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Biden says questioning Trump’s guilty verdicts is ‘dangerous’ and ‘irresponsible’
By Seung Min Kim And Will Weissert, The Associated Press on May 31st, 2024
WASHINGTON (AP) – President Joe Biden said Friday that his predecessor, Donald Trump, was found guilty and “it’s reckless, it’s dangerous, it’s irresponsible, for anyone to say this is rigged just because they don’t like the verdict.” His comments came the day after the conclusion of Trump’s criminal trial in New York, when the former ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!The Latest | Trump delivers rambling response to his hush money conviction
By The Associated Press on May 31st, 2024
NEW YORK (AP) – A day after a New York jury delivered a historic guilty verdict in Donald Trump’s criminal hush money trial, the presumptive Republican presidential nominee held a press conference Friday where he spoke publicly about the conviction and his White House bid. Following his conviction on Thursday, Trump had angrily denounced the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Trump responds to his guilty verdict by falsely blasting a ‘rigged trial’ and attacking star witness
By Michelle L. Price And Jill Colvin, The Associated Press on May 31st, 2024
NEW YORK (AP) – Donald Trump launched into attacks on the judge in his criminal trial and continued to undermine New York’s criminal justice system Friday as he tried to repackage his conviction on 34 felony charges as fuel, not an impediment, to his latest White House bid. Trump spoke to reporters at his namesake ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!The Latest | Trump delivers rambling response to conviction in hush money trial
By The Associated Press on May 31st, 2024
NEW YORK (AP) – A day after a New York jury delivered a historic guilty verdict in Donald Trump’s criminal hush money trial, the presumptive Republican presidential nominee held a press conference Friday where he spoke publicly about the conviction and his White House bid. Following his conviction on Thursday, Trump had angrily denounced the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Trump delivers rambling response to guilty verdict, falsely blasting ‘rigged trial,’ slamming Cohen
By Michelle L. Price And Jill Colvin, The Associated Press on May 31st, 2024
NEW YORK (AP) – Donald Trump launched into attacks on the judge in his criminal trial and continued to undermine New York’s criminal justice system Friday as he tried to repackage his conviction on 34 felony charges as fuel, not an impediment, to his latest White House bid. Trump spoke to reporters at his namesake ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!El Salvador says it foiled a plot to plant bombs on the day of President Bukele’s inauguration
By The Associated Press on May 31st, 2024
SAN SALVADOR, El Salvador (AP) – El Salvador said authorities have broken up a plot to plant bombs around the country to coincide with President Nayib Bukele’s inauguration on Saturday. The country’s National Police said the plot involved “veterans” of the country’s 1980-1992 civil war, an apparent reference to former leftist guerillas. Police posted photos ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!The Latest | Following his conviction in hush money case, Trump speaks at news conference
By The Associated Press on May 31st, 2024
NEW YORK (AP) – A day after a New York jury delivered a historic guilty verdict in Donald Trump’s criminal hush money trial, the presumptive Republican presidential nominee held a news conference Friday where he spoke publicly about the conviction and his White House bid. Following his conviction on Thursday, Trump angrily denounced the trial ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Texas Supreme Court rejects challenge to state’s abortion law over medical exceptions
By The Associated Press on May 31st, 2024
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) – The Texas Supreme Court on Friday rejected a challenge to one of the most restrictive abortion bans in the U.S. following a lawsuit by women who had serious pregnancy complications. The ruling from the court, whose nine justices are all elected Republicans, is the latest decision to uphold Texas’ abortion ban, ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Democratic Sen. Joe Manchin of West Virginia registers as independent, citing ‘partisan extremism’
By Farnoush Amiri, The Associated Press on May 31st, 2024
WASHINGTON (AP) – Democratic Sen. Joe Manchin of West Virginia says he has registered as an independent, raising questions about his future political plans. Manchin would have faced a tough reelection in November if he had chosen to run. Manchin has long been an outspoken critic of the Democratic Party and an obstacle to many ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Israel confirms its forces are in central Rafah in expanding offensive in the southern Gaza city
By The Associated Press on May 31st, 2024
JERUSALEM (AP) – The Israeli military has confirmed that its forces are operating in central parts of Rafah in its expanding offensive in the southern Gaza city. The military said in a statement Friday that its troops in central Rafah had uncovered Hamas rocket launchers and tunnels and dismantled a weapons storage city of the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Vermont becomes 1st state to require oil companies pay for damage from climate change
By The Associated Press on May 31st, 2024
MONTPELIER, Vt. (AP) – Vermont has become the first state to enact a law requiring fossil fuel companies pay a share of the damage caused by climate change after the state suffered catastrophic summer flooding and damage from other extreme weather. Republican Gov. Phil Scott allowed the bill to become law without his signature late ... Read More »
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