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Prosecutor asks judge to sanction Donald Trump for gag order violation in hush money case: Live updates

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[ad_1] Former President Donald Trump arrives at Manhattan criminal court with his legal team ahead of the start of jury selection in New York, NY on Monday, April 15, 2024.  Jabin Botsford | Via Reuters Editor’s note: This is developing news. Check back for updates. Prosecutors on Monday asked a New York judge to sanction Donald Trump for violating a gag order in multiple social media posts commenting on likely witnesses at the former president’s criminal hush money trial. “He is a criminal defendant, and like all criminal defendants he…

Kamala Harris to blame Trump for abortion bans during Arizona visit

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[ad_1] Vice President Kamala Harris is traveling to Tucson Friday to cast former President Donald Trump as the architect of the restrictive abortion bans emerging nationwide in the aftermath of the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision striking down the federal right to an abortion. Harris is making her second trip to the battleground state of Arizona this year, days after the state Supreme Court upheld an 1864 law that bans nearly all abortions.  “Donald Trump is the architect of this health care crisis,” Harris is expected to say, according to an…

Trump tries to boost support for Truth Social as his media stock tanks

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[ad_1] Donald Trump on Friday urged his followers to support his social media app Truth Social, as its parent company’s stock continues to sink lower. Trump in a post on that app said he believes Truth Social embodies the political “movement” behind his “Make America Great Again” presidential campaign slogan, adding that “it shows the Spirit and Love of our Country.” “If people who believe in putting America First and want to Make America Great Again, support TRUTH,” Trump wrote. “We will be your Voice like never before, and a…

Trump is about to face trial on criminal hush money charges. Here's what to know

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[ad_1] Former U.S. President Donald Trump speaks from the hallway outside a courtroom where he is attending a hearing in his criminal case on charges stemming from hush money paid to a porn star, in New York City on March 25, 2024. Brendan Mcdermid | Reuters Donald Trump has used every legal tool at his disposal to try to dismiss, diminish or delay the four active criminal cases against him. But on Monday, barring a last-minute court intervention, Trump will become the first former president ever to be tried on…

Trump loses last-minute bid to halt hush money trial while he seeks new venue

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[ad_1] Former U.S. President Donald Trump speaks on the phone at the 18th green during day three of the LIV Golf Invitational – Miami at Trump National Doral Miami on April 07, 2024 in Doral, Florida.  Megan Briggs | Getty Images A New York appeals court judge on Monday swiftly rejected a last-ditch bid by Donald Trump to delay his upcoming criminal hush money trial while he seeks to move the case to another court. Judge Lizbeth Gonzalez denied Trump’s request on the same day his attorneys filed it, and…

Trump says going to jail for gag order violation would be a 'great honor,’ compares himself to Mandela

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[ad_1] Former U.S. President Donald Trump speaks at a campaign event on April 02, 2024 in Grand Rapids, Michigan. Spencer Platt | Getty Images Donald Trump on Saturday said he welcomed the prospect of going to jail for violating a gag order in his upcoming New York hush money trial. “I will gladly become a Modern Day Nelson Mandela — It will be my GREAT HONOR,” the former president wrote in a lengthy Truth Social post attacking New York State Supreme Court Judge Juan Merchan, who is presiding over Trump’s case. It…

Trump Media plunges more than 25% after company reports net loss of $58 million in 2023

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Trump Media, the company behind the Truth Social app linked to former President Donald Trump, reports a significant net loss in 2023, leading to a sharp decline in share price. Despite high market capitalization, financial filings reveal ongoing operating losses and internal control weaknesses, raising concerns about the company’s future viability and unique risks associated with Trump’s involvement. [ad_1] This photo illustration shows an image of former President Donald Trump reflected in a phone screen that is displaying the Truth Social app, in Washington, DC, on February 21, 2022. Stefani…

Trump's deals to sell Bibles, sneakers and perfume are unprecedented for a presidential candidate, experts say

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[ad_1] Former President Donald Trump selling God Bless America Bibles on Truth Social. Source: Truth Social Sneakers. Perfume. Trading cards. Bibles. Those are just some of the products Donald Trump is hawking while he runs to unseat President Joe Biden. They join a sprawling catalog of Trump-branded merchandise, ranging from steaks to scented candles, that the businessman-turned-president has licensed over the years. But as his campaign coffers dwindle and his fortune comes under threat, Trump — who has never completely severed his political career from his financial one — is…

Yellen warns China's surplus of solar panels, EVs could be dumped on global markets

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[ad_1] U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen testifies during a hearing before the Financial Services and General Government Subcommittee of the House Appropriations Committee at Rayburn House Office Building on Capitol Hill on March 21, 2024 in Washington, DC.  Alex Wong | Getty Images Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen on Wednesday warned that China is treating the global economy as a dumping ground for its cheaper clean energy products, depressing market prices and squeezing green manufacturing in the U.S. “I am concerned about global spillovers from the excess capacity that we are…

Close to half of Americans back a ban or sale of TikTok, survey found

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[ad_1] Nearly half of Americans are concerned enough about TikTok being a threat to national security that they support banning the social media service or forcing a sale to a non-Chinese company, according to the latest CNBC All-America Economic Survey. But the poll also found substantial differences of opinion on the issue based on politics, age and those who use the app versus those who don’t. The nationwide survey of 1,001 Americans(half of Americans) revealed that 20% of participants said TikTok should be banned no matter what. Another 27% said…