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President of my lifetime, has a proven record of putting America First and will make the House great again," he said. Troy Nehls's recommendation was backed by some other Republicans and as the noise around the issue grew louder, Donald Trump had a response on the all saga. Surprisingly, the former President didn't reject the idea outrightly, but cleared that his complete focus was on reclaiming the White House.

When eight Republicans voted to take down Kevin McCarthy as speaker, seven of the votes weren’t a surprise. But one—from South Carolina Rep. Nancy Mace—sent a gasp through the House chamber.

Crossmark CIO Bob Doll joins ‘Mornings with Maria’ to discuss a number of investment topics including slowing Treasury yields and the Federal Reserve's inflation fight.

Vivek Ramaswamy has lambasted Volodymyr Zelenskyy for seeking additional funds from the US to hold polls in Ukraine. “I have a problem with appeasement too, but I want to be very clear. We have to level with the American people here.

By Jonathan Stempel

Former President Donald Trump is back at New York civil fraud trial for a third day Wednesday after running afoul of the judge by denigrating a key court staffer in a social media post

By Patricia Zengerle

A New York judge has imposed a limited gag order with a stern warning after Donald Trump disparaged a key court staffer during his civil business fraud trial

Matt Gaetz, a hard-right Republican hailing from Florida, led the removal of House Speaker Kevin McCarthy through a historic single-page resolution. Gaetz's move, backed by a handful of conservative allies, toppled McCarthy by a narrow vote of 216-210.

Cointelegraph reporters are on the ground in New York for the trial of former FTX CEO Sam Bankman-Fried. As the saga unfolds, check below for the latest updates.

McCarthy's ability to remain in leadership was thrown into serious risk on Tuesday after the House voted to move ahead with an effort by hard-right Republican critics to oust him. The narrow outcome forced by McCarthy's chief rival, Rep. Matt Gaetz of Florida, brought together a handful of conservative Republican critics of the speaker and many Democrats who say he is unworthy of leadership.

Donald Trump’s business fraud trial in New York will move on Tuesday to the more plodding task of going through years of his financial documents in what’s expected to be a weekslong fight over whether they constitute proof of fraud.An accountant who prepared Trump’s financial statements for years is expected to be back on the witness stand for a second day.Trump, who spent a full day Monday as an angry spectator at the civil trial, said he’ll be back at the defense table.“See you in Court on Tuesday morning!” Trump posted on his Truth Social platform.The trial is the culmination of a lawsuit in which New York Attorney General Letitia James, a Democrat, has accused the Republican former president of deceiving banks, insurers and others for years by giving them papers that misstated the value of his assets.Judge Arthur Engoron delivered an early victory to James last week, ruling that Trump committed fraud by exaggerating the size of his penthouse at Trump Tower, claiming his Mar-a-Lago estate in Florida was worth as much as $739 million and putting similar oversized valuations on office towers, golf courses and other assets.The non-jury trial concerns six remaining claims in the lawsuit and how much Trump might owe in penalties. James is seeking $250 million and a ban on Trump doing business in New York.

jail on charges of fraud, had also "planned to give $15 million to $30 million to Republican Senator Mitch McConnell to defeat the ‘Trumpier’ candidates" in the last Senate elections, according to the excerpt of the book - Going Infinite: The Rise and Fall of a New Tycoon - published in TheWashington Post. "On a separate front, he explained to me, as the plane descended into Washington, he was exploring the legality of paying Donald Trump himself not to run for president," Lewis wrote. "His team had somehow created a back channel into the Trump operation and returned with the not terribly Earth-shattering news that Donald Trump might indeed have his price: $5 billion.

In a triumphant return, Jimmy Kimmel graced the "Jimmy Kimmel Live!" stage on Monday night, expressing his gratitude for being back after the conclusion of the Writers Guild of America strike. The evening began with an entertaining skit featuring guest Arnold Schwarzenegger, complete with a witty «Terminator»-inspired «you'll be back» joke. Kimmel's comeback came five months after his last show. During his monologue, Kimmel humorously shared how his Hollywood studio had temporarily transformed into a pickleball court during the labor dispute that had brought Hollywood to a halt.

WILMINGTON, Delaware(Reuters) — President Joe Biden's son Hunter Biden is expected to plead not guilty on Tuesday to lying about his drug use while buying a handgun, in the first-ever criminal prosecution of a sitting U.S. president's child.

Biographer Michael Lewis has exposed management failures and the alarming disappearance of billions of dollars within the financial empire of crypto tycoon Sam Bankman-Fried. 

By Jack Queen

Reuters reported. Testimony in the Manhattan courtroom began following opening statements, with Donald Bender, a partner at Mazars USA and longtime accountant for Trump's businesses, as the state's first witness. Speaking to media persons, Trump said that the case was a “scam", a “sham", and a “political vendetta" by James, and during a lunch break called the Democrat "a corrupt person, a terrible person.

Donald Trump attacked New York's attorney general and the judge overseeing his civil fraud trial as it began on Monday, with a state lawyer accusing the former president of generating more than $100 million by lying about his real estate empire. Attorney General Letitia James is seeking at least $250 million in fines, a permanent ban against Trump and his sons Donald Jr and Eric from running businesses in New York and a five-year commercial real estate ban against Trump and the Trump Organization. Testimony in the Manhattan courtroom began following opening statements, with Donald Bender, a partner at Mazars USA and longtime accountant for Trump's businesses, as the state's first witness. Trump told reporters before the trial began that the case was a «scam,» a «sham» and a political vendetta by James, and during a lunch break called the Democrat «a corrupt person, a terrible person. Driving people out of New York.» He was equally unsparing of the judge, Arthur Engoron, calling him a partisan Democrat who is using the case to interfere with the 2024 presidential election, where Trump holds a big lead for the Republican nomination. «This is a judge that should be disbarred,» Trump told reporters.

Trump has claimed that the civil fraud trial in New York, which began on Monday, is a political attack against him and has taken him «off the campaign trail», CNN reported. He expressed his frustration about not being able to campaign in Iowa, New Hampshire, South Carolina, and other places due to his courtroom presence. «This was for politics. It has been very successful for them — they took me off the campaign trail,» Trump said as he exited the courtroom after the court was wrapped for the day, CNN reported.

(Reuters) — Donald Trump said he will appear in a New York court on Monday at the beginning of a civil fraud trial in which the former president will face what he said was a «sham» accusation that he fraudulently inflated the value of properties and other assets.