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Former President Donald Trump made his first motion to dismiss his federal election interference case Thursday. Former President Donald Trump made his first motion to dismiss his federal election interference case Thursday, citing what his lawyers claim is his "absolute immunity " from prosecution for actions taken while serving in the nation's highest office. "Breaking 234 years of precedent, the incumbent administration has charged President Trump for acts that lie not just within the 'outer perimeter,' but at the heart of his official responsibilities as President," Trump's attorneys say in their filing. "In doing so, the prosecution does not, and cannot, argue that President Trump's efforts to ensure election integrity, and to advocate for the same, were outside the scope of his duties." The filing is the first in a series of anticipated motions to dismiss the case against Trump brought by Special Counsel Jack Smith that ch...

Disgraced crypto executive Sam Bankman-Fried thought there was a "5% chance he would become president," his ex-girlfriend testified Tuesday. Disgraced crypto executive Sam Bankman-Fried thought there was a "5% chance he would become president ," his ex -girlfriend testified Tuesday at his federal criminal trial. Caroline Ellison, one of the government's star witnesses, said she and the 31-year-old Bankman-Fried "started sleeping together on and off" in 2018 and dated in subsequent years. During their relationship, Ellison said Bankman-Fried would describe his Business , and political, ambitions. MORE: Former FTX CEO Sam Bankman-Fried's trial set to begin Tuesday Ellison also testified she committed crimes with Bankman-Fried. She pleaded guilty and is testifying pursuant to a cooperation agreement with federal prosecutors in New York, who have accused him, among other things, of illegally using FTX customer and investor money to cover speculativ...

Attorneys for former President Trump will ask a federal appeals court to overturn rulings that have kept alive writer E. Jean Carroll's 2019 defamation suit against him. Attorneys for former President Donald Trump will ask a federal appeals court on Monday to overturn rulings that have kept alive writer E. Jean Carroll's 2019 defamation lawsuit against him. U.S. District Judge Lewis Kaplan in July declined to dismiss Carroll's case and limited some of Trump's defenses. Carroll, a former Elle magazine columnist, sued Trump in November 2019 over comments he made shortly after Carroll publicly accused him of raping her in a Manhattan department store dressing room in the 1990s. In statements Trump made denying the accusation, Trump said Carroll was "not my type" and suggested she fabricated her accusation for ulterior and improper purposes, including to increase sales of her then-forthcoming book. MORE: Judge denies Trump's request to dismiss E. Jean Carr...

President Joe Biden has spoken with Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, urging the leaders to allow humanitarian aid to the region and affirmed his support for efforts to protect civilians RIYADH, Saudi Arabia -- P resident Joe Biden on Saturday spoke with Palestinian P resident Mahmoud Abbas and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, urging the leaders to allow human itarian aid to the region and affirmed his support for efforts to protect civilians. The weekend calls in Washington came ahead of Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin's announcement that the U.S. was moving up a second carrier strike group in support of Israel. Secretary of State Antony Blinken intensified diplomatic outreach across the Middle East and beyond to rally an international response to prevent the Israel-Hamas war from expanding. The broad U.S. efforts reflect the international concern about the number of civilians at risk and the potential ramifications of a...

The UAW union plans to strike starting midnight on Thursday if negotiations fail with the top three automakers, General Motors, Ford and Stellantis. As the strike deadline set by the United Auto Workers union approaches, the union's president said that, for the first time in history, they are prepared to strike all three automakers at once. "We're going to be doing things differently this time around," the union's president, Shawn Fain, said during an update on social media Wednesday evening. "First of all, for the first time in our history, we may strike all three of the Big Three at once." "Our message to the companies was clear, if we don't have a fair contract by midnight on Thursday night, we will strike," he continued. Fain said that he will announce at 10 p.m. ET Thursday on Facebook Live which local unions are being asked to go on strike, calling it a "stand up strike." That plan, if it happens, will be unprecedented in...

Some experts fear a rise in medical misinformation following the announcement by Robert F. Kennedy Jr., an anti-vaccine activist, that he is running for president. A number of medical experts and health care officials are concerned about a rise in medical misinformation following the announcement by Democrat Robert F. Kennedy Jr., an anti-vaccine activist, that he is running for president in 2024. Kennedy, the son of former U.S. Attorney General Robert F. Kennedy, has become one of the most prominent faces of the anti-vaccine movement, according to experts. He is the founder of Children's Health Defense, a nonprofit organization known mainly for its anti-vaccine efforts. The group was kicked off Instagram and Facebook last year for spreading misleading claims about vaccines and other public health measures. During the COVID-19 pandemic, the organization's revenues doubled to $6.8 million, according to filings made with charity regulators. MORE: Who is running for president in ...