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Trump responds to his guilty verdict by falsely blasting a ‘rigged trial’ and attacking star witness

May 31, 2024 11:16 AM EDT

CNN, Associated Press,

Donald Trump launched into attacks on the judge in his criminal trial and continued to undermine New York’s criminal justice system Friday as he tried to repackage his conviction on 34 felony charges as fuel, not an impediment, to his latest White House bid.

Republican lawmakers react with fury to Trump verdict and rally to his defense

May 31, 2024 10:27 AM EDT

Associated Press,

Republican lawmakers reacted with immediate fury on Thursday as a New York jury convicted former President Donald Trump on 34 counts of falsifying business records to influence the 2016 election, speaking out with near unanimity in questioning the legitimacy of the trial and how it was conducted.

Guilty: Trump becomes first former U.S. president convicted of felony crimes

May 30, 2024 4:45 PM EDT

Associated Press, ABC News,

Donald Trump became the first former president to be convicted of felony crimes Thursday as a New York jury found him guilty of falsifying business records in a scheme to illegally influence the 2016 election through hush money payments to a porn actor who said the two had sex.

Gov. McMaster signs the ‘Child Online Safety Act’ and ‘The Help, Not Harm’ bills

May 30, 2024 12:55 PM EDT

ABC Columbia Staff,

Governor Henry McMaster signed the ‘Child Online Safety Act’ and ‘The Help, Not Harm’ bill on Wednesday, May 29.

Judge rereads jury instructions in Trump hush money trial as deliberations set to resume

May 30, 2024 10:33 AM EDT

Associated Press,

The jury in former President Donald Trump’s hush money trial is to resume deliberations Thursday after asking to revisit portions of the judge’s instructions and to rehear testimony from multiple key witnesses about the alleged scheme at the heart of the history-making case.

South Carolina’s Supreme Court will soon have no Black justices

May 29, 2024 3:35 PM EDT

Associated Press,

For the first time in nearly two decades, all the justices on South Carolina’s Supreme Court are going to be white.

SC lawmakers return to Columbia

May 29, 2024 1:26 PM EDT

ABC Columbia Staff,

The legislative session may have ended but South Carolina lawmakers are back in Columbia.

Jurors in Trump hush money trial end 1st day of deliberations after asking to rehear testimony

May 29, 2024 11:25 AM EDT

Associated Press,

The jury in Donald Trump’s hush money trial ended its first day of deliberations without a verdict Wednesday but asked to rehear testimony from key witnesses about the alleged hush money scheme at the heart of the history-making case.

‘Are you with me?’ Biden and Harris launch Black voter outreach and warn of a second Trump term

May 29, 2024 11:21 AM EDT

Associated Press,

President Joe Biden renewed his election-year pitch to Black voters on Wednesday, lashing out at Donald Trump’s “MAGA lies” and saying the winner of this year’s White House race will make crucial decisions, including on nominees for the Supreme Court, that could affect the country for decades.

Inflation pressures lingering from pandemic are keeping Fed rate cuts on pause

May 29, 2024 11:16 AM EDT

Associated Press,

Hopes for interest rate cuts this year by the Federal Reserve are steadily fading, with a stream of recent remarks by Fed officials underscoring their intention to keep borrowing costs high as long as needed to curb persistently elevated inflation.

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Trump responds to his guilty verdict by falsely blasting a ‘rigged trial’ and attacking star witness

Republican lawmakers react with fury to Trump verdict and rally to his defense

Guilty: Trump becomes first former U.S. president convicted of felony crimes

Gov. McMaster signs the ‘Child Online Safety Act’ and ‘The Help, Not Harm’ bills

Judge rereads jury instructions in Trump hush money trial as deliberations set to resume

South Carolina’s Supreme Court will soon have no Black justices

SC lawmakers return to Columbia

Jurors in Trump hush money trial end 1st day of deliberations after asking to rehear testimony

‘Are you with me?’ Biden and Harris launch Black voter outreach and warn of a second Trump term

Inflation pressures lingering from pandemic are keeping Fed rate cuts on pause

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