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NEW YORK— Donald Trump’s four years in the White House, even on some of the most consequential days of his presidency, were punctuated by the spectacle and attempts at showmanship he cultivated from years as a tabloid fixture and reality star. The former president’s history-making appearance Tuesday as a criminal defendant in a Florida federal court was no different. The former …

Washington (AP) — Much of the theft was brazen, even simple. Fraudsters used the Social Security numbers of dead people and federal prisoners to get unemployment checks. Cheaters collected those benefits in multiple states. And federal loan applicants weren’t cross-checked against a Treasury Department database that would have raised red flags about sketchy borrowers. Criminals and gangs grabbed the money. …

Miami (AP) — Former President Donald Trump improperly shared a Pentagon “plan of attack” and a classified map related to a military operation, according to a sweeping 37-count felony indictment related to the mishandling of classified documents that was unsealed Friday and that could instantly reshape the 2024 presidential race. The indictment paints an unmistakably damning portrait of Trump’s treatment …

A newly unsealed federal indictment lays out, at some points in detail by the minute, how former President Donald Trump allegedly directed an aide to move documents to and from a Mar-a-Lago storage room in the days before Trump’s attorney searched the room for classified documents sought in a subpoena. Trump and the aide, Walt Nauta, face several obstruction and …

Providence, R.I. – Traditional Latin Mass priest Father James Jackson pleaded guilty to a federal child pornography charge Thursday and now must wait to find out how long he might spend in prison. In a plea agreement he signed ahead of his scheduled June 20 trial, Jackson, 68, a priest of the Priestly Fraternity of St. Peter (FSSP), admitted to …

Former President Donald Trump acknowledged on tape in a 2021 meeting that he had retained “secret” military information that he had not declassified, according to a transcript of the audio recording obtained by CNN. “As president, I could have declassified, but now I can’t,” Trump says, according to the transcript. CNN obtained the transcript of a portion of the meeting where Trump …

Washington (AP) — The Supreme Court on Thursday issued a surprising 5-4 ruling in favor of Black voters in a congressional redistricting case from Alabama, with two conservative justices joining liberals in rejecting a Republican-led effort to weaken a landmark voting rights law. Chief Justice John Roberts and Justice Brett Kavanaugh aligned with the court’s liberals in affirming a lower-court …

Miami (AP) — Donald Trump has been indicted on charges of mishandling classified documents at his Florida estate, a remarkable development that makes him the first former president in U.S. history to face criminal charges by the federal government that he once oversaw. The Justice Department was expected to make public a seven-count indictment ahead of a historic court appearance …

…Eight members announce pledges more than $300 million By Alltimepost.com Eighty-six-nation Foreign Ministers of the Global Coalition to Defeat Daesh/ISIS today announced the launch of its Stabilization Pledge Drive, with a goal of raising $601 million for areas liberated from Daesh/ISIS in Iraq and Syria – toward which eight members have already announced pledges more than $300 million. Ministers of …

Donald Trump is facing further legal headaches amid suggestions his former chief of staff has testified to a grand jury as part of two federal investigations into the former president. Several media outlets have reported that Mark Meadows has answered questions under oath after being subpoenaed by Special Counsel Jack Smith. He is leading the probes into Trump’s attempts to …