The NY Judge Just Ordered Trump to Pay $355 Million and Stop Doing Business in the State
Donald TrumpEvan Vucci/AP Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.A New York judge ruled on Friday that former President Donald Trump must pay $355 million and cease doing any business in New York for three years after being found liable for years of deceiving banks…
Abbott: Texas Would Shoot Migrants, But Biden “Would Charge Us With Murder”
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott lamented the inevitable murder charge that shooting migrants crossing the border would bring in a recent appearance on a former NRA spokesperson’s radio show.Adam Davis/EFE via ZUMA Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.Texas Gov. Greg Abbott has told a right-wing…
Trump Ends His Fraud Trial By Lashing Out at the Judge—Again
Trump closed out his New York civil fraud trial with a bang.Laura Brett/ZUMA Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.Former President Trump ended his $370 million civil fraud trial in a New York City courtroom today the same way he participated in much of it:…
Inside New York City’s Botched Response to Migrant Arrivals
Migrants line up for immigration services outside Federal Plaza in lower Manhattan. Andrea Renault/Zuma Press Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.The arrival of more than 150,000 migrants in New York City since the spring of 2022 has made the Big Apple the epicenter of…
New York’s Adult Survivors Act Has Expired
Edna Leshowitz/Zuma Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.After one year, with more than 2,500 lawsuits filed, New York’s Adult Survivors Act expired Friday. The act lifted the statute of limitations for civil claims by adult sexual assault survivors, providing New Yorkers a one-year “lookback window”…
When the Judge Refused to Toss His Case, Trump Stormed Out of Court Today
Former President Donald Trump speaks to the media as he exits courtroom in his civil business fraud trial at New York Supreme Court, on Wednesday.AP Photo/Yuki Iwamura Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.Former president Donald Trump abruptly left a New York City courtroom on…