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How the long-running hush money probe evolved as Manhattan DA Bragg nears possible indictment of Trump

NEW YORK — More than four years after it was launched, the Manhattan district attorney’s long-lived criminal probe into Donald Trump is potentially about to produce the first criminal indictment ever filed against a former U.S. president.

Tribune News Service · Mar 19, 2023

2024 presidential candidates campaign in New Hampshire, Iowa, South Carolina, and Ohio

As of March 15, 2024, five noteworthy candidates are running in the 2024 presidential election, including one Democrat and four Republicans.

Ballotpedia · Mar 19, 2023

Four incumbents lose re-election in primaries for downsized Board of Aldermen in St. Louis

The city of St. Louis, Missouri, held nonpartisan primaries for the Board of Aldermen on March 7, 2023. All 14 seats on the board and the seat of the president of the board were up for election. The top two candidates in each primary advanced to an April 4 general…

Ballotpedia · Mar 19, 2023

Republican bills push cash bail, subvert Democratic changes

Republican lawmakers across the country are pushing to increase the use of cash bail and pretrial detention

The Independent UK · Mar 19, 2023

We can't fight authoritarianism without understanding populism's allure

Populists across the globe have had a rough couple of years.

The Conversation · Mar 19, 2023

In Chicago mayor's race, 2 hopefuls reflect Democrats' split

The two candidates for Chicago mayor have very different ideas about the future of the heavily Democratic city

The Independent UK · Mar 19, 2023

Hey MAGA: Trump thinks you're stupid

His latest tantrum over potential indictment is just another reminder: Trump sees his followers as easy marks

Salon · Mar 19, 2023

Trump’s chilling warning of what will happen after his indictment

The former president’s dark visions of a looming civil war colour his response to potential indictments and depict the aftermath of an election if he loses, Alex Woodward reports

The Independent UK · Mar 19, 2023

Trump has been indicted on criminal charges. What happens next?

The charges against a former president are unprecedented. What does it mean for 2024, and beyond? John Bowden writes

The Independent UK · Mar 19, 2023

Can Donald Trump still be elected president if he’s arrested and indicted?

If Trump is charged with a crime, it would be the first time an investigation into his inner circle actually impacted the former president himself

The Independent UK · Mar 19, 2023