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Conservative Justices Appear Poised to Rule Ex-Presidents Have Some Level of Immunity
WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court’s conservative majority appeared ready on Thursday to rule that former presidents have some degree of immunity from criminal prosecution, a move that could further delay the criminal case against former President Donald Trump on charges that he plotted to subvert the 2020 election. Such a ruling would most likely send the case back to the trial court, ordering it to draw distinctions between official and private conduct. It would amount to a major statement on the
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In Immunity Case, Trump Can Lose in Ways That Amount to a Win
WASHINGTON — Most legal experts say that former President Donald Trump will face deep skepticism at the Supreme Court on Thursday, when the justices will hear arguments on his claim that he is absolutely immune from prosecution on charges of plotting to subvert the 2020 election. Trump would prefer to win, of course. But there are, from his perspective, at least two attractive ways to lose. One involves the timing of the court’s decision, which has received substantial attention given the relati
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The Sinking Arizona Town Where Water and Politics Collide
LA PAZ COUNTY, Ariz. — In Arizona’s deeply conservative La Paz County, the most urgent issue facing many voters is not inflation or illegal immigration. It is the water being pumped from under their feet. Giant farms have turned Arizona’s remote deserts about 100 miles west of Phoenix as green as fairways — the product of extracting an ocean of groundwater to grow alfalfa for dairy cows. Water experts say the pumping is sinking poor rural towns. The ground in parts of La Paz County has dropped m
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VideoSupreme Court considers Trump’s claim of absolute immunity
The Supreme Court is considering whether former President Trump should be immune from prosecution over his alleged attempts to overturn the 2020 election.
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Americans are spending $61B on Ukraine's war effort. What will it get them?
When U.S President Joe Biden signed into law an aid package that included $61 billion US for Ukraine's fight against Russia, his national security adviser acknowledged that, while the funds would make a difference, "there is no silver bullet in this conflict." Jake Sullivan also cautioned that it will "take some time for us to dig out of the hole that was created by six months of delay." Still, Sullivan said the funding will improve Kyiv's position and that the administration believes "Ukraine c
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VideoU.S. Supreme Court justices divided over immunity case
U.S. Supreme Court justices are divided about whether former U.S. president Donald Trump can claim absolute immunity from criminal charges in his attempt to overturn the results of the 2020 presidential election. As Neetu Garcha reports, what the court decides will shape democracy in America for years to come.
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VideoU.S. Supreme Court weighs Trump’s immunity claims on election interference
After a crucial hearing, U.S. Supreme Court justices are weighing arguments for and against Donald Trump's claims of presidential immunity from 2020 election interference charges, but a ruling will take time.
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VideoSupreme Court hears arguments in key presidential immunity case
Former President Donald Trump's attorneys argued he is immune to prosecution for his attempts to overturn the election, however, prosecutors argued presidents are not above the law.
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Colleges Warn Student Demonstrators: Enough
The 100-year-old annual honors convocation at the University of Michigan is typically a decorous affair, with a pipe organ accompanying golf-clap applause. This year’s event was anything but. Protesters rose from their seats, and unfurled banners with “Free Palestine” written in red paint. They shouted, “You are funding genocide!” Unable to continue with the ceremony, university officials cut it short, as hundreds of disappointed students and their parents stood up and walked out. Sign up for Th
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Is Trump’s Trial Really About ‘Hush Money’?
As former President Donald Trump’s first criminal trial begins, there is one battle taking place in a Manhattan courtroom, where he faces 34 felony counts of falsifying business records. But there is another fight taking place in the court of public opinion, which concerns a much more basic question: What should this trial even be called? Many media outlets — including The New York Times — have used “hush-money trial” as a shorthand for the proceedings. It’s a nod to the fact that Trump is accus