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Former President Donald Trump departs for a break during his civil fraud trial in New York City on Thursday.

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Trump gag order is partially upheld in Jan. 6 case

4:32pm December 08, 2023

by Carrie Johnson

The appeals court ruling would allow Trump to make public statements about the special counsel in the case, Jack Smith, but not other prosecutors, court staffers or their family members.

Ryan Roth's single vote made all the difference.

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He won his seat on council by a single vote — which he cast himself

4:11pm December 08, 2023

by Manuela López Restrepo

Every election we're told that each vote counts. Ryan Roth, the newly-elected city council member for Rainier, Wash., is now proof that it does.

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Lael Brainard speaks as President Joe Biden listens during an announcement in Nov. 2021.

How a top economic adviser to Biden is thinking about inflation and the job market

3:12pm December 08, 2023

The latest numbers show a strong picture for the U.S. economy. Yet many Americans have a pessimistic view. Here's how an adviser to Joe Biden says they're addressing that.

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Legislative Analyst Gabriel Petek, left, discusses Gov. Gavin Newsom's proposed 2020-21 revised state budget during a hearing the state Capitol in Sacramento, Calif., May 26, 2020. On Thursday, Dec. 7, 2023, Petek said California is facing a $68 billion budget deficit.

California faces record $68 billion budget deficit, analyst says

2:55pm December 08, 2023

by The Associated Press

The nation's most populous state — with an economy that is the fifth largest in the world — has been struggling with the rising prices of most goods and services.

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Writers at 'The Atlantic' examine what Trump's second term could look like

7:36am December 08, 2023

NPR's Steve Inskeep asks Jeffery Goldberg, editor-in-chief of The Atlantic, why he dedicated an issue of the magazine to the potential dangers of a second term for former President Donald Trump.

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Hunter Biden has been indicted on federal tax charges

6:05am December 08, 2023

A federal grand jury in the Central District of California returned the indictment charging the president's son with three felony tax offenses and six misdemeanor tax offenses.

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After House hearing on campus antisemitism, college presidents are under fire

5:09am December 08, 2023

Tension builds over comments elite university presidents made at a congressional hearing about antisemitism on campus.

Morning news brief

5:09am December 08, 2023

Hunter Biden faces new criminal charges. The death toll in Gaza rises. Tension builds over comments university presidents made at a congressional hearing about antisemitism on campus.

From rizz to Liz to penguins going zzzz — it's the weekly news quiz

5:01am December 08, 2023

by Holly J. Morris

'Tis the season for end-of-year lists and honors, which means today's quiz practically wrote itself. Thanks, Wikipedia, Oxford, Pantone and Time!

The Lesser-Known Candidate Forum featured 20 of the people who will be on the New Hampshire primary ballot, including (l to r) Donald Picard, Paperboy Love Prince, Richard Rist and Vermin Supreme.

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A postcard from the Lesser-Known Candidate Forum, a New Hampshire primary tradition

5:00am December 08, 2023

by Tamara Keith

In New Hampshire, it's relatively easy to get your name on the presidential primary ballot — so there's a slew of lesser-known candidates seeking a spotlight for ideas and, well, performance art.