ATLANTA — The indictment of Donald J. Trump in New York over hush-money payments to a porn star was a global spectacle, with the former president glumly returning to his old stomping grounds in Manhattan as TV networks closely tracked his procession of black SUVs on their way to the courthouse. But when you strip […]
MIAMI BEACH — After two fatal shootings on Ocean Drive over a March weekend, Miami Beach leaders followed their recent playbook for dealing with raucous spring break crowds: a state of emergency, a midnight curfew and limited liquor sales. Then, in a new and drastic step, the city commissioners announced a curfew for 2024, a […]
WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court ruled on Thursday that a transgender girl may compete on the girls’ cross country and track teams at her middle school in West Virginia while her appeal moved forward, signaling that a majority of the justices are not ready to enter another battleground in the culture wars. The Supreme Court’s […]
NASHVILLE — The Tennessee House voted on Thursday to expel two Democrats one week after they interrupted debate by leading protesters in a call for stricter gun laws in the wake of a shooting that left six dead at a Christian school. The extraordinary punitive action against the Democrats — Representatives Justin Jones and Justin […]
Donald J. Trump pleaded not guilty on Tuesday to 34 felony counts of falsifying business records in the first degree, all of which are tied to the former president’s role in a hush-money payment to a porn star, Stormy Daniels. But prosecutors in the Manhattan district attorney’s office accused Mr. Trump of orchestrating a broader […]
Since a raft of changes to New York’s bail laws took effect three years ago, “bail reform” has been a rallying cry for conservative politicians who have blamed the revisions for increased crime rates. But this week, the changes will benefit a figure many conservatives have supported: Donald J. Trump. The former president will almost […]
Is paying hush money a crime? In most cases, the answer is no. Hush-money agreements, otherwise known as nondisclosure agreements, have long been used by companies and private individuals to avoid litigation and keep embarrassing information confidential. Harvey Weinstein, the former producer convicted of rape, used such agreements for years to conceal his harassment and […]
Good morning. It’s Tuesday. We’ll look at one of those coincidences in scheduling that can only happen in New York. We’ll also look at whether a court ruling might prompt prosecutors to abandon difficult cases. Today New York will be focused on the arraignment of a former president, the first proceeding of its kind in […]
In January, a watchdog agency created 50 years ago to safeguard the integrity of campaign fund-raising in New Jersey filed four complaints. Three cited irregularities in powerful Democrat-led accounts, and one dinged a committee set up to elect Republicans. All of the complaints had the potential to result in hefty fines. And all of them […]
As Donald J. Trump was taken from his Florida home by motorcade past cheering supporters on Monday to fly to New York for his arraignment, Mayor Eric Adams held a news conference at City Hall with a very different tone. Mr. Adams warned Mr. Trump’s supporters — particularly Representative Marjorie Taylor Greene — to behave […]