Judge threatens to expel Trump from New York defamation trial
NEW YORK — Donald Trump was threatened with expulsion from his Manhattan civil trial Wednesday after he repeatedly ignored a warning to keep quiet while writer…
Aaron Rodgers, Trump represent dangerous war on accountability
The battle for accountability in a culture of impunity — one in which reality increasingly plays second fiddle to conspiracy theories and disinformation — heated…
Trump’s self-defeating attempt to intimidate a federal court
During arguments Tuesday, a panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit expressed appropriate skepticism about Donald Trump’s claim of immunity from…
Trump’s bid to delay the Jan. 6 trial could be derailed
As all eyes watched every word filed by Donald Trump and federal prosecutors ahead of next week’s crucial arguments on immunity, a third party slipped…
Column: Why I failed to write less about Trump in 2023
WASHINGTON — My New Year’s resolution 12 months ago was to write fewer columns about Donald Trump. That well-intended goal met the same end as most…
Why California’s elections chief is keeping Trump on the ballot
SACRAMENTO — California Secretary of State Shirley Weber is resisting pressure from within the Democratic party to remove Donald Trump from the March statewide primary ballot…
Gov. Newsom disagrees with bid to keep Trump off California ballot
Many leading California Democrats have been clamoring to jettison Donald Trump from the state’s election ballot, but Gov. Gavin Newsom has made it clear he…
A Congress in chaos leaves much to do in 2024
WASHINGTON — This Congress started with showy bluster, a bitter 15-round, multi-day spectacle to elect a House speaker, a Republican who vowed to “never quit,” and…
Trump gag order upheld by appeals court in Washington case
WASHINGTON — A federal appeals court in Washington largely upheld a gag order on Donald Trump in his 2020 election interference case on Friday, but narrowed…
Lawsuits against Trump over Jan. 6 riot can move forward, appeals court rules
WASHINGTON — Lawsuits against Donald Trump over the U.S. Capitol riot can move forward, a federal appeals court ruled Friday, rejecting the former president’s bid to…
Trump hints at expanded role for military within the U.S.
WASHINGTON — Campaigning in Iowa this year, Donald Trump said he was prevented during his presidency from using the military to quell violence in primarily Democratic…
Trump joins media outlets in push for election case to be on TV
Donald Trump is pushing for his federal election interference trial in Washington to be televised, joining media outlets that say the American public should be…
Judge declines to push back Trump’s classified documents trial
WASHINGTON — A federal judge in Florida on Friday declined to delay Donald Trump’s classified documents trial, calling a request by the former president’s defense lawyers…
Trump’s New York fraud trial strategy is legally disastrous
Exasperated by Donald Trump’s nonresponsive monologues during testimony in his New York fraud trial this week, state Supreme Court Justice Arthur Engoron finally told the…
High court leans against trademark in Trump T-shirt case
WASHINGTON — Supreme Court justices on Wednesday sounded ready to rule that a T-shirt with the phrase “Trump Too Small” cannot be trademarked by a California…
Louisiana’s Mike Johnson replaces McCarthy as House speaker
WASHINGTON — Rep. Mike Johnson, a relatively inexperienced Louisiana Republican who fought to overturn the results of the 2020 presidential election, was elected speaker of the…