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Former President Donald Trump sits in the rear of his limousine as he departs Trump International Golf Club in West Palm Beach, Florida, on Sunday.

Other countries have prosecuted their leaders. What took the U.S. so long?

4:27pm April 03, 2023

by Rachel Treisman

Other democracies, from Europe to South America to the Middle East, have prosecuted their current or former leaders. Why did the U.S. wait so long to take that step? A political scientist weighs in.

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Former Solicitor General Ted Olson (second from left) sits with Bush administration lawyers during the Senate Judiciary Committee's hearing on Guantánamo detainees on July 11, 2006, on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C.

Onetime supporter of Guantánamo's military court now says it was 'doomed'

4:26pm April 03, 2023

Former U.S. Solicitor General Ted Olson speaks with Sacha Pfeiffer about his change of heart on Guantánamo and his belief that the 9/11 case should be settled rather than taken to trial.

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Presidents Bill Clinton and Donald Trump were both impeached by the House of Representatives. But Trump is the first former U.S. president ever to face criminal charges.

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Past presidents, while never indicted, have faced legal woes of their own

12:25pm April 03, 2023

by Ron Elving

President Nixon was named as an "unindicted co-conspirator" in the Watergate scandal, and President Clinton was impeached following the fallout from his affair with a White House intern.

President Biden walks along the US-Mexico border fence in El Paso, Texas, on January 8, 2023.

Biden has only difficult options for dealing with migration

10:52am April 03, 2023

by Franco Ordoñez

The Biden administration has very few options to deal with migrant families at the border when Title 42 lifts next month. It's likely to be one of President Biden's biggest challenges.

Poll workers sort out early and absentee ballots at a municipal building in Kenosha, Wis., on Election Day, Nov. 3, 2020. The April 4 election will determine majority control of the state Supreme Court.

Voters swipe right for Wisconsin's state Supreme Court election

10:35am April 03, 2023

by Lina Tran

In an off-year, offseason election, it all comes down to turnout. That's why ahead of Wisconsin's April 4 state Supreme Court election, organizers are getting out the vote in some creative ways.

NCDHHS announces changes to COVID-19 response as pandemic ebbs

10:24am April 03, 2023

by Neal Charnoff

The changes are being made as COVID-19 evolves into a routine part of public health and health care activities.

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Biden travels to Minnesota to tout investments in manufacturing and clean energy

7:59am April 03, 2023

President Biden's visit is part of a positive messaging push on the economy — ahead of his expected announcement that he'll run for a second term. Minnesota is a crucial battleground state.

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What lawmakers of both parties have to say about Trump facing criminal charges

7:23am April 03, 2023

A New York grand jury voted to indict former President Donald Trump after hearing testimony related to hush money payments made to cover up an alleged affair. He appears before a judge Tuesday.

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Morning news brief

6:50am April 03, 2023

Ex-President Trump to appear before a judge in NYC Tuesday. President Biden to talk about investments in manufacturing and clean energy in Minnesota. LSU wins NCAA women's basketball championship.

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Judge Janet Protasiewicz points at former Justice Dan Kelly during a debate Tuesday, March 21, 2023, at the State Bar Center in Madison, Wis.

In a supreme court race like no other, Wisconsin's political future is up for grabs

7:42pm April 02, 2023

by Shawn Johnson

So much in Wisconsin could depend on a single seat on the state Supreme Court. Tuesday's winner will determine the court's sway and could change the state's abortion rights and redistricting.

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