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Trump attorney blights Stormy Daniels's credibility in tempestuous cross-exam

NEW YORK — Former President Trump’s attorney attempted to blight Stormy Daniels’s credibility to Trump’s trial jury by portraying her as money-driven, suggesting Daniels’s career as a porn actor made...

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Judge denies Trump request to narrow gag order to respond to Stormy Daniels

Former President Trump’s hush money judge rejected the former president’s request to narrow his gag order so he can speak publicly about porn actor Stormy Daniels now that she has completed her...

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Noem's book tour sees her take fire from conservatives as well as liberals

South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem (R) is drawing fire from every corner of the media following the launch of her book, which sparked backlash over multiple anecdotes recounted in its pages. Noem, who has...

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Trump team mounts attempt to gag Michael Cohen

The third week of testimony in former President Trump's hush money trial has concluded, but not before a flurry of activity by his lawyers directed at the prosecution's star witness, Michael Cohen....

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New York judge scolds Trump attorney over not objecting to Stormy Daniels...

Judge Juan Merchan, who oversees former President Trump’s hush money trial, scolded his defense team Thursday for not objecting more during porn actor Stormy Daniels’s most salacious testimony. On the...

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Michael Cohen expected to take the stand in Trump’s trial Monday, sources say

Michael Cohen, former President Trump’s fixer turned foe, is expected to take the stand Monday in Trump’s New York criminal trial, two sources with knowledge of the matter confirmed to The Hill....

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Judge directs Michael Cohen to refrain from talking about Trump trial

Judge Juan Merchan on Friday directed Manhattan prosecutors to inform Michael Cohen, their star witness in former President Trump’s ongoing criminal trial, to stop speaking publicly about the case as...

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5 takeaways from a blockbuster Trump trial week

Former President Trump came face-to-face with a porn actor, one of his White House aides and several of his employees in the third week of testimony at the former president’s criminal trial....

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Fewer Americans believe hush money trial will end with Trump conviction: Survey

(The Hill) — Fewer Americans believe former President Trump’s New York hush money trial will end in a conviction, according to a YouGov/Economist survey released Thursday.  The dip, seen from...

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Questions swirl about Nikki Haley's next move

Speculation is swirling over the role Nikki Haley will play in the run-up to November as she racks up primary votes against former President Trump months after dropping out of the presidential race....

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Here are the states where RFK Jr. says he has made the ballot

Independent presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s campaign says he has qualified for just more than a fifth of the 50 states he’s targeting before November. Less than six months until...

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Michael Cohen stands to make or break Trump hush money case

In the first four weeks of former President Trump’s hush money trial, his one-time personal attorney, Michael Cohen, has been called a “jerk,” an “asshole” and challenging to work with — to the point...

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Republicans in West Virginia governor's race run to the right on transgender...

Transgender issues have emerged as an unexpected focal point in West Virginia’s gubernatorial race, as Republicans in the crowded primary seek to stand out as more conservative than their competitors...

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Bruising Maryland Senate primary comes down to the wire for Democrats

A photo finish could be in store in Maryland this week as Rep. David Trone (D-Md.) and Prince George's County Executive Angela Alsobrooks (D) fight for supremacy in what has turned into potentially...

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Johnson's 'intuition' clashes with data on illegal voting

The GOP unveiled a bill last week to bar noncitizens from voting in federal elections — prohibiting something that’s already illegal to address a problem lawmakers can’t prove exists. Speaker Mike...

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GOP infighting threatens to deliver primary losses 

Bitter infighting among House GOP lawmakers is threatening to boot several members out of office, as Republicans wade into incumbent primary contests against the best advice of their own party...

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Nearly half of master’s degrees have a negative ROI

(The Hill) -- As thousands of new graduates toss their caps this month, research shows more than 40 percent of master’s degrees aren’t financially worth obtaining, the Foundation for Research on Equal...

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Fentanyl pill seizures are skyrocketing, 115 million pills seized in 2023: Study

(The Hill) -- The number of fentanyl seizures by law enforcement more than quadrupled between 2017 and 2023, with researchers finding the drug has continued to entrench itself in the country's illicit...

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Michael Cohen walks jurors though Trump's connection to Stormy Daniels deal

Michael Cohen, once former President Trump’s personal attorney and fixer, on Monday came face-to-face again with his former client in a Manhattan courtroom. Cohen, who took the stand for hours under...

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Trump: 'Hannibal Lecter is a wonderful man'

(The Hill) - Former President Trump referred to the notorious fictional serial killer, Hannibal Lecter, as a “wonderful man” during a weekend campaign speech in New Jersey. The moment of praise for...

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