Former President Donald Trump and co-defendants in his New York civil fraud case have posted a bond of $175 million, according to a court filing Monday by an insurance company. The posting brings to an end a six-week ordeal in which Trump scrambled to fend off possible seizure of property or assets stemming from a […]
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Will the National Guard keep NY subways safe?
The millions of people who crowd into New York City’s busiest subway stations every day have recently encountered a sight reminiscent of a frightening, bygone era: National Guard troops with long guns patrolling platforms and checking bags. After 9/11 and at moments of high alert in the years since, New York deployed soldiers in the […]
Pivotal Santos Congress seat decided this week
A critical race for Democrats in ex-Rep. George Santos’s (R-N.Y.) House district is coming down to the wire with just one day to go before voters head to the polls. Democrats have eyed the seat, which Republicans claimed in an upset win in 2022, for months since Santos was expelled from the House in December. […]
Trump’s NY business empire could implode today
A New York state judge has the future of Donald Trump’s business empire in his hands. After a contentious 11-week trial, Judge Arthur Engoron is poised to rule how much money Trump and his co-defendants owe for fraud as well as whether the former president can still do business in the state. He has already […]
Fingerprints on ransom note help find NY girl
A missing girl has been found safe after police used fingerprints left on a ransom note to track her down. Charlotte Sena, 9, disappeared on Saturday while riding her bicycle in New York state, triggering a huge 48-hour search by hundreds of people. A ransom note was later delivered to the family home, which officials […]
Trump arrives at courthouse for NY fraud case
Former President Donald Trump arrived to the Manhattan courthouse for the first day of his trial on fraud charges on Monday. Footage shows the 2024 presidential candidate arriving with his Secret Service entourage. Trump faces charges leveled by New York Attorney General Letitia James, who began investigating him in 2019. Trump’s lawyers will argue before […]
Trump expected to attend his NY trial on Monday
Former President Donald Trump expects to attend at least the first day of the civil trial pitting him and his company against New York Attorney General Letitia James, sources with knowledge of Trump’s plan say. The trial begins Monday. Trump’s plan was first revealed in a court filing related to a separate court case, Trump’s […]
NY judge rules Trump committed fraud
A judge ruled Tuesday that Donald Trump committed fraud for years while building the real estate empire that catapulted him to fame and the White House, and he ordered some of the former president’s companies removed from his control and dissolved. Judge Arthur Engoron, ruling in a civil lawsuit brought by New York Attorney General […]
NY DA Bragg sued for not sharing Trump records
Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg is facing two lawsuits for his failure to comply with state Freedom of Information Law (FOIL) requests for information about his office’s possible communication with the Justice Department, White House and Democrat lawmakers with regard to Bragg’s prosecution of former President Donald Trump. In March, Bragg indicted Trump on 34 […]
Trump arraignment a first in U.S. history
An extraordinary moment in U.S. history will unfold in a Manhattan courthouse on Tuesday: Former President Donald Trump, who faces multiple election-related investigations, will surrender and be arraigned on criminal charges stemming from 2016 hush money payments. The booking and appearance before Judge Juan Merchan should be relatively brief — though hardly routine — as […]
Trump indicted on up to 30 criminal counts
Donald Trump could be charged with dozens of offenses related to business fraud as part of his historic indictment in the Stormy Daniels hush money probe, according to reports. Trump has become the first former president in U.S. history to face criminal charges after a grand jury voted to indict him as part of the […]
Santos’ Constituents Furious With ‘Greatest Fraud in U.S. History’
George Santos has been branded a “swindler” and the “greatest fraud in U.S. history” by a campaign group from within his New York constituency, who are demanding he is ousted from Congress. Santos flipped New York’s 3rd congressional district in November 2022, in a win that helped the Republicans gain control over the House of […]