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Former U.S. President Donald Trump departs the courtroom after being found guilty on all 34 counts in his hush money trial at Manhattan Criminal Court on May 30, 2024 in New York City.
TEAM EXODUS

Trump Left Abandoned by His Elite Legal Team

The president’s once-elite legal team has shrunk to one partner after four others left.

Wiktoria Gucia

FILE PHOTO: U.S. President Donald Trump speaks during the signing ceremony for an executive order on mail ballots, in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, D.C., March 31, 2026.
WON’T GO AWAY

Kennedy Center Goons Mount Last-Ditch Trump Rescue Mission

Trump’s name is hanging by a thread on the Kennedy Center.

Wiktoria Gucia

Liam Ramos being obtained by ICE in Minneapolis next to an image of him in the cockpit of a plane
MORE BAD NEWS

Devastating Blow for Family of 5-Year-Old Boy Taken by ICE

Liam Ramos and his bunny hat became the face of anti-ICE protests in January.

Cameron Adams

President Donald Trump
DOUBLE DOWN JEOPARDY!

Trump Dealt Blow in Sex Assault Case After Teasing Revenge

The president-elect failed to overturn a jury verdict against him.

David Gardner

Steve Bannon, former adviser to President Donald Trump, appears in Manhattan Supreme Court to set his trial date on May 25, 2023, in New York City.
SO ORDERED

Bannon’s Last-Ditch Bid to Avoid Jail Shot Down by Court

The federal appeals court upheld the conviction of the former Trump strategist, who was found guilty of obstructing the House Jan. 6 probe in 2022.

Amanda Yen

Harvey Weinstein arrives at the Manhattan Criminal Court in February 2020.
BOMBSHELL

Harvey Weinstein’s New York Rape Conviction Overturned

The disgraced Hollywood producer was tried for his past behavior as well as the crimes he was charged with, a key mistake, the appeals court ruled.

Allison Quinn

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Donald Trump has lost his latest last-ditch bid to delay his hush-money trial until after Election Day.
NO GO

Trump’s Last-Ditch Bid to Delay Hush-Money Trial Shot Down

Judge Cynthia S. Kern denied the former president’s attempt to pause the case while he sues the presiding judge, Juan Merchan.

Josh Fiallo

A mugshot of Lori Vallow Daybell. The attorney of the doomsday-obsessed mom, who was sentenced to life in prison for murdering two of her children and her husband’s ex-wife, has filed an appeal over her conviction to the Idaho Supreme Court.
ANOTHER LOOK

Doomsday Mom Appeals Murder Conviction

Among 16 issues Lori Vallow Daybell’s lawyer highlighted in the appeal, he questioned whether the judge considered Daybell’s competency for trial in the first place.

Isabella Ramirez

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AS YOU WERE

Trump Doesn’t Bother Appealing Special Master Ruling

His legal team had until Thursday to fight the issue.

Asta Hemenway

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MAINTAINS INNOCENCE

Aussie Court Overturns Conviction in American Man’s Murder

Scott White revoked his earlier guilty plea in the murder of U.S. mathematician Scott Johnson, claiming innocence.

Matt Young

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ELECTION MEDDLING

Lindsey Graham Won’t Appear Before Georgia Grand Jury...Yet

The South Carolina senator was expected to be interviewed by the Atlanta-area grand jury on Aug. 23.

Ellie Quinlan Houghtaling

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