A look at some of the highlights from the past week.
Donald Trump
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Former Trump advisor Hope Hicks testifies at hush money trial
The former aide said Donald Trump was worried about his wife Melania’s reaction to alleged affairs.
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Yellen says threats to democracy risk U.S. economic growth, an indirect jab at Trump
Her remarks serve as a sort of warning for business leaders who may overlook Trump’s disregard for modern democratic norms because they prefer the former president’s vision of achieving growth by slashing taxes.
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Michael Cohen hasn’t taken the stand in Trump’s hush money trial. But jurors are hearing his words
Jurors on Thursday heard a potentially crucial piece of evidence: a recording of Trump and Cohen discussing a plan to pay off an ex-Playboy model who claimed to have an affair with Trump.
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‘What do we got to pay for this?’ Jurors in Trump hush money trial hear recording of pivotal call
The trial, now in its second week of testimony, has exposed the underbelly of tabloid journalism practices and the protections, for a price, afforded to Trump during his successful run for president in 2016.
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Hush money trial judge raises threat of jail as he finds Trump violated gag order, fines him $9,000
After court adjourned, the former president called the gag order ‘totally unconstitutional.’
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Trump and DeSantis meet privately in Florida
The former president and the Florida governor have been on chilly terms for years and had not spoken since the primary season ended.
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Have you heard the one about Trump? Biden tries humor on the campaign trail
The jokes are the latest attempt to crack the code on how to clap back at Trump, whose own insult comedy schtick has redrawn the boundaries of what is acceptable in modern politics.
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Trump is running against Joe Biden, yet keeps bringing up another Democrat: Jimmy Carter
‘Biden is the worst president in the history of our country, worse than Jimmy Carter by a long shot,’ Trump said in a variation of a quip he has used throughout the 2024 campaign.
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Maine Republicans outline party’s priorities heading into 2024 elections
On the second day of the party’s convention, the GOP adopts a platform that takes positions on school curriculum, foreign policy and news coverage.