Trump letting off some steam during a short break as the prosecution nears the end of its closing arguments.

The defendant chose Michael Cohen to be his fixer,” Steinglass says of Cohen. “He picked him for the same qualities that the defense now urges you to reject his testimony over.”

'Anyone in Mr. Cohen's shoes would want the defendant to be held accountable,” prosecutor Joshua Steinglass says during his closing arguments.

Merchan tells the jury to disregard Blanche’s statement in closing arguments about sending Trump to prison. “If there is a verdict of guilty it will be up to me to impose a sentence,” Merchan says.

New: Trump has the most detailed policy platform of his career, and it's largely the work of two people you've never heard of. Vince Haley and Ross Worthington write the first drafts of Trump speeches, policy sections on website and videos. w/ Alex Thompson axios.com/2024/05/26/tru…

“Donald Trump wants to destroy, not only this city, but the country, and eventually, he could destroy the world,” Robert De Niro says in remarks outside the Manhattan courthouse on behalf of the Biden campaign.

Very noteworthy, they have largely been avoiding all of Trump's legal issues, federal or otherwise

Tiffany Trump, Lara Trump, Eric Trump and Donald Trump Jr. are all inside the courtroom today.

Trump endorses John McGuire over House Freedom Caucus Chair Bob Good, saying it’s “too late” for Good after both men attempted to show support in recent weeks to earn his endorsement.

“And yet, despite the weeks of testimony, the millions of pages of documents, and the ranks of live TV cameras assembled outside to record the history-making spectacle, the American public appears strangely detached.” bbc.com/news/articles/…

NEW: 'I will be voting for Trump,' Nikki Haley says. 'Having said that, I stand by what I said in my suspension speech.'

Serious UIW memories 😂👌🏼

You’d think this was a skit but it’s not

Biden came into office thinking the Middle East wouldn’t be a top priority, but the region 'has a way of imposing itself, and it has once again,” as Dennis Ross says.

Daniel Flatley Jennifer Jacobs greg white Nick Wadhams and me on POTUS political perils

bloomberg.com/news/articles/…

TRUMP FOREVER? My new Businessweek piece on a hidden fear strategists see cropping up among swing voters - that if Trump is reelected, he'll refuse to leave (gift link): bloomberg.com/news/features/…

Trump clearly knows the talk of him sleeping in court and tries to downplay that while talking to reporters before going into the courtroom: We’ll be resting pretty quickly, meaning resting the case. I won’t be resting. I don’t rest. I’d like to rest sometimes, but I don’t get to

NEW YORK (AP) — A video posted to Donald Trump’s account on his social media network Monday included references to a “unified Reich” among hypothetical news headlines if he wins the election in November.

⁦The Associated Press⁩ apnews.com/article/31002a…

Yesterday: Biden calls for 'immediate ceasefire'

Today: Biden says, 'contrary to allegations against Israel made by [the ICC]... what's happening is not genocide.'

Together: Biden is clear he wants Israel to stop--but also he won't accept use of a very specific and loaded term.

While speaking at an event marking Jewish Heritage Month at the White House, President Biden says what's happening is not genocide, we reject that,” regarding Israel’s war against Hamas.

.President Biden: 'The ICC prosecutor’s application for arrest warrants against Israeli leaders is outrageous. And let me be clear: whatever this prosecutor might imply, there is no equivalence — none — between Israel and Hamas.  We will always stand with Israel against threats to its