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Indictment fuels Trump 2024 campaign 鈥� for nowFormer President Donald Trump is seeing a bump in the polls, and after Tuesday鈥檚 arraignment, even longtime critics are coming to his defense. But with other legal cases still pending, no one knows where the Trump narrative is heading.
Meet the man trying to end affirmative actionEdward Blum has spent decades trying to end what he considers a harmful practice: affirmative action in college admissions. The Supreme Court will rule on two cases by the end of term that may do just that.
First LookProtasiewicz to aim for 鈥榝air and impartial鈥� Wisconsin Supreme CourtDemocrat-backed Janet Protasiewicz won the Wisconsin Supreme Court race after beating out Republican opponent Dan Kelly. The new court controlled 4-3 by liberals is expected to decide a pending lawsuit challenging the state鈥檚 1849 law banning abortion.
Donald Trump arraignment: US history or just another day in court?For the first time in U.S. history, a former president was arraigned in criminal court Tuesday. Outside the Criminal Courts Building, reporters nearly outnumbered the protesters.
First LookAbortion, voting rights in question in Wisconsin Supreme Court raceThe Wisconsin Supreme Court has been under conservative control for 15 years, and the race this year has become one of the most expensive contests in U.S. history of its kind. The stakes are high as the winner will serve a 10-year term.
First LookUS bipartisan lawmakers agree on more school safety measuresBoth red and blue US states are passing legislation to increase school safety measures, including panic buttons and video surveillance, following the school shooting in Tennessee. Meanwhile, a bill in Florida will allow unconcealed guns without a permit.
Tackling the biggest fraud in US history 鈥� pandemic reliefHundreds of billions of dollars were stolen in the rush to aid small businesses and individuals. Now the U.S. is trying to claw some money back.聽
鈥楾he reckoning is here鈥�: Where have community college students gone?Seven newsrooms joined together to explore the crisis facing community colleges, and ways to solve it, in a series called Saving the College Dream.聽
First LookIs Twitter's blue checkmark worth it? New York Times, others opt out.The New York Times ignored the deadline set by Twitter owner Elon Musk to purchase a blue verification checkmark. On Monday, the news organization lost its verification. Other celebrity users have balked at the fee and brace for their blue check removals.聽
First LookAs Trump鈥檚 New York arraignment begins, other probes continueFormer President Donald Trump will face growing legal challenges in New York, where he鈥檚 set to be arraigned this week on charges arising from hush money payments during his 2016 campaign. Other investigations outside Manhattan are pressing forward, too.
First LookMarch Madness: Women's NCAA tournament breaks new groundThis year鈥檚 record-breaking women鈥檚 NCAA basketball tournament featured a sequined winning coach, high scores, stellar ratings, and surprising upsets. The timing couldn鈥檛 be better and it could all lead to women鈥檚 basketball getting a separate TV deal.
Democrats split over education in Chicago mayoral runoffIn Chicago鈥檚 mayoral runoff Tuesday, Democrats Brandon Johnson and Paul Vallas offer very different visions for fixing the city鈥檚 ailing schools.聽
First LookOrca whale starts 鈥榡ourney to freedom鈥� after 50 years in captivityLolita, an orca whale, is being returned to her home waters in the Pacific Northwest after 50 years of captivity. 鈥淚t鈥檚 a step toward restoring our natural environment,鈥� said Howard Garrett, of the advocacy group Orca Network.聽
Criminal indictment opens new stage in the Trump odysseyThe indictment of former President Donald Trump brings a new act in the narrative arc of his political rise, fall, and hoped-for redemption in 2024.
First LookTrump indicted in first-ever criminal case against a former US presidentDonald Trump has been indicted on charges involving payments in 2016 to silence claims of an extramarital sexual encounter, the first ever criminal case against a former U.S. president.
The ExplainerRisk and recovery: Mississippi tornado signals twin challengesSome research suggests tornado risks may be shifting modestly eastward, raising questions about preparedness in some of the poorest U.S. states.
First LookWill California lift its ban on travel to anti-LGBTQ+ states?In 2016, California banned government-funded travel to states with discriminatory laws against the LGBTQ+ community. Some in the state now aim to overturn that ban, saying it conflicts with other policies the state prioritizes.
US military鈥檚 top-brass women got together. Here鈥檚 what they said.The U.S. military鈥檚 top-ranking women shared a stage recently and recounted discrimination, but also the positive impact 鈥� and growing welcome 鈥� of female troops.
Biden鈥檚 democracy summit 2.0: Ukraine war spurs globalized formatTwo years into President Biden鈥檚 signature initiative, successful democracies from around the world are co-hosting a second democracy summit. What lessons can they provide?
First LookStates鈥� responses to mass shootings: Party determines policyAmid public mourning and anger after Nashville school shooting, Tennessee will likely not pass new gun control laws, due to the political party that controls the state.聽
