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What are the charges against Donald Trump?
The case aims to hold Trump responsible for his efforts to remain in power during the weeks between his election loss and the attack on the US Capitol.
- by Alanna Durkin Richer
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The man tasked with investigating Trump works with speed and aggression
A largely unknown former prosecutor, Jack Smith has delivered his basic assessment in two criminal investigations in a little more than eight months.
- by Glenn Thrush, Adam Goldman and Michael S. Schmidt
Opinion
Trump's America
Fasten your seatbelts, this wild ride will Trump anything we’ve seen
Next year will be like no other year we have witnessed in American politics. Trump is, of course, presumed innocent – but now let’s see what the evidence is against him.
- by Bill Wyman
Donald Trump charged over effort to overturn 2020 election
The charges are the culmination of a months-long probe by Special Counsel Jack Smith – the same federal prosecutor who has charged Trump for his mishandling of classified documents.
- by Farrah Tomazin
Analysis
US politics
Trump’s charges strike at the very heart of American democracy
While hush money and classified documents are important, never before has a newly ousted US president engaged in a multipart plan to overturn an election.
- by Farrah Tomazin
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CCP influence
Canada asks Australia for help as it faces backlash over China meddling
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is under fire over revelations Chinese diplomats and proxies allegedly tried to sway Canada’s last two federal elections.
- by Farrah Tomazin
After mistakenly cutting contact, NASA detects ‘heartbeat’ signal from Voyager 2 spacecraft
The command, which tilted the spacecraft’s antenna away from Earth, severed its contact with NASA.
- by Marcia Dunn
Rex Heuermann, Long Island architect accused of killing women, appears in court
Investigators spent nearly two weeks combing through Heuermann’s home in Massapequa Park, across a bay from where the remains were found.
‘Any day now’: Trump braces for two more historic indictments
In Atlanta, a district attorney has confirmed that after a 2½-year investigation, she was “ready to go” with a decision that could result in racketeering and conspiracy charges against Trump.
- by Farrah Tomazin
Elon Musk threatens to sue research group that documented surge in hate speech on X
The social media site’s lawyer suggested the Centre for Countering Digital Hate intended to harm X’s business “by driving advertisers away”.
- by David Klepper