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Justin Lane/Pool/Getty Images Donald Trump Jr., Tiffany Trump, Eric Trump and Lara Trump look on as former President Donald Trump arrives for his criminal trial at Manhattan Criminal Court on May 28, 2024 in New York City. CNN — Donald Trump listened to closing arguments on Tuesday surrounded by three of his adult children and some of their spouses – the largest family gathering in the Manhattan courthouse since the former president’s hush money trial began six weeks ago. However, the display of familial support also drew attention to those conspicuously absent from the family patriarch’s side: his wife and…
London — With six months to go until the presidential election, America’s NATO allies are planning to boost their defense spending ahead of the potential disruption of a second Donald Trump presidency.NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg is preparing a funding plan to try to insulate the 75-year-old military partnership from any changing political realities that might affect the alliance, according to Oana Lungescu, who until last year was the longtime lead NATO spokesperson for Stoltenberg. “It is important to have predictability both for allies and for Ukraine,” Lungescu told CBS News. “This [plan] relieves the U.S. of some of its…
Sen. Ted Cruz is leading an effort to repeal the Inflation Reduction Act program designed to curb leaks of methane — a highly potent, planet-warming greenhouse gas. The legislation comes as the Texas Republican campaigns for reelection in an energy-producing state, where oil and gas operators have been largely critical of the fee created through the Democrats’ signature 2022 climate spending law. “Joe Biden and Biden officials have proven time and time again that they care more about their radical climate agenda the needs of the American people,” Cruz said in a statement Tuesday announcing his introduction of the “Natural…
Manhattan prosecutor Joshua Steinglass called part of Stormy Daniels’ testimony “cringey” — but said that her close eye for the details about the night she claims she slept with Donald Trump prove that she’s trustworthy. “That’s the type of display that the defendant didn’t want the American voter to see. In simple terms: Stormy Daniels is the motive,” Steinglass said. “Her story is messy, it makes people uncomfortable,” Steinglass said. “But that’s the point, that’s the display that the defendant didn’t want the American public to see: Stormy Daniels is the motive. “Mr. Trump would not pay $130,000, doubled after…
Sanders’s stubborn success in the primary was partially an endorsement of a completely different approach to politics. Haley’s continued support—she has received between 25 and 40 percent in early contests—should be seen in a similar light, even if her approach (cautious, polite) is quite the opposite of Sanders’s. But this support, by persisting in the face of certain loss, is also the inverse of an endorsement: a protest vote against the opponent. Haley’s voters are coming out to reject the reprobate who most elected Republicans are already treating as the nominee, and who has spent many months whining that he…
Senate Republicans on Thursday blocked a bipartisan border enforcement bill for a second time this year, voting down legislation they initially insisted upon to stem a surge of migrants across the United States border with Mexico but then abandoned amid a right-wing backlash cheered on by former President Donald J. Trump.The vote amounted to a political trap laid for Republicans by Senator Chuck Schumer, Democrat of New York and the majority leader. He scheduled it in hopes of using the bill’s second failure on the floor to highlight an election-year contrast with the G.O.P. on immigration, an issue that polls…
Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inboxGet our free Inside Washington emailDonald Trump has sold off one of his private jets to a Republican megadonor as he owes more than half a billion dollars in legal judgements and fees.Federal Aviation Administration records show that the registration of the plane, a 1997 Cessna jet, was transferred from the Trump Organization’s DT Air Corp to a Texas entity called MM Fleet Holdings LLC on 13 May, The Daily Beast first reported.The plane is thought to be worth somewhere in the region…
Topline Former President Donald Trump began accepting cryptocurrency donations Tuesday, his campaign announced, continuing Trump’s embrace of digital currency after he expressed skepticism about the industry during his time as president. Republican presidential candidate former President Donald Trump speaks to guests at the annual … [+] Lincoln Reagan Dinner hosted by the Minnesota Republican party on May 17, 2024 in St. Paul, Minnesota. (Photo by Scott Olson/Getty Images)Getty Images Key Facts Trump’s campaign launched a website where donors can make contributions to his joint fundraising committees via Coinbase, announcing the new portal in a statement declaring he is the first…
WASHINGTON — The U.S. Senate failed Thursday to advance a border security bill as both parties seek to hone their messages on immigration policy in the runup to November’s elections. The Senate bill failed to advance on a 43-50 procedural vote. The chamber already rejected the measure as part of a broader foreign aid package earlier this year. The bill, negotiated with the White House and a bipartisan trio of senators in the hopes of winning broad appeal, would have overhauled immigration law for the first time in more than 30 years. Two of the border deal’s chief Senate negotiators,…
Former United States President Donald Trump’s on-chain crypto asset holdings briefly surpassed $10 million on Monday, primarily driven by his largest tokenholding, TRUMP. On May 27, blockchain intelligence firm Arkham reported that presidential candidate Donald Trump’s crypto asset portfolio topped $10 million.The surge to a seven-figure portfolio was catalyzed by the MAGA memecoin, TRUMP, which surged to an all-time high of $13.24 on May 27.According to Arkham, Donald Trump holds 579,290 TRUMP tokens, currency worth around $6.79 million. Source: ArkhamThe memecoin has surged 53% over the past week following Donald Trump’s crypto endorsements. “I am very positive and open-minded to cryptocurrency…