The Manhattan District Attorney’s Office and attorneys for Donald Trump gave their opening statements on Monday in the former president’s criminal hush-money trial. Prosecutors also called their first witness to the stand: former ‘National Enquirer’ publisher David Pecker. Washington Post federal courts and law enforcement reporter Shayna Jacobs was in the courtroom and details what happened.
Pennsylvania holds its primary election today, and there’s plenty to watch for as returns come in. Pro-Palestinian organizers want Democrats to write in ‘uncommitted’ instead of voting for President Joe Biden. First-term Democratic Congresswoman Summer Lee is also looking to fend off a more moderate challenger and hold onto her seat.
And in headlines: The Supreme Court appeared divided in a case over whether cities can criminalize homelessness, the White House and the Department of Homeland Security are reportedly looking into granting protections for hundreds of thousands of undocumented immigrants, and a new report says Israel hasn’t offered any proof to back up claims that a significant number of workers with the U.N. Relief and Works Agency are tied to terrorist organizations.
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Will Biden's Student Debt Plan Payoff Come November?
A Total Eclipse Of The...Sun!
How is Trump's Phony Media Company "Worth" $7 Billion?
Baltimore Mayor Says Key Bridge Cleanup Is Like "Jenga"
Outrage Intensifies After World Central Kitchen Strike
World Central Kitchen Pauses Work in Gaza After Fatal Israeli Strike
Florida Voters Will Decide Abortion Access In November
How Biden Can Move Voters on Immigration
The Pill That May Save Abortion Rights
Trans Athletes Fight For Rights
Baltimore Mourns Victims of the Bridge Collapse
Supreme Court Side-Eyes Anti-Abortion Doctors
Trump Trades In Lies, And On Nasdaq Starting Today
Texas Gives No Clarity On Exceptions to Anti-Abortion Law
Why Hip Hop Never Had a #MeToo Movement
Third Parties Could Threaten Biden’s Reelection
The Courts Temporarily Stop Texas From Arresting and Deporting Migrants
Netanyahu Insists on Rafah Offensive Despite Biden's Warning
Ohio Could Be Make Or Break For Senate Dems
The Damages Done To Georgia's Case Against Trump
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