The Supreme Court’s decision all but closes the door on the possibility that he could face trial in his 2020 election interference case before November.
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Gavin Newsom hailed within China after Biden’s debate troubles
President Xi Jinping gave Newsom an audience in Beijing last October, in his first meeting with a U.S. state governor in six years.
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Trump seeks to set aside New York hush money verdict hours after Supreme Court ruling
The judge has been asked delay Trump’s sentencing while the former president weighs the high court’s decision and how it could influence the case.
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Four takeaways from the Supreme Court’s Trump immunity decision
The decision takes some Trump conduct off the table and leaves plenty up in the air, but should lead to an even more protracted legal battle and no chance of a trial before the November election.
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Angus King, Chellie Pingree criticize Supreme Court’s decision on presidential immunity
The nation’s highest court ruled Monday that former President Donald Trump is entitled to immunity for official actions taken in response to his 2020 election loss.
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Supreme Court rules ex-presidents have broad immunity, dimming chance of speedy Trump trial
The outcome means additional delay before Donald Trump could face trial in the case brought by special counsel Jack Smith.
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French far right leads in elections but rivals hope to deny it majority
The results confirmed polling that showed the party — with a history of racism and xenophobia and once shunned by the mainstream — is no longer confined to the fringes of French politics.
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Trump ally Steve Bannon heads to prison to serve 4 months for contempt
Longtime Trump ally Steve Bannon is scheduled to report to a federal prison in Connecticut to serve a four-month sentence for defying a subpoena in the congressional investigation into the U.S. Capitol attack.
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Biden’s aides plotted debate strategy for months. Then it all collapsed.
For a full week, the president sequestered himself at Camp David with more than a dozen aides to prepare for Thursday’s presidential debate.
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French voters propel far-right National Rally to strong lead in first-round legislative elections
A new coalition on the left, the New Popular Front, also poses a challenge to the pro-business President Macron and his centrist alliance Together for the Republic.