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Topline Former President Donald Trump Tuesday sued E. Jean Carroll for defamation, accusing her of making “false statements” alleging he raped her, weeks after a jury in a civil trial found him liable of sexually abusing the New York-based author and ordered him to pay $5 million in damages. Republican…

Donald Trump has sued E Jean Carroll for defamation, alleging she falsely accused him of rape after a jury in a civil trial found that he sexually abused her. Trump’s counterclaim against Carroll in Manhattan federal court on Tuesday cited Carroll’s statements on the CNN cable news channel after the…

Donald Trump could have been untruthful when he was recorded talking about sharing a classified document with guests at his Bedminster, New Jersey golf club in the summer of 2021, Newsmax host Lidia Curanaj argued Tuesday. After all, she said, “You know how Trump is.” On the audio tape, obtained…

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Ron DeSantis’s presidential campaign is struggling in the crucial state of New Hampshire and may have made the situation worse by scheduling an event on Tuesday in competition with a speech by Donald Trump to Republican women, prompting one prominent strategist to call the move “stupid”, Politico reported. “It’s the…

The cherry tree folklore is too good to be true, but it’s no lie that George Washington had a thing for the truth. “I hold the maxim no less applicable to public than to private affairs, that honesty is the best policy,” he wrote in his farewell address. A few…

WASHINGTON — Prosecutors from special counsel Jack Smith's office have requested that former President Donald Trump's criminal trial for alleged mishandling of classified documents be delayed until December, according to a court filing on Friday. Earlier this week, Judge Aileen Cannon set a trial date for Aug. 14 and estimated…

WASHINGTON -- Infowars host Owen Shroyer, who promoted baseless claims of 2020 election fraud on the far-right internet platform, pleaded guilty on Friday to joining the mob of Donald Trump supporters who rioted at the U.S. Capitol. Shroyer, who didn’t enter the Capitol but led rioters in chants near the…

Donald Trump’s 2024 presidential campaign team is expected to announce Friday he’s won the endorsements of more than half of Pennsylvania’s House GOP delegation. The ex-president’s Pennsylvania backing reportedly flows from Reps. Mike Kelly, Dan Meuser, Scott Perry, Guy Reschenthaler and John Joyce. Their show of support helps him draw…

Politics The leader of the Republican primary is running to the left of his competitors. Sometimes. Sort of. Get it? He’s on the left. Photo illustration by Slate. Photo by Scott Olson/Getty Images and Sean Rayford/Getty Images. Earlier this month, former Vice President Mike Pence announced that he is seeking…