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☆ I lost my hair. Then I found myself.
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-31 | by ( Sara Dubnow | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +14 min

For more than a year, I had been dealing with my progressive hair loss and clamoring for some sort of control. I launched into the story of my hair loss journey, attempting to convey the stress and uncertainty that had defined the past year. I purchased a long brown human hair wig that initially looked natural in the shop lighting. I learned I had a lot to learn; there was a whole "wearing hair" subculture with special lingo that I knew nothing about. I accepted that I have hair loss and I'm aging, and one day, I'll look in the mirror, and it won't be just my hair that's changed.

Persons: Bangs, Barbie, I'm, I'm balding, Scissor, Rogaine, —, didn't, LaCroix, hadn't, Kim Kardashian, Instagram, Emilie, I'd, Moira Rose Organizations: Business, Melrose Locations: Los Angeles

☆ The IRS says its direct file program saved Americans $5.6 million in filing fees. Now they're making it permanent.
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-30 | by ( Juliana Kaplan | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

And so, after a successful pilot run, the tax agency has announced that it's making its new free direct file program permanent. The Direct File program first launched in twelve states for the 2023 filing season following a successful pilot. "Since the direct file pilot was completed in April, we have heard directly from hundreds of organizations across the country, more than a hundred members of Congress, from individual direct file users, and those that are interested in using direct file," Werfel said. The new Direct File program has encountered some pushback from paid tax services. Did you use Direct File and save time or money?

Persons: —, It's, haven't, Janet Yellen, Danny Werfel, Aaron Mok —, Werfel, Rick Heineman, Heineman, filers, Natalie Quillian, Biden's Organizations: Service, IRS, Business, Treasury Department, Intuit TurboTax, Treasury, House Locations: Yellen

☆ How A.I. Made Mark Zuckerberg Popular Again in Silicon Valley
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-29 | by ( Mike Isaac | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

When Mark Zuckerberg, the chief executive of Meta, announced last year that his company would release an artificial intelligence system, Jeffrey Emanuel had reservations. Mr. Emanuel, a part-time hacker and full-time A.I. When Mr. Zuckerberg introduced Meta’s A.I. system, Mr. Zuckerberg made the code “open source” so that it could be freely copied, modified and reused by anyone. He said he appreciated that Meta’s A.I.

Persons: Mark Zuckerberg, Jeffrey Emanuel, Emanuel, Zuckerberg, Meta’s Organizations: Meta, Google, Microsoft

☆ Briefly Open to a Fair-Looking Election, Venezuela Reverses Course Again
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-28 | by ( Genevieve Glatsky | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

Venezuelan officials rescinded an invitation to the European Union to observe the upcoming July 28 presidential elections, another stark sign that President Nicolás Maduro is unlikely to cede power despite allowing an opposition candidate to run against him. After months of intensified repression by the Maduro government — which banned legitimate challengers from the ballot, jailed political opponents and cracked down on civil society — the country’s electoral authority surprised many in April when it allowed the former diplomat Edmundo González to register as an opposition candidate. The Venezuelan government has been choked by sanctions from the United States and the European Union on the country’s vital oil industry, and some experts say Mr. Maduro allowed Mr. González to run only because it might help him sway Washington and its allies to ease up on the penalties. The president of the council, Elvis Amoroso, said in a televised broadcast that he was rescinding the invitation until the E.U. lifted “the unilateral and genocidal coercive sanctions imposed on our people.”

Persons: Nicolás Maduro, Edmundo González, Maduro, González, Elvis Amoroso, ” Organizations: European Union, Venezuelan Locations: United States, Washington

☆ I went on one date with a man, and then we decided to travel together indefinitely. It's not as romantic as it seems.
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-25 | by ( Courtney Cardini | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Last year, I finally fulfilled my dream of traveling full-time when I got a job aboard a cruise ship. Plus, I had already scheduled my travel plans for the next two months. We decided to keep traveling togetherI had to choose between my travel plans and my partner. Having been a solo traveler, giving up my travel plans for something that may or may not work out was not a decision I took lightly. I never saw myself returning to the US; I wanted to return to Italy or continue traveling full-time with my future partner and kids.

Persons: I've, wanderlust Organizations: Service, Nomad Locations: Lisbon, Norway, Porto, Spain, Italy, Germany

☆ Biden to welcome Super Bowl winning Kansas City Chiefs to the White House next week
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-24 | by ( Donald Judd | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

Washington CNN —The White House announced Friday that President Joe Biden will welcome the Super Bowl champion Kansas City Chiefs to the White House on May 31 – but it seems unlikely that football’s most famous fan will be in attendance. It’ll be the second visit in as many years for the Chiefs, who are celebrating the first back-to-back Super Bowl championships in two decades. Spe aking to reporters following last year’s visit, quarterback Patrick Mahomes called the trip to the White House “surreal.”“I mean, I’ve never been to Washington, DC. I’ve never even got to see from the outside, seeing the White House or any of the monuments or memorials,” Mahomes told reporters. I don’t have anything beyond that,” she told reporters.

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☆ Haley will vote for the Trump ‘chaos’ that she once decried
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-23 | by ( Stephen Collinson | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +11 min

Before losing her home state’s primary to Trump earlier this year, Haley lashed out at Republicans who backed Trump despite privately despairing over him. They’re just too afraid to say it out loud.”Now Haley is saying out loud she’s voting for Trump. Haley seeks to preserve her futureThere is every sign that Haley wants to run again for president once Trump finally leaves the stage. Trump has made no effort to appeal to Haley voters during the march to the nomination despite his dire need to court suburban voters. “Rightly or wrongly, chaos follows (Trump),” Haley complained at almost every event.

Persons: Nikki Haley, Donald Trump, ”, couldn’t, Joe Biden, “, ” Haley, Haley, Trump, Biden, —, They’re, Ted Cruz, CNN’s Kaitlan Collins, I’m, Cruz, There’s, Liz Cheney, repudiating, John Bolton, ” Bolton, CNN’s Wolf, Haley –, Ron DeSantis, “ There’s, they’d, Ronald Reagan’s, Bush, Vladimir Putin, Kim Jong Un, “ Trump, CNN’s Jake Tapper, Tapper, Putin Organizations: CNN, South, Trump, United Nations, president’s, Harvard Law School, Democrats, Wyoming, GOP, Vermont, Florida Gov, Republicans, Hudson Institute, Republican, freeloading, NATO, Hampshire Locations: South Carolina, Texas, Washington, Florida, Iowa, Georgia, New Hampshire, Russian, North Korean, Europe, Asia, United States, Columbia , South Carolina

☆ Some Prominent Silicon Valley Investors Shift to the Right
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-23 | by ( Erin Griffith | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

At a tech conference last week, Mr. Sacks said his view had changed. Such public support for Mr. Trump used to be taboo in Silicon Valley, which has long been seen as a liberal bastion. But frustration with Mr. Biden, Democrats and the state of the world has increasingly driven some of tech’s most prominent venture capitalists to the right. (He is set to co-host the fund-raiser for Mr. Trump alongside Mr. Others, like Marc Andreessen of Andreessen Horowitz and Shaun Maguire of Sequoia Capital, have criticized Mr. Biden without expressing support for Mr. Trump.

Persons: David Sacks, Donald J, Sacks, “, Biden, Trump, Mr, Marc Andreessen, Andreessen Horowitz, Shaun Maguire, Keith Rabois Organizations: U.S . Capitol, Trump, Mr, Social Capital, Sequoia Capital, Khosla Ventures, Republicans, Congress Locations: Silicon Valley

☆ The Siblings Who Changed How We Party
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-21 | by ( Christopher Barnard | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

On an afternoon this spring, James Hirschfeld, a founder of Paperless Post, was at the company’s Lower Manhattan office surveying moodboards for digital invitation designs. As Mr. Hirschfeld examined the collagelike boards, he recalled a meeting about the design of new children’s invitations. Mr. Hirschfeld, 38, with his older sister, Alexa Hirschfeld, 40, started Paperless Post in 2009, when they were 23 and 25. He was a senior at Harvard and she was working at CBS as a second assistant to the anchor Katie Couric. Paperless Post has also earned fans in the heritage stationery businesses it sought to disrupt, collaborating with brands like Crane and Cheree Berry on digital products.

Persons: James Hirschfeld, Annie Atkins, Wes Anderson, Hirschfeld, “, ’ ”, Alexa Hirschfeld, Katie Couric, Crane, Cheree Berry Organizations: Paperless, Harvard, CBS Locations: Manhattan

AdvertisementThe first-ever criminal trial of a former American president is now nearing its end after several weeks of witness testimony. Related storiesIn some of those hallway appearances earlier in the trial, Trump has told reporters that he planned to testify. He told jurors that Cohen told him that Trump didn't know anything about the payments. "If you don't like my ruling, you don't give me side-eye, and you don't roll your eyes," Merchan told Costello before he cleared the room. Trump " wasn't thinking about Melania — this was all about the campaign," Cohen told jurors.

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☆ Biden and Big Oil Had a Truce. Now, It’s Collapsing.
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-21 | by ( Lisa Friedman | Rebecca Elliott | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

Early in his term, President Biden seemed to have struck an uneasy truce with the oil and gas industry. Mr. Biden had imposed restrictions on drilling as part of his ambitious climate agenda, but he also approved an enormous $8 billion oil project in Alaska. The United States had become the world’s leading exporter of natural gas, and no other country in history was pumping more crude. Then, in January, Mr. Biden paused new permits for export facilities for liquefied natural gas. That decision galvanized oil and gas companies against Mr. Biden, according to industry lobbyists, and will be an undercurrent at a fund-raising lunch set for Wednesday in Houston.

Persons: Biden, Donald J, Trump, Mr, “, ”, Thomas J, Pyle Organizations: United, Mr, American Energy Alliance Locations: Alaska, United States, Houston

☆ How Donald Trump’s Financial Future Became Tied to Trump Media
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-21 | by ( Matthew Goldstein | David Yaffe-Bellany | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: 1 min

At Mar-a-Lago on a Wednesday evening last month, Donald J. Trump mingled with partygoers, greeting his supporters and making small talk. The country star Lee Greenwood sang “God Bless the U.S.A.,” and the former president’s oldest son, Donald Jr., gave a speech. The elder Mr. Trump was presiding over a cocktail reception for about 150 guests to celebrate the public debut of Trump Media & Technology Group, the parent company of his social media app, Truth Social. Trump Media’s share price had soared in its first day of trading, adding billions of dollars to Mr. Trump’s wealth. They were invited via the free Paperless Post app and told they couldn’t bring a plus one, according to a copy of the invitation.

Persons: Donald J, Trump, Lee Greenwood, Donald Jr Organizations: Mar, Trump Media & Technology Group, Trump

☆ Trump VP prospect Doug Burgum and GOP megadonor Harold Hamm are allies in business and politics
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-21 | by ( Brian Schwartz | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +12 min

Continental Resources donated $1 million to the super PAC in April, according to Federal Election Commission records. A spokeswoman for both Continental Resources and Hamm, its executive chairman, did not respond to a request for comment. All seven wells have been active since 2011, just two years after Burgum's family signed an agreement with Continental Resources. The Burgum Farm Partnership LLP, which oversees the family farm land in Williams County and Cass County, is worth between $500,001 and $1 million, according to the financial disclosure. Doug Burgum is a managing partner of the Burgum Farm Partnership, and he signed the businesses' latest annual report in March.

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☆ Scarlett Johansson says OpenAI ripped off her voice after she told the company not to use it in software
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-20 | by ( Jennifer Elias | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +5 min

ROME, ITALY - NOVEMBER 10: Actor Scarlett Johansson attends 'Her' Premiere during The 8th Rome Film Festival at Auditorium Parco Della Musica on November 10, 2013 in Rome, Italy. (Photo by Vittorio Zunino Celotto/Getty Images)Actor Scarlett Johansson says OpenAI CEO Sam Altman used a voice similar to hers for its artificial intelligence voice software despite declining his invitation for its use. "Sky's voice is not an imitation of Scarlett Johansson but belongs to a different professional actress using her own natural speaking voice," the company wrote in a blog post on Sunday. Two days before the ChatGPT 4.0 demo was released, Mr. Altman contacted my agent, asking me to reconsider. Consequently, OpenAI reluctantly agreed to take down the "Sky" voice.

Persons: Scarlett Johansson, Vittorio Zunino Celotto, Sam Altman, OpenAI, Johansson, Altman, Samantha, " Johansson, Mr, Walt Disney, We've, OpenAI didn't, Scarlett Johansson's Organizations: Parco, Musica, CNBC, Disney, Microsoft Locations: ROME, ITALY, Rome, Italy, ChatGPT

☆ Inside Oracle's Deadly Gamble on Cerner and Electronic Health Records
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-20 | by ( Ashley Stewart | Blake Dodge | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +29 min

That was the promise of Cerner, the medical-records company Oracle bought in 2021 for $28.3 billion — Oracle's biggest acquisition. At the time, Cerner managed the electronic health records for a quarter of all American hospitals, including those run by the Pentagon and the Department of Veterans Affairs. Larry EllisonCerner's electronic records, in short, were a deadly disaster for the VA. Never mind the futuristic, AI-driven healthcare system Ellison envisioned. In 2015, it beat out Epic, its main competitor, for a $4.3 billion contract to handle electronic health records for the Defense Department. It had agreed to process tens of millions of crucial medical records, but it couldn't handle the subsequent deluge of data.

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☆ Biden to deliver commencement at Morehouse College amid campus division over his presence
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-19 | by ( Michael Williams | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

The commencement at Morehouse, a historically Black, all-male college in Atlanta that counts the Rev. During a Thursday news briefing at the White House, Benjamin said he and the students had a wide-ranging conversation, including on the conflict in the Middle East. “I think what’s gonna be most important are the words that the president articulates,” Benjamin said at the White House. Those cases of campus turmoil prompted Biden, in brief remarks from the White House earlier this month, to denounce some of the actions of campus protesters. And after his Morehouse speech on Sunday, Biden is set to travel to Detroit, where he will address an NAACP dinner.

Persons: Joe Biden, Martin Luther King Jr, Biden, Stephen Benjamin, Benjamin, ” Benjamin, ”, George Mason, “, ” Biden, ” Biden’s Morehouse, Brown, Morehouse, Biden’s, Kamala Harris Organizations: Washington CNN, Sunday, Morehouse College, Morehouse, White, George, George Mason University, Israel, Columbia University, University of Texas, UCLA, “, National Museum of Locations: Israel, Atlanta, Gaza, –, Morehouse, Austin, America, Detroit

☆ Biden to deliver Morehouse graduation speech amid concerns from faculty and students
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-19 | by ( Nnamdi Egwuonwu | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +8 min

"We as students, faculty and alums who are standing on the right side of history do not stand with Biden," said another Morehouse student, sophomore Anwar Karim. Most recently, Morehouse faculty were split over the decision to award Biden an honorary doctorate degree at the ceremony. Divisions on campus led to at least three meetings between Morehouse President David Thomas and students and faculty. That sentiment was shared by other Morehouse students critical of Biden's visit. But still, Biden's Morehouse visit will come amid a concerted effort by his administration and campaign this week to sharpen his message to Black voters.

Persons: Joe Biden, Karine Jean, Pierre, Biden, He's, Jean, Pierre said, Court's Brown, Morehouse, Stephane Dunn, Calvin Bell, alums, Anwar Karim, he's, David Thomas, Thomas, Karim, Steve Benjamin, Benjamin, Trump, Malik Poole, Biden's Morehouse, Brown, Kamala Harris, Dunn Organizations: U.S, White, Morehouse College, NBC News, Education, Morehouse, Israel, CNN, House, Office, Public, Black, Alpha Kappa Alpha, Saturday, NAACP, Fund, Biden Locations: Israel, Washington , U.S, Gaza, Georgia, Detroit

☆ Live Updates: Biden to Speak at Morehouse Graduation
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-19 | by ( Katie Rogers | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +3 min

ET Maya King andImage At Morehouse College in Atlanta, discontent over the Gaza war has played out relatively quietly, in classrooms and auditoriums rather than on campus lawns. Yet Mr. Biden appears to be entering a different type of scene at Morehouse. Many started lower on the economic ladder and are more intently focused on their education and their job prospects after graduation. At Morehouse — which has a legacy of civil rights protests and is the alma mater of the Rev. “This should not be a place that cancels people regardless of if we agree with them,” David Thomas, the Morehouse president, said in an interview earlier this month.

Persons: Christian Monterrosa, Biden’s, Kamala Harris, Stephen K, Benjamin, Biden, Morehouse —, Martin Luther King Jr, ” David Thomas, Morehouse, Kitty Bennett Organizations: Morehouse College, The New York Times, Morehouse, Black, Democratic Party Locations: Atlanta, Gaza, Morehouse

☆ Biden appears to clap after Morehouse grad calls for 'immediate and permanent cease-fire' in Gaza during commencement
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-19 | by ( John L. Dorman | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Read previewPresident Joe Biden on Sunday appeared to clap after the valedictorian of Morehouse College called for an "immediate and permanent cease-fire" in Gaza during the school's commencement ceremony. It is my stance as a Morehouse man — nay, as a human being — to call for an immediate and permanent ceasefire in the Gaza strip." Advertisement#Morehouse valedictorian, Deangelo Fletcher, calls for an “immediate and permanent ceasefire in the Gaza Strip” — met with applause from crowd and @POTUS behind him. "Faced with the choice of having police take people out of the Morehouse commencement in zip ties, we would essentially cancel or discontinue the commencement services on the spot." "That's why I've called for an immediate cease-fire to stop the fighting.

Persons: —, Joe Biden, DeAngelo Fletcher, we've, Deangelo Fletcher, @POTUS, — Garrison Hayes, Biden, Fletcher's, Fletcher, David Thomas, Thomas Organizations: Service, Morehouse College, Morehouse, Black, Biden, Business, Morehouse . Morehouse College, NPR, Atlanta Voice Locations: Gaza, Atlanta, Israel, @garrison_hayes, Georgia

CNN spoke to 10 students and four faculty members at Morehouse College who had differing opinions on Biden speaking at their school. Jalen Silas Burch, a 19-year-old freshman, told CNN that he feels the president’s speech is a move to “pander” to Black male voters. Biden and Harris previously spoke at Morehouse College in 2022 as part of a major voting rights push with legislation stalled on Capitol Hill. Student volunteers assisting with the graduation ceremony at Morehouse College are also required this year to undergo a virtual de-escalation training with the Morehouse College Police Department before the graduation ceremony, according to an email obtained by CNN. “The number one conversation going on is that this graduation is not for President Biden.

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☆ FAFSA problems are hurting students who need financial aid the most
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-18 | by ( Katie Lobosco | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +8 min

“You just feel terrible,” said Vanessa Hlavacka, a counselor for multilingual students at La Follette High School. High school ramps up supportOnce the issues with this year’s FAFSA became apparent, La Follette High School ramped up support services for families of college-bound seniors. Some La Follette students from mixed-status families have had success since then submitting the FAFSA, but others are still having problems. Students at La Follette are behind the national trend, but they have had more success filing the FAFSA in recent weeks. It’s a glitch that several other La Follette students have experienced.

Persons: Robert M, “, ”, Vanessa Hlavacka, Annie Hank Braga, La, Hank Braga, FAFSA, ” Hank Braga, it’s, Biden, ” Hlavacka Organizations: Washington CNN, La Follette High School, Federal Student Aid, –, Follette, Racing, La Follette, Opportunity, Department of Education, of Education, Republican, Democratic, National College Locations: Madison , Wisconsin, La, –

☆ International Disney parks target U.S. customers with American influencers and bloggers
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-17 | by ( Kat Tenbarge | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +6 min

As they were originally conceived, Disney's international parks were meant to "bring the unforgettable Disney magic to an international audience," according to the company. While the international parks themselves have always taken steps to accommodate diverse audiences — providing shows and attractions in multiple languages — Disney appears to be marketing the international parks to American audiences in more direct ways. In addition to the content creator efforts, Disney has begun to include its international parks in its own content consumed by Americans. In the Disney+ show "Behind the Attraction," which premiered in 2021, numerous variations on American rides at international parks were discussed and digested for American audiences. Disney creators around the world grew their followings, and demand for content from international Disney parks rose alongside them.

Persons: Peter Pan, Disney, Quincy Stanford, AllEars, Stanford, Emma Kenner, Kenner, Taylor Swift, Rolling Stone Organizations: Disney, Tokyo Disney, YouTube, Disney Parks, NBC, Tokyo Disneyland, Magic, Tokyo Disney Resort, Stanford, Walt Disney Co, Paris La Défense, Rolling, Swift Locations: China, Japan, Tokyo, Shanghai, Hong Kong, U.S, California, Florida, Tokyo ., Paris

☆ Boeing whistleblower died by suicide, police investigation reveals
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-17 | by ( Sara Smart | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

CNN —Boeing whistleblower John Barnett died by suicide, according to a police report released on Friday, bringing to end an investigation of the shocking death of a longtime employee who raised concerns about the airplane manufacturer’s safety and production standards – and who sued the company, claiming Boeing illegally retaliated against him. Barnett, 62, was found dead in a vehicle on March 9 from a self-inflicted gunshot wound in Charleston, South Carolina. The investigation found that Barnett was shot in the head at close range and the weapon was found in his right hand. “As a quality manager at Boeing, you’re the last line of defense before a defect makes it out to the flying public,” Barnett told the Times. That led the US Justice Department to announce this week that Boeing could face criminal prosecution for its history of safety problems.

Persons: John Barnett, Barnett, Robert Turkewitz, Brian Knowles, Barnett’s, ”, ” Barnett, I’d, Brad Zaback, ” Zaback, Max Organizations: CNN — Boeing, Boeing, Charleston Police Department, Coroner’s Office, Police, CNN, New York Times, Times, US Justice Department Locations: Charleston , South Carolina, Charleston

☆ How to survive ‘Maycember’ in three almost-easy steps
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-17 | by ( Dr. Katie Hurley | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +7 min

“Maycember” is a term that online content creators the Holderness family coined to describe the sheer chaos of the month of May, much like the month of December. Exhausted teenagers are running on empty as the school year comes to an end, while expectations of parental involvement remain high. I’m always grateful for the people who volunteer their time to head up committees on the PTA or parent board. Prioritize mental healthNo good comes from a family running around from event to event without a moment even to enjoy the ones they attend. In a few short weeks, Maycember will be behind us for another year, and we’ll all breathe a sigh of relief.

Persons: “, Holderness, it’s, I’ve, there’s, I’m, you’ll, It’s, Maycember, You’ll, Katie Hurley, Strong, Fiona McPhee Organizations: CNN

☆ Cohen cross-examination resumes at the most critical point of Trump’s trial
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-16 | by ( Stephen Collinson | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +7 min

CNN —Donald Trump’s former fixer Michael Cohen goes back on the stand Thursday braced for another bruising day of cross-examination that is shaping up as the most crucial chapter in the first criminal trial of a former president. A suddenly compressed political calendarEvery criminal trial is a grave process since a defendant’s reputation and even liberty is on the line. The Supreme Court is expected to deliver its decision on Trump’s sweeping claims of immunity from prosecution. That would almost certainly delay Trump’s trial in his federal election interference case until after the election, meaning he wouldn’t be brought to account for the worst attack on democracy in modern times before a subsequent election. In that case, the hush money trial may be the only one held before the election.

Persons: Donald Trump’s, Michael Cohen, Cohen, Trump, Trump’s, ”, Todd Blanche, CNN’s Paula Reid, Blanche –, Blanche, Reid, —, he’d, It’s, there’d, Joe Biden, Biden, they’d, he’s, Mike Johnson Organizations: CNN, Trump, “, ABC, GOP, Republican Locations: New York, Manhattan, Georgia, Florida

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