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Trump wants to call 127 witnesses in New York fraud trial: report

Donald Trump's extensive list of potential witnesses in his New York civil fraud trial is more than 100 people long, MSNBC legal correspondent Lisa Rubin revealed Tuesday.

According to Rubin, Trump's lawyers filed a list of 127 potential witnesses they might ask to take the stand in the $250 million civil fraud trial.

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'He executed us': Alina Habba attacks judge for ruling against 'decent defendant' Trump

Alina Habba, an attorney for Donald Trump, went after New York Supreme Court Justice Arthur Engoron on Tuesday because he ruled that her client was liable for damages before his civil fraud trial.

During an interview with right-wing host Charlie Kirk, Habba recalled that the judge had scolded her on Monday after she lost control of Trump on the witness stand.

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'Totalitarian' Trump wants to be America's 'prosecutor, judge and jailer' too: analysis

Donald Trump is assembling the building blocks for an "authoritarian regime" should he win the 2024 election, according to Politico's Jack Shafer.

Shafer warned readers Tuesday that Trump plans to invoke the Insurrection Act on the first day of his new administration, which would theoretically allow him to use the military to counter any opposing demonstrations.

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Lincoln Project ad taunts Trump over Ivanka's testimony: 'She'll sell you out'

Et tu, Ivanka?

A video posted by The Lincoln Project on Wednesday pours gasoline on former President Trump's figurative pyre pile.

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Far-right Texas congressman's ex-staffer paid back nearly $40K in ‘unauthorized charges'

The campaign committee of Rep. Chip Roy (R-TX) is refusing to explain in detail why his former deputy chief of staff, Margaret A. (Maggie) Harrell, paid the campaign almost $40,000 for “reimbursement for unauthorized expenses.”

Harrell paid $39,368.63 to Chip Roy for Congress on Feb. 10, according to Federal Election Commission records reviewed by Raw Story.

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Kayleigh McEnany rails at courtroom artist's 'travesty' sketch of Trump

Donald Trump's former spokesperson, Kayleigh McEnany, is furious over a sketch of her former boss on the witness stand in court Monday.

The sketch in question did appear to picture Trump as thinner than his real-life figure and also featured his trademark gesture, with his wrists together and hands spread wide.

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Trans teen loses lead role in musical over school's sudden concerns over 'sexual' content

A Texas high school has taken away the lead role in a musical production from a student because he is transgender.

Max Hightower, a senior, has been active in Sherman High School's theater productions throughout his school years, and his dedication paid off when he landed the male lead last month in "Oklahoma!," reported KXII-TV.

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Man arrested while carrying AR-15 at U.S. Capitol

Capitol Police said that a man was arrested on Tuesday after he brought one or more weapons to the U.S. Capitol.

"USCP Officers just arrested a man with a gun in the park across from Union Station. At this time we have no reason to believe there is an ongoing threat," Capitol Police said in a statement. "We are working to gather more information and will put out more details when they are confirmed."

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Lawmaker whacks GOP for pushing 'misleading reports' on Hunter Biden prosecutor testimony

Rep. Dan Goldman (D-NY) left a House Judiciary Committee hearing with special counsel David Weiss and claimed that no one should believe any "misleading reports" from his Republican colleagues about what unfolded.

Weiss was being questioned behind closed doors about his ongoing investigation into President Joe Biden's son Hunter, whom Republicans have targeted since the 2020 election.

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Tommy Tuberville: Military brass must delegate like I did coaching college football

Sen. Tommy Tuberville (R-AL) vowed to continue blocking military promotions, and he urged leadership to draw inspiration from his work as a college football coach if they feel overworked.

The Alabama Republican has single-handedly held up the promotions to protest a Pentagon policy to reimburse service personnel who travel out of state for abortions and other reproductive services, and he told CNN's Manu Raju that a new effort by GOP senators would not force him to cave.

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Top Obama adviser backs off suggestion that Biden drop out

Political commentator and former top Obama adviser David Axelrod is walking back comments he made yesterday where he suggest that Joe Biden should drop out of the 2024 race, Politico reported.

“It’s overreacting to say I told him to drop out,” said Axelrod. “I didn’t do that.”

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Marjorie Taylor Greene already suggesting Speaker Mike Johnson 'should be ousted'

Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA) is already taking aim at her party's new speaker of the House, Rep. Mike Johnson (R-LA).

In an interview with The Daily Caller, Greene blasted Johnson because he declined to instruct Republican members to vote for her resolution to censure Rep. Rashida Tlaib (D-MI), who participated in a peaceful protest at the Capitol. Greene called the protest an insurrection.

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The View's Whoopi Goldberg mocks Trump lawyer Alina Habba as a whiny baby

Donald Trump's lawyer, Alina Habba, rushed to the press on Monday afternoon to complain that Judge Arthur Engoron slammed his hands on his desk, reprimanded her and told her to "sit down," which made her feel like he was being mean to her.

Co-host Whoopi Goldberg announced the segment after a discussion about a Broadway smash with Joy Behar.

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