CNN Poll: Few think Trump is being treated the same as other defendants

As the first criminal prosecution of a former American president began just 13% nationwide feel Donald Trump is being treated the same as other criminal defendants, a new CNN poll conducted by SSRS finds. Most of the country was divided over whether he is being treated more harshly (34%) or more leniently (34%) than other defendants.

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Tennessee lawmakers OK bill criminalizing adults who help minors receive gender-affirming care

Tennessee’s GOP-controlled Statehouse has given their final approval on legislation criminalizing adults who help minors receive gender-affirming care without parental consent.

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Constitutional questions and hush money: Donald Trump's strange split screen court moments

There was no mistaking the elevated tone at the Supreme Court, nor the tawdry nature of the testimony in New York. A look at Trump's split screen.

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‘A big mistake’: Former Trump lawyer reacts to Trump’s mention of Charlottesville

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What Bill Cosby’s overturned conviction could signal about Harvey Weinstein’s case

A New York appeals court overturned Weinstein’s 2020 rape conviction Thursday, but he will remain in prison.

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Trump used White House to manage blowback from Karen McDougal allegations: Pecker

Trump kept tabs on a former Playboy model’s story from the Oval Office, David Pecker testified in court

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Blue state in battle over AG's illegal immigration dictate that 'handcuffs' police

A group of New Jersey Republicans is trying to reverse a directive from the state's liberal district attorney general that "handcuffs" local law enforcement cooperation with ICE agents.

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Columbia Prof. Accuses Security of Ugly Racist Incident

Dr. Carl Hart told The Daily Beast that campus security targeted him because of his race.

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Army Begins Building Floating Aid Pier Off Gaza’s Coast, Pentagon Says

The structure is meant to allow humanitarian assistance to enter Gaza via the Mediterranean Sea, bypassing Israeli restrictions on land convoys.

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Democrat FCC Majority Votes to Restore Obama-Era Net Neutrality Rules

The Democrat majority at the FCC voted on Thursday to restore the Obama-era net neutrality rules.

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Columbia’s War Is about America

The campus mob action is an attack not just on Jews but on basic American ideas of order and rule of law.

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American boys say they were beaten and starved at Jamaican school for troubled teens

Former students of Atlantis Leadership Academy, along with parents and lawyers, describe rampant abuse. Five employees have been charged with child cruelty.

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The Supreme Court’s Five Male Justices Are Totally in the Tank for Trump

During the former president’s immunity hearing, Roberts & Co. made clear they’re going to do everything they can to delay Trump’s criminal reckoning.

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Attorneys for American imprisoned by Taliban file urgent petitions with U.N.

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Fake electors indicted in Arizona: Here's how Trump's plan to overturn the election worked

Former President Donald Trump and several of his allies are facing criminal charges for allegedly trying to recruit and pose as fake electors.

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What Harvey Weinstein’s Overturned Conviction Means for Donald Trump’s Trial

The legal issue behind Weinstein’s successful appeal is also at the heart of the former President’s hush-money case.

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News, Politics, Opinion, Commentary, and Analysis

In-depth reporting, commentary on breaking news, political analysis, and opinion from The New Yorker.

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Crisis at Pearl Harbor I Sunday on 60 Minutes

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What's next for Harvey Weinstein after New York conviction is overturned

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Andy McCarthy Says Twitter Could Be Prosecuted If Bragg’s Theory Is ‘Stretched’ To Include Hunter Biden Laptop Story

Andy McCarthy said that under the theory Manhattan DA Alvin Bragg espoused in the case against former President Donald Trump, Twitter could be prosecuted.

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Trump trial live: David Pecker testifies about Stormy Daniels hush money payment

Day seven of the former president’s historic election interference trial is underway in New York City

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USC Cancels Graduation After Firestorm Over Pro-Palestine Valedictorian’s Speech

The school has been mired in controversy ever since it preemptively canceled its Muslim valedictorian’s speech.

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ICE Sued for Withholding Info on Hiding Identities of Criminal Illegals

IRLI is suing ICE for withholding information regarding its policy to hide the identities of criminal illegal aliens.

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Supreme Court justices appear poised to offer Trump some immunity

It is unclear how much immunity the Supreme Court could offer presidents but justices recognized the case will have the ‘huge implicaitons’ for the country

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State Department Arabic Spox Quits to Protest U.S. Support for Israel

Hala Rharrit, the Arabic-language spokesperson for the State Department, quit to protest U.S. support for Israel in the war against Hamas.

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US military begins construction of pier off Gaza for complex and dangerous aid delivery mission

The United States has begun construction at sea of the temporary pier intended to help deliver humanitarian aid to Gaza, the Pentagon said on Thursday, with the ultimate goal of delivering up to 150 trucks of aid per day to the starving population there.

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These people were charged with interfering in the 2020 election. Some are still in politics today

As Donald Trump seeks a return to the White House, criminal charges are piling up for the people who tried to help him stay there in 2020 by promoting false theories of voter fraud.

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Quinnipiac Poll: Support for Abortion at Two-Decade High

Quinnipiac University, a left-leaning pollster, said support for legal abortion is at "the highest level in two decades."

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Federal judge temporarily blocks confusing Montana voter registration law

A federal judge has temporarily blocked a Montana law that appeared to require people to cancel previous voter registrations before signing up to vote, or risk facing felony charges.

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Alphabet's new dividend is helping reassure Meta-spooked tech investors

Alphabet is issuing its first-ever dividend. The news, plus an earnings beat and a new buyback plan, may reassure tech investors after Meta's results.

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The Supreme Court Hints at a Break for Trump

The justices could issue a ruling that would make a trial in the Jan. 6 case unlikely before the election.

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Donald Trump Rips Joe Biden for Echoing Charlottesville Hoax

Former President Donald Trump slammed President Joe Biden on Thursday for echoing the Charlottesville hoax.

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Justice Sonia Sotomayor Calls Out Catch-22 In Trump's Immunity Argument

"If he's not covered by the criminal law, he can't be impeached for violating it at all," the Supreme Court justice said during Thursday's arguments.

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Enquirer Chief Testifies He Was Told Stormy’s Trump Story Was ‘True’

David Pecker said he didn’t want his tabloid to be “associated” with a porn star.

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Tabloid boss details Trump plan to bury McDougal story: ‘Boss will take care of it’

Michael Cohen assured David Pecker that Donald Trump would ‘take care’ of a $150,000 payment to kill a story from Karen McDougal, the former publisher testified

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Analysis: Did Trump’s lawyers misquote George Washington? Here’s what the first president actually said

Searching for some evidence that the Founding Fathers would have supported “absolute immunity” from criminal prosecution for former President Donald Trump, his lawyers have turned to George Washington.

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Northwestern Encampment: Activists Taunt Pro-Israel Students, Steal American Flag

Anti-Israel activists at Northwestern stole an American flag from a pro-Israel counter-demonstrator and displayed obscene gestures.

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Trump says presidential immunity is 'imperative' as court adjourns

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He hoped to be the first Black astronaut in space, but never made it. Now 90, he's going.

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Dark Money Juggernaut Boosting Dems Got Massive Chunk Of Funding From Foreign Billionaire’s Nonprofit, Report Finds

A single foreign billionaire's nonprofit was responsible for roughly one-third of known donations to a massive left-wing dark money group.

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Luna County corporal is charged for his role in deadly 2023 crash while responding to a call

A Luna County sheriff's corporal has been charged for his role in a deadly crash that happened while he was responding to a call.

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McConnell says university presidents need to "get control of the situation" amid protests

Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell appears on "Face the Nation" as pro-Palestinian protests roil American politics.

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The Biden Administration’s Plan to Make American Homes More Efficient

New building codes from the Department of Housing and Urban Development are the latest addition to a long list of Earth Week environmental wins for the White House.

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McConnell says Zelenskyy acknowledged GOP’s ‘big challenge’ on Ukraine aid during conversation

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Should a president have full immunity? Outside Supreme Court, passers-by weigh in on Trump

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Trump didn't miss children's prior graduations – and judge didn't say he did

Merchan didn't say anything like this to Trump. He said he would consider adjourning for a day as long as the trial wasn't running behind schedule.

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Stocks making the biggest moves after hours: Alphabet, Microsoft, Snap, Intel and more

See which stocks are posting big moves after the bell.

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McConnell says presidents should not be immune from criminal prosecution for things done in office

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Ex-F.B.I. Lawyer Who Criticized Trump Says Bureau Failed to Warn Her About Stalker

A man who pleaded guilty to stalking the lawyer, Lisa Page, had been discharged from the Marines after expressing an obsession with her as well as mass shootings, information that was shared with the F.B.I.

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Trump allies charged in Arizona electors scheme

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