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Prosecutors allegedly turn over exhibit on threats made against potential witness to Trump’s lawyers after judge ordered them toSpecial counsel prosecutors have produced to Donald Trump a sealed exhibit about threats to a potential trial witness after the federal judge overseeing his prosecution for retaining classified documents ordered the exhibit turned over despite the prosecutors’ objections, people familiar with the matter said.The exhibit was...

Remarks by former president and presumptive 2024 Republican nominee described as ‘unhinged’ by the White HouseSeeking a second presidency as the Republicans’ presumptive 2024 White House nominee, Donald Trump has said he would “encourage” Russia to attack any of the US’s Nato allies whom he considers to have not met their financial obligations.The White House described the remarks as “appalling and unhinged”. Trump made...

Candidate’s ailing campaign will use mobile billboard in her home state to highlight her opponents’ many verbal gaffesNikki Haley’s Republican presidential nomination campaign in South Carolina is set to parade a mobile billboard drawing attention to rival Donald Trump’s age on Saturday, as ageing and mental acuity issues continue to dominate the United States’ political discourse.The stunt, which was scheduled to pass through Myrtle...

As Biden was hit by a brutal special counsel report, Trump seemed set for victory at the supreme court and his only serious Republican rival suffered humiliationFor those campaigning to bring Donald Trump back to the White House, the past week has seen much to celebrate. For those concerned for the health of American democracy, it felt like a disaster.Joe Biden was hit by...

Unknown Ryan Binkley was only other candidate running, two days after Nikki Haley came second in state Republican primaryDonald Trump was anointed the victor of Nevada Republican caucuses, after staunch loyalists in the state helped maneuver the election process to assure his success.Shortly after the caucuses concluded, the AP confirmed Trump, who was the only major candidate participating, as the winner, capping off a...

Trump, the only major candidate running in the battleground state, is assured of victory over Ryan BinkleyWhy is Nevada holding both a primary and caucuses?Nevada’s Republican party is hosting caucuses on Thursday, just two days after the state held a non-binding presidential primary.Donald Trump, the only major candidate running in the caucuses, is assured to be anointed victor by the end of the night....

The chamber then attempted to advance a foreign aid package which included only funding for US allies outlined in the bipartisan billThe Senate blocked a bipartisan border and national security bill from advancing on Wednesday, as Democrats accused Republicans of bending to the political wishes of Donald Trump at the expense of their constituents.The vote was 49 to 50, with 45 Democrats and four...

Judge Lewis Kaplan, who ruled from the bench, reportedly said allowing for a mistrial ‘would have been entirely pointless’Donald Trump’s motions for a mistrial in the defamation case brought against him by the writer E Jean Carroll have been rejected by a federal judge, who added that the former president’s issues with the verdict had no “merit”.In an order filed on Wednesday, Judge Lewis...

Election day off to a quiet start with no major candidates in the state and with voters slow to trickle into polling sitesPolls have closed in Nevada, which is holding its first presidential primary contest in the US west, has been damp – and oddly quiet.None of the major candidates are in the state, and voters have been slow to trickle into polling sites....

Roberta Kaplan says ex-president directed ‘See you next Tuesday’ remark at her after deposition in unrelated case at Mar-a-LagoE Jean Carroll’s attorney says Donald Trump used a coded expression to call her the C-word during a deposition before she helped the magazine columnist win an $83.3m verdict in her defamation case against the former president.Roberta Kaplan shared the anecdote during an appearance Friday on...

This live blog is now closed. You can read our full report and explainer below:Full story: Fani Willis confirms relationship with Trump 2020 election prosecutorExplained: what does relationship mean for Trump Georgia case?Joe Biden has welcomed another month of strong job creation, pointing out that the US has added almost 15m jobs since he was sworn in.Responding to today’s strong non-farm payroll report, showing...

President’s visit to the battleground state is met with autoworkers’ endorsements – and protests over his backing of IsraelJoe Biden won a strong pledge of support on Thursday from union autoworkers crucial to his re-election bid in Michigan, while yet more protests over his backing of Israel’s actions in Gaza put pressure on the trip.The president’s travel to the battleground state was intended as...

Ex-South Carolina governor’s new campaign highlights ‘senior moments’ of both men who are likely headed for a rematchRepublican presidential candidate Nikki Haley has launched a new attack on her rivals in the 2024 election – fellow party member Donald Trump and US president Joe Biden, with an advertisement campaign targeting their age.In a new series of political ads, first reported by the New York...

Nathan Wade enters ‘temporary agreement’ with estranged wife and avoids testifying on reported relationship with DA Fani WillisNathan Wade, the lead prosecutor in the case against Donald Trump over his alleged plot to overturn the 2020 election has entered into a “temporary agreement” with his estranged wife, according to a filing posted on social media. This agreement means that special prosecutor Wade will avoid...

Many county systems are inoperative, but the district attorney’s office says the racketeering case against the ex-president is secureOfficials said court and other systems in Georgia’s most populous county were hacked over the weekend, interrupting routine operations, but the district attorney’s office said the racketeering case against former president Donald Trump was unaffected.Fulton county, which includes most of Atlanta, was experiencing a “widespread system...

At issue is whether potential vice-presidents, from Elise Stefanik to Tim Scott, could assume control – and whether Trump caresThe last person who occupied the job of US vice-president ended up the target of a violent mob calling for him to be hanged. Even so, as Donald Trump closes in on the Republican nomination for 2024, there is no shortage of contenders eager to...

In the state that is now first on the Democratic primaries calendar, the president offers fresh assurances he would be willing to close down the US-Mexico borderFour years ago, Democrats in South Carolina – and Black Democrats in particular – effectively cleared the field for President Joe Biden’s nomination, ending what might have otherwise been a rowdy primary campaign for the right to face...

Former president calls verdict ‘absolutely ridiculous’ and accuses Biden of directing ‘witch-hunt’ against him and RepublicansThe $83.3m verdict against Donald Trump in the defamation case brought by the writer E Jean Carroll over her allegation of sexual assault was celebrated by opponents of the former president, analysed by legal experts and excoriated by the presumptive 2024 Republican White House nominee and his loyal supporters.Trump...

Ex-president vows to appeal against ruling, which comes less than a year after Carroll won $5m in sexual abuse and defamation trialSign up for Trump on Trial: a free newsletter on all the latest court developmentsA New York City jury awarded $83.3m to E Jean Carroll in her defamation trial against Donald Trump on Friday.Carroll will receive $18.3m in compensatory damages and $65m in...

Utah senator accuses ex-president of exploiting issue for political gain by directing Republicans to block dealDonald Trump’s directive to congressional Republicans to not agree to a deal with Democrats on immigration and border control is “appalling”, Mitt Romney said.“I think the border is a very important issue for Donald Trump,” Romney, the Republican senator from Utah, told reporters on Capitol Hill on Thursday. Continue...

This live blog is now closed. For the latest on the US border talks, you can read:US border policy deal within reach despite efforts by Trump to derail it, senators sayShifting to federal court in Washington DC, the judge Amit Mehta is on the verge of sentencing the former Trump White House adviser Peter Navarro for ignoring a subpoena from the January 6 committee,...

Motion comes after Fulton county district attorney made remarks decrying allegations of affair with one of her deputiesDonald Trump accused on Thursday the Fulton county district attorney of inflaming racial animus to distract from allegations relating to an an affair with one of her deputies, as he joined a motion seeking to disqualify her from prosecuting him for 2020 election interference in Georgia.The filing,...

This live blog is now closed. For a recap of the day, you can read our latest report:Trump takes stand and gives brief testimony in E Jean Carroll trialSign up for the Trump on trial newsletterTrump’s lead attorney, Alina Habba, began her cross of Robbie Myers by suggesting that she was biased.“You didn’t vote for Donald Trump in 2016, right?” Habba asked. “Or in...

Former president says he never instructed anyone to hurt magazine columnist after judge warns him to keep his voice downDonald Trump took the witness stand in E Jean Carroll’s second defamation trial against him, marking the first time he has provided court testimony relating to her sexual assault claim against him.Trump’s testimony lasted less than five minutes as the judge in this case, Lewis...