After the verdict, views of Trump’s N.Y. trial didn’t shift
Donald Trump had much more success persuading his peers outside his Manhattan courtroom than the 12 jurors within it. From the moment he was indicted in New York last year…
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News site editor’s ties to Iran, Russia show misinformation’s complexity
Recently unearthed documents reveal that leaders of an online news site aimed at Americans have received money from both Russian and Iranian government media outlets, showing how widening geopolitical alliances…
After Trump’s conviction, many Republicans fall in line by criticizing trial
Many prominent Republicans have been quick to echo former president Donald Trump in criticizing the prosecution, the venue and his conviction on 34 counts related to falsifying business records, with…
Marian Robinson, mother of first lady Michelle Obama, dies at 86
Marian Robinson, a homemaker from the South Side of Chicago who became the first presidential in-law in generations to live in the White House after her daughter, Michelle Obama, became…
For Hunter Biden, a dramatic day with his brother’s widow led to charges
Hallie Biden awoke on an October morning in 2018 after Hunter Biden, the brother of her deceased husband, Beau, had spent the night. While he slept, she dropped her two…
Dems weigh local ties, anti-Trump fame in primary for Spanberger seat
Craig Barrett was a little star-struck, he confessed, when he answered the door at his Northern Virginia townhouse to find a Trump whistleblower standing outside. “It’s an honor to meet…
Democrats weigh tying GOP candidates to Trump’s hush money verdict
Less than 20 minutes after the guilty verdict landed, Democrat Mondaire Jones lashed out against his Republican opponent, Rep. Michael Lawler (R-N.Y.), for supporting Donald Trump despite his conviction in…
Trump’s guilty verdict sharpens the two big questions of this election
The felony conviction of former president Donald Trump might or might not become a turning point in the 2024 presidential election. But its precedent-breaking outcome has sharpened the competition between…
Trump verdict vindicates N.Y. prosecutor who quietly pursued a risky path
NEW YORK — Alvin Bragg watched his place in the history books take shape from the second row of the courtroom Thursday, as a jury foreman rose from his seat…
Investors, worried they can’t beat lawmakers in stock market, copy them instead
Members of Congress hear a lot of secrets: classified briefings, confidential previews of pending legislation and the private opinions of constituents, regulators, corporate executives and world leaders. Watchdog groups have…