Cohen’s cross-examination is a pivotal moment for Trump’s team, who must convince jurors that his once-loyal attorney and fixer can’t be believed.
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Biden and Trump, trading barbs, agree to 2 presidential debates, in June and September
The quick agreement on the timetable to meet followed the Democrat’s announcement that he will not participate in fall presidential debates sponsored by the nonpartisan commission that has organized them for more than 3 decades.
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Putin arrives in China for state visit in a show of unity between the authoritarian allies
The Russian leader’s 2-day trip starting Thursday comes as his country’s forces have pressed an offensive in northeastern Ukraine’s Kharkiv region that began last week.
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Biden won’t participate in debates sponsored by nonpartisan commission, proposes 2 Trump debates
WASHINGTON — President Biden said Wednesday on social media that he won’t participate in the campaign debates sponsored by a nonpartisan commission, instead challenging Republican Donald Trump to a pair of debates. “Donald Trump lost two debates to me in 2020,” Biden posted on X, the site formerly known as Twitter. “Since then, he hasn’t […]
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Absentee voting now underway for June primaries in Maine
The election includes contested Republican primaries in both of Maine’s congressional districts, as well as 18 contested primaries for seats in the Legislature.
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Gov. Mills won’t sign 35 last-minute spending bills
Mills says she will let the bills die because she believes lawmakers lacked the legal authority to enact them on Friday and is concerned that signing them will lead to litigation and uncertainty.
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Speaker Mike Johnson’s appearance at Trump trial marks remarkable moment
Trump’s campaign has lined up allies to appear at the New York courthouse to attack witnesses and others, and to challenge the legitimacy of foundational U.S. legal systems.
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Michael Cohen provides inside knowledge, admits his own lies, in Trump hush money trial
Donald Trump is joined at the courthouse by an entourage of Republican lawmakers that included House Speaker Mike Johnson and others considered vice presidential contenders for Trump’s 2024 campaign.
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Inside the chaotic conclusion of the 131st Legislature
After a long day of voting and negotiating, Democrats in the Maine House didn’t have enough members present Friday to pass the remaining bills.
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Star witness Michael Cohen implicates Trump in hush money case
‘Make sure it doesn’t get released,’ Cohen said Donald Trump told him about a story that he’d had an affair with a Playboy model before his alleged encounter with adult film actor Stormy Daniels.