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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…

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…

White House says Israeli troop reduction does not signal new strategy: 'They're tired'

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[ad_1] U.S. national security spokesperson John Kirby speaks during a press briefing at the White House in Washington, U.S., March 25, 2024.  Elizabeth Frantz | Reuters National Security Spokesman John Kirby on Sunday said that Israel’s decision to pull some troops out of Southern Gaza does not appear to indicate a shift in military strategy. “As we understand it, and through their public announcements, it is really just about rest and refit for these troops that have been on the ground for four months, and not necessarily — that we can…

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…

New freight crew rule tests rail industry's clout, one year after East Palestine disaster

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[ad_1] A Union Pacific freight train is seen traveling on April 21, 2023 in Round Rock, Texas. Brandon Bell | Getty Images One year after the East Palestine, Ohio train derailment created an environmental disaster, the Biden administration on Tuesday unveiled new regulations intended to shore up freight rail safety. A new rule finalized by the Federal Railroad Administration will require freight trains in the United States to operate with at least two crewmembers in most circumstances. The government previously instituted a two-person crew requirement, but a loophole allowed railroads…

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…

As Trump's $454 million fraud judgment deadline looms, son Eric gripes 'they want to bankrupt him'

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[ad_1] Former U.S. President Donald Trump speaks to the media after voting at a polling station setup in the Morton and Barbara Mandel Recreation Center on March 19, 2024, in Palm Beach, Florida.  Joe Raedle | Getty Images Donald Trump faces the severe risk that New York‘s attorney general will begin trying to collect a $454 million civil business fraud judgment against him on Monday unless an appeals court gives the former president a last-minute reprieve. Trump’s son Eric, a co-defendant in the fraud case, accused Attorney General Letitia James…

Biden signs $1.2 trillion spending package for government funding until October

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[ad_1] U.S. President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris meet with (L-R) Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY), House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA), Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY), House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY), on February 27, 2024 at the White House in Washington, DC. Roberto Schmidt | Getty Images President Joe Biden on Saturday signed Congress‘ $1.2 trillion spending package, finalizing the remaining batch of bills in a long-awaited budget to keep the government funded until Oct. 1. Almost halfway into the fiscal year, the president’s signature…

Apple’s Antitrust Battle: 5 Years of Disruptions Ahead

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[ad_1] Apple CEO, Tim Cook, testifies before the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee’s Investigati Also Read :KKR vs SRH, IPL 2024: March Madness Spotlights a Sport Relegated to Pittsburgh’s Shadows: Basketball The U.S. Department of Justice sued Apple on Thursday, accusing it of using the iPhone’s market power to cut off rivals, kicking off a multiyear process involving hundreds of lawyers and threatening Apple’s “walled garden” business model. If the DOJ wins, it could seek a range of changes to Apple’s business, and U.S. officials didn’t rule out…