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With the Republican majority dwindling, House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) has said that the House GOP’s “chaos” and “dysfunction” has “effectively” given Democrats the majority. Mr. Jeffries made the comments during a May 6 interview with Norah O’Donnell for CBS’s “60 Minutes.” During the exchange, Mr. Jeffries contended that the Democrats have direct control […]

Former Fulton County special prosecutor Nathan Wade on Sunday spoke out about his relationship with a Georgia county’s district attorney who is prosecuting former President Donald Trump. Nathan Wade left his post several weeks ago after a Fulton County judge ruled that either he or Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis must go. Ms. Willis […]

The San Diego County government is suing the manufacturer of a computer numerical control (CNC) machine, alleging that it is being used to manufacture unserialized firearms parts. The lawsuit, filed on behalf of the county by the gun-control legal advocacy group Giffords Law Center, alleges the “Coast Runner” CNC machine, marketed by Coast Runner Industries, […]

President Joe Biden presents the Commander-in-Chief’s Trophy to Army Black Knights at the White House at 12:00 p.m. ET on May 6.

Former President Donald Trump on Monday criticized Columbia University’s decision to cancel its main commencement ceremony amid turmoil resulting from on-campus anti-Israel protests. President Trump spoke with reporters before his so-called hush money trial resumed Monday morning.

The main university-wide commencement ceremony held annually at Columbia University in New York has been canceled after weeks of pro-Palestinian protests on campus. The university said in a statement it made the decision after hearing feedback from student leaders. “Our Deans and other colleagues who work directly with our students have been discussing plans with […]

Former President Donald Trump’s criminal trial on payments from a non-disclosure deal with an adult performer in New York continues on May 6. President Trump is charged with falsifying business records to allegedly conceal the payments. He has denied the allegations. SCHEDULE 8:30 a.m. ET: Trump Tower Exterior 9:30 a.m. ET: Start of court proceedings

The judge overseeing former President Donald Trump’s so-called “hush-money” trial in New York on Monday found the former president in contempt of court for alleged gag order violations, warning that he might jail him. “I find you in criminal contempt for the 10th time,” the judge told President Trump, adding that “going forward this court […]

The judge presiding over former President Donald Trump’s so-called hush money trial fined him a further $1,000 on May 6 for once again violating his gag order, and warned the former president that additional violations could result in jail time. The fine marks the second time since the trial began last month that President Trump […]

Israel has ordered 100,000 civilians in Rafah to evacuate after ceasefire negotiations broke down. Israeli authorities have also ordered Qatar’s Al Jazeera media network out of the country on national security grounds. NTD has the latest on the Israel–Hamas war. Police are continuing to tear down anti-Israel encampments on university campuses as a number stubbornly […]

Cohen Invoiced for ‘Retainer Agreement’ Mr. McConney confirmed that in order to pay Mr. Cohen, Mr. Cohen would need to send an invoice. He sent such an email reminder to Mr. Cohen on Feb. 6, 2017, and another reminder a week later. Mr. Cohen wrote back, “Jeff, please remind me of the monthly amount.” Mr. […]

House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) will face a vote to strip him of the gavel in the coming days. While he’s expected to survive the ouster bid, the move presents another test for the Republican leader as he presides over a razor-thin majority in the lower chamber. House Democrat leaders said they would vote to […]

Executive Kim Godwin announced in an internal memo sent to staff on Sunday that she will be resigning from her post as president of ABC News, ending her three-year tenure as the first Black woman to lead the network. “I have decided to retire from broadcast journalism,” Ms. Godwin said in the memo. “Anyone who’s […]

ST. LOUIS—A former Boy Scout volunteer has been sentenced to 22 years in prison for hiding cameras in a bathroom at a Missouri camp. A federal judge on Thursday also ordered David Lee Nelson, a 41-year-old from Redmond, Washington, to pay more than $60,000, with some of the money going toward counseling for the victims. […]

CREVE COEUR, Mo.—A 79-year-old Missouri man is accused of killing a woman in her suburban Chicago home—a crime that happened nearly six decades ago. James Barbier was arrested Monday at his St. Louis County home and charged with first-degree murder in the November 1966 death of 18-year-old Karen Snider in Cook County, Illinois. The break […]

SAN ANTONIO—A Texas man who made an online threat of a mass attack on a convention of young conservative activists in Florida in 2022 was sentenced to five years in federal prison. Federal prosecutors said Alejandro Richard Velasquez Gomez, 20, of San Antonio posted a threat on social media to attack the Turning Point USA […]

CHICAGO—A judge denied pretrial release of a 22-year-old man charged with murder in the fatal shooting of an off-duty Chicago police officer during a court appearance Friday. Xavier L. Tate Jr. is charged with first-degree murder, aggravated vehicular hijacking and possession of a stolen firearm in the April 21 slaying of Officer Luis M. Huesca, […]