Congress has passed legislation to ban or force a sale of TikTok, delivering a historic rebuke of the video-sharing platform’s Chinese ownership after years of failed attempts to tackle the app’s alleged national security risks. washingtonpost.com/technology/202…

In an interview he taped this morning with WPVI Philadelphia before going to his gag order violation hearing, Trump attacked Michael Cohen as 'a convicted liar and he's got no credibility whatsoever. He was a lawyer and you rely on your lawyers. But Michael Cohen was a convicted

CNN's Kaitlan Collins Reveals Melania Trump Was 'Deeply Upset' About Alleged Affair With Playboy Model — More Than Stormy Daniels mediaite.com/news/cnns-kait…

Lol Brian Stelter

Trump, armed with a stack of papers, comes out from the courtroom complaining about the gag order and the judge.

David Pecker confirms that the first time he paid to kill a story about Donald Trump was to the doorman selling a (false) story about Trump fathering an illegitimate child. Notable timeline.

David Pecker testifies how, when he was in Trump’s office, Trump's assistant Rhona Graff would walk in and give him invoices and checks to sign. 'I noticed that he reviewed the invoice and looked at the check and he would sign them,' Pecker said.

Trump is now complaining about the judge (which he is allowed to do) following a contentious hearing over whether he violated the gag order. He says he’s not allowed to defend himself, though the gag order bars him from attacking witnesses, prosecutors or commenting on jurors.

'You're losing all crediblity with the court,' Judge Merchan tells Todd Blanche.

Tough day for the “retweets are not endorsements” crowd.

“There is no provision in this order for responding to attacks,' prosecutors argue to Judge Merchan, regarding the argument that Trump should be able to respond to witnesses like Michael Cohen.

Prosecutors are in the room as the hearing on whether Trump violated the gag order — and what Judge Merchan is going to do about it — is set to begin shortly.

'The world spent more on military costs and weapons in 2023 than it had in 35 years, driven in part by the war in Ukraine and the threat of an expanded Russian invasion, according to an independent analysis.'
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Former Trump attorney Tim Parlatore on whether Trump will testify: “I personally would suggest that he probably should not.” Does it increase or decrease chances of conviction if he does? “Significantly increase”

Trump comments on the jury in a new interview, saying, “That jury was picked so fast. 95% Democrats…You think of it as a purely Democrat area. It's a very unfair situation that I can tell you.” Our experts say that’s another violation of the gag order:

Coming up tonight, the major takeaways from the first main day of Trump's criminal trial with our top legal sources. We'll also hear from Lanny Davis, Michael Cohen's former attorney, on his credibility as a witness...and from a former member of Trump's defense team. See you at 9

The last payment that appears to have been made to Corcoran's firm by Save America, the Trump leadership PAC that's handling most legal bills, was in early January, per FEC reports. The Trump team is denying Corcoran has departed the team.

President Biden: “I condemn the antisemitic protests, that’s why I’ve set up a program to deal with that,..I also condemn those who don’t understand what’s going on with the Palestinians.”