsed Gonzales' opponent, Brandon Herrera, in Tuesday's GOP primary runoff in the 23rd District. The Texas Republican Party censured Gonzales last year over his vote for gun control legislation backed by the Biden White House, introduced in the wake of the 2022...
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Libertarians select Chase Oliver as presidential nominee, very little support shown for Trump, RFK Jr

  • News source: FOX News
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The Libertarian Party nominated political activist Chase Oliver as its nominee for president at its convention Sunday, rejecting former President Donald Trump and Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s longshot bids for the party's nomination.

Oliver secured the nomination in the seventh round of voting after sitting in second place for the first five rounds. He received nearly 60% of the vote in the final round, finally clearing the 50% threshold required for victory, with his final opponent being the "none of the above" option.

The last candidate to challenge...
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These veterans served our country, now they say the VA is taking away their doctors

  • News source: FOX News
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This story discusses suicide. If you or someone you know is having thoughts of suicide, please contact the Suicide & Crisis Lifeline at 988 or 1-800-273-TALK (8255).

FIRST ON FOX: Michael Cohen, a veteran of the
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LGBTQ Indians are more accepted than ever - but politics hasn't caught up

  • News source: BBC News - World
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Despite major wins for the community, no major party is fielding any openly LGBTQ candidates in this election.
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US actor shot dead during attempted car theft

  • News source: BBC News - World
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General Hospital and Siberia actor Johnny Wactor was killed on Saturday in LA, his family confirms.
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Priced out of homeownership - 'It makes me want to throw up'

  • News source: BBC News - World
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The US housing market has changed dramatically since the pandemic - an issue looming over the election.
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Kevin McCarthy's ghost is haunting House GOPs' next big legislative fight

  • News source: FOX News
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He has been out of Congress for nearly half a year, but the shadow of former House Speaker Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., is still looming large over the House of Representatives as lawmakers get ready for another intense
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A Soldier’s Final Journey Home

  • News source: Kenny Holston
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“This is what they sent us,” Oneida Sanders said, kneeling beside a heavy wooden chest in her living room. “These are Kennedy’s things.”

Sgt. Kennedy Sanders’s belongings were shipped home to her parents after she was killed: Dog tags, identification cards, Polaroids of her family. Gold jewelry and a quarter that appeared to be stained with blood.

The items offered a glimpse into the person, soldier and daughter that Kennedy was and who she had hoped to become.

Kennedy was serving on a U.S. military outpost in Jordan in January when an Iran-backed...
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