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Trump dined with Fox News executives after learning of federal charges
Trump has been vocal about probably skipping the first debate, which Fox News is hosting, but he’s also said he hasn’t closed the door on participating in it, either.
- by Jonathan Swan and Maggie Haberman
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What are the charges against Donald Trump?
The case aims to hold Trump responsible for his efforts to remain in power during the weeks between his election loss and the attack on the US Capitol.
- by Alanna Durkin Richer
Donald Trump charged over effort to overturn 2020 election
The charges are the culmination of a months-long probe by Special Counsel Jack Smith – the same federal prosecutor who has charged Trump for his mishandling of classified documents.
- by Farrah Tomazin
Analysis
US politics
Trump’s charges strike at the very heart of American democracy
While hush money and classified documents are important, never before has a newly ousted US president engaged in a multipart plan to overturn an election.
- by Farrah Tomazin
‘Any day now’: Trump braces for two more historic indictments
In Atlanta, a district attorney has confirmed that after a 2½-year investigation, she was “ready to go” with a decision that could result in racketeering and conspiracy charges against Trump.
- by Farrah Tomazin
Trump faces more charges over Mar-a-Lago secret documents case
A third person, Mar-a-Lago maintenance worker Carlos de Oliveira, was also charged in addition to Trump and his valet Walt Nauta.
- by Farrah Tomazin
Magic millions: Campaign disclosures show which Republicans are in the money
Ron DeSantis is spending hand over fist, Donald Trump’s situation is complicated, and Joe Biden’s Democratic campaign has more than the lot of them thrown together.
- by Rebecca Davis O’Brien and Reid J. Epstein
With legal fees mounting, team Trump channels more money to ‘Save America’
The fine-print manoeuvre is potentially substantial: based on his campaign’s fund-raising figures, it may already have sent $2.25 million to the PAC that can pay his legal fees.
- by Shane Goldmacher and Maggie Haberman
Hunter Biden agrees to plead guilty in tax and gun probe
The plea deal, once signed off by a federal judge, would effectively put an end to a five-year investigation by the Justice Department into the US president’s son.
- by Farrah Tomazin
‘Useless idea’: Republican nominee loyalty pledge draws growing criticism
The RNC will require presidential candidates to pledge support to the party’s nominee, whoever that may be, if they want to take the stage at the first primary debate in August.
- by Alicia Diaz
Opinion
US politics
Trump verdict courts disaster no matter how it lands
Donald Trump is exactly where he works best: at the centre of the political conversation, railing against the elites who run a corrupt system designed to bring him down because they didn’t like his presidency.
- by Waleed Aly