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Trump heading to Jersey Shore to rally 'mega crowd' in break from hush money trial

Donald Trump is heading to the Jersey Shore after a long week in court
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FILE - Republican presidential candidate former President Donald Trump speaks at a campaign rally in Freeland, Mich., May 1, 2024. Trump is heading to the Jersey Shore after a long week in court. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya, File)
May 11, 2024 at 1:25 AM

Former federal prosecutor on Donald Trump’s historic criminal trial

ABC News’ Phil Lipof spoke with former federal prosecutor and criminal defense attorney Tim Jansen about the latest in former President Donald Trump’s New York hush money trial.
May 11, 2024 at 1:25 AM
VIDEO: Former federal prosecutor on Donald Trump’s historic criminal trial
May 11, 2024 at 12:43 AM

Judge warns Michael Cohen before his testimony in Trump trial.

Judge Merchan asked prosecutors to direct Michael Cohen to refrain from commenting about Trump or the case on social media as he prepares take the stand.
May 11, 2024 at 12:43 AM
VIDEO: Judge warns Michael Cohen before his testimony in Trump trial.
May 11, 2024 at 12:23 AM

Trump trial star witness to take the stand

Fixer turned star witness Michael Cohen is expected to take the stand next week.
May 11, 2024 at 12:23 AM
Trump trial star witness to take the stand
May 10, 2024 at 11:28 PM

Barron Trump declines Florida GOP delegate position due to 'prior commitments'

Barron Trump declines Florida GOP delegate position due to "prior commitments."
May 10, 2024 at 11:28 PM
In this Aug. 27, 2020, file photo, Barron Trump stands on the South Lawn of the White House, in Washington, D.C.
May 10, 2024 at 7:55 PM

3 big takeaways from Day 15 of Trump's hush money trial

A series of custodial witnesses introduced evidence Friday to set the stage for Michael Cohen's upcoming testimony in former President Trump's hush money trial.
May 10, 2024 at 7:55 PM
Former President Donald Trump watches as former Director of Oval Office Operations Madeleine Westerhout is cross-examined by defense attorney Susan Necheles during Trump's criminal trial in Manhattan state court in New York City, May 10, 2024, in this courtroom sketch.
May 10, 2024 at 7:41 PM

2020 election denial looms over anticipated Trump-Biden rematch in Georgia

ABC's Rachel Scott traveled to Georgia to talk to voters across the political spectrum about how they feel about the candidates six months out from Election Day.
May 10, 2024 at 7:41 PM
In this March 9, 2024, file photo, Republican presidential candidate and former President Donald Trump leaves the stage at the conclusion of a campaign rally at the Forum River Center, in Rome, Georgia.
May 10, 2024 at 6:45 PM

Judge rebukes Cohen ahead of Monday's expected testimony

As former President Donald Trump's hush money trial wrapped for the week, Judge Merchan warned Michael Cohen, telling prosecutors to ask him to stop talking about the case out of court.
May 10, 2024 at 6:45 PM
VIDEO: Judge rebukes Cohen ahead of Monday's expected testimony
May 10, 2024 at 4:01 PM

Michael Cohen expected to testify Monday

Former White House aide Madeleine Westerhout testified Friday about setting up meetings between Donald Trump and his former attorney, Michael Cohen.
May 10, 2024 at 4:01 PM
VIDEO: Michael Cohen expected to testify Monday
May 10, 2024 at 4:01 PM

Trump campaign hopes to flip traditionally Democratic New Jersey

The former president made remarks about his upcoming campaign stops while in court for his criminal trial.
May 10, 2024 at 4:01 PM
VIDEO: Trump campaign hopes to flip traditionally Democratic New Jersey
May 10, 2024 at 3:09 PM

Stormy Daniels defiant during cross-examination at Trump trial

Daniels finished her dramatic testimony on Thursday, including intense questioning from Donald Trump's defense counsel.
May 10, 2024 at 3:09 PM
VIDEO: Stormy Daniels defiant during cross-examination at Trump trial
May 10, 2024 at 3:00 PM

Karen McDougal will not take the stand in Trump's hush money trial

McDougal alleged she had a 10-month affair with former President Donald Trump in 2006 and was paid $150,000 in exchange for not speaking out about the affair.
May 10, 2024 at 3:00 PM
VIDEO: Karen McDougal will not take the stand in Trump's hush money trial
May 10, 2024 at 2:40 PM

3 big takeaways from Day 11 of Trump's hush money trial

Former top Trump aide Hope Hicks broke down on the stand during her testimony on Day 11 of Donald Trump's hush money trial in New York.
May 10, 2024 at 2:40 PM
Former President Donald Trump attends his trial at Manhattan Criminal Court on May 3, 2024 in New York City.
May 10, 2024 at 11:03 AM

6 big takeaways from Day 14 of Trump's hush money trial

Stormy Daniels on Thursday concluded nearly seven hours of dramatic testimony in the former President Trump's criminal hush money trial.
May 10, 2024 at 11:03 AM
Former President Donald Trump watches as Stormy Daniels is questioned by defense attorney Susan Necheles during his criminal trial in Manhattan state court in New York City, May 9, 2024 in this courtroom sketch.
May 10, 2024 at 1:32 AM

Defense attorney analyzes final day of Stormy Daniels' testimony in Trump trial

ABC News' Linsey Davis speaks with criminal defense attorney Arthur Aidala about Stormy Daniels' detailed testimony and how Donald Trump's lawyers attacked her credibility on cross-examination.
May 10, 2024 at 1:32 AM
VIDEO: Defense attorney analyzes final day of Stormy Daniels' testimony in Trump trial
May 10, 2024 at 12:14 AM

Judge rejects Trump team request for mistrial after Stormy Daniels testimony

The former adult film star underwent heated cross-examination on her second day on the stand, insisting she is telling the truth about her alleged tryst with Donald Trump.
May 10, 2024 at 12:14 AM
VIDEO: Judge rejects Trump team request for mistrial after Stormy Daniels testimony
May 9, 2024 at 10:36 PM

Donald Trump's legal team takes 2nd shot at mistrial

The new mistrial motion came on a day where four witnesses including Stormy Daniels took the stand. Attorney Bernarda Villalona was inside the courtroom today. She has details.
May 9, 2024 at 10:36 PM
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May 9, 2024 at 8:58 PM

Trump Organization bookkeeper testifies in Trump hush money trial

The prosecution called Trump Organization employee Rebecca Manochio for questioning on booking records she made for the company.
May 9, 2024 at 8:58 PM
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May 9, 2024 at 8:32 PM

What are the odds of a Trump win this November?

The betting markets place the likelihood of Trump winning the 2024 election at 47% — but does 538 agree?
May 9, 2024 at 8:32 PM
VIDEO: What are the odds of a Trump win this November?
May 9, 2024 at 7:46 PM

Could we see a Biden-Trump debate?

In this installment of the 538 Politics podcast, we play a game of “Buy, Sell, Hold” and look at where the betting markets place the likelihood of certain events this election season.
May 9, 2024 at 7:46 PM
VIDEO: Could we see a Biden-Trump debate?
May 9, 2024 at 5:53 PM

Stormy Daniels' testimony concludes in Trump hush money trial

Prosecutors have now called Rebecca Manochio, a bookkeeper working The Trump Organization, to testify.
May 9, 2024 at 5:53 PM
VIDEO: Stormy Daniels' testimony concludes in Trump hush money trial
May 9, 2024 at 4:03 PM

Stormy Daniels testifies: ‘I just wanted the truth to get out there’

Daniels said she was told by her attorneys to sign written statements denying the affair, but she would not.
May 9, 2024 at 4:03 PM
VIDEO: Stormy Daniels testifies: ‘I just wanted the truth to get out there’
May 9, 2024 at 3:10 PM

Court agrees to hear Trump’s request to disqualify DA Fani Willis

A Georgia appeals court agreed to hear former President Donald Trump's argument that the Fulton County district attorney should be disqualified over her romance with her former special prosecutor.
May 9, 2024 at 3:10 PM
VIDEO: Court agrees to hear Trump’s request to disqualify DA Fani Willis
May 9, 2024 at 3:01 PM

Judge denies Trump defense team’s motion for a mistrial

Former President Donald Trump’s campaign used Stormy Daniel’s testimony in a fundraising email to supporters.
May 9, 2024 at 3:01 PM
VIDEO: trump trial set up
May 9, 2024 at 2:52 PM

Trump defense team attempts to fast-track challenge to limited gag order

Former President Donald Trump’s legal team argues that the order is unconstitutional as it violates his right to free speech.
May 9, 2024 at 2:52 PM
VIDEO: Trump defense team attempts to fast-track challenge to limited gag order
May 9, 2024 at 1:40 PM

Barron Trump picked to serve as a delegate at Republican National Convention

Barron Trump, the youngest child of former President Donald Trump, was chosen as one of Florida's at-large delegates for the Republican National Convention.
May 9, 2024 at 1:40 PM
Barron Trump, the youngest child of former President Donald Trump, was chosen as one of Florida's at-large delegates for the Republican National Convention.
May 9, 2024 at 1:06 PM

Here's what legal experts say Stormy Daniels' testimony could mean for Trump

Legal experts are divided about the impaceStormy Daniels’ testimony could have on the outcome of former President Donald Trump's hush money case.
May 9, 2024 at 1:06 PM
Stormy Daniels is questioned by prosecutor Susan Hoffinger before Justice Juan Merchan during former President Donald Trump's criminal trial on charges that he falsified business records to conceal money paid to silence porn star Stormy Daniels in 2016, in Manhattan state court in New York City, May 7, 2024 in this courtroom sketch.
May 9, 2024 at 10:46 AM

Barron Trump picked to serve as a delegate at Republican National Convention

Barron Trump, the youngest child of former President Donald Trump, was chosen as one of Florida's at-large delegates for the Republican National Convention.
May 9, 2024 at 10:46 AM
U.S. President Donald Trump, center, son Barron Trump, left, and First Lady Melania Trump walk on the South Lawn of the White House after exiting Marine One in Washington, D.C., U.S., on Sunday, Aug. 16, 2020. Joe Biden maintains a solid lead over Trump on the eve of the Democratic National Convention, according to polls that at least partly reflected his choice of Senator Kamala Harris as running mate. Photographer: Stefani Reynolds/Bloomberg via Getty Images
May 9, 2024 at 6:00 AM

Former Georgia prosecutor on court's decision to keep Fani Willis on Trump case

ABC News’ Linsey Davis spoke with former Georgia prosecutor Chris Timmons about a Georgia appeals court hearing Donald Trump's request to disqualify Fani Willis from the election interference case.
May 9, 2024 at 6:00 AM
VIDEO: Former Georgia prosecutor on court's decision to keep Fani Willis on Trump case
May 9, 2024 at 1:50 AM

Trump Legal team renews push to remove Georgia DA from election case

ABC News' Chris Timmons discuss the moves made former President Donald Trump's lawyer. If successful, Fani Willis could be removed from election fraud case.
May 9, 2024 at 1:50 AM
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May 9, 2024 at 1:50 AM

Trump’s legal team vows to oust DA Fani Willis from election case

New push to have willis removed. Also, U.S. pauses weapons shipment to Israel amid growing concerns over expected IDF invasion of Rafah.
May 9, 2024 at 1:50 AM
VIDEO: Trump’s legal team vows to oust  DA Fani Willis from election case
May 8, 2024 at 9:05 PM

Trump praises Kristi Noem amid book controversy: 'I like her a lot'

Former President Donald Trump came to South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem's defense in an interview earlier this week, saying he "likes her a lot."
May 8, 2024 at 9:05 PM
South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem speaks during the Conservative Political Action Conference, CPAC 2024, at the National Harbor, Feb. 23, 2024, in Oxon Hill, Md.
May 8, 2024 at 8:23 PM

Nikki Haley won 20% of votes in Indiana Republican presidential primary

It's been two months since Nikki Haley dropped out of the Republican race, but the former U.N. ambassador and South Carolina governor is ringing up significant support in state primaries
May 8, 2024 at 8:23 PM
FILE - Republican presidential candidate former UN Ambassador Nikki Haley gestures to the audience as she concludes a speech at a caucus night party in West Des Moines, Iowa, Jan. 15, 2024. Despite the fact two months have passed since Nikki Haley dropped out of the GOP presidential race, the former UN ambassador and South Carolina governor continues to draw significant support and votes in state primaries. With most of the votes counted from Indiana’s presidential primary Tuesday, Haley has taken more than 21% of votes in the conservative state. (AP Photo/Abbie Parr, File)
May 8, 2024 at 8:15 PM

Biden trolls Trump while touting new Microsoft center in 2024 battleground Wisconsin

He promised thousands of jobs at the site where Trump's Foxconn project failed.
May 8, 2024 at 8:15 PM
President Joe Biden speaks about his Investing in America agenda at Gateway Technical College, May 8, 2024, in Sturtevant, Wis.
May 8, 2024 at 8:15 PM

Stormy Daniels testifies in Trump criminal trial

The adult film actress described in explicit detail her alleged sexual encounter with former President Donald Trump in his hotel suite in 2006.
May 8, 2024 at 8:15 PM
VIDEO: Stormy Daniels testifies in Trump criminal trial
May 8, 2024 at 7:15 PM

Trump seeking to fast-track challenge to gag order in his hush money trial

Former President Trump is seeking to fast-track a challenge to the constitutionality of the limited gag order imposed on him by the judge in his hush money trial.
May 8, 2024 at 7:15 PM
Republican presidential candidate former President Donald Trump speaks, April 2, 2024, at a rally in Green Bay, Wis.
May 8, 2024 at 6:48 PM

What’s next in Fulton County case following appeals ruling

An appeals court in Georgia agreed to take up Trump's appeal of the Fani Willis disqualification ruling that ultimately allowed her to remain on the election interference case
May 8, 2024 at 6:48 PM
VIDEO: What’s next in Fulton County case following appeals ruling
May 8, 2024 at 6:47 PM

Latest on Trump’s hush money trial

ABC News’ Aaron Katersky discusses the latest on former President Donald Trump’s hush money trial after Stormy Daniels took the stand.
May 8, 2024 at 6:47 PM
VIDEO: Latest on Trump’s hush money trial
May 8, 2024 at 5:06 PM

What Stormy Daniels said on the stand about her alleged encounter with Donald Trump

Stormy Daniels took the stand in former President Donald Trump’s hush money trial on Tuesday, describing for jurors the night she allegedly had sex with him.
May 8, 2024 at 5:06 PM
Stormy Daniels is questioned by prosecutor Susan Hoffinger during former President Donald Trump's criminal trial in Manhattan state court in New York City, May 7, 2024 in this courtroom sketch.
May 8, 2024 at 3:31 PM

Georgia court to take up Trump's appeal of Willis disqualification ruling

The ruling could significantly delay the case against the former president.
May 8, 2024 at 3:31 PM
VIDEO: Georgia court to take up Trump's appeal of Willis disqualification ruling
May 8, 2024 at 3:05 PM

Georgia court takes up Trump appeal of Willis ruling, possibly delaying election case

A Georgia appeals court has agreed to take up Donald Trump's appeal of the Fani Willis disqualification ruling, which could delay the election case against Trump.
May 8, 2024 at 3:05 PM
Republican presidential candidate and former President Donald Trump arrives for an election-night watch party at Mar-a-Lago, March 5, 2024, in West Palm Beach, Fla.
May 8, 2024 at 10:31 AM

Trump's classified documents trial delayed indefinitely

The judge overseeing former President Trump's classified documents case has now indefinitely postponed the trial pending resolution of outstanding pretrial litigation.
May 8, 2024 at 10:31 AM
This image contained in a court filing by the Department of Justice on Aug. 30, 2022, and partially redacted by the source, shows a photo of documents seized during the Aug. 8 FBI search of former President Donald Trump's Mar-a-Lago estate.
May 8, 2024 at 10:30 AM

4 big takeaways from Day 13 of Trump's hush money trial

Stormy Daniels testified about her alleged 2006 sexual encounter with Donald Trump on Day 13 of the former president's criminal hush money trial.
May 8, 2024 at 10:30 AM
Judge Juan Merchan presides over proceedings as Stormy Daniels answers questions on direct examination by assistant district attorney Susan Hoffinger in Manhattan criminal court as former President Donald Trump listens, May 7, 2024, in New York.
May 8, 2024 at 10:26 AM

What to know about Stormy Daniels and her connection to Trump's hush money case

The decision to call Daniels as a witness allows the jury to hear from the woman at the center of former President Donald Trump's criminal trial.
May 8, 2024 at 10:26 AM
FILE - Stormy Daniels arrives at an event in Berlin, on Oct. 11, 2018. Witness testimony in Donald Trump's hush money trial is set to move forward again and all eyes are on who will be called next. An attorney for Stormy Daniels says the porn actor is expected to appear as a witness on Tuesday.
May 8, 2024 at 2:38 AM

Defense attorney analyzes Stormy Daniels' testimony in Trump hush money case

ABC News’ Linsey Davis spoke with criminal defense attorney Arthur Aidala on today's testimony from Stormy Daniels and on Trump’s team asking for a mistrial.
May 8, 2024 at 2:38 AM
VIDEO: Defense attorney analyzes Stormy Daniels' testimony in Trump hush money case
May 8, 2024 at 12:08 AM

Stunning testimony in Trump hush money case

Stormy Daniels took the stand Tuesday, going into detail about her alleged sexual encounter with Donald Trump.
May 8, 2024 at 12:08 AM
VIDEO: Stunning testimony in Trump hush money case
May 7, 2024 at 11:51 PM

Stormy Daniels takes the stand in Trump hush money trial

Stormy Daniels testified that she had a sexual encounter with former President Donald Trump, providing details such as his silk pajamas and gold tweezers in his hotel suite bathroom.
May 7, 2024 at 11:51 PM
VIDEO: Stormy Daniels takes the stand in Trump hush money trial
May 7, 2024 at 11:51 PM

Florida judge delays Donald Trump's classified documents trial indefinitely

Judge Aileen Cannon has indefinitely postponed the trial date for former President Donald Trump's classified documents case due to unresolved pretrial discovery issues.
May 7, 2024 at 11:51 PM
VIDEO: Florida judge delays Donald Trump's classified documents trial indefinitely
May 7, 2024 at 11:39 PM

Stormy Daniels takes witness stand in Trump criminal trial

The former porn star shared salacious details of her alleged 2006 sexual encounter with former President Donald Trump. ABC News contributor Kim Wehle discusses Daniels' testimony.
May 7, 2024 at 11:39 PM
VIDEO: Stormy Daniels takes witness stand in Trump criminal trial
May 7, 2024 at 11:38 PM

Trump's classified documents trial postponed indefinitely

Judge Aileen Cannon has indefinitely postponed former President Donald Trump’s classified documents trial.
May 7, 2024 at 11:38 PM
VIDEO: Trump's classified documents trial postponed indefinitely