The Latest Breaking News from E Jean Carroll

A stunning exchange between the trial judge and Trump’s lawyer this week belied a larger issue in the case: Whether the funding of Ms Carroll’s legal expenses by a private nonprofit primarily funded by liberal megadonor Reid Hoffman has any bearing on the case. John Bowden reports

Columnist E Jean Carroll claims Donald Trump raped her in Manhattan department store in 1990s

Columnist breaks down in witness box after hours of testimony as she described how an alleged sexual assault by the former president had caused crippling anxiety attacks and left her with a fear of intimacy

Inconsistency has led to Trump opening up new attack, and facing admonishment from judge

"He lied and shattered my reputation," Carroll said after taking the stand on Wednesday

Australia’s 1.8 million guest workers are pushed to stay ‘permanently temporary’, review says

Author’s allegation falls under new law allowing accusers to pursue civil lawsuits for old claims

The writer who alleges Donald Trump raped her in the dressing room of a department store has taken the stand in her civil lawsuit.

But "her cross-examination could be an ordeal,” experts warn

Judge Lewis Kaplan warned Trump's attorney that his client is "tampering with a new source of potential liability"

Advice columnist says former president ‘shattered my reputation’ and says alleged attack left her unable to enjoy romantic life