#PHOTOS: Protesters clash as Trump pleads not guilty

#PHOTOS: Protesters clash as Trump pleads not guilty

Protesters argue at the Collect Pond Park across the street from the Manhattan District Attorney’s office in New York on Tuesday. (AP Photo/Stefan Jeremiah) A protester holds a placard outside Trump Tower in New York on Tuesday. (AP Photo/Corey Sipkin) A supporter of former President Donald Trump protests outside Trump Tower on Tuesdasy. (AP Photo/Yuki…

Read More
#Trump lashes out on eve of arraignment, calls for Bragg to ‘indict himself’ over ‘illegal’ leaks

#Trump lashes out on eve of arraignment, calls for Bragg to ‘indict himself’ over ‘illegal’ leaks

On the eve of his arraignment before a New York Supreme Court Judge, former President Trump lashed out online, asserting his innocence and calling for the Manhattan prosecutor leading the case to be indicted over “illegal” leaks.  Trump accused Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg (D) of having leaked “the various points, and complete information, on…

Read More
#Kevin McCarthy will meet Taiwan’s president with an eye on China

#Kevin McCarthy will meet Taiwan’s president with an eye on China

An expected meeting between Republican House Speaker Kevin McCarthy and Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-wen this week in California is a careful exercise in standing up to Beijing’s threats while holding back from triggering a war in the Pacific. For Tsai, a Los Angeles run-in with Washington’s most powerful California representative, is a convenient and strategic cover…

Read More
#Stormy Daniels: Trump indictment ‘poetic’ but ‘bittersweet’

#Stormy Daniels: Trump indictment ‘poetic’ but ‘bittersweet’

The woman whose hush money payment sparked the Manhattan District Attorney’s investigation into former President Donald Trump called his indictment “poetic” but “bittersweet” in her first comments since the district attorney’s office announced the decision Thursday. Stormy Daniels, an adult film actress, alleges she had an affair with Trump in 2006. While Trump denies the…

Read More
#Five things to know about the Texas ObamaCare ruling

#Five things to know about the Texas ObamaCare ruling

An ObamaCare requirement that health insurance must cover preventive services for free is at risk of ending, after a federal judge in Texas — who previously held that the entire Affordable Care Act was unconstitutional —  invalidated it.  The ruling from U.S. District Judge Reed O’Connor wasn’t entirely unexpected, but his decision to impose a…

Read More