
Government Accountability
Donald Trump’s civil fraud trial is resuming with ex-CFO Allen Weisselberg on the witness stand
Weisselberg, also a defendant in the lawsuit, is expected to testify about his role in preparing Trump’s annual financial statements.
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Biden was interviewed this weekend in special counsel probe into classified documents
An investigation was launched after Biden's lawyers found classified documents in multiple areas in his Delaware residence and in an office in Washington, D.C.
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Trump’s New York civil fraud trial rolls on after an appeals judge declines to halt it
Trump wanted to halt the trial while he fights a pretrial ruling that could strip him of control of such assets as Trump Tower.
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Report of fatal New Jersey car crash fills in key gap in Menendez federal bribery investigation
A Bogota Police Department report said Nadine Menendez, who wasn't yet married to the senator at the time and went by Nadine Arslanian, "was not at fault in this crash."
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Trump lawyers seek dismissal of D.C. federal election subversion case, arguing presidential immunity
The motion amounts to the most pointed attack yet by defense lawyers on the federal case charging Trump with plotting to overturn the results of the 2020 election.
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After judge’s rebuke, Trump returns to court for 3rd day for fraud lawsuit trial
After Trump slammed the judge's principal law clerk on social media Tuesday, the judge ordered all participants in the trial not to hurl personal attacks at court staffers.
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Speaker McCarthy ousted in historic House vote, as scramble begins for a Republican leader
Rep. Patrick McHenry of North Carolina was named speaker pro tempore in the interim.
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New York judge issues limited gag order after Trump makes disparaging post about court clerk
It came after Trump recirculated a disparaging social media post about Engoron’s principal law clerk, Allison Greenfield. Trump then deleted the post.
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Rep. Matt Gaetz launches effort to oust House Speaker Kevin McCarthy
Rep. Matt Gaetz, R-Fla., launched the process for holding a vote to remove Kevin McCarthy as House speaker but the road ahead is still unclear.
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Judge plans May trial for U.S. Sen. Bob Menendez in bribery case
The tentative trial date of May 6 would come just one month before New Jersey's June 4 primary.
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A government shutdown is nearing this weekend. What does it mean, who’s hit and what’s next?
A look at what's ahead if the government shuts down on Sunday.
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Threat of government shutdown ends as Congress passes a temporary funding plan and sends it to Biden
The rushed package drops aid to Ukraine, a White House priority opposed by a growing number of GOP lawmakers, but increases federal disaster assistance by $16 billion.
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What closes and what keeps running in a federal government shutdown
Although most major federal agencies have not announced their plans for what would stay open and closed during a potential shutdown, here's what we see could be affected.
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Possible government shutdown draws closer. Here’s how millions of Pennsylvanians could be impacted
At Pennsylvania airports, more than 35,000 passengers a day could be affected by potential TSA delays.
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The measure was introduced by first-term legislator Eric Buckson, who says it’s good policy to “let fresh ideas and fresh blood present themselves.”
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