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Ready to Debate
Donald Trump takes the stage tonight with a gag order partially lifted.
By Maggie Haberman and Alan Feuer
The Expanding Fake Electors Cases
Plus, news about the judge in the documents case.
By Alan Feuer and Maggie Haberman
How One Move Illustrates Trump’s Tactics
Defense lawyers are trying to toss out evidence in the classified documents case.
By Alan Feuer and Maggie Haberman
One trial down. But will there be others?
We catch up on the state of Trump’s three other criminal cases.
By Alan Feuer and Maggie Haberman
‘Guilty,’ and History Is Made
A single word rings out in a Manhattan courtroom as Donald Trump becomes the first American president convicted of a crime.
By Jesse McKinley
It’s Over to the Jury
After closing arguments, the Manhattan trial is in the endgame.
By Jesse McKinley
A High-Stress Countdown Begins
The prosecution rested its case and closing arguments are expected to begin next week.
By Jesse McKinley
Tense Exchanges, but Cohen Doesn’t Crack
The defense repeatedly sought to paint Michael Cohen as an incorrigible liar.
By Jesse McKinley
Cohen Day 2: It’s Trump’s Lawyers’ Turn
The one-time fixer faced a furious pushback from the defense.
By Jesse McKinley
Michael Cohen’s Riveting Day in Court
The prosecution’s star witness testified that Trump ordered him to “just do it” and pay Stormy Daniels.
By Jesse McKinley

Stormy Daniels Fights Back
Facing intense questioning from Donald Trump’s lawyers, Daniels responded at times with sharp retorts.
By Jesse McKinley
Stormy Daniels, Unfiltered, Takes the Stand
The porn star at the center of Donald Trump’s criminal trial testified, at times in graphic detail, about the sexual encounter she said she had with Trump in 2006.
By Jesse McKinley
The Defense Turns Up the Heat
Donald Trump’s lawyers played hardball, questioning Stormy Daniels’s lawyer’s history of profiting from celebrities in embarrassing situations.
By Jesse McKinley
For Trump, a $9,000 rebuke and a stern warning
The judge made it clear that further gag-order violations could land the former president in jail.
By Jesse McKinley

The Supreme Court Hints at a Break for Trump
The justices could issue a ruling that would make a trial in the Jan. 6 case unlikely before the election.
By Alan Feuer and Maggie Haberman
Trump’s ‘eyes and ears’ for scandal
A tabloid publisher testified how he helped Trump’s 2016 campaign.
By Jesse McKinley
Clashing Visions of Trump
The prosecution and the defense presented their opening statements.
By Jesse McKinley
‘We Have Our Jury’
After a rocky morning in which two jurors were dismissed, a full panel of 12 was seated. Opening statements could start Monday.
By Jesse McKinley
A Historic Day
Trump arrived this morning at Criminal Court in Lower Manhattan, as jury selection began in the first criminal trial of a former president.
By Jesse McKinley
Finally, a Case Goes to Trial
Jury selection begins Monday in Donald Trump’s hush-money trial.
By Jesse McKinley