Author: Newyorki

Former President Calls Verdict ‘a Disgrace’ After Being Convicted on All 34 Counts Donald Trump has been found guilty on all 34 counts of falsifying business records in a criminal hush-money scheme aimed at influencing the outcome of the 2016 election. The verdict was reached after a jury deliberated for less than 12 hours in the unprecedented first criminal trial against a US president, current or former. This marks a perilous political moment for Trump, the presumptive Republican nominee, whose poll numbers have remained steady throughout the trial but could plummet at any moment. Trump was convicted by a jury…

Jurors in Donald Trump’s hush money trial begin deliberating Wednesday on whether to deliver the first criminal conviction of a former president—a momentous decision that could upend the November presidential election. After weeks of testimony from more than 20 witnesses, the piercing glare of the legal spotlight now shifts firmly to the anonymous 12-member panel that holds Trump’s fate in its hands. Following final instructions from the judge, the jury will retire to consider a verdict that—whichever way it goes—will have an outsized impact on Trump and the country as a whole. Trump is accused of falsifying business records to…

Donald Trump’s Secret Service team is preparing for the unprecedented possibility of the former president facing jail time, as his hush money trial nears its conclusion. According to a source from New York corrections, Secret Service representatives have met with local jail officials, including those from Rikers Island, to discuss potential scenarios should Trump be found guilty. Why It Matters Trump’s lifelong Secret Service protection presents unique challenges if he is sentenced to jail. The logistics of ensuring his safety and adhering to the protocol for a former president in a correctional facility are complex. These preparations indicate the seriousness…

In divergent messages, the president pays tribute to fallen heroes, while Trump fulminates on social media against opponents. Joe Biden and Donald Trump marked Memorial Day, the national holiday honoring America’s war dead, with strikingly different messages. These contrasting tones suggest the upcoming US presidential election campaign will be a contest of sharply contrasting characters. In a ceremony at Arlington National Cemetery, Biden paid tribute to the fallen as heroes who sacrificed themselves in the service of American democracy and ideals. Meanwhile, Trump, taking to his Truth Social site, took a very different tack, bestowing holiday wishes on those he…

At least 15 people were killed across the central United States as tornadoes and other extreme storms hit several states, including Texas, Arkansas, and Oklahoma, officials said Sunday. Rescue efforts were ongoing, and hundreds of thousands of customers were without power after the storms struck the Southern Plains region beginning late Saturday. In Texas, Cooke County Sheriff Ray Sappington reported at a press conference that seven people were dead after a tornado ripped through the Valley View area, north of Dallas, according to local ABC affiliate WFAA. Search and rescue operations continued as Texas Governor Gregg Abbott signed a decree…

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will soon address the US Congress, Republican House Speaker Mike Johnson announced on Thursday, amid the ongoing war between Israel and Hamas militants in the Gaza Strip. “We will soon be hosting Prime Minister Netanyahu at the Capitol for a joint session of Congress,” Johnson said, noting that the visit would signify “a very strong show of support to the Israeli government.” This invitation follows a double setback for Israel this week: the recognition of a Palestinian state by three European countries and the announcement by the International Criminal Court prosecutor that he would seek…

Republican former president Donald Trump once called himself a “Tariff Man” with the aim of boosting government revenue. As he campaigns for the White House again in 2024, he is proposing new tariff hikes on all US imports. Analysts estimate that these new tariffs could add around $500 billion annually to consumer costs. Additionally, other proposals, such as tax-cut extensions, could further inflate the national deficit. Trump’s key economic policy proposals include implementing at least a 10 percent tariff on imports from all trading partners, which he describes as “a ring around the country.” This would affect approximately $3 billion…

Lawmakers in Louisiana approved a bill on Tuesday that would criminalize the possession of abortion pills without a prescription, a move Vice President Kamala Harris criticized as “unconscionable.” The bill, which still needs to pass the state senate, targets two medications—mifepristone and misoprostol—commonly used for abortions. If enacted, these drugs would be classified as Schedule IV controlled substances in Louisiana, placing them on the same level as Valium and Xanax. This legislative move comes amid intense debates over abortion rights ahead of the November presidential election. Possession of the medication without a prescription would result in penalties of up to…

He still refuses to acknowledge his defeat four years ago, so it is no great surprise that Donald Trump is laying the groundwork to contest another election if he loses again. But the stream of ambitious Republicans joining him in declining to commit to the outcome is raising concerns of a repeat of the chaos around 2020 as America prepares for a rematch between Trump and Joe Biden in November. Many have designs on the vice president’s job, including Florida Senator Marco Rubio, who told NBC on Sunday he would not accept an “unfair” election and accused Democrats of having…

At a civil rights event, US President Joe Biden asked, “What do you think he would have done … if Black Americans had stormed the Capitol?” Joe Biden has launched one of his most scathing attacks yet on Donald Trump’s record of racism, suggesting that the former US president would have responded differently to the January 6, 2021, insurrection if it had been led by Black people. The remarks, made at a dinner hosted by a civil rights organization in a critical swing state, highlighted the intensifying battle between Biden and Trump for African American voters ahead of November’s presidential…