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The judge overseeing former President Donald Trump’s criminal trial in New York held him in contempt of court on Tuesday for violating a gag order that limits what he can say about those involved in the case. Judge Juan Merchan said Trump violated the order nine times in recent weeks. He fined Trump $9,000, or
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Washington — Republican Rep. Elise Stefanik is calling on the Justice Department to open an investigation into special counsel Jack Smith, alleging he violated department standards and ethical duties related to his prosecution of former President Donald Trump. Stefanik’s accusations stem from the criminal case against Trump in Washington, D.C., in which the special counsel
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The third week of former President Donald Trump’s New York criminal trial resumed Tuesday with continued testimony from its third witness and a pair of rulings from the judge on outstanding issues related to the case. Before testimony resumed, Judge Juan Merchan found Trump in contempt of court for violating a gag order limiting what
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New poll shows Biden and Trump nearly tied in 3 key battleground states – CBS News Watch CBS News The race for president is coming into sharper focus, with a CBS News battleground tracker poll showing President Biden and former President Donald Trump running neck-and-neck in three key states. Weijia Jiang has details from the
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Columbia protesters stage new demonstration at Hamilton Hall Columbia protesters stage new demonstration at Hamilton Hall 04:48 NEW YORK — Columbia University says protesters occupied Hamilton Hall early Tuesday — a building demonstrators took over during anti-Vietnam War protests in 1968. Witnesses said a large group of pro-Palestinian demonstrators gathered outside the hall before a
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Biden, Trump in tight race in three battleground states in new CBS News poll – CBS News Watch CBS News With a little over six months to go until the 2024 election, President Biden and former President Trump are locked in a tight race in several battleground states, according to a new CBS News poll.
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Florida Governor Ron DeSantis met privately with former President Donald Trump for several hours on Sunday morning to talk, in part, about fundraising ahead of the 2024 general election, several sources familiar with the meeting tell CBS News. The meeting was made at the request of DeSantis, according to a senior Trump source with knowledge
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Nicole Mitchell removed from committees, caucus meetings Nicole Mitchell removed from committees, caucus meetings 00:42 ST. PAUL, Minn. — Embattled Minnesota state Sen. Nicole Mitchell will be removed from her committee assignments and caucus meetings while burglary allegations against her play out in both a Senate and legal investigation, the Senate majority leader announced Sunday.
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South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem – who has been considered to be a potential running mate for presumptive Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump – addressed on Sunday the recent attention on her new book where she writes about killing an unruly dog and a goat. The Guardian obtained a copy of Noem’s soon-to-be-released book, “No
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Rep. Summer Lee, a progressive Democrat from Pennsylvania who recently visited pro-Palestinian protesters at a Pittsburgh campus, said Sunday that “we don’t” hear if college students are excited to vote for President Biden this upcoming November. “It’s not a topic that, you know, always comes up, but it does a lot,” Lee said on Sunday.
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