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House Dems curb their enthusiasm on "high risk" Trump prosecution

"We don't need to put kerosene on a fire."

Axios · Apr 5, 2023

Mace counters SC bill that says women could get the death penalty for having an abortion

South Carolina’s only Republican congresswoman wants to counter a state proposal that could result in women receiving the death penalty for having an abortion.

Tribune News Service · Apr 5, 2023

Records, not hush money, key to Trump charges. Making case in court poses challenges

At first blush, the historic criminal indictment of Donald Trump seems relatively straightforward: The former president faces fraud-related charges stemming from paying hush money to a porn actress at the height of the 2016 election to prevent her from going public about their alleged sexual encounter.

Miami Herald · Apr 5, 2023

Karl W. Smith: Republicans must get over their fear of Medicare

Speaker of the House Kevin McCarthy sent a letter last week to President Joe Biden in which he admonished the White House for not taking more seriously talks to raise the nation’s debt limit, currently set at almost $31.4 trillion. The Biden administration responded by saying House Republicans should increase…

Tribune News Service · Apr 5, 2023

Donald Trump charges: Everything we know so far about former US president’s arraignment

Donald Trump pleaded not guilty to 34 felony counts of falsifying business records in New York on Tuesday.

Evening Standard · Apr 5, 2023

AP News Digest 3:30 am

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The Independent UK · Apr 5, 2023

Trump charged with 34 felony counts linked to hush-money payments

Former President Donald Trump was charged on Tuesday with 34 felony counts of falsifying business records in a historic case over allegations he orchestrated hush-money payments to two women before the 2016 US election to suppress publication of their sexual encounters with him.

Radio France Internationale · Apr 5, 2023

Donald Trump’s prosecution is a triumph

While there’s not even a theoretical bar to prosecuting a president once they leave office, Alvin Bragg has bravely taken a stand

The Guardian - US · Apr 5, 2023

Central Park Five member takes out full page ad on Trump 34 years after he called for their execution

‘On the day he was arrested and arraigned, here is my ad in response,’ Yusef Salaam says

The Independent UK · Apr 5, 2023

Mary Trump says uncle Donald gave away moment of terror outside court: ‘We saw humiliation’

Trump pleads not guilty to all charges during appearance in Manhattan Criminal Court

The Independent UK · Apr 5, 2023