(Reuters) – New York State Attorney General Letitia James said on Tuesday that she is prepared to seize Donald Trump’s assets, including his skyscrapers, if he is unable to find the cash to pay off a $355 million fine from his fraud trial. “If he does not have funds to pay off the judgment, then …
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By Gram Slattery GREENVILLE, South Carolina (Reuters) – Republican candidate Nikki Haley pledged to press ahead with her long-shot presidential bid on Tuesday, saying “we don’t anoint kings in this country” and that she had no intention of dropping out after Saturday’s nominating contest in South Carolina. “I feel no need to kiss the ring. …
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By Dan Whitcomb (Reuters) -The attorney general of Texas on Tuesday sued a Catholic nonprofit organization that provides housing and assistance to migrants, accusing the group of “alien harboring, human smuggling, and operating a stash house.” Attorney General Ken Paxton said in a written statement that the legal action was intended to revoke the license …
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By Jason Lange WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Donald Trump fell further behind President Joe Biden last month in fundraising ahead of the November presidential election after spending more money on ads and expenses than it received from donors, according to financial disclosures filed on Tuesday. Trump’s cash holdings fell to just over $30 million at the close …
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By Daniel Trotta (Reuters) – An atmospheric river pounded California with thunderstorms and hail on Monday but spared the state major damage as there were no tornadoes which had been forecast as a possibility. Packing gusty winds, the storms knocked out power for more than 11,000 customers, according to PowerOutage.us, flooded roads, knocked down trees …
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(Reuters) – Donald Trump’s ex-lawyer Rudy Giuliani on Tuesday asked a judge to rule in his favor or grant a new trial in a lawsuit by two Georgia election workers in which he was ordered to pay $148 million for falsely accusing them of election fraud. A federal jury in Washington ordered Giuliani to pay …
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By Kanishka Singh WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The legal team for Hunter Biden, U.S. President Joe Biden’s son, said on Tuesday that an indicted former FBI informant’s claims had raised legal troubles for him. In separate court filings, the legal team argued that the claims by the FBI informant – accused of lying about a bribery …
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By Steve Gorman (Reuters) -Two men are charged with murder for a gunfight on the fringe of a Super Bowl victory rally in Kansas City, Missouri, that killed one person and wounded more than 20 others, including the suspects, in a quarrel over eye contact, prosecutors said on Tuesday. Their arrests – one charged on …
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By Doina Chiacu WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. President Joe Biden on Tuesday thrashed Republican rival Donald Trump’s response to the death of Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny, asking, “Why does Trump always blame America?” After Navalny’s death was reported on Friday, Biden directly blamed Russian leader Vladimir Putin, as did Trump’s main rival for the 2024 …
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(Corrects date of judge’s ruling in lead paragraph) By Dietrich Knauth NEW YORK (Reuters) -Donald Trump’s ex-lawyer Rudolph Giuliani on Tuesday secured a U.S. bankruptcy judge’s approval to challenge a $148 million defamation verdict won by two former Georgia election workers after he showed that he would not be spending his own money to do …
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