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May 20, 2024

Trial testimony could wrap up today


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May 20, 2024

Merchan says the Trump trial will be dark for most of the week


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May 20, 2024

Cooler heads appear to have prevailed in a sudden unexpected standoff over whether the trial would...


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May 20, 2024

How Rudy Giuliani tried, and failed, to avoid his latest indictment


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May 20, 2024

We are now on a 10-minute break during which prosecutors have to try to reach a...


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May 20, 2024

Defense lawyer Todd Blanche says it's possible that both the prosecution and the defense may rest...


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May 20, 2024

Donald Trump and his lawyers have reentered the courtroom. The judge and jury have not yet...


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May 20, 2024

Why are Trump's supporters allowed in the courtroom?


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May 20, 2024

Analysis: Why Biden is underperforming Democratic Senate candidates


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May 20, 2024

Why Biden is underperforming Democratic Senate candidates
It's more about the GOP than the Democrats.

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May 20, 2024

In Georgia's Democratic primary on Tuesday, Fulton County District Attorney Fani T. Willis will face local...


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May 20, 2024

On the Trump Trials: Sidebar podcast, it's Take a Friend to Court Day


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May 20, 2024

Biden: ‘Outrageous' for ICC prosecutor to seek to charge Israeli leaders


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May 20, 2024

Live updates: Prosecutors seek to clean up some Michael Cohen testimony in hush money trial
Michael Cohen resumed testifying Monday in Donald Trump's trial on allegations of business fraud related to a hush money payment.

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May 20, 2024

Prosecutors and defense lawyers argued about whether the jury can be shown images of Donald Trump...


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May 20, 2024

The parties are now leaving for the lunch break. Donald Trump has left the courtroom.


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May 20, 2024

The jury has gone on an early lunch break and we are hearing some legal arguments...


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May 20, 2024

Analysis: Arizona and Florida could send a big message on abortion rights


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May 20, 2024

Prosecutor: It might feel like Michael Cohen is on trial


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May 20, 2024

Arizona and Florida could send a big message on abortion rights
The abortion rights position has won in 7 of 7 states post-Roe v. Wade. But Arizona and Florida are especially big — as are the margins by which their ballot measures currently lead.

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May 20, 2024

As prosecutor Susan Hoffinger re-questions Michael Cohen, there have been repeated breaks for lawyers to have...


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May 20, 2024

Trump hired company to manipulate a poll, then didn't pay bill, Cohen testifies


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May 20, 2024

Trump makes congressional endorsements ahead of next primaries


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May 20, 2024

Cohen says he stole Trump money as ‘self-help'


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May 20, 2024

During a sidebar discussion, Michael Cohen was sheepishly glancing in the direction of the jury and...


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May 20, 2024

Prosecutor cleans up Michael Cohen testimony about key phone call


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May 20, 2024

Blanche tries to get Cohen to admit he would profit from Trump conviction


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May 20, 2024

Cohen says he is on a ‘journey ... to tell my story'


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May 20, 2024

Donald Trump's lawyer Todd Blanche just finished his cross-examination of Michael Cohen, and redirect examination by...


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May 20, 2024

Donald Trump Jr. will attend his father's trial on Tuesday, according to a person familiar with...


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May 20, 2024

Analysis: The inverted reality of the Trump VP shortlist


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May 20, 2024

Michael Cohen said a television show is being pitched around Hollywood about his life and times...


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May 20, 2024

Cohen grilled about his interactions with lawyer Robert Costello


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May 20, 2024

Why haven't prosecutors called Allen Weisselberg?


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May 20, 2024

Tracking Biden administration political appointees to fill top roles
Follow the president's progress filling nearly 800 positions, among the 1,200 that require Senate confirmation, in this tracker from The Washington Post and the Partnership for Public Service.

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May 20, 2024

Tracking the Trump criminal cases and where they stand
Donald Trump, the Republican presidential nominee, has been indicted in four criminal cases. Here is the latest news on each.

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May 20, 2024

Donald Trump says if he wins a second term, he would consider nominating Texas Attorney General...


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May 20, 2024

Live updates: Michael Cohen resumes Trump hush money testimony, with closing arguments slated for next week.
Michael Cohen resumed testifying Monday in Donald Trump's trial on allegations of business fraud related to a hush money payment.

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May 20, 2024

Cohen actually stole $60,000 from the Trump Organization


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May 20, 2024

Cohen says Trump helped him land $50,000-a-month AT&T consulting gig


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May 20, 2024

Before entering the courtroom, Donald Trump reiterated his complaint that the Manhattan criminal trial was taking...


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May 20, 2024

Email shows Cohen discussed reimbursement ‘agreement' for Stormy Daniels payment


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May 20, 2024

Marco Rubio and the inverted reality of the Trump VP shortlist
If you want to be vice president to the guy who rejects reality, there's an important job qualification.

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May 20, 2024

Analysis: Would a guilty verdict in Trump's trial reshape the election?


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May 20, 2024

Cohen admits stealing from the Trump Organization


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May 20, 2024

Defense presses Michael Cohen over his 2016 business deals


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May 20, 2024

Donald Trump does not appear intensely engaged as Michael Cohen begins his third day on the...


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May 20, 2024

Why is Michael Cohen allowed to testify about Trump, his former client?


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May 20, 2024

Michael Cohen is back on the witness stand. We are awaiting the jury's arrival.


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May 20, 2024

Donald Trump is back in the courtroom.


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May 20, 2024

We are going on a 10-minute break before the jury comes in.


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May 20, 2024

Judge restricts how election expert can testify for defense


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May 20, 2024

Justice Juan Merchan denied a bid by Donald Trump's lawyer to have an expert witness discuss...


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May 20, 2024

Before entering the courtroom in New York, Donald Trump reiterated his complaint that the hush money...


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May 20, 2024

Live updates: Judge says closing arguments in Trump's hush money trial will be next week
Michael Cohen is expected to continue his testimony Monday in Donald Trump's trial on allegations of business fraud related to a hush money payment.

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May 20, 2024

Judge denies defense request to show jury an email sent to Michael Cohen


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May 20, 2024

Before entering the courtroom, Donald Trump reiterated his complaint that the trial was taking him away...


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May 20, 2024

Justice Juan Merchan just said this trial will go into next week. Testimony will wrap up...


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May 20, 2024

Proceedings have started, right on time. As planned, court is beginning 45 minutes early.


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May 20, 2024

Donald Trump has walked into the courtroom with a new entourage of supporters including disgraced former...


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May 20, 2024

Trump's trial guests include South Carolina's chief prosecutor


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May 20, 2024

Lawyer preparation suggests Trump won't testify


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May 20, 2024

Analysis: Did Trump's lawyers catch Michael Cohen in a ‘lie'?


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May 20, 2024

A swipe at a colleague turns into merchandise opportunity


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May 20, 2024

If Trump is convicted, what could his sentence be?


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May 20, 2024

Trump's immigration plans could deal a major blow to the job market


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May 20, 2024

Jury could begin deliberating this week


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May 20, 2024

Trump's attorney scored crucial point trying to portray Cohen as a liar


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May 20, 2024

We're posting searchable daily transcripts of Donald Trump's New York criminal trial on The Washington Post's...


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May 20, 2024

Fani Willis campaigns to keep her job — and continue prosecuting Trump


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May 20, 2024

What's ahead this week for Biden


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May 20, 2024

Election 2024 live updates: A busy week ahead for Biden; Trump's trial nears end
Live updates from the 2024 campaign trail, with the latest news on presidential candidates, polls, primaries and more.

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May 20, 2024

Analysis: Looming Trump trial verdict is a 2024 wild card


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May 20, 2024

Biden team braces for upcoming trials of Hunter Biden
President's son faces two federal cases in June involving a gun purchase and allegations of tax evasion

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May 20, 2024

General says he warned that Afghanistan would get ‘very bad, very fast'
Austin Scott Miller, the last four-star U.S. commander based in Kabul, met privately with House lawmakers scrutinizing the Biden administration's Afghanistan exit.

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May 20, 2024

Social Security, Export-Import Bank among survey's worst federal workplaces
A survey of more than 1 million federal employees reflects the low morale of many workers.

Washington Post Politics
May 19, 2024

Biden trumpets progress for Black Americans in Detroit and at Morehouse College
The president aimed to leverage appearances at an NAACP event in Detroit and at a commencement speech in Atlanta to make inroads with a constituency that has drifted away from him in recent polls.

Washington Post Politics
May 19, 2024

Binoculars and batteries: What it's like covering Trump's hush money trial
Washington Post reporters Shayna Jacobs and Devlin Barrett describe the daily routine of covering Donald Trump's trial in Manhattan criminal court.

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May 19, 2024

Biden trumpets progress for Black Americans at Morehouse College
Although a handful of Morehouse students expressed discontent over the president's support of Israel's war in Gaza, no one interrupted Biden's commencement speech.

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May 19, 2024

Judge Merchan faces critical decisions as Trump's trial nears its end
The New York Supreme Court justice has stayed calm amid tense courtroom battles in Donald Trump's hush money trial and public attacks by Trump and his allies.

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May 19, 2024

After years of Democratic dominance, Nevada could be slipping from Biden's grasp
No Republican presidential candidate has won Nevada since George W. Bush in 2004, but Democratic margins have narrowed in recent presidential elections.

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May 19, 2024

Americans are down on the economy (again), with inflation topping election concerns
After a spurt of optimism, Americans are feeling a little more glum about the economy — again.

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May 19, 2024

As Trump's trial nears its end, Judge Merchan faces critical decisions
The New York Supreme Court justice has stayed calm amid tense courtroom battles in Donald Trump's hush money trial and public attacks by Trump and his allies.

Washington Post Politics
May 18, 2024

Lawyer preparation suggests Trump won't testify in New York trial
Discussions that the judge had with lawyers in recent days indicate that Trump is not likely to be one of the witnesses called by the defense team.

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May 18, 2024

U.S. doctor who refused to leave Gaza says he ‘cannot abandon my team'
Adam Hamawy and his fellow medical volunteers were trapped in Gaza after Israeli forces seized the Rafah border crossing earlier this month.

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May 18, 2024

How Jim Jordan connected the dots on Biden's $8 million book deal
The House Judiciary Committee chair suggests the Robert Hur report on Joe Biden says more than it does.

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May 18, 2024

How Jim Jordan tried to connect the dots on Biden's $8 million book deal
The House Judiciary Committee chair suggests the Robert Hur report on Joe Biden says more than it does.

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May 18, 2024

Ukraine gamble pays off: Republicans face little backlash in primaries
Despite months of fear and loathing over votes on Ukraine aid, recent Republican primaries show incumbents suffering little to no effect from their votes.

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May 18, 2024

Doug Burgum's primary run was short-lived. Now he's everywhere with Trump.
Amid campaign events and TV hits, Trump allies have discussed Burgum as a possible vice-presidential candidate, even as they caution that the list remains long.

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May 18, 2024

Blue Origin to fly again as space tourism struggles to get off the ground
Jeff Bezos' Blue Origin hasn't flown a space tourism mission in more than 18 months.

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May 18, 2024

‘Never Trump?' ‘Never Biden' voters might loom larger.
Biden's ceiling of support is actually lower than Trump's right now. It's a stark reversal from 2020 — with major implications.

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May 18, 2024

What science tells us about Biden, Trump and evaluating an aging brain
The 2024 presidential race has been dominated by allegations of mental decline. Scientists and doctors offer cautionary notes.

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May 18, 2024

They used to be protesters. Now, they're the ones making the laws.
We interviewed nine members of Congress about their experiences as activists and how it's informed their approach as lawmakers.

Washington Post Politics
May 17, 2024

Biden and Trump cut a deal on debates. Then the fighting started.
Inside how the Trump and Biden campaigns, with the help of eager networks, found a way to agree to debate -- and immediately started arguing about the details.

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May 17, 2024

Biden continues outreach to Black voters; Trump heading to Minnesota
Live updates from the 2024 campaign trail, with the latest news on presidential candidates, polls, primaries and more.

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May 17, 2024

Trump campaign accepts a 2nd VP debate offer. Biden campaign says ‘no more debate about debates.'


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May 17, 2024

Responding to Alito reports, White House says Biden believes U.S. flag ‘is sacred'


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May 17, 2024

Upside-down flag flew at Justice Alito's house after neighbor dispute
Supreme Court justice says his wife, Martha-Ann Alito, flew the flag as a symbol of protest after a dispute over political yard signs turned personal.

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May 17, 2024

Boeing delays spaceflight again as it continues to struggle with leak
The company is still assessing a helium leak in the service module of its Starliner capsule, whose test launch with astronauts has now been postponed three times.

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May 17, 2024

Son of prominent conservative family sentenced to nearly 4 years for Jan. 6
A judge likened the actions of Leo Brent Bozell IV to those who spearheaded the riot.

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