Closing arguments begin today in the first criminal trial of a former president in U.S. history.

NBC News: Just hours after Trump asked libertarians for their party's nomination and votes, the party chair said he never submitted the appropriate paperwork to actually be considered at the party's nominating convention. nbcnews.com/politics/2024-…

Arizona Secretary of State Adrian Fontes: 'Threats against elections officials in the United States of America is domestic terrorism. Terrorism is defined as a threat or violence for a political outcome. That's what this is.' Meet the Press

Senate Finance chair Ron Wyden and Senate Budget chair Sheldon Whitehouse are investigating Trump's request that oil companies raise $1 billion in campaign cash and, in return, he would cut a 'deal' on industry taxes and regulations.

The Democrats have asked eight energy

Trump was booed and heckled — several times — during his speech at the Libertarian National Convention:

One member of the crowd shouted, 'Lock him up!' and another yelled, 'Donald Trump is a threat to democracy!'

Moments later, someone yelled at Trump, 'You had your shot!'

Justice Sonia Sotomayor at the Radcliffe Institute: 'There are days that I've come to my office after an announcement of a case and closed my door and cried. … There have been those days. And there are likely to be more.'

Breaking AP:

Federal prosecutors have asked the judge overseeing Trump's classified documents case, Judge Cannon, to bar Trump from making public statements that 'pose a significant, imminent, and foreseeable danger to law enforcement agents' participating in the prosecution.

Breaking:

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Louisiana governor signs bill to classify two abortion drugs as controlled dangerous substances.

New: Senate Judiciary Chair Dick Durbin and Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse are requesting a meeting with Chief Justice John Roberts to discuss 'the Supreme Court's worsening ethics crisis' and have sent a letter imploring Roberts to 'take appropriate steps' to ensure Samuel Alito

The Fulton County District Attorney’s Office says it's appealing Judge Scott McAfee's order that dismissed six counts from the 2020 election interference indictment — including three of Trump's charges.

President Biden just announced his 50th round of nominees for federal judicial positions — bringing the number of announced federal judicial nominees to 244.

Rep. Suzanne Bonamici in a college antisemitism hearing:

'Just a few days ago, a social account of Donald Trump included an outrageous video with Nazi like language about a 'unified Reich'. Did any of my colleagues on this Committee call that out and ask the candidate that most

New York's Appellate Division has upheld Judge Juan Merchan's decision not to recuse himself from Trump's criminal trial case.

The panel of judges ruled that Trump failed to prove the judge overstepped his authority by denying a defense motion for recusal.

In between Mar-a-Lago and Doral, George Conway has put up a billboard that reads: 'Vote For Joe Not The Psycho.' MSNBC

Fake electors who tried to reverse Trump's 2020 defeat in three swing states are poised to serve as electors again:

Republican activists in Michigan, Nevada and New Mexico — nearly all under criminal indictment for casting electoral votes for Trump despite his loss — are set to

Breaking:

SACRAMENTO (AP) — Arizona doctors can come to California to perform abortions under new law signed by Gov. Gavin Newsom.

Rep. Jamie Raskin and Sen. Richard Blumenthal have introduced the No Foreign Emoluments Without Congressional Consent Act, which would enforce the Constitution's explicit language banning foreign emoluments by prohibiting the President, Vice President, Cabinet officials, Members

In light of the second Alito flag report, Senate Judiciary Chair Dick Durbin is calling for Samuel Alito to recuse himself 'immediately' from cases related to the 2020 election and the Jan. 6 insurrection 'for the good of the country.'

He adds: 'The Chief Justice must see how

AG Garland rejects the Trump claim that Biden tried to assassinate him during the Mar-a-Lago raid:

'That allegation is false and it is extremely dangerous. The document that is being referred to in the allegation is a Justice Department standard policy limiting the use of force.

Breaking:

BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Louisiana Legislature votes to make abortion pills controlled dangerous substances under first-of-its-kind measure.