The historic hush-money trial of Donald Trump got underway Monday with the arduous process of selecting a jury to hear the case charging the former president with falsifying business records in order to stifle stories about his sex life. The day ended without any jurors being chosen. The selection process was scheduled to resume Tuesday. The first criminal trial of any former U.S. president began as Trump vies to reclaim the White House‚ creating a remarkable split-screen spectacle of the...

Just moments before his historic trial was set to begin Monday morning‚ Donald Trump posted that while working to clear his name‚ he would be “FIGHTING for the FREEDOM of 325 MILLION AMERICANS&;#33;” But just hours later‚ it appeared the only thing Trump was fighting was his own urge to fall asleep. The New York Times first reported that the former president‚ 77‚ seemed equal parts “irritated and exhausted” by Monday’s proceedings‚ with veteran Trumpworld reporter Maggie Haberman writing...

The Supreme Court on Monday temporarily allowed Idaho to enforce a ban on gender-affirming treatment for minors‚ effectively suggesting that at least some justices appear comfortable with wading into another front in the culture wars. In siding with state officials who had asked the court to lift a block on the law‚ the justices were split‚ with a majority of the conservative justices voting to enforce the ban over the objections of the three liberal justices. The justices also specified...

The Israeli military issued a new warning to Iran this week following a swath of Iranian drone attacks. On Monday‚ Israel's military chief Lieutenant General Herzi Halevi said the recent Iranian drone attacks &;quot;will be met with a response‚&;quot; the Associated Press reported. Halevi did not provide any further details on a possible response but noted that Israel is still considering a number of different plans. The context: Over the weekend‚ the Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) confirmed to...