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3 hours agoImage source, Getty ImagesImage caption, Donald Trump, flanked by his lawyers, holds a press conference after a judge scheduled his criminal hush money trial to begin on 15 April.The judge overseeing Donald Trump's criminal hush money case has expanded a gag order on the former president after his online attacks against his…

Angle down icon An icon in the shape of an angle pointing down. Former US President Donald Trump appeared in the courtroom for his civil fraud trial at New York State Supreme Court. Maansi Srivastava via Getty Images Trump's legal team is battling prosecutors over a gag order issued this week in his hush-money case.Legal experts…

Baltimore to receive $60 million in federal funds to rebuildThe latest headlines from our reporters across the US sent straight to your inbox each weekdayYour briefing on the latest headlines from across the USAuthorities say that rescue divers will return to the waters surrounding the collapsed Francis Scott Key bridge as soon as conditions…

The Biden administration in recent days quietly authorized the transfer of billions of dollars in bombs and fighter jets to Israel despite Washington’s concerns about an anticipated military offensive in southern Gaza that could threaten the lives of hundreds of thousands of Palestinian civilians.The new arms packages include more than 1,800…

The Kentucky Senate sent a bill to Gov. Andy Beshear (D) Thursday that would strip him of his power to appoint people to the U.S. Senate. The bill seeks to hold special elections for Senate vacancies in Kentucky, according to The Associated Press. The legislation’s passage through the state Senate follows the late February announcement…

4:43 p.m. ET, March 27, 2024 EPA not aware of any fuel leakage after bridge collapse, spokesperson says…

BALTIMORE (AP) — A container ship rammed into a major bridge in Baltimore early Tuesday, causing it to snap and plunge into the river below. Several vehicles fell into the chilly waters, and rescuers searched for survivors.It was also not clear what caused the cargo ship to crash into the Francis Scott…

Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inboxGet our free Inside Washington emailThe Republican Party’s nominee to face President Joe Biden could be facing a financial crisis on top of a mountain of legal obligations, including 88 criminal charges, with at least one criminal trial and…

An 18-year-old man is now officially charged in the deaths of four people in a crash in Renton on March 19.The King County Prosecutor’s Office released documents Saturday detailing the charges against Chase Jones, detailing the four counts of Vehicular Homicide, two counts of Vehicular Assault, and one count of Reckless Driving that were…

A North Dakota woman has been accused of fatally poisoning her boyfriend with antifreeze in what the authorities say may have been a plot to claim part of his $30 million inheritance.The woman, Ina Thea Kenoyer, 47, of Minot, N.D., was charged with murder on Monday in the Sept. 5 death of Steven Edward Riley, Jr., 51, her boyfriend of 10…