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Big write-offs, Tax-cut perks: Key takeaways from Donald Trump’s tax returns
The records illustrate how Trump, as a business owner and a real estate developer, is eligible for a bevy of tax breaks that most taxpayers can’t claim. The filings, which cover 2015 to 2020, also detail how Trump was affected by the 2017 tax-cut bill he signed into law.
Donald Trump’s tax returns to be released by US Congress
The Democratic-led House Ways and Means Committee voted along party lines, 24-16, to release six years of the billionaire’s filings — one of its last actions before the reins are handed to the Republicans in January.
Capitol riot: US January 6 panel refers former president Donald Trump for criminal charges
A legislative panel that investigated the January 6 attack on the US Capitol unanimously agreed on Monday to refer criminal charges against former president Donald Trump to the Justice Department, triggering more volatile partisan battles in an already deeply divided nation.
Donald Trump ‘knew exactly what was going on’ in fraud, prosecutor says
Prosecutor Joshua Steinglass blasted claims by lawyers for the Trump Organization companies that former chief financial officer Allen Weisselberg acted alone and was the sole beneficiary of the fraud.
US Supreme Court clears way for lawmakers to get Donald Trump’s tax returns
The justices denied Trump’s October 31 emergency application to block a lower court’s ruling that upheld the Ways and Means Committee’s request for his tax records as a justified part of the panel’s legislative work. No justice publicly dissented from the decision.
Donald Trump snubs Twitter after Elon Musk announces reactivation of ex-president’s account
Donald Trump on Saturday said he had no interest in returning to Twitter even as a slim majority voted in favor of reinstating the former US President, who was banned from the social media service for inciting violence, in a poll organized by new owner Elon Musk.Slightly over 15 million Twitter users voted in the …
Elon Musk asks Twitter users if Donald Trump should be reinstated
Just hours after saying he had not yet decided on whether to lift the Twitter ban on Donald Trump, the social network’s new owner Elon Musk asked users to vote on reinstating the former president to the platform. “Reinstate former President Trump,” the billionaire Twitter owner posted, with a chance to vote either yes or …
Nancy Pelosi: Shrewd tactician who confronted Donald Trump
Pelosi announced Thursday she will stand down from the Democratic Party leadership and her allies hailed her many achievements during her tenure as the first — and so far only — female speaker of the House, while her foes cheered her exit. But there is little doubt that the Californian made an extraordinary mark on …
Donald Trump files 2024 White House candidacy papers
Donald Trump pulled the trigger on a third White House run on Tuesday, setting the stage for a bruising Republican nomination battle after a poor midterm election showing by his hand-picked candidates weakened his grip on the party. “America’s comeback starts right now,” the former president told hundreds of supporters gathered at his palatial Mar-a-Lago …
Donald Trump announces 2024 presidential run: Here’s what happens next
While Trump still has a loyal following among rank-and-file Republicans, some party leaders and donors are looking past him, hoping to avoid a multi-candidate primary that would allow Trump to divide the competition and clear a path to the nomination.
Donald Trump fights Twitter ban at US appeals court
Lawyers for Trump, a Republican, told the San Francisco-based 9th US Circuit Court of Appeals in a filing that the ban from Twitter marked “overtly partisan censorship” and was “contrary to First Amendment principles deeply rooted in American history and law.”
Joe Biden, Donald Trump make final appeals on eve of crucial midterms
Donald Trump, eyeing 2024, doubles down on vote conspiracy theories
Will take US-India ties to next level again: Donald Trump
Donald Trump ex-adviser Steve Bannon sentenced to four months for contempt of Congress
Steve Bannon, a prominent figure on the American right who served as a senior strategist for former President Donald Trump, was sentenced by a judge on Friday to four months in prison for refusing to cooperate with lawmakers investigating last year’s U.S. Capitol attack by a pro-Trump mob.
Donald Trump to testify in defamation case against rape accuser
Joe Biden says he ‘can beat’ former US president Donald Trump again
“I believe I can beat Donald Trump again,” Biden said when asked whether he would seek four more years and about his prospects in a potential second tussle with the Republican leader.
Donald Trump asks Supreme Court to intervene in classified documents case
Trump urged the conservative-dominated court to stay a ruling by the 11th Circuit Court of Appeals that restored access to the classified documents to the Justice Department.
Donald Trump’s arguments greeted with skepticism by special master
At his first hearing in the matter on Tuesday, US District Judge Raymond Dearie pushed back on the Trump lawyers’ position that they didn’t need to detail any alleged declassifications of highly sensitive records.
Republicans spend millions on TV ads for midterms, but why doesn’t Donald Trump?
Donald Trump sued by New York attorney general for fraud
Ahead of November mid-term elections, Donald Trump coins India-US friendship slogan in Hindi
Full text of warrant FBI investigators used to search Donald Trump’s estate
Warrant reveals Donald Trump under investigation for potential violations of Espionage Act
Former US President Donald Trump is being investigated for possible violations of the Espionage Act and other laws, according to a search warrant made public on Friday which revealed that FBI agents seized top secret documents during a raid on Monday on his home in Florida.
Donald Trump calls for ‘immediate’ release of Mar-a-Lago warrant
Donald Trump ‘took the Fifth’: What does it actually mean?
The Fifth Amendment to the US Constitution establishes a number of rights related to legal proceedings, including that no one “shall be compelled in any criminal case to be a witness against himself.”
FBI raids Donald Trump’s home
The FBI on Monday raided former President Donald Trump’s home in Mar-A-Lago, Florida, triggering an angry outburst from him and rage from his supporters, and jubilation among his critics.
Donald Trump says FBI raided his Florida home, broke into his safe
The unprecedented search of a former president’s home would mark a significant escalation into the records investigation, which is one of several probes Trump is facing from his time in office and in private business. The Justice Department declined to comment on the raid, which Trump in a statement said involved a “large group of …
In first return to Washington, Donald Trump hints at 2024 White House run
“I always say I ran the first time and I won, then I ran a second time and I did much better. We may just have to do it again. We have to straighten out our country, ” Trump said in a speech in Washington. The former US President returned to Washington on Tuesday for …