Americans in 2024 again have a source of news that they agree is reliable and to which they turn regardless of party or age: the Weather Channel. After that, though? It’s a dogfight. Last May, YouGov released polling showing that the Weather Channel was afforded respect and viewership uniformly by Americans — a noteworthy achievement […]Read More

Here’s a quick review of statements made Friday by former president Donald Trump at Trump Tower, in order. Some of these claims we have examined before. We’ll keep the focus on his hush money case, not his other falsehoods. Trump was convicted on 34 felony counts of falsifying business records, related to a $130,000 payment […]Read More

Toward the beginning of Donald Trump’s long, meandering Friday morning news conference against his criminal conviction the previous afternoon, he offered a familiar criticism of his unfortunate position. “It was a rigged trial,” he said, listing off complaints about the circumstances of the charges and the trial and the district attorney. Later in the diatribe, […]Read More

The responses from most Democratic officials were restrained, even somber in tone, after a jury found former president Donald Trump guilty on all 34 felony counts in his New York hush money trial. “The verdict speaks for itself,” Senate Majority Leader Charles E. Schumer (D-N.Y.) tweeted Thursday, echoing many of his colleagues. But still, there […]Read More

Democratic Sen. Joe Manchin III of West Virginia announced Friday that he has changed his party registration to independent, fueling speculation he could run for office again in November after announcing his retirement last year. “My commitment to do everything I can to bring our country together has led me to register as an independent […]Read More

Thousands of Florida residents lose their right to vote every year when they are convicted of a felony. But by a quirk of the law, Florida resident Donald Trump likely will be able to cast a ballot in November despite his convictions this week. If the former president had been convicted in Republican-dominated Florida or […]Read More

After his criminalconviction, Donald Trump faces uncertainty about whether he could be sentenced to prison — and a looming fight to have the former president’s verdict overturned on appeal. Pivotal proceedings remain ahead for Trump after a New York jury convicted him Thursday. It’s unclear how his convictionand potential sentence may influence the presidential campaign, […]Read More

Donald Trump’s campaign took flight in the spring of 2023 for the least expected reason: A New York prosecutor indicted him for secretly paying an adult-film actress to hide an alleged adulterous tryst from voters. Rather than recoil, Republicans showered his campaign with fundraising, attention and rising poll numbers. Even his most bitter party rivals […]Read More