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Courts E. Jean Carroll, second from right, arrives at Manhattan federal court, Tuesday, May 9, 2023, in New York. A jury in New York City is set to begin deliberations in a civil trial over Carroll’s claims that Donald Trump raped her in a luxury Manhattan department store. (AP Photo/John Minchillo)
Courts Trump Found Liable of Sexual Abuse and Defamation in Civil Rape Trial

A jury awarded magazine writer E. Jean Carroll $5 million in compensatory and punitive damages. Since this was a civil case, however, the former president will not face jail time.

Isabel Soisson Isabel Soisson May 9, 2023 5:54 pm EDT
Elections FILE - President Joe Biden speaks about manufacturing jobs and the economy at SK Siltron CSS, a computer chip factory in Bay City, Mich., Nov. 29, 2022. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky, File)
Elections Biden Announces 2024 Presidential Reelection Run

The 2024 election election could be a repeat of 2020, as former President Donald Trump has already been campaigning for several months.

Isabel Soisson Isabel Soisson April 25, 2023 10:38 am EDT
Crime FILE - Insurrectionists loyal to President Donald Trump rally at the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, in Washington. Nathan Donald Pelham, 40, a Texas man who agreed to surrender on charges from taking part in the U.S. Capitol riot, but later that day fired a gun toward sheriff's deputies who went to his house in response to a welfare call, was arrested Tuesday, April 18, federal prosecutors said Thursday, April 20, 2023. Pelham, 40, allegedly fired the shots from his rural home on April 12, the same day he was told he was charged with four misdemeanors for allegedly participating in the Jan. 6 attack. In addition, he was charged with being a felon in possession of a firearm, prosecutors said. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana, File)
Crime Here’s Where the Jan. 6 Criminal Proceedings Stand

As of March, about half of the more than 1,000 people charged have pleaded guilty and 445 defendants have been sentenced, according to the Justice department.

Isabel Soisson Isabel Soisson April 24, 2023 12:28 pm EDT
Courts Former President Donald Trump is escorted to a courtroom, Tuesday, April 4, 2023, in New York. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer)
Courts Trump May Cry ‘Witch Hunt,’ But Here’s What the Grand Jury Process Is Really Like

The grand jury indictment of former President Donald Trump is purely political, his supporters say. But grand juries are required to base their charges on evidence, not rumors.

Michael McElroy Michael McElroy April 10, 2023 10:45 pm EDT
Business Graphic by Francesca Daly
Business Trump Makes Himself 2 Inches Taller In Fake Mugshot That Fundraises Off Arrest

In the days following former president Donald Trump’s indictment, solicitations from his 2024 joint fundraising committee began. The committee has reportedly raised $7 million so far.

Isabel Soisson Isabel Soisson April 5, 2023 4:24 pm EDT

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National Former President Trump leaves Trump Tower in New York for Manhattan Criminal Court, where he will be booked and arraigned on charges stemming from a hush money payment to a porn actor during his 2016 campaign, Tuesday, April 4, 2023. (AP Photo/Corey Sipkin)
National Former President Trump Has Been Arrested

The embattled ex-president -- and current presidential candidate -- surrendered at a Manhattan courthouse Tuesday to face criminal charges.

Associated Press Associated Press April 4, 2023 2:32 pm EDT
Law and Policy Former President Donald Trump in 2020. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)
Law and Policy ‘No One Is Above the Law’: NC Officials Respond to Trump Indictment

The response was swift, but offered few surprises from either party.

Michael McElroy Michael McElroy March 31, 2023 12:51 pm EDT