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Grand jury in Georgia delivers report on Trump, charges could come in next few months

A Georgia special grand jury investigating Donald Trump’s efforts to overturn the results of the 2020 election in that state has delivered its report to local judges, paving the way for Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis to potentially bring criminal charges against the former president and some of his allies in the next few months.

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Trump won’t be the Republican nominee

When Rob Portman announced he was retiring from the Senate two years ago, it was taken as another sign that Congress was going to the dogs.

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Trump amplifies posts claiming DeSantis was 'grooming high school girls'

Former President Donald Trump escalated his attacks on Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis on Tuesday, seizing on a story that his rival for the 2024 Republican presidential nomination partied with underage students when he worked as a teacher at a Georgia high school.

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Georgia grand jury recommends perjury indictments in 2020 election probe, report shows

A special Georgia grand jury that was investigating the efforts by Donald Trump and his allies to overturn the results of the 2020 election recommended that Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis seek indictments for potential perjury by some of the witnesses called to testify, according to a jury report released Thursday.

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Bryan Cranston: Trump’s ‘Make America Great Again’ slogan could be considered ‘racist’

Bryan Cranston says former President Trump’s “Make America Great Again” 2016 campaign slogan could be considered a “racist” expression. “When I see the ‘Make America Great Again,’ my comment is: Do you accept that that could possibly be construed as a racist remark?” the former “Breaking Bad” star asked in a Sunday interview on CNN’s “Who’s Talking…

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Whoopi Goldberg Apologizes for Using Romani Slur on ‘The View’

Whoopi Goldberg is apologizing once again for language she used on The View. The moderator issued the apology in a video shared on The View’s Twitter account after she discussed Donald Trump’s loss of the 2020 presidential election on the air Wednesday, mentioning, “people who still believe that he got, you know, gypped somehow in […]

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Would being indicted actually help Trump politically?

Criminal charges connected to an alleged hush money payment to a porn star would be more than enough to sink most politicians, but the former president has a history of capitalizing on his many scandals.

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Live updates: Dominion v. Fox News trial ends with last-minute settlement

Dominion had accused the conservative cable news giant of knowingly, and repeatedly, broadcasting guests’ and hosts’ baseless allegations after the 2020 presidential election that Dominion’s voting machines were rigged to help Joe Biden steal the election from then-President Donald Trump.

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DeSantis escalates feud with Disney: Here's everything we know

The Florida governor's ongoing war with the Walt Disney Co. is once again in the spotlight after former President Donald Trump criticized his would-be opponent in the 2024 Republican presidential primary for what he called an “unnecessary political stunt.”

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Trump defends push to restrict abortion rights after rebuke

Donald Trump, stinging from a rebuke by the nation's leading anti-abortion group, used a speech Saturday before influential evangelicals in Iowa to spotlight his actions as president to try to restrict abortion rights. Chief among the accomplishments Trump listed were his nominations of three conservative judges to the U.S. Supreme Court.

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Why did Tucker Carlson leave Fox News? Here's what we know.

Tucker Carlson's six-year run as the host of his own primetime show at Fox News is over, the network announced Monday, ending a chapter made more tenuous by former President Donald Trump's loss in the 2020 election.

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Will a 3rd-party 'No Labels' ticket help Trump beat Biden in 2024?

The centrist group known as No Labels is barreling ahead with its controversial plan to field a third-party "unity" ticket in next year's presidential election, revealing Friday that it will start to search for potential bipartisan pairings — one Republican, one Democrat — as soon as next month.

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E. Jean Carroll Sues Trump Again Over CNN Comments for 'Very Substantial' Amount of Money

The day after a jury found former president Donald Trump liable for defaming and sexually abusing E. Jean Carroll, awarding her $5 million in damages, Trump mocked her on air during a CNN town hall. That turned out to be a pretty stupid move, as Carroll has now filed a new defamation suit against Trump that’s asking for a quite a bit more money, per the New York Times.

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Trump's summer of legal troubles heats up

As more Republicans step forward to challenge the clear frontrunner, Donald Trump, a slew of legal developments continue to complicate his bid for reelection in 2024.

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‘Trump Bucks’ promise wealth for MAGA loyalty. Some lose thousands.

In the recesses of the internet where some of Donald Trump’s most fervent supporters stoke conspiracies and plot his return to the White House, suspected con artists have been mining their disappointment over the last presidential election for gold.

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Trump documents case: Experts answer our FAQs

Yahoo News spoke with several legal experts for answers to some frequently asked questions regarding the case against Trump, the first former U.S. president ever to be indicted on federal charges.

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Why has Ron DeSantis been such a flop?

Once heralded as the GOP’s likeliest Donald Trump slayer, Ron DeSantis has suffered a series of stumbles and setbacks. Can he reboot?

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A somber Trump is arraigned in Washington

Trump was arraigned in federal court in Washington, D.C., on Thursday on charges related to his attempt to overturn the results of the 2020 presidential election.

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Trump lashes out at Fani Willis as his legal woes intensify

The former president lashed out at Fulton County, Ga., District Attorney Fani Willis at a campaign rally on Tuesday, baselessly accusing her of having an affair with a gang member as another indictment against him looms.

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Why Trump's indictment in Georgia could spell 'big trouble,' according to a legal expert

Former President Donald Trump and 18 of his allies were indicted on criminal charges by a Georgia grand jury in connection with their attempts to overturn the results of the 2020 presidential election. Yahoo News spoke with a legal expert who explains why this indictment might be the most consequential of all.

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Trump plunges to 35% favorable rating in dire new poll that says 53% back indictments

Former President Donald Trump’s popularity is plunging as his legal troubles mount. Just 35% of Americans have a favorable view of Trump compared to 62% who view him unfavorably, according to an Associated Press-NORC poll released Wednesday. The survey, which was conducted from last Friday to Monday, also found that 53% of all voters say they definitely wouldn’t vote for Trump for president in ...

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Former White House lawyer on Trump’s expected surrender in Georgia: ‘He won’t enjoy it’

Former White House lawyer Ty Cobb on Friday said while former President Trump’s expected surrender in Georgia next week likely won’t rattle him, “he won’t enjoy it.” Asked how the reputation of the jail in Fulton County, Ga., may affect Trump psychologically, Cobb suggested the impact would be miniscule. “I do think it will have…

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Tucker Carlson asks Trump: Are you worried ‘they’re going to try and kill you?’

Former Fox News host Tucker Carlson asked former President Trump if he’s worried someone is going to try to have him killed during an interview slated to be published Wednesday evening. In a short clip previewing the discussion between the two men, Carlson asked Trump, who remains under Secret Service protection and is the current…

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Trump legal brief: Trump turns himself in for arrest in Atlanta

Former President Donald Trump turned himself in Thursday for arrest and processing at Atlanta’s Fulton County jail after being indicted along with 18 others for attempting to overturn the 2020 election results in Georgia.

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The mugshot that launched a thousand memes

Naturally, fake mugshots circulated social media before the real thing was even released -- and perhaps due to their less rigorous fact-checking standards, pop culture news accounts like Pop Base beat legacy news outlets to the punch, circulating the now ubiquitous mugshot. It didn’t matter what Trump’s mugshot would look like.

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Fani Willis seeks protections for Fulton County jurors

The Georgia prosecutor trying former President Donald Trump and his allies for their attempts to overturn the 2020 election results seeks to keep the identity of jurors secret. A former Mar-a-Lago employee avoids criminal charges by agreeing to testify for the prosecution, and the New York financial fraud civil trial will not be delayed.

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GOP rep says House shouldn’t ‘repeat mistakes’ of Trump impeachment with Biden

Rep. French Hill (R-Ark.) said Sunday the House should not “repeat the mistakes” of former Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s (D-Calif.) impeachment inquiry into former President Trump when weighing the same for President Biden. “We don’t want to repeat the mistakes we think that Nancy Pelosi made by prematurely moving to impeachment during the Trump administration,” Hill…

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Trump asks why Republicans haven’t moved to oust Biden under 25th Amendment

Former President Trump is questioning why Republicans have not sought to remove President Biden under the 25th Amendment — a move that GOP lawmakers do not have the power to use. “After seeing what has happened to our beautiful USA in such a short period of time, including Afghanistan, Self Imposed Inflation, Energy Independence, the…

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UAW boss says Trump works for ‘billionaire class’ ahead of visit

United Auto Workers (UAW) President Shawn Fain took a swipe at former President Trump, saying he serves a “billionaire class,” a day ahead of Trump’s visit to Detroit where he will speak to union workers. When asked on CNN about the former president’s trip to Detroit, Fain said, “I see no point in meeting with…

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Donald Trump Says Shoplifters Should be Shot, but Does He Know Who Most Shoplifters Are?

When former President Trump hysterically called for shoplifters to be shot in a speech last week before California Republicans, we know who he thinks he’s talking about: Black and Brown people. “We will immediately stop all of the pillaging and theft,” Trump said. “Very simply: If you rob a store, you can fully expect to be shot as you are leaving that store. Shot!”

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Trump hit with partial gag order after he attacks judge’s clerk

The judge in the New York financial fraud trial against former President Donald Trump, his adult sons and their family business clarifies remarks he made Monday about the statute of limitations in the case. Trump, meanwhile, says he will take the witness stand “at the appropriate time.”

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Jack Smith blasts Trump lawyers’ ‘distorted claims’ seeking delay in documents trial

Special counsel Jack Smith’s team submits a filing saying former President Donald Trump’s lawyers used “distorted and exaggerated” claims in their motion to delay the classified documents trial until after the 2024 election. In Trump’s financial fraud civil trial, debate continues to rage over a tax appraiser’s valuation of Mar-a-Lago.

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Biden’s Israel response creates sharp contrast with Trump

President Biden’s response to the terrorist attacks against Israel may have given him a point of contrast with former President Donald Trump on foreign policy and leadership style. Biden has drawn plaudits from both sides of the aisle for his unequivocal support for Israel, speaking in personal and visceral terms about the impact of the violence launched…

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Amid international crises, US Congress handcuffed by Republican feud

As the flames of war burn in the Middle East and Ukraine, the U.S. Congress is immobilized by a brawl among Republicans, a dysfunction that even some in Donald Trump's party worry is giving comfort to the nation's adversaries. The House of Representatives has drifted leaderless for 12 days since eight of its 221 Republicans ousted Speaker Kevin McCarthy.

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Attorney warned Trump 'it's going to be a crime' if he didn't comply with subpoena for classified docs: Sources

One of former president Donald Trump's current attorneys told special counsel Jack Smith's team that, within days of the Justice Department issuing a subpoena last year for all classified documents at Trump's Mar-a-Lago estate, she "very clearly" warned Trump that if he failed to fully comply -- but then swore he did -- "it's going to be a crime," according to sources familiar with the matter.

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Can Nikki Haley actually beat Trump?

The former South Carolina governor has momentum on her side, but with Trump maintaining his runaway lead, does she have a shot at the GOP nomination?

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Trump dealt blow in New York civil fraud trial: 5 key takeaways

Former President Trump’s business empire was dealt a stark blow Friday when a New York judge ordered him to pay more than $355 million for conspiring to alter his net worth to receive tax and insurance benefits. Judge Arthur Engoron had already found Trump, his business and top executives — including the former president’s adult…

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The battle is on for Nikki Haley's supporters

Nikki Haley’s campaign is over, but the fight to win over her supporters has just begun. Trump and Biden's initial pitches to them couldn't be more different.

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Karl Rove: Trump made a ‘mistake’ by ‘lowering the bar’ for Harris

Republican strategist Karl Rove said Tuesday that former President Trump made a mistake by “lowering the bar” for Vice President Harris in the lead-up to the presidential debate. “I think it was a mistake for Trump to basically diminish her, calling her stupid and lowering the bar for her because expectations matter a lot in…

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