Former President Trump was found guilty of violating a gag order at least nine times in the NY v. Trump case in Manhattan, the presiding judge ruled Tuesday. Judge Juan Merchan fined Trump $9,000 for violating a gag order that bans him from speaking publicly about witnesses and family members of court officials. The judge found he violated the order …
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Trump permitted to attend son Barron's graduation after ripping trial judge for delaying decision
The judge presiding over the NY v. Trump trial in Manhattan granted former President Donald Trump permission on Tuesday to attend his son’s high school graduation in Florida next month. “I don’t think the May 17 date is a problem,” Judge Juan Merchan told the court Tuesday morning of Barron Trump’s graduation date. Trump had pushed for weeks to attend …
Read More »Squatters who killed woman over inherited home bought diamond ring, PS5 on interstate shopping spree: docs
A teen squatter couple who beat a New York mother to death when she found them living in her inherited Manhattan apartment went on a spending spree with her stolen credit cards, according to the Manhattan District Attorney’s Office. Nadia Vitels, 52, was found dead in a duffel bag hidden under a pile of coats in her 19th floor East …
Read More »Trump accuses Manhattan judge of 'rigging' 2024 election following gag order ruling: 'Election interference'
Former President Trump accused the judge presiding over his trial in Manhattan of “rigging” the 2024 election after ruling the 45th president violated a gag order stemming from the case. “This Judge has taken away my Constitutional Right to FREE SPEECH. I am the only Presidential Candidate in History to be GAGGED,” Trump wrote Tuesday on Truth Social. “This whole …
Read More »NY v Trump: Judge regrets he 'unfortunately' can't fine 45th president more in gag order ruling
The judge presiding over the NY v. Trump trial in Manhattan lamented not being able to fine former President Trump more than $1,000 for each violation of his gag order amid the trial. Judge Juan Merchan fined Trump $9,000 Tuesday morning for violating a gag order that bans him from speaking publicly about witnesses and family members of court officials. …
Read More »Columbia University alumni push for school to restore safety, enforce ‘zero-tolerance against antisemitism’
A message from Columbia University alumni that has garnered more than 1,600 signatures as of Tuesday is calling on the school to restore order and enforce “zero-tolerance against antisemitism” as the Ivy League institution continues to be rocked by anti-Israel protests. The statement, which is backed by signees identifying themselves as Columbia graduates, current and former faculty members and parents …
Read More »On this day in history, April 30, 1789, George Washington inaugurated as first US president
President George Washington was inaugurated as the first president of the United States on this day in history, April 30, 1789. In his address, which he delivered at New York City’s Federal Hall, Washington expressed his anxiety over the prospect of leading a new nation. At the time, New York City’s Federal Hall served as the U.S. Capitol, according to …
Read More »Columbia University protests: Rep. Elise Stefanik urges trustees to remove Shafik after mob seizes building
EXCLUSIVE: House GOP Conference Chair Elise Stefanik, R-N.Y., is calling for the removal of Columbia University President Dr. Nemat “Minouche” Shafik, after a mob of anti-Israel agitators took over an academic building early Tuesday morning. In a letter sent on Tuesday to David Greenwald and Clair Shipman and obtained first by Fox News Digital, both co-chairs of the Trustees of …
Read More »What happened to Chelsea Cobo? Young mom vanishes without a trace as shadowy witness implies foul play
The mother of a missing Brooklyn woman whose unsolved 2016 disappearance has prompted suspicions of trafficking and foul play is poised to launch a networking app that she hopes can spare other families from the trauma she’s endured over the past eight years. Chelsea Cobo was 22 when she was last seen in Sunset Park on May 6, 2016. She …
Read More »Columbia University student files class action lawsuit against school to protect Jews on campus
A Jewish student at Columbia University in New York City filed a class action lawsuit against the learning institution on Monday, alleging the university failed to provide a safe environment for its students. Along with filing the lawsuit, the student is also seeking an emergency injunction, requiring the university to enforce its Statement of Ethical Conduct and Administrative Code of …
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