The Manhattan District Attorney’s Office and attorneys for Donald Trump gave their opening statements on Monday in the former president’s criminal hush-money trial. Prosecutors also called their first witness to the stand: former ‘National Enquirer’ publisher David Pecker. Washington Post federal courts and law enforcement reporter Shayna Jacobs was in the c ... Show More
Nov 21
Trump's Grift Goes Global
<p>From $400 million planes to $300 million ballrooms, from cryptocurrency to just plain… currency, President Donald Trump and his family have profited massively from his return to the White House. According to the Center for American Progress, the Trump family has received nearl ... Show More
26m 46s
Nov 20
US Absent From Global Climate Conference
<p>For the last two weeks, a critically important climate conference has been taking place in Belem, Brazil. For the first time in 30 years, the United States did not send a delegation to the conference. Outside of the event, massive groups of Indigenous people have gathered to d ... Show More
21m 57s
Nov 19
"Things Happen": Trump Goes All In On MBS
<p>President Donald Trump joyously welcomed Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince Mohammad bin Salman, also known as MBS, to the White House on Tuesday. That's despite the fact that, according to US intelligence, MBS allegedly ordered the 2018 murder of Saudi dissident and journalist Jamal ... Show More
25m 19s
Jun 2023
Arraigned, Again: Trump’s Federal Court Hearing in Miami
<p>Donald Trump was arraigned in Miami yesterday on 37 criminal counts covering seven different violations of federal law, including the handling of classified documents.</p><p>Three New York Times journalists covered the proceedings: Glenn Thrush was inside the courtroom, Luke B ... Show More
31m 37s
Aug 2022
The F.B.I. Search of Trump’s Home
<p>On Monday, federal agents descended on Mar-a-Lago, the private club and Florida home of former President Donald J. Trump, reportedly looking for classified documents and presidential papers.</p><p>Trump supporters expressed outrage about the agency’s actions, while many Democr ... Show More
21m 48s
Jul 2021
Will a Top Trump Deputy Flip?
<p>In its investigation of the Trump Organization’s financial affairs, the Manhattan district attorney’s office has zeroed in on Allen Weisselberg, the company’s former finance chief, who spent almost half a century working for the Trump family. </p><p>Criminal charges have been ... Show More
29m 17s