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Closing arguments, jury instructions and maybe a verdict? Major week looms in Trump hush money trial

WASHINGTON (AP) — The testimony in Donald Trump’s New York hush money trial is all wrapped up after more than four weeks and nearly two dozen witnesses, meaning the case heads into the pivotal final stretch of closing arguments, jury deliberations and possibly a verdict.

It’s impossible to say how long all of that will take, but in a landmark trial that’s already featured its fair share of memorable moments, this week could easily be the most important.

























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Nicole Brown Simpson's sisters share 'complicated' reaction to OJ Simpson's death

  • News source: ABC News: Top Stories
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Nicole Brown Simpson's family is speaking out to ABC News ahead of the 30th anniversary of her murder.
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Trump trial closing arguments set to begin today

  • News source: Politics - CBSNews.com
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After six weeks and more than 20 witnesses, lawyers on both sides of Donald Trump's criminal trial will give their closing arguments Tuesday.
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Attorneys to deliver closing arguments in Trump's hush money trial

  • News source: ABC News: Top Stories
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Jurors in former President Trump's criminal hush money case are scheduled to hear closing arguments Tuesday.
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NY v. Trump: Closing arguments to begin as Merchan skirts decision on motion to dismiss

  • News source: FOX News
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Judge Juan Merchan is expected to bring jurors back into court Tuesday morning to hear closing arguments in New York v. Trump from Manhattan prosecutors and defense attorneys for former President Trump in his unprecedented criminal trial.

The jury has been away from the courtroom for a week, after the evidentiary portion of the trial concluded last Tuesday. Due to scheduling conflicts and the Memorial Day holiday, the jury will return at 9:30 a.m. Tuesday to hear summations of the case from prosecutors and defense attorneys before deliberating on a...
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Explained: Clarence Thomas’ split with conservatives to save 'Elizabeth Warren's baby'

  • News source: FOX News
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When the Supreme Court decided last week to keep the controversial Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) funded, some were surprised that Justice Clarence Thomas split from some of his conservative colleagues, writing the majority opinion to keep the CFPB intact.

In a 7-2 decision, the court held that Congress uniquely authorized the bureau to draw its funding directly from the
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Indiana Republican accuses Dem challenger of abandoning constituents, joining 'DC political machine'

  • News source: FOX News
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FIRST ON FOX: A Republican looking to flip a House seat from blue to red in Indiana says his Democratic challenger has abandoned the "hardworking" constituents of his district and aligned himself with "the far left" and the "D.C. political machine" after joining Congress more than three years ago.

Randy Niemeyer, the Republican nominee to represent Indiana's 1st Congressional District in the House, will face off against incumbent Democratic Rep. Frank Mrvan in the state's general election later this year.

"Currently, Frank Mrvan's voting record is...
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Trump Leans Into an Outlaw Image as His Criminal Trial Concludes

  • News source: Maggie Haberman and Jonah E. Bromwich
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Over the past week, Donald J. Trump rallied alongside two rap artists accused of conspiracy to commit murder. He promised to commute the sentence of a notorious internet drug dealer. And he appeared backstage with another rap artist who has pleaded guilty to assault for punching a female fan.

As Mr. Trump awaits the conclusion of his Manhattan trial — closing arguments are set for Tuesday and a verdict could arrive as soon as this week — he used a weeklong break from court to align himself with defendants and convicted criminals charged by the same...
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The Conservative Christian Network That Took Down Roe v. Wade

  • News source: Elizabeth Dias and Lisa Lerer
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It happened almost by accident, over cocktails. Exactly the kind of accident that Leonard Leo intended to happen at his Federalist Society’s annual conference — a three-day gathering of the conservative tribe and a strategy session for right-wing lawyers, officials and judges that drew both big names and those who had lower profiles but were no less ambitious.

Nine days after Donald Trump won the 2016 election, the halls of the Mayflower Hotel, just blocks from the White House, were adorned with twinkling Christmas lights and abuzz with the...
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Eyeing Trump, but on the Fence: How Tuned-Out Voters Could Decide 2024

  • News source: Katie Glueck and Nick Corasaniti
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Joe Perez is exactly the type of voter President Biden and former President Donald J. Trump are fighting over: A 22-year-old Hispanic man in Las Vegas who grew up leaning Republican, he also supports abortion rights and was turned off by the Capitol rioters on Jan. 6, 2021.

But Mr. Perez — unenthusiastic about a Biden-Trump rematch, overwhelmed by the news and disillusioned by politics — is tuning out.

“If you ask me right now what’s going on with, like, the presidential race, or the situation in Gaza or Ukraine or whatever, I don’t think I can...
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Elon Musk Dominates Space Launch. Rivals Are Calling Foul.

  • News source: Eric Lipton
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Australian police arrest a man accused of running naked through an airliner

  • News source: ABC News: Top Stories
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A man accused of running naked down the aisle of an Australian domestic flight, knocking down a flight attendant and forcing the plane to turn back, has been arrested by police at the airport
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EU tries to drum up military support for Ukraine as Zelenskyy tours countries

  • News source: ABC News: Top Stories
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European Union defense ministers are meeting in Brussels to try again to overcome Hungary’s objections to providing billions of euros in military aid to Kyiv, in its third year of war since Russia’s full-scale invasion began
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Israel continues Rafah strikes after dozens killed in bombing

  • News source: BBC News - World
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PM Netanyahu calls the strike a "tragic mishap" but vows to continue the war against Hamas despite international condemnation.
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Spain’s prime minister says Cabinet to recognize a Palestinian state

  • News source: ABC News: Top Stories
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Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez says the Spanish Cabinet will recognize a Palestinian state at its Tuesday morning meeting as a European Union rift with Israel widens
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Prosecutors and defense lawyers poised to make final pitch to jury in Trump's hush money trial

  • News source: Michael R. Sisak, Jennifer Peltz, Eric Tucker and
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Prosecutors and defense lawyers in Donald Trump's hush money trial are set to deliver closing arguments to the jury Tuesday, each side looking to score final points with the panel before it starts deliberating the fate of the first former American president to be charged with felony crimes.

The arguments, expected to last the entire day, will give the attorneys one last chance to address the Manhattan jury hearing the landmark case. After more than four weeks of testimony, the summations tee up a momentous and historically unprecedented task for the...
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