Новости за 03.04.2023

A far-right European authoritarian leader on Monday expressed support for Donald Trump on social media, and the embattled former president posted it to his Truth Social website.

WASHINGTON — Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) is the latest in a string of prominent politicians and political committees to lose campaign cash to a thief.

A Florida law enforcement official has issued a stern rebuke to Gov. Ron DeSantis over a new state law that will allow permitless carry in the Sunshine State.

Former President Donald Trump turned down the chance to have a low-key arraignment over Zoom, instead preferring a high-profile booking he hopes will fire up his supporters, Rolling Stone reported Monday.

Alina Habba, an attorney for Donald Trump, called for protests on behalf of her client while she praised gun rights.

Donald Trump's lawyer said the recent indictment handed down by Manhattan D.A. Alvin Bragg will only increase Trump's profile, much like how criminal cases boosted the fandom of rappers like Tupac and Biggie Smalls, TMZ reported.

Last week, the New York Post ran a cover story, in the wake of Donald Trump’s indictment, with this headline: “Teflon’s Gone.” The reference was to the criminal former president’s seemingly superhuman ability to avoid political consequences for things no one else could avoid. It was also in reference to a previous New York Post edition. The cover lines on March 2, 2016: “Teflon Don! Trump wins seven states: Mud fails to stick.”

Marjorie Taylor Greene on Monday pushed back against New York City Mayor Eric Adams’ warning earlier in the day that the far-right Republican congresswoman from Georgia be on her best behavior during her planned visit to New York City on Tuesday.

Early Monday afternoon the United States of America became a majority permitless gun carry country, as Florida GOP governor Ron DeSantis signed into law a bill quickly passed through the legislature with little time for pushback.

Attorneys for former President Donald Trump on Monday asked New York Judge Juan Merchan not to allow cameras in the courtroom for their client's arraignment.

A man hurled racial slurs at a woman and her family in California before ramming her with his car and fleeing the scene, cops said.

Melania Trump did not travel with her husband to New York to face criminal charges.

Adding to Donald Trump's woes – which include a scheduled arraignment in New York City on Tuesday in a Manhattan courtroom where a sealed indictment containing a reported thirty charges awaits him – a report from Forbes claims that he is now not nearly as rich as he was when he helped launch his Truth Social social media platform.

While former President Donald Trump is seen by many political analysts as having too much baggage to win a second term in office, New York Magazine columnist Jonathan Chait is pointing to new moves being made by centrist organization No Labels that could put him back in the White House anyway.

Donald Trump has hired a new lawyer to assist in his defense on criminal charges brought by the Manhattan district attorney.

New York City Mayor Eric Adams warned "rabble-rousers" – including Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA) – that there will be arrests if a Tuesday protest becomes violent.

Many journalists and political commentators have been leveling strong criticism at "60 Minutes," CBS News, and Lesley Stahl over their decision to air a "softball" interview with U.S. Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene Sunday night, normalizing and mainstreaming the far-right Georgia Republican, but perhaps few have done so as expressively as retired U.S. Air Force Colonel Moe Davis.

A retired NYPD detective has said the entire force is ready to make sure there's no repeat on Jan. 6 when Donald Trump' is arraigned Tuesday.

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) has ordered an investigation into Disney after the company outmaneuvered him in a legal battle for a special tax district.

Scientists camped in the Arctic are set to start drilling to save samples of ancient ice for analysis before the frozen layers melt away due to climate change, mission organizers said on Monday.

"The View" host Whoopi Goldberg slammed Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene for spreading conspiracy theories during a prime-time television interview.

Former prosecutor Glenn Kirschner told MSNBC Monday that there is a chance that Donald Trump could be put in pretrial detention if he goes over the top with his attacks on Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg.

Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY) staffer Phillip Todd and Christopher Barnard, a vice president at the American Conservation Coalition, were eating at a Mexican restaurant on March 25 in Washington D.C. when a knife-wielding stranger lunged at them and stabbed Todd in the head without warning.

Republican U.S. House Speaker Kevin McCarthy said Monday he would meet Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-wen in California on Wednesday, a move China said would be a provocation.

Former Arkansas Gov. Asa Hutchinson announced this week that he will be seeking the Republican Party nomination for president in 2024, but CNN political analyst S.E. Cupp doesn't think much of his chances.