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Prosecutor says Trump tried ‘to hoodwink voters’ while defense attacks key witness in last arguments​

NEW YORK (AP) — Donald Trump engaged in a conspiracy “to hoodwink voters” in 2016, a prosecutor told jurors Tuesday during closing arguments in the former president’s hush money trial, while a defense lawyer branded the star witness as the “greatest liar of all time” and pressed the panel for an across-the-board acquittal.

The lawyers’ dueling accounts, wildly divergent in their assessments of witness credibility, Trump’s culpability and the strength of evidence, offered both sides one final chance to score points with the jury before it starts deliberating the first felony case against a former American president.
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Highlights: Closing arguments wrap in Trump hush money trial

Updates and the latest news on Trump's hush money trial, where he faces 34 counts of falsifying business records to hide payments to Stormy Daniels to keep her quiet about an alleged affair.
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Cohen's credibility, campaigning at court and other takeaways from Trump trial's closing arguments

Lawyers in Donald Trump’s hush money trial have sparred over evidence and witnesses as they made their closing arguments to jurors who will decide whether the Republican will be the first former American president convicted of a crime.
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Takeaways from Trump trial closing arguments: Jurors get dueling portraits of Michael Cohen

New York prosecutors and Donald Trump's attorneys laid out their strongest points to the jury Tuesday in lengthy closing arguments.
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From 'MVP of liars' to 'subversion of democracy,' Trump's hush money case wraps with dramatic closings

The state said Donald Trump committed a "subversion of democracy," while the defense called Michael Cohen "an MVP of liars" during summations in Trump's hush money case.
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US condemns loss of life, but says no policy changes after civilian deaths in Israeli strike

The White House has condemned the loss of life of dozens of civilians as a result of an Israeli airstrike in Rafah, but says it is not planning any policy changes as a result of the Israeli actions.
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Trump trial: Prosecutor mocks ‘laughable’ defense as jury stays late - Washington Examiner

New York jurors stayed in the court for the trial against Donald Trump as prosecutors mocked the defense's "laughable" closing arguments.
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Judge Cannon rejects request for gag order against Donald Trump in classified docs case | CNN Politics

Federal Judge Aileen Cannon on Tuesday rejected special counsel Jack Smith’s request for a gag order against Donald Trump in the classified documents case, saying that prosecutors’ efforts to confer with the defendant was “wholly lacking in substance and professional courtesy.”
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NY v Trump: Defense says prosecutors 'did not meet the burden of proof,' former president is 'innocent'

Defense attorneys for former President Trump said during closing arguments Tuesday that Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg "did not meet the burden of proof."
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Judge denies request to restrict Trump statements about law enforcement in classified records case

The judge overseeing Donald Trump’s classified documents case in Florida has denied prosecutors’ request to bar the Republican former president from making public statements that could endanger law enforcement agents participating in the prosecution.
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New York Times: Neighbor called police in 2021 after exchanging words with Justice Alito’s wife | CNN Politics

A neighbor of Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito called police in 2021 following an exchange with the jurist’s wife, claiming that someone needed to “make her stop,” according to a report Tuesday in the New York Times.
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Kennedy condemns the removal of Confederate monuments

Independent presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has condemned the removal of Confederate statues.
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Former FBI officials Peter Strzok and Lisa Page reach settlement with DOJ over release of their text messages | CNN Politics

Former FBI officials Peter Strzok and Lisa Page have reached a settlement with the Justice Department after they alleged their privacy rights were violated when their text messages were released and became political fodder for Donald Trump to oppose the Russia investigation during his presidency.
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'Total joke': Josh Hawley's bid to win labor support just backfired

The Missouri Republican rallied with striking UAW members last year. They're still backing his likely Democratic opponent, Lucas Kunce.
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Israeli government facing increased condemnation, diplomatic pressure over latest Rafah air strikes

The Israeli government is facing increased condemnation, diplomatic pressure over the latest deadly Rafah air strikes.
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Biden campaign sends allies De Niro and first responders to Trump's NY trial to put focus on Jan. 6

President Joe Biden’s campaign has shown up outside former President Donald Trump’s New York City criminal hush money trial with actor Robert De Niro and a pair of former police officers in an effort to refocus the presidential race on Trump's role in the Jan. 6, 2021, U.S.
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Trump trial hears closing arguments ahead of jury deliberations in "hush money" case

Lawyers from both sides presented their final cases before the jury in former President Donald Trump's "hush money" trial in New York.
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Robert De Niro, former police officers slam Trump outside New York hush money trial

Actor Robert De Niro and former Capitol police officers Michael Fanone and Harry Dunn slammed former President Donald Trump outside of Trump's criminal hush money trial.
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Robert De Niro claims Trump 'could destroy the world' outside Manhattan court

Actor Robert De Niro joined a Biden-Harris campaign presser in New York City, where he slammed former President Trump as a "danger" to the country.
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Pentagon says US-built pier in Gaza will be removed, addresses Israeli airstrike in Rafah

The U.S.-built temporary pier that has been taking humanitarian aid to starving Palestinians for less than two weeks will be removed from the coast of Gaza to be repaired after getting damaged in rough seas and weather, the Pentagon said Tuesday.
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Israel-Gaza live updates: Nikki Haley signs artillery shells: 'Finish them!'

More than six months after Hamas terrorists invaded Israel on Oct. 7, the Israeli military continues its bombardment of the neighboring Gaza Strip.
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Stefanik demands investigation into the ‘random’ selection of Trump Judge Merchan - Washington Examiner

Rules dictate that judges must be assigned by "random selection authorized by the Chief Administrator" — something Stefanik suggests is being ignored.
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NATO allies brace for possible Trump 2024 victory

U.S. NATO allies are preparing for the changing political realities that a Trump presidency could bring.
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Police search European Parliament over possible Russian interference, prosecutors say

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Belgium’s federal prosecutor’s office says police have carried out searches at the residence of an employee of the European Parliament and at his office in the Parliament’s building in Brussels over suspected Russian interference
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Key Republican calls for 'generational' increase in defense spending

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The top-ranking Republican on a Senate committee that oversees the military is calling for a “generational investment” in America’s defense
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Killing of 5-year-old girl in Gaza sparks international condemnation as war continues

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The killing of 5-year-old Hind Rajab in Gaza has sparked international condemnation as the war there continues.
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Jury in Trump trial set to begin deliberations today

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The jury in Donald Trump's criminal trial in New York is set to begin deliberations Wednesday, marking the beginning of the end of the criminal trial.
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US Treasury official visits Ukraine to discuss sanctions on Russia

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A U.S. Treasury official is traveling to Kyiv this week to talk about U.S. financial support for Ukraine, efforts to tighten sanctions on Russia and plans to use immobilized Russian sovereign assets for the benefit of Ukraine as it fends off Russian fo...
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Justice Alito’s Wife Has Managed to Avoid the Spotlight Until Now

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In the 18 years since her family left their home in New Jersey and stepped into some of the most rarefied circles in Washington, Martha-Ann Alito has never sought or cultivated a particularly public identity.

As the wife of Justice Samuel A. Alito Jr., Mrs. Alito has described keeping a largely private life since his confirmation to the Supreme Court in 2006 — one grounded by raising two children and standing in support of her husband through scrutiny and sharp-elbowed politics.

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Perhaps Lost in the Polling: The Race Is Still Close

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There’s no way around it: The news for President Biden hasn’t been great.

He has trailed in national and battleground state polls for months. His approval ratings are among the lowest on record for a first-term president. He’s struggling among young, Black and Hispanic voters. And all of this against an opponent who faces several criminal trials, including one that could have a verdict this week.

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Emerging Portrait of Judge in Trump Documents Case: Prepared, Prickly and Slow

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A few months ago, a top prosecutor on former President Donald J. Trump’s classified documents case stood up in court and told Judge Aileen M. Cannon that he was concerned about the pace of the proceeding, gingerly expressing his desire to keep the matter “moving along.”

Almost instantly, Judge Cannon got defensive.

“I can assure you that in the background there is a great deal of judicial work going on,” she snapped. “So while it may not appear on the surface that anything is happening, there is a ton of work being done.”

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Jury in Trump's hush money case to begin deliberations after hearing instructions from judge

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Jurors in Donald Trump's hush money trial are expected to begin deliberations Wednesday after receiving instructions from the judge on the law and the factors they may consider as they strive to reach a verdict in the first criminal case against a former American president.

The deliberations follow a marathon day of closing arguments in which a Manhattan prosecutor accused Trump of trying to “hoodwink” voters in the 2016 presidential election by participating in a hush money scheme meant to stifle embarrassing stories he feared would torpedo his...
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Top adviser to Dem Senate candidate posted photo with religious leader who compared Jews to termites

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FIRST ON FOX: A top political adviser to a House Democrat, who is running for the Senate in a state that has become a hotbed for anti-Israel activism, attended a convention organized by one of the most notorious antisemites in the United States.

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NY v. Trump: Judge Merchan to present jury with instructions ahead of deliberations

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The framework a Manhattan jury will use to consider the charges against former President Trump and reach a verdict will be revealed by Judge Juan Merchan on Wednesday.

The instructions will be issued nearly a week after they were initially set for release. It comes after weeks of speculation about the specific violations the jury will need to determine when weighing the charges of falsifying business records in the first degree against the former president.

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Former Thai PM Thaksin to face royal insult charges

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The veteran figure of Thai politics only returned to the country last year after 15 years in exile.
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Trump strategy: Hitting blue areas, courting minorities and unfriendly audiences

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