A top House Democrat wants to remove Trump's Secret Service protection if he's sent to prison

As a former president, Trump is entitled to Secret Service protection for life. Rep. Bennie Thompson, the former chairman of the House January 6 committee, introduced legislation on Friday that would ... Read More

Michigan's largest, most diverse county could prove decisive in 2024 presidential election

Michigan's biggest and most diverse county — is a Democratic stronghold. Turnout there could sway the election this fall. Read More

Trump Criminal Trial Seats 7 Jurors, Adjourns Until Thursday

On the trial’s first day, more than half the initial group of prospective jurors was dismissed after they indicated they could not be impartial in the first prosecution of an American president. Read More

How an Obscure Chinese Real Estate Start-Up Paved the Way to TikTok

Court records, mistakenly made public, tell a story about the birth of ByteDance, its bumpy road to success and the role of the Republican megadonor Jeff Yass’s firm. Read More

Trump's hush money trial has begun: What to know from Day 1 | The Excerpt

Plus, Trump Media's stock price plummeted Monday. Congress is grappling with foreign aid after Iran's attack on Israel. It's all on The Excerpt. Read More

Meet the key players in Trump’s hush money case

Former President Trump’s hush money trial kicked off in New York on Monday, marking the first criminal trial against a former or current U.S. president. The Manhattan trial began with jury ... Read More

Trump’s Criminal Trial Begins With Vitriol and 42 Questions

Photo Illustration by Thomas Levinson/The Daily Beast/GettyAfter seven years, three tell-all books, two trips to the Supreme Court, and one historic indictment, Donald Trump is finally—officially—the ... Read More

First day of historic Trump trial ends without any jurors being picked

The historic hush-money trial of Donald Trump got underway Monday with the arduous process of selecting a jury to hear the case charging the former president with falsifying business records to stifle ... Read More

Live news: US House reauthorises controversial spying law for 2 years

Jeffrey Cook, 67, was handed a 30 month sentence at Southwark Crown Court in London on Friday. A jury found him guilty last month on one count of misconduct in public office between September 2004 and ... Read More

2 jurors dismissed from Trump hush money trial, 2 others added as selection proceeds at halting pace

Two more jurors have been seated for Donald Trump’s hush money trial, replacing two others who were dismissed earlier in the day. One of the dismissed jurors expressed doubt Thursday ... Read More

Court adjourns after first day of Trump’s historic criminal trial – as it happened

Ex-president dozes off during calm day of proceedings in trial over hush-money payments to Stormy Daniels, with some potential jurors chosen ... Read More

Transcript: Swamp Notes — Inside Trump’s new inner circle

This is Swamp Notes, the weekly podcast from the FT News Briefing, where we talk about all of the things happening in the 2024 US presidential election. I’m Sonja Hutson, and this week we’re asking, ... Read More