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 hush-money trial to begin Monday. What to know about historic trial
The case will force the presumptive Republican presidential nominee to juggle campaigning with sitting in a Manhattan courtroom for weeks to defend himself.
Crime
Apr 12
Don Hankey: Meet the billionaire whose firm bailed out Donald Trump with US$175M
Don Hankey says he voted for Trump, but the decision to underwrite his huge bond was all business.
U.S. News
Apr 4
Trump’s US$92 million bond approved in E. Jean Carroll defamation case
The bond offered by the Republican 2024 presidential front-runner comes after Trump’s lawyers announced they were appealing the verdict to the 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals.
U.S. News
Mar 12
Donald Trump posts $91M bond in E. Jean Carroll case, appeals ruling
While filing papers claiming Donald Trump secured the bond, Trump's lawyer simultaneously filed a notice to appeal the verdict.
U.S. News
Mar 8
Trump hush money trial chooses first 7 jurors, but lengthy process ahead
The court began filling out the jury of 12 people, along with six alternates, who will decide whether to convict Trump of charges accusing him of falsifying business records.
U.S. News
Apr 16
Trump trial date set in N.Y. hush money criminal case
The case is centered on years-old accusations that Trump sought to bury stories about extramarital affairs that arose during his 2016 presidential campaign.
U.S. News
Feb 15
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
Trump heads toward NY hush money trial after losing multiple attempts to delay
Trump's lawyers had argued the trial should be delayed because Justice Juan Merchan, who is overseeing the case, has not yet ruled on their request for him to recuse himself.
U.S. News
Apr 10
‘Impossible’ for Donald Trump to pay $454M bond, his lawyers say
Donald Trump hasn't yet secured a bond that would allow the former president to challenge a $454-million decision against him, his lawyer said Monday.
U.S. News
Mar 18
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
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
Brian Mulroney’s political ‘destiny’ remembered at state funeral
Brian Mulroney was honoured at a state funeral in Montreal Saturday. "To dad, everyone mattered," his daughter Caroline said in his eulogy.
Canada
Mar 23
Fed-up Texan changes name to ‘Literally Anybody Else’, runs for president
Literally Anybody Else says the "constant power grab" between the Republican and Democratic parties in the U.S. "has no benefit to the common person."
Trending
Mar 26
Mike Pence says he won’t endorse Trump for 2024 election
The decision makes Pence the latest in a series of senior Trump administration officials who have declined to endorse their former boss's bid to return to the Oval Office.
U.S. News
Mar 15
U.S. judge rejects Trump bid to throw out classified documents case
The ruling by U.S. District Judge Aileen Cannon in Florida came just hours after a hearing in which Trump's lawyers argued that the central charge in the case is improperly vague.
U.S. News
Mar 14
Judge dismisses some of Trump’s charges in 2020 election interference case
A Georgia judge dismissed a few, but not all, charges against former president Donald Trump in the case alleging he sought to overturn Georgia's 2020 election results.
U.S. News
Mar 13
Texas can enforce law on illegal border crossings: U.S. Supreme Court
Texas Governor Greg Abbott last December signed the law, known as SB 4, authorizing state law enforcement to arrest people suspected of entering the United States illegally.
U.S. News
Mar 19
Super Tuesday: Biden and Trump poised to move closer to historic rematch
President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump are poised to move much closer to winning their party's nominations during the biggest day of the primary campaign.
U.S. News
Mar 5
Fani Willis to continue Trump Georgia case after special prosecutor resigns
Fani Willis must step aside from the Georgia election interference case against Donald Trump or remove the special prosecutor with whom she had a romantic relationship.
U.S. News
Mar 15