Former President Trump

Former President Donald Trump asked that the Mar-a-Lago classified documents trial be thrown out, citing the Presidential Records Act. On Thursday, U.S. District Judge Aileen Cannon denied the motion and said the case will proceed.

Judge rules Trump's Mar-a-Lago classified documents case can proceed

5:56pm April 04, 2024

by Greg Allen

The former president's lawyers cited the Presidential Records Act in asking that the government's case be dismissed. Judge Aileen Cannon denied the motion — clearing the way for it to proceed.

Former U.S. President Donald Trump and his lawyers Christopher Kise and Alina Habba attend the closing arguments in the Trump Organization civil fraud trial on Jan. 11 in New York City.

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Trump ordered to pay over $355M for fraudulent business practices in New York

7:17pm February 16, 2024

by Ximena Bustillo

A New York judge has ordered former President Donald Trump and executives at the Trump Organization to pay over $364 million.

A banner is displayed in front of the U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday as justices prepared to hear arguments in a case about whether former President Donald Trump can be disqualified from state ballots. The case has profound implications for the 2024 presidential election.

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Supreme Court justices appear skeptical of effort to remove Trump from a state ballot

6:03pm February 08, 2024

by Carrie Johnson

The dispute comes from Colorado — but it could have national implications for Donald Trump and his political fate.

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The U.S. Supreme Court has thrust itself firmly in the middle of the 2024 presidential cycle.

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Supreme Court takes up Colorado's decision to kick Trump off its primary ballot

8:26pm January 05, 2024

by Carrie Johnson

The U.S. Supreme Court will hear a dispute about whether Donald Trump should be disqualified from the ballot after the Capitol riot three years ago.

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In campaign events, President Biden is expected to push back against extremism and political violence.

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Biden campaign running 'like the fate of our democracy depends on it'

12:54pm January 03, 2024

by Tamara Keith

The president is expected to hold campaign events in Valley Forge, Pa., and the Mother Emanuel AME Church in South Carolina, pushing back against extremism and political violence.

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Former Republican Representative Liz Cheney talks about her new book, "Oath and Honor: A Memoir and a Warning," with NPR's Leila Fadel Friday during her interview for Morning Edition.

Democracy is at stake if Trump is reelected, Liz Cheney warns in her new book

11:41am December 04, 2023

by Rachel Treisman

Liz Cheney's book Oath and Honor: A Memoir and a Warning slams Trump's efforts to stay in power after 2020 and the Republicans who enabled him. She tells NPR why voters should mobilize against him.

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Lawyers say they expect former President Donald Trump to wade into commentary, and personal attacks, on people involved in bringing him to justice across four separate criminal indictments in four different jurisdictions.

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Trump tests the tolerance of judges and even his own lawyers

12:40pm August 18, 2023

by Carrie Johnson

Former President Donald Trump's rhetoric could be setting him up for an ugly clash with judges overseeing the criminal cases against him.

Republican presidential candidate and Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis speaks during a Moms for Liberty summit in Philadelphia on Friday.

Critics slam DeSantis campaign for sharing an anti-Trump ad targeting LGBTQ rights

1:54pm July 03, 2023

by Rachel Treisman

DeSantis' campaign shared a video that attacked Trump for his support of LGBTQ rights, prompting widespread backlash. Both candidates have rolled back protections for trans and gay people in office.

Former President Trump arrives to the Wilkie D. Ferguson Jr. United States Courthouse in Miami on Tuesday.

Photos: Donald Trump's federal indictment

6:54pm June 13, 2023

Outside the courthouse in Miami, hundreds of Trump's loyalists gathered to rally in support of the former president.

Former US President Donald Trump makes his way inside the Manhattan Criminal Courthouse in New York on April 4, 2023.

Photos: See how the Trump indictment day unfolded

6:25pm April 04, 2023

The former president has been charged with 34 felonies for his role in falsifying business records in order to conceal an illegal conspiracy to undermine an election. He pleaded not guilty.