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President Donald Trump loses again in bid to erase his hush money conviction

Aug 28, 2026, 10:00 AM

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President Donald Trump speaks during an event to present the Congressional Space Medal of Honor to Artemis II crew members, Friday, Aug. 28, 2026, at Johnson Space Center in Houston. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)
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NEW YORK (AP) — A federal judge has again blocked President Donald Trump’s bid to erase his hush money conviction in New York.

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A gang rape allegation at Cornell highlights how Title IX guides campus sex assault cases

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WASHINGTON (AP) — Federal Reserve governor Lisa Cook’s lawyers say that a last week to investigate an accusation against her is “demonstrably biased,” though they did not close the door on the possibility that she would appear before the panel. Lawyer Abbe Lowell also said in a letter Tuesday that Cook would not be able […]

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Supreme Court declines to hear the case of a lobster fisherman who opposes boat tracking

PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — The Supreme Court has declined to hear the case of a lobster fisherman who alleged the government requiring commercial fishing boats to use electronic tracking devices amounts to unreasonable search and seizure. Maine lobster fisherman Frank Thompson sued after his state began requiring all federally permitted lobstermen to install GPS trackers […]

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President Donald Trump loses again in bid to erase his hush money conviction