Canada will take bigger economic hit than U.S. if Trump wins election: report
The Scotiabank analysis says if Trump follows through on threats of tariffs on all imported goods, there would be "substantial negative impacts" on the Canadian and U.S. economies.
Economy
Apr 23
Trump faces jail threat as judge fines him for breaking gag order during trial
Trump was held in contempt of court and fined US$9,000 for repeatedly violating a gag order that barred him from making public statements about witnesses, jurors and others.
U.S. News
Apr 30
Trump hush money trial: What lawyers argued in opening statements
A 12-person jury in Manhattan is set to hear opening statements in the first of four criminal cases against the presumptive Republican presidential nominee to reach trial.
U.S. News
Apr 22
Trump’s claims of absolute immunity get mixed reaction at U.S. Supreme Court
The justices appeared likely to reject some of Trump's claims, but in a way that could send the federal 2020 election interference case back to lower courts and delay a trial.
U.S. News
Apr 25
Tabloid publisher tells trial he bought, quashed stories damaging to Trump
Donald Trump has maintained he is not guilty of any charges in the hush money trial. In New York, he says the stories that were bought and squelched were false.
U.S. News
Apr 25
Trump trial hears recording discussing hush money scheme: ‘What do we got to pay?’
Prosecutors played the 2016 recording that attorney Michael Cohen secretly made of himself briefing Trump on a plan to buy Karen McDougal's story of an extramarital affair.
U.S. News
May 2
Russian state-backed TikTok posts surge as U.S. election nears: report
TikTok accounts linked to the Russian state are targeting wedge issues ahead of the upcoming U.S. election, a new report is warning. Here's how.
U.S. News
May 3
Trump trial set to hear opening statements Monday as another delay denied
The jury took final shape after lawyers spent days quizzing dozens of potential jurors on whether they can impartially judge Trump.
Crime
Apr 19
Trump posts US$175M bond in NY civil fraud case, averting costly asset seizure
The bond Trump is posting with the court now is essentially a placeholder, meant to guarantee payment if the full $454-million judgment is upheld by an appeals court.
U.S. News
Apr 1
Man in critical condition after setting himself on fire near NYC courthouse
The fire happened in a park across the street from the courthouse that has been a gathering point for protesters and media outlets covering jury selection for Donald Trump's trial.
U.S. News
Apr 19
U.S. Supreme Court takes up case on ghost guns, firearms without serial numbers
The U.S. Supreme Court justices by a 5-4 vote had previously intervened to keep the regulation in effect during the ongoing legal fight.
U.S. News
Apr 22
Trump calls for earlier and more debates with Biden as election draws closer
Biden has not committed to debate Trump but has not ruled it out, saying last month that it would depend on the former president's behavior.
U.S. News
Apr 11
Donald Trump won’t endorse a national ban on abortions. Here’s why
In a video released on Monday, Trump refused to endorse a national ban on abortion, saying instead that it should be up to the states to decide.
U.S. News
Apr 8
Joe Biden or Donald Trump? Vladimir Putin says Russia has a preference
As Joe Biden and Donald Trump prepare for the upcoming U.S. presidential election, President Vladimir Putin said Russia has a preference for who takes the White House.
World
Feb 15
Judge rejects Trump’s free speech argument in Georgia election case
A Georgia judge on Thursday rejected Donald Trump's bid to dismiss criminal charges in the state's 2020 election interference case against him.
U.S. News
Apr 4
Kristi Noem, potential U.S. VP candidate, defends killing dog despite outrage
She also copped to shooting a goat and killing three horses. Will it kill her political chances?
Trending
Apr 30
Possible TikTok ban in U.S. looms after Biden signs bill, setting up legal fight
TikTok's chief executive said on Wednesday the company expects to win a legal challenge to block the legislation forcing its China-based owner ByteDance to divest its U.S. assets.
U.S. News
Apr 24
Trump’s hush-money trial to go ahead this month after judge denies delay
Former U.S. president Donald Trump is accused of falsifying business records to cover up his former lawyer Michael Cohen's $130,000 payment to porn star Stormy Daniels.
Crime
Apr 3
Company behind Trump’s Truth Social platform posts US$58M loss
Less than a week after a flashy stock market debut, Donald Trump's social media company is disclosing that it lost nearly US$58.2 million in 2023.
U.S. News
Apr 1
U.S. Supreme Court considers Jan. 6 obstruction charges faced by rioters
It wasn’t clear how the justices would rule in a case that could affect hundreds of prosecutions related to the U.S. Capitol attack, as well as a charge against Donald Trump.
U.S. News
Apr 16