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Politics & Government

Former President Donald Trump's legal and political calendars are filling up

7:26am August 25, 2023

Trump dominated recent headlines: avoiding the GOP debate, having a high-profile interview on social media site X — then was booked for charges related to the 2020 election, complete with mug shot.

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Former President Donald Trump's booking photo was released after he was booked in Atlanta.

Politics & Government

Donald Trump has been booked at the Atlanta jail on Georgia election charges

9:05pm August 24, 2023

by Sam Gringlas

Donald Trump has become the first former president with a mug shot. He faces 13 felony counts in Georgia related to efforts to overturn the state's 2020 presidential election result.

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National

Trial is underway for three men accused in a plot to kidnap Michigan governor

5:40pm August 24, 2023

by Michael Livingston

Prosecutors and defense attorneys finish their opening statements in the final trial related to the 2020 failed plot to kidnap Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer.

A look at Trump's legal troubles on the evening that he's set to turn himself in

5:11pm August 24, 2023

by Carrie Johnson

Former President Donald Trump is expected to turn himself in this evening at the Fulton County jail in Atlanta, Ga. Trump will be booked and have his photo taken and then leave the facility.

Mississippi wants to overturn ruling that allows formerly incarcerated felons to vote

4:42pm August 24, 2023

by Michael McEwen

A federal court ruling earlier this month would allow as many as 30,000 formerly incarcerated felons to regain their voting rights in Mississippi. The state is looking to overturn that decision.

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This booking photo provided by the Fulton County Sheriff's Office shows Mark Meadows in Atlanta Thursday, after he surrendered and was booked.

Politics & Government

Trump ally Mark Meadows turns himself in after Georgia election indictment

3:20pm August 24, 2023

by NPR's Washington Desk

Former White House chief of staff Mark Meadows has turned himself in to face charges as part of the case targeting Donald Trump and his allies for attempting to subvert Georgia's 2020 election.

Morning news brief

7:40am August 24, 2023

GOP presidential contenders met on the debate stage. Donald Trump is expected in Georgia to answer election meddling charges. Head of the Wagner mercenary force is reported dead in a plane crash.

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National

Fulton County Jail, where Trump will be booked, is being investigated by DOJ

7:40am August 24, 2023

by Chamian Cruz

Atlanta's Fulton County Jail, where former President Trump must go to get booked, has been plagued with problems. Several inmates have died there recently, and it's under federal investigation.

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Makyyla Holland sued New York's Broome County, the Broome County sheriff and officials at the Broome County Jail for violence, threats, denial of medical care and discrimination that she alleges she experienced while incarcerated.

National

At a time of anti-trans sentiment, a New York lawsuit brings hope for the community

7:17am August 24, 2023

by Jaclyn Diaz

Makyyla Holland reached a settlement over abuse she says she suffered in New York's Broome County Jail. The settlement requires the jail to adopt a policy that houses inmates based on gender identity.

Rep. Neal Dunn, R-Fla., left, and former Rep. Al Lawson, D-Fla., center, are seen exiting the Capitol in Washington on June 15, 2018. After redistricting changed Florida's congressional districts, Dunn defeated Lawson in the 2022 election.

Politics & Government

How Florida's congressional map could change before the 2024 elections

5:00am August 24, 2023

by Valerie Crowder

Black voters in Florida could regain a congressional district where they make up a sizable share of the population, if voting rights groups prevail in an ongoing legal battle.