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How blowback for trans bathroom bills has changed over the last few years

5:40pm May 06, 2024

by Deena Prichep

Blowback was fierce after North Carolina passed transgender bathroom restrictions in 2016. But states aren't feeling as much heat after several easily-passed restrictions in recent years.

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Judge tells Trump he'll send him to jail if he violates his gag order again

5:27pm May 06, 2024

by Andrea Bernstein

Judge Juan Merchan says former President Donald Trump violated a gag order in the New York criminal trial for a 10th time, threatening the next violation could land the presidential candidate in jail.

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Despite calls for gun safety, Tennessee passes bill for teachers to carry in school

5:27pm May 06, 2024

by Blaise Gainey

Tennessee passed a bill package expanding gun access, including a measure allowing teachers to carry firearms in schools — despite calls for gun safety legislation after the Covenant school shooting.

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National

What a TikTok ban would mean for creators who rely on the platform to make a living

4:59pm May 06, 2024

by Bobby Allyn

TikTok could be effectively banned in the U.S. in as soon as nine months. One TikTok creator says a ban would cost her her livelihood. Creators are now looking for new homes for their content.

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Former President Donald Trump attends his trial in Manhattan criminal court on May 2. The judge in the case heard arguments related to the prosecution's request to fine Trump for violating a gag order in the case.

Politics & Government

Trump fined $1,000 for violating gag order again and threatened with jail time

12:45pm May 06, 2024

by Ximena Bustillo

The former president received a second fine for violating a gag order prohibiting him from speaking about witnesses, jurors, court staff and their families. Trump is trying to appeal the gag order.

Politics & Government

Week 4 of the Trump hush money case is about to get underway

5:12am May 06, 2024

So far in the New York criminal trial against former President Donald Trump, the court has heard from nine witnesses. What are the big takeaways so far and who will take the stand this week?

New York Police Department officers load arrested protesters from Columbia University onto a bus, on Tuesday in New York.

National

NYC says half of those arrested at 2 pro-Palestinian campus protests were not students

5:26pm May 04, 2024

by Emma Bowman

Following the mayor's claims that "outside agitators" escalated protests this week at two Manhattan campuses, city officials released data saying 134 of the 282 people arrested were not students.

Witnesses in Trump's hush money trial reveal a world of 'extortion'

8:07am May 04, 2024

Beyond former President Trump's actual criminal trial, witnesses this week have revealed a world of money exchanged for potentially damaging stories.

White House Communications Director Hope Hicks, one of President Trump's closest aides and advisers, arrived to meet behind closed doors with the House Intelligence Committee, at the Capitol in Washington on Feb. 27, 2018.

Politics & Government

Hope Hicks, former Trump confidant, testifies against him in New York criminal trial

6:02pm May 03, 2024

by Ximena Bustillo

Hicks was a communications director for the Trump White House and prosecutors questioned her on her knowledge of the deals made during his first presidential run.

Former White House adviser Hope Hick testifies in Trump's criminal trial

5:13pm May 03, 2024

by Andrea Bernstein

Hope Hicks, a Trump-era White House adviser and communications director, is testifying in former President Donald Trump's criminal trial. Hick's name has come up several times before taking the stand.