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CNN reports: Prosecutor Joshua Steinglass is now bringing up some of Trump’s recent Truth Social posts saying they violate the gag order to not make statements about potential witnesses. Among the posts, prosecutors cite one from Wednesday when Trump references “two sleazebags,” which, in the context, are Michael Cohen and Stormy Daniels. Some of the requests happening in court from …

Politico reports: In his first moments on the bench, Justice Juan Merchan denied Donald Trump’s bid to get the judge to recuse himself from the case. As Trump watched, stone-faced, from the defense table, Merchan reviewed the former president’s court filings arguing that the judge should step down, which largely centered on Merchan’s adult daughter’s work for a consulting firm …

Fox News reports: Nikki Haley, who was the final rival to former President Trump in the Republican nomination race before ending her White House bid last month, is joining a leading conservative think tank known for focusing on international affairs and national security. Haley is joining the Washington, D.C.-based Hudson Institute. “Nikki is a proven, effective leader on both foreign …

“I’m proud to do it for you. Have a good time watching. I will be forced to sit fully gagged. I’m not allowed to talk. They want to take away my constitutional right to talk. I have a crooked judge. This has never happened before by the way. Fully gagged before a highly conflicted and corrupt judge who suffers from …

CNBC reports: Shares of Trump Media plunged more than 17% in the pre-trading hours Monday after the company filed to issue millions of additional shares of stock. The company behind the Truth Social app, which trades under the stock ticker DJT on the Nasdaq, fell nearly 20% last week. Several years into existence, Truth Social has barely any advertising revenue. …

The Long Beach Press-Telegram reports: Riverside County Sheriff Chad Bianco is considering running as a Republican for governor in 2026, potentially bringing an outspoken conservative voice to what’s already a crowded field hoping to succeed term-limited Gov. Gavin Newsom. During the COVID-19 pandemic, he made headlines for calling Newsom a bully and refusing to enforce state-mandated business restrictions intended to …

The Hill reports: “We have condemned, we have intervened, we will do everything to avoid an escalation, an inferno,” French President Emmanuel Macron said to French media BFMTV and RMC. Macron added that France will try to “convince Israel that we must not respond by escalating,” and, instead of attacking Tehran, work to “isolate Iran, increase sanctions and find a …

New York City’s ABC affiliate reports: The NYPD has ramped up security as Former President Donald Trump spends this week in a Lower Manhattan courthouse for his hush money trial. Barricades line Fifth Avenue near Trump’s home in Manhattan. 56th Street is closed between Fifth and Madison Avenues. Periodic road closures will go into effect as the former president travels …

The New York Times reports: Even if Mr. Trump wins back the White House, he could not pardon himself for the Manhattan charges, as he could in the two federal cases he’s facing. The Manhattan case is also replete with mortifying personal details for Mr. Trump and his family: There’s the porn star who said she had sex with him, …

“As I see it now, I’m not sure there’s a difference between Mike Johnson being in charge and the Democrats being in charge. He supported it [FISA] with a minority of Republicans, with a majority of Democrats. This is not using the power of the purse. This is abdicating the power of the purse. “That’s ineffective leadership. And if he …