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In his hometown, Trump's alleged would-be assassin acted like he was 'above the law'

5:00am September 21, 2024

Neighbors in Greensboro say Ryan Routh, the man accused of pointing a rifle at the golf course where Donald Trump was playing, wasn't someone they knew well. But he was well-known to law enforcement.

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"Our nation's educational institutions should be places where we not only accept differences, but celebrate them," U.S. Education Secretary Miguel Cardona, seen in the East Room of the White House in August 2023, said of the new Title IX regulation.

Biden administration adds Title IX protections for LGBTQ students, assault victims

2:59pm April 19, 2024

by Tovia Smith

The new rules also broaden the interpretation of Title IX to cover pregnant, gay and transgender students. They do not address whether schools can ban trans athletes from women's and girls' teams.

Former President Donald Trump says abortion policy should be left to the states.

Politics & Government

Trump declines to back nationwide abortion ban, says it should be left to the states

11:42am April 08, 2024

by Danielle Kurtzleben

Pressure has mounted on Trump to make his own views on abortion public after the Florida Supreme Court allowed the state's six-week ban on abortion to go into effect.

Former President Donald Trump waves to supporters as he leaves federal courthouse in Fort Pierce, Fla., on Thursday.

Judge denies motion to dismiss charges against Trump in documents case

7:23pm March 14, 2024

by Greg Allen

Former President Donald Trump was in court in Florida where he's seeking dismissal of criminal charges related to classified documents he allegedly withheld and concealed from investigators.

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Republican presidential candidate former U.N. Ambassador Nikki Haley speaks at a campaign event on Feb. 26, in Bloomington, Minn.

Politics & Government

Haley as a holdout could still be more than a speed bump for Trump

11:28am March 03, 2024

by Ron Elving

History shows that when the major party nominees for president have not cleared the field of notable challengers before summer, they tend to lose in the fall.

Former President Donald Trump, aide Nauta and Mar-a-Lago property manager Carlos de Oliveira face some 40 criminal counts over classified documents found at Trump's Florida residence and club.

Trump's trial over classified documents in Florida could start as soon as this summer

7:23pm March 01, 2024

by Greg Allen

In a hearing before U.S. District Judge Aileen Cannon, prosecutors said they want the trial to begin in July. Trump's lawyers want to postpone it until next year, after the presidential election.

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Former President Donald Trump attends a pretrial hearing Thursday for charges he faces in a New York hush money case. Two civil judgments in New York have put Trump on the hook for hundreds of millions of dollars.

Politics & Government

Trump faces some half a billion dollars in legal penalties. How will he pay them?

5:44pm February 20, 2024

by Rachel Treisman

Donald Trump owes legal penalties totaling hundreds of millions of dollars in two civil cases recently decided in New York, raising questions about how he'll pay the amount.

Taylor Swift attends the Super Bowl 58 in Las Vegas on Sunday.

Trump slams Swift, prompting other politicians to come out as Swifties

10:22pm February 11, 2024

by Rachel Treisman

Donald Trump said on social media that copyright legislation he signed while president had made Swift "so much money," arguing it would be "disloyal" of her to endorse Biden as many are speculating.

Walt Nauta (left), an aide to former President Donald Trump, arrives with defense attorney Stanley Woodward for a July hearing in federal court in Fort Pierce, Fla.

Judge says Trump aide can keep his lawyer in Mar-a-Lago documents case

6:26pm October 20, 2023

by Greg Allen

Stanley Woodward represents aide Walt Nauta and once represented another Trump employee who is now cooperating with the government. Federal prosecutors had argued there was a conflict of interest.

Entrepreneur Vivek Ramaswamy took center stage at the Republican primary debate in Milwaukee on Wednesday.

Politics & Government

Vivek Ramaswamy picked up steam at the GOP debate. How far could he go?

3:25pm August 28, 2023

by Rachel Treisman

Ramaswamy has pitched himself as a younger, more extreme version of the former president. While he's gained in the polls, a GOP strategist warns "he'll never surpass Trump by trying to mimic Trump."

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