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Carl P. Leubsdorf: This is just the beginning for Trump

Here’s an important thing to remember: This is probably just the beginning. The end is unforeseeable.

Tribune News Service · Apr 4, 2023

At a glance: The three hush money cases in Trump indictment

The criminal charges that Donald Trump is now facing in New York stem from three separate instances in which the former president and his associates are accused of making hush money payments during his 2016 campaign

The Independent UK · Apr 4, 2023

Donald Trump charged with ‘catch and kill’ scheme to cover up child out of wedlock story from Trump Tower doorman

‘I am in great spirits’ he told followers in a fundraising email for his 2024 presidential campaign

Evening Standard · Apr 4, 2023

Republicans and Democrats react to Trump’s New York arraignment

Figures from across political spectrum weigh in on the criminal charges against former US President Donald Trump.

Al Jazeera · Apr 4, 2023

Alvin Bragg says he filed case to prevent ‘normalising’ Trump’s ‘criminal conduct’

Former president has pleaded not guilty to 34 counts of falsifying business records connected to hush money payments

The Independent UK · Apr 4, 2023

Florida Democratic Chair Nikki Fried, Senate leader Lauren Book released from jail after abortion protest arrest

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Florida Democratic Party Chair Nikki Fried, Senate Minority Leader Lauren Book and nine others were released from jail after being arrested Monday night on trespassing charges for protesting a six-week abortion ban that’s poised to pass the Legislature.

Orlando Sentinel · Apr 4, 2023

Kansas passes bill banning trans women from female spaces in veto test for Gov. Kelly

TOPEKA, Kan. — Kansas lawmakers voted Tuesday to send to Democratic Gov. Laura Kelly’s desk a bill that would ban transgender and nonbinary people from single-sex spaces inconsistent with their sex at birth.

Tribune News Service · Apr 4, 2023

New role for Trump as TV host turned president reboots as The Defendant

In the prosaic surroundings of Manhattan criminal court, the show that has enthralled America took its latest captivating turn

The Guardian - US · Apr 4, 2023

Trump gets underwhelming show of support on surreal day in New York

The former president had promised his fans would go wild when he arrived at court – but really, it was all a bit of an anti-climax

The Guardian - US · Apr 4, 2023

Go Biggs or go home: Arizona Republican sponsors 521 bills in a day

WASHINGTON — Arizona Republican Rep. Andy Biggs introduced more than 500 bills last Wednesday. Five hundred twenty-one to be exact: HR 1844 to HR 2364.

Tribune News Service · Apr 4, 2023