Donald Trump will set foot in a New York courthouse on Monday and become the first former US president to stand trial in a criminal case. He is accused of falsifying his business records to disguise a hush-money payment made to Stormy Daniels, a former adult film star, shortly before the 2016 election. Mr Trump,...
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Coleman trumps Lyles, Crouser dominant in world indoors
Noah Lyles’ quest for four global titles this year came unhinged after Christian Coleman outsprinted him for gold in the 60m at the world indoor championships in Glasgow on Friday. Coleman led from gun to tape, scorching to victory in 6.41 seconds, the fastest time run over the distance this season. It was the world...
‘I just love you’: Tim Scott and Donald Trump’s other challengers fall in line
Donald Trump shared the stage at his New Hampshire victory party on Tuesday night with a team of former rivals and young conservative stars. Tim Scott and Vivek Ramaswamy, who ran against and criticised Mr Trump just months ago, served as headliners. Speculation has grown that they may seek future White House posts – and...
Iowa caucuses: What Trump’s dominant win means for his rivals
It was perhaps the least surprising victory in the history of the Iowa caucuses. Donald Trump won by a landslide in the first contest in the Republican race for a presidential nominee, the margin in the end as comfortable as the polls had predicted for months. But dominating the vote count was just one reason...
Trump hearing: Judges sound sceptical of Trump’s immunity defence
Appeal court judges have sharply questioned Donald Trump’s argument that former presidents should be entitled to immunity from criminal prosecution. In a landmark case, Mr Trump’s lawyers said his time in office protects him from charges connected to his alleged effort to overturn the 2020 election. But the justice department argued the presidency was not...
Trump’s million dollar lawsuit against CNN dismissed
Reuters reports that a federal judge has thrown out Donald Trump’s $475 million defamation lawsuit against CNN, in which the former U.S. president claimed the network’s description of his election fraud as the “big lie” associated him with Adolf Hitler. In a ruling late on Friday night, U.S. Judge Raag Singhal, who was nominated by...