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Special counsel urges court to reinstate documents case against Trump

Special counsel Jack Smith asked a federal appeals court Monday to reinstate the classified documents case against former President Donald Trump after it was dismissed by a judge last month. US District Judge Aileen Cannon threw out the case, one of four prosecutions of Trump, after concluding that Smith's appointment as special counsel was unconstitutional. Smith's team then appealed to the Atlanta-based 11th US Circuit Court of Appeals, with prosecutors saying in their appeal brief that Cannon's decision is at odds with widespread and longstanding appointment practices in the Department of Justice and across the government. The appeal is the latest development in a prosecution that many legal experts consider a straightforward criminal case but has been derailed by delays, months of hearings before Cannon, a Trump-appointed judge, and ultimately a dismissal order that brought the proceedings to at least a temporary halt. It's unclear how long it will take for the appeals court to

Elon Musk willing to serve after Trump hints at cabinet post for Tesla CEO

Last month, Musk, who owns the social media platform X, endorsed Trump's candidacy

Trump to campaign in Minnesota, a state that hasn't backed GOP in 5 decades

As the presidential campaign enters a critical final 100 day stretch, Republican nominee Donald Trump and his running mate, JD Vance, rallied supporters on Saturday in a state that hasn't backed a GOP candidate for the White House since 1972. The rally in St. Cloud, Minnesota, was designed as a sign of the campaign's bullishness about its prospects across the Midwest, particularly when President Joe Biden was showing signs of weakness ahead of his decision to exit the campaign. Trump, who won Michigan and Wisconsin in 2016 only to lose them four years later, has increasingly focused on Minnesota as a state where he'd like to put Democrats on defense. Trump attacked the likely Democratic nominee, Vice President Kamala Harris as a crazy liberal and a radical left lunatic, accusing her of wanting to defund the police. The former Republican president said, by contrast, he wants to overfund the police. Trump also knocked Harris as an absolute radical on abortion, seemingly sensing an .

Investors in Asia see Biden withdrawal as benefiting 'Trump trade'

Global investors see the Republican's policies on tariffs, immigration and deficits leading to a stronger dollar and higher bond yields

Trump basks in total control of GOP as President Biden's campaign hits low

Trump's address in Milwaukee on Thursday was the finale of a raucous convention

GOP voters welcome Trump's somewhat softened tone during RNC speech

For those conservative voters long turned off by former President Donald Trump's rhetoric, his somewhat softened tone in accepting the Republican nomination Thursday night was a welcome relief. He's much improved, Dave Struthers, a 57-year-old farmer from Collins, Iowa, said as he watched Trump's speech in the basement of his farmhouse. The thing I've had against him is he's been so egotistical I, I, I. Me, me, me.' I'm not hearing that tonight. Trump, who has a long history of divisive commentary, has said shoplifters should be immediately shot, suggested the United States' top general be executed as a traitor and mocked Democratic Rep. Nancy Pelosi's husband, who was beaten with a hammer by a far-right conspiracy theorist. But on Thursday night in Milwaukee, he sported a white bandage over his right ear, which was pierced by a bullet from a would-be assassin just days earlier, and spoke in a quieter, more relaxed tone for at least the first part of the speech. He described his ..

Trump calls for unity in first speech after surviving assassination bid

Giving a clarion call to his countrymen to unite, Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump has said that it is time to start expecting and demanding the best leadership in the world, leadership that is bold, dynamic, relentless, and fearless. In his speech to accept the nomination to be the Republican presidential candidate on Thursday, Trump, 78, urged Americans to help him win the race for the White House on November 5. Tonight, I ask for your partnership, for your support, and I am humbly asking for your vote. Every day, I will strive to honour the trust you have placed in me, and I will never let you down," Trump said, nearly a week after he survived an attempt on his life. "To all of the forgotten men and women who have been neglected, abandoned, and left behind, you will be forgotten no longer. We will press forward, and together, we will win, win, win," he said. "I stand before you this evening with a message of confidence, strength, and hope. Four months from now, we

Trump's running mate JD Vance pledges to fight for 'forgotten' workers

His speech embraced many of Trumpism's core tenets, promising to prioritise domestic manufacturing over Chinese imports

Judge's dismissal of Trump docs case not final as long court fight looms

A judge's stunning decision to dismiss the classified documents case against Donald Trump brought an abrupt halt to what experts have considered the strongest and most straightforward of the prosecutions of the former president. But it's hardly the final word. Special counsel Jack Smith's appeal of US District Judge Aileen Cannon's order is expected to tee up a court fight that might reach the US Supreme Court and could result in the reinstatement of the indictment and even conceivably the reassignment of the case to a different judge. There's no scenario in which a revived prosecution could reach trial before the November election and it presumably won't take place at all in the event Trump is elected president and orders his Justice Department to dismiss it. Still, Cannon's order ensures many more months of legal wrangling in a criminal case that became snarled over the last year by interminable delays. The only good thing about this is that it is finally a decision, said Nancy .

Trump silent on his medical care for days since assassination attempt

Four days after a gunman's attempt to assassinate former US president Donald Trump at a Pennsylvania rally, the public is still in the dark over the extent of his injuries, what treatment the Republican presidential nominee received in the hospital, and whether there may be any long-term effects on his health. Trump's campaign has refused to discuss his condition, release a medical report or records, or make the doctors who treated him available, leaving information to dribble out from Trump, his friends and family. The first word on Trump's condition came about half an hour after shots rang out and Trump dropped to the ground after reaching for his ear and then pumped his fist defiantly to the crowd with blood streaming down his face. The campaign issued a statement saying he was fine" and being checked out at a local medical facility. More details will follow, his spokesperson said. It wasn't until 8:42 pm, however, that Trump told the public he had been struck by a bullet as ...

Considering Jamie Dimon for US Treasury, won't oust Fed's Powell: Trump

Powell said on Monday he has no plans to leave his post as head of the US central bank before his term expires

"Officer! Officer!" Rallygoers alert cops minutes before shooting at Trump

The rallygoers yelled to the police informing them about the suspicious man on the roof of a nearby manufacturing plant

One inch away from civil war: Near miss in Trump shooting close call for US

This assassination attempt, at least at this early stage, may validate a strong sense among many Trump supporters

News updates: 'It is against what we stand for,' Biden addresses the nation on Trump rally shooting

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One killed during shooting at Trump's Pennsylvania rally, suspect shot dead

District attorney stated that Trump, who appeared to have sustained an injury to his ear in the shooting, will be fine and was promptly escorted by the US Secret Service

Biden's Hollywood break-up: Celebrities say it's time for a change

Despite lacking Barack Obama's star power, US President Joe Biden has consistently enjoyed support from A-list celebrities, particularly from the older generation

Donald Trump to address Bitcoin 2024 conference in Nashville on July 27

Trump presented himself during a San Francisco fundraiser in June as a champion for cryptocurrencies and slammed Democrats' attempts to regulate the sector

Trump attacks VP Kamala Harris, raises questions on her competence

Donald Trump, the former US president and presumptive presidential nominee of the Republican Party, has attacked Vice President Kamala Harris, raising questions on her competence and describing her as an "insurance policy" for incumbent President Joe Biden. His attack against Harris, who is of Indian and African heritage, came amid chatter in the Democratic Party about whether President Biden should remain the nominee in the November 5 presidential election. Biden, 81, has faced calls from some Democrats to step aside as the nominee following his disastrous performance during a June 27 debate with Trump in which he struggled to complete sentences or land any significant blows against his opponent. Whatever else can be said about crooked Joe Biden, you have to give him credit for one brilliant decision, probably the smartest decision he ever made. He picked Kamala Harris as his vice president. No, it was brilliant. Because it was an insurance policy. Maybe the best insurance policy .

Unsure of Trump's actions if re-elected in US elections: Zelenskiy

Zelenskiy, speaking in Washington as world leaders gather for this week's Nato summit, said he hoped Trump would not quit the 75-year-old Nato alliance

Yet to take a call on VP pick, likely announcement this week: Trump

He added that Senators JD Vance, Marco Rubio, Tim Scott and North Dakota Governor Doug Burgum were under consideration, in response to a question from Hannity, who floated those names