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Jury finds Trump liable for battery and defamation in E. Jean Carroll trial. Former Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan is arrested. President Biden and congressional leaders discuss the debt limit.
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A jury finds Trump liable for battery and defamation in E. Jean Carroll trial
Jurors believed that Carroll's allegation of sexual abuse in a Manhattan department store in the mid-1990s was more likely true than not. They awarded her $5 million in total damages.
An Arizona lawmaker (who is also a minister) is under investigation for a Bible prank
An ethics inquiry is examining whether Democratic state Rep. Stephanie Stahl Hamilton, a Presbyterian minister, broke Arizona House rules when she hid Bibles from the members' lounge in a protest.
The political ramifications of Trump being found liable for sexual assault
The political world is reacting after a federal jury determined former President Donald Trump is liable for battery and defamation in a civil lawsuit brought by E. Jean Carroll.
Jury finds Trump liable for sexual abuse in E. Jean Carroll's civil case
A Manhattan federal jury has determined former President Donald Trump is liable for battery and defamation in a civil lawsuit brought by E. Jean Carroll. Jurors awarded her $5 million.
He followed strict rules as a judge and wants Supreme Court justices to do the same
Retired federal Judge Michael Luttig says he wouldn't even accept baseball tickets in his years on the bench: "I believe that federal judges should essentially live like priests or saints or monks."
Senate Democrats demand more details from Harlan Crow on gifts to Justice Thomas
Top Senate Democrats are pushing for new disclosures from a wealthy GOP donor with ties to Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas.
What we know about the deadly Allen, Texas mass shooting
Authorities have released the victims of some of the victims killed in the mass shooting. Also, new details are emerging about the shooter's background.
Attorneys gave closing arguments in E. Jean Carroll's lawsuit against Trump
Attorneys in the E. Jean Carroll lawsuit against Donald Trump gave their closing arguments. Jurors will determine whether Trump should be held accountable for allegedly sexually attacking Carroll.
People are trying to claim real videos are deepfakes. The courts are not amused
The unleashing of powerful, generative AI on the public is raising concerns that as the technology becomes more prevalent, it will become easier to claim that anything is fake.