This Week In South Florida Roundtable: Nov. 17, 2024
Read full article: This Week In South Florida Roundtable: Nov. 17, 2024Local 10 News This Week In South Florida Anchor Glenna Milberg hosts The Round Table with Attorneys Loreal Arscott and Ed Pozzuoli and Antonio Fins, of The Palm Beach Post.
Trump's election likely to usher in leadership change at FBI
Read full article: Trump's election likely to usher in leadership change at FBIDonald Trump lavished Christopher Wray with praise when he named him FBI director in 2017, introducing him as an “impeccably qualified individual” and a “model of integrity.”.
Harris campaign spends final hours reminding Pennsylvania of a Trump ally's joke about Puerto Rico
Read full article: Harris campaign spends final hours reminding Pennsylvania of a Trump ally's joke about Puerto RicoKamala Harris devoted much of her final full day on the campaign trail to reaching Latino voters in Pennsylvania, a swing state that Democrats consider part of their “blue wall” in the Electoral College.
Florida faces $315 billion cost if Trump’s mass deportation plan comes to pass, study finds
Read full article: Florida faces $315 billion cost if Trump’s mass deportation plan comes to pass, study findsThe threat of mass deportation under a potential new Trump administration looms large, with a new report indicating that hundreds of thousands of Floridians might be expelled from the country if the plan is enacted.
North Carolina early voters, still recovering from Helene, exceed 2020 voter turnout
Read full article: North Carolina early voters, still recovering from Helene, exceed 2020 voter turnoutThe number of people casting ballots on the first day of early in-person voting in presidential battleground North Carolina exceeded the first-day total four years ago — even as Hurricane Helene recovery continued in the mountains.
Harris and Trump transition efforts reflect their different approaches to governing
Read full article: Harris and Trump transition efforts reflect their different approaches to governingIn a drab office suite just blocks from the White House, seasoned political operatives are drawing up detailed plans for a government in waiting.
Errol Morris examines migrant family separation with NBC News in ‘Separated’
Read full article: Errol Morris examines migrant family separation with NBC News in ‘Separated’Errol Morris turned his lens toward the U.S. government’s border policies the separation of migrant families in the new film “Separated,” which premiered at Thursday at the Venice Film Festival.
NY state urges appeals court to uphold Donald Trump’s nearly $500 million civil fraud judgment
Read full article: NY state urges appeals court to uphold Donald Trump’s nearly $500 million civil fraud judgmentNew York state lawyers are urging an appeals court to uphold Donald Trump’s nearly $500 million civil fraud judgment.
Judge in Trump's civil fraud case says he won't recuse himself over 'nothingburger' encounter
Read full article: Judge in Trump's civil fraud case says he won't recuse himself over 'nothingburger' encounterThe New York judge who presided over Donald Trump's civil fraud trial says he won’t step aside from the case, vehemently denying a claim that another lawyer had advised him ahead of the verdict.
Harris intends to ‘earn and win’ after Biden’s endorsement
Read full article: Harris intends to ‘earn and win’ after Biden’s endorsementPresident Joe Biden, who tested positive for COVID-19 on Wednesday, announced Sunday on X that he won’t be running for reelection against former President Donald Trump.
Biden drops out of race against Trump, endorses Kamala Harris as Dems nominee
Read full article: Biden drops out of race against Trump, endorses Kamala Harris as Dems nomineePresident Joe Biden, who tested positive for COVID-19 on Wednesday, announced Sunday on X that he won’t be running for reelection against former President Donald Trump.
US says Iran moving forward on a key aspect of developing a nuclear bomb
Read full article: US says Iran moving forward on a key aspect of developing a nuclear bombTwo top Biden administration officials say Iran is talking more about getting a nuclear bomb, and has made strides in developing one key aspect of a weapon in recent months.
Peter Navarro, Trump ex-aide jailed for contempt of Congress, released from Miami federal prison
Read full article: Peter Navarro, Trump ex-aide jailed for contempt of Congress, released from Miami federal prisonFormer White House trade advisor Peter Navarro, who was convicted of contempt of Congress charges, was released from the Federal Correctional Institution in Miami on Wednesday, a source confirmed to Local 10 News.
Gunman in Trump’s assassination attempt identified as 20-year-old Republican from Pennsylvania
Read full article: Gunman in Trump’s assassination attempt identified as 20-year-old Republican from PennsylvaniaThe gunman who attempted to assassinate former President Donald Trump on Saturday was identified early Sunday morning as Thomas Matthew Crooks, 20, of Bethel Park, Pennsylvania.
Trump lands in New Jersey after surviving assassination attempt
Read full article: Trump lands in New Jersey after surviving assassination attemptThe U.S. Secret Service reported former President Donald Trump was safe on Saturday after abruptly removing him from a campaign rally that turned into a crime scene in Butler, Pennsylvania.
FBI agent on assassination attempt: It’s ‘surprising’ gunman fired during Trump rally for as long as he did
Read full article: FBI agent on assassination attempt: It’s ‘surprising’ gunman fired during Trump rally for as long as he didThe U.S. Secret Service reported former President Donald Trump was safe on Saturday after abruptly removing him from a campaign rally that turned into a crime scene in Butler, Pennsylvania.
Trump supporters rush to Mar-a-Lago after shooting at rally
Read full article: Trump supporters rush to Mar-a-Lago after shooting at rallyThe U.S. Secret Service reported former President Donald Trump was safe on Saturday after abruptly removing him from a campaign rally that turned into a crime scene in Butler, Pennsylvania.
Witness reports shooter armed with rifle was on rooftop firing at Trump from outside rally
Read full article: Witness reports shooter armed with rifle was on rooftop firing at Trump from outside rallyA witness reported a shooter armed with a rifle was “bear-crawling up the roof” of a nearby building before firing at former President Donald Trump during a rally Saturday in Pennsylvania.
Ivanka Trump after shooting: ‘I continue to pray for our country’
Read full article: Ivanka Trump after shooting: ‘I continue to pray for our country’The U.S. Secret Service reported former President Donald Trump was safe on Saturday after abruptly removing him from a campaign rally that turned into a crime scene in Butler, Pennsylvania.
‘I was shot with a bullet’: Trump releases statement on Truth Social after shooting
Read full article: ‘I was shot with a bullet’: Trump releases statement on Truth Social after shootingThe U.S. Secret Service reported former President Donald Trump was safe on Saturday after abruptly removing him from a campaign rally that turned into a crime scene in Butler, Pennsylvania.
Biden, Harris show solidarity with Trump after shooting during rally
Read full article: Biden, Harris show solidarity with Trump after shooting during rallyPresident Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris showed solidarity with former President Donald Trump after a shooting on Saturday during a rally in Pennsylvania.
Political violence: Trump injured during rally, shooter dies, rally attendee dies, 2 injured
Read full article: Political violence: Trump injured during rally, shooter dies, rally attendee dies, 2 injuredThe U.S. Secret Service reported former President Donald Trump was safe on Saturday after abruptly removing him from a campaign rally that turned into a crime scene in Butler, Pennsylvania.
The Latest: Officials say man who opened fire at Trump rally was a 20-year-old from Pennsylvania
Read full article: The Latest: Officials say man who opened fire at Trump rally was a 20-year-old from PennsylvaniaDonald Trump’s campaign says he is “fine” after what law enforcement officials are treating as an assassination attempt during a rally in Butler, Pennsylvania.
Here's a look at Trump's VP shortlist and why each contender may get picked or fall short
Read full article: Here's a look at Trump's VP shortlist and why each contender may get picked or fall shortDonald Trump has narrowed his vice presidential shortlist to a handful of contenders as he prepares to announce his pick in the days before, or perhaps at, next month’s Republican National Convention.
Mississippi is the latest state sued by tech group over age verification on websites
Read full article: Mississippi is the latest state sued by tech group over age verification on websitesA tech industry group says a new Mississippi law requiring users of websites and other digital services to verify their age will unconstitutionally limit access to online speech for minors and adults.
The Latest | Judge excuses jurors, ending first day of deliberations in Trump's criminal trial
Read full article: The Latest | Judge excuses jurors, ending first day of deliberations in Trump's criminal trialThe first day of jury deliberations in Donald Trump's criminal hush money trial has concluded after the panel sent two notes to the judge.
'Ron, I love that you're back': Trump and DeSantis put an often personal primary fight behind them
Read full article: 'Ron, I love that you're back': Trump and DeSantis put an often personal primary fight behind themDonald Trump and Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis are signaling to major Republican donors that they’re putting their rivalry behind them after a contentious and often personal primary fight.
First with Trump, now with Kamala Harris: Kim Kardashian is advocating for criminal justice reform
Read full article: First with Trump, now with Kamala Harris: Kim Kardashian is advocating for criminal justice reformKim Kardashian has joined Vice President Kamala Harris for a roundtable highlighting the administration’s efforts on criminal justice reform.
The Latest | Lawyers in Trump hush money case paint competing portraits of him in opening statements
Read full article: The Latest | Lawyers in Trump hush money case paint competing portraits of him in opening statementsThe commencement of opening statements in Donald Trump's hush money trial sets the stage for weeks of testimony about the former president’s personal life and places his legal troubles at the center of his closely contested campaign against President Joe Biden.
Court agrees to pause collection of Trump's massive civil fraud judgment if he puts up $175M
Read full article: Court agrees to pause collection of Trump's massive civil fraud judgment if he puts up $175MA New York appeals court has agreed to hold off collection of former President Donald Trump’s more than $454 million civil fraud judgment if he puts up $175 million within 10 days.
Wall Street debut of Trump's Truth Social network could net him stock worth billions on paper
Read full article: Wall Street debut of Trump's Truth Social network could net him stock worth billions on paperThe Wall Street debut of Donald Trump’s Truth Social network could give him stock worth billions of dollars on paper.
Trump avoids 'corporate death penalty' in civil fraud case, but his business will still get slammed
Read full article: Trump avoids 'corporate death penalty' in civil fraud case, but his business will still get slammedA New York judge has spared Donald Trump a “corporate death penalty” ruling, but his business did get hit hard with bans and cash penalties.
Judge orders Trump to pay $355 million for lying about his wealth in staggering civil fraud ruling
Read full article: Judge orders Trump to pay $355 million for lying about his wealth in staggering civil fraud rulingA New York judge has ordered Donald Trump and his companies to pay $355 million in penalties.
With Trump closing in on nomination, the effective audition to become his vice president is underway
Read full article: With Trump closing in on nomination, the effective audition to become his vice president is underwayVice presidential candidates typically aren’t tapped until after a candidate has locked down the nomination.
Lawyers in Trump's civil fraud trial are ordered to clam up about judge's communications with staff
Read full article: Lawyers in Trump's civil fraud trial are ordered to clam up about judge's communications with staffThe judge in Donald Trump's civil business fraud trial has ordered attorneys in the case not to comment on “confidential communications” between him and his staff.
Donald Trump is set to testify Nov. 6 in civil fraud trial. Daughter Ivanka also will testify
Read full article: Donald Trump is set to testify Nov. 6 in civil fraud trial. Daughter Ivanka also will testifyFormer President Donald Trump is set to testify Nov. 6 in the civil business fraud case against him, following testimony from his three eldest children.
Judge fines Donald Trump $5,000 after post maligning court staffer is found on campaign website
Read full article: Judge fines Donald Trump $5,000 after post maligning court staffer is found on campaign websiteDonald Trump has been fined $5,000 after his disparaging social media post about a key court staffer in his New York civil fraud trial lingered on his campaign website for weeks after the judge ordered it deleted.
Federal judge again declares that DACA is illegal with issue likely to be decided by Supreme Court
Read full article: Federal judge again declares that DACA is illegal with issue likely to be decided by Supreme CourtA federal judge has declared illegal a revised version of a federal policy that prevents the deportation of hundreds of thousands of immigrants brought to the U.S. as children.
New Mexico's top election official met with federal prosecutors for 2020 special counsel probe
Read full article: New Mexico's top election official met with federal prosecutors for 2020 special counsel probeNew Mexico Secretary of State Maggie Toulouse Oliver has spoken with federal prosecutors as part of the special counsel’s probe into the 2020 election.
Court: EPA must regulate perchlorate, contaminant in water
Read full article: Court: EPA must regulate perchlorate, contaminant in waterA federal appeals court has ruled that the Environmental Protection Agency must regulate perchlorate, reversing a rollback the agency first made under then-President Donald Trump.
Trump legal woes force another moment of choosing for GOP
Read full article: Trump legal woes force another moment of choosing for GOPFrom almost the moment he first rode down the escalator in Trump Tower, a question has loomed over the Republican Party: Is this the moment to break from Donald Trump.
Supreme Court won't hear arguments Title 42 case as planned
Read full article: Supreme Court won't hear arguments Title 42 case as plannedThe Supreme Court says it won't hear arguments as planned March 1 in a case involving a Trump-era immigration policy that's been used several millions of times over the past three years to quickly turn away migrants at the border.
White House: Improved surveillance caught Chinese balloon
Read full article: White House: Improved surveillance caught Chinese balloonU.S. officials say efforts ordered by President Joe Biden to strengthen defenses against Chinese espionage helped identify last week’s spy balloon — and determine that similar flights were conducted at multiple points during the Trump administration.
EPA finalizes water rule that repeals Trump-era changes
Read full article: EPA finalizes water rule that repeals Trump-era changesPresident Joe Biden’s administration has finalized regulations that protect hundreds of thousands of small streams, wetlands and other waterways, repealing a Trump-era rule that federal courts had thrown out and that environmentalists said left waterways vulnerable to pollution.
The story so far: AP's investigation into federal prisons
Read full article: The story so far: AP's investigation into federal prisonsAn ongoing Associated Press investigation has uncovered deep, previously unreported flaws within the Justice Department’s largest law enforcement agency, the federal Bureau of Prisons.
Correction: Trump Hotel-Foreign Government Spending story
Read full article: Correction: Trump Hotel-Foreign Government Spending storyIn a story published November 14, 2022, about foreign government spending at the Trump International Hotel in Washington, The Associated Press erroneously reported Saudi Arabia spent at least $164,929 at the hotel in 2017 and 2018, the same time it was trying to win over U.S. support after its invasion and blockade of Qatar.
Supreme Court rejects another bump stock ban case
Read full article: Supreme Court rejects another bump stock ban caseThe Supreme Court has again declined to hear a lawsuit involving a Trump-era ban on bump stocks, the gun attachments that allow semi-automatic weapons to fire rapidly like machine guns.
Trump calls investigation ‘witch hunt’ after Jan. 6 panel unanimously votes for subpoena
Read full article: Trump calls investigation ‘witch hunt’ after Jan. 6 panel unanimously votes for subpoenaOn Friday, Trump pushed back at the Jan.6 panel calling their investigation a “witch hunt” but did not challenge the details of their findings.
House committee member hints ‘surprising’ material to be showcased in Capitol riot hearing
Read full article: House committee member hints ‘surprising’ material to be showcased in Capitol riot hearingThe House committee is investigating the January 6 Capitol riot as it prepares for its 9th hearing on Thursday.
Legal analyst calls judge ruling on special master ‘at best a short term win’ for Donald Trump
Read full article: Legal analyst calls judge ruling on special master ‘at best a short term win’ for Donald TrumpFormer President Trump’s legal team spent Tuesday locking down their pick to be the special master or third party to review the materials seized by the FBI from his Mar-a-Lago estate.
Federal judge unseals more detailed inventory from former President Trump in Mar-a-Lago search
Read full article: Federal judge unseals more detailed inventory from former President Trump in Mar-a-Lago searchThe list released on Friday also includes more than 10,000 government records without classification markings along with dozens of empty folders with ‘classified’ banners.
Trump documents: Judge to hear arguments on outside expert
Read full article: Trump documents: Judge to hear arguments on outside expertA federal judge awaited arguments Thursday on whether to appoint an outside legal expert to review government records seized by the FBI last month in a search of former President Donald Trump's Florida home.
DOJ alleges former President Trump ‘obstructed their investigation’ by hiding classified documents
Read full article: DOJ alleges former President Trump ‘obstructed their investigation’ by hiding classified documents“US classified documents were ‘likely concealed and removed from a storage room at Mar-a-Lago as part of an effort to "obstruct" the FBI's investigation into former President Donald Trump’s potential mishandling of materials.”
FBI search at Trump Mar-a-Lago estate one of several probes
Read full article: FBI search at Trump Mar-a-Lago estate one of several probesThe FBI search of Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Lago estate marked a dramatic and unprecedented escalation of the law enforcement scrutiny of the former president, but the Florida operation was just one part of one investigation related to Trump and his time in office.
Immigration judge union seeks recognition as top judge quits
Read full article: Immigration judge union seeks recognition as top judge quitsThe National Association of Immigration Judges has asked the federal government to restore its union recognition after the Trump administration stripped its official status and the system’s chief judge resigned after two years on the job.
Justices dismiss Trump-era immigration case, in a Biden win
Read full article: Justices dismiss Trump-era immigration case, in a Biden winThe Supreme Court says it was wrong to wade into a dispute involving a Trump-era immigration rule that the Biden administration has abandoned, so the justices have decided to dismiss the case.
Takeaways: Trump's mind 'made up' on fraud ahead of Jan. 6
Read full article: Takeaways: Trump's mind 'made up' on fraud ahead of Jan. 6In its second day of public hearings, the House panel investigating the Jan. 6, 2021, insurrection is making the case that Trump and his advisers knew that his claims of fraud in the 2020 election were false.
Jan. 6 panel's 1,000 witnesses: From Trump aides to rioters
Read full article: Jan. 6 panel's 1,000 witnesses: From Trump aides to riotersThe House Jan. 6 panel has interviewed more than 1,000 people who were directly or indirectly involved in the U.S. Capitol insurrection as it's probed the violent attack and former President Donald Trump’s unprecedented efforts to overturn his election defeat.
Judge: Trump delays on rape accuser's claims in 'bad faith'
Read full article: Judge: Trump delays on rape accuser's claims in 'bad faith'A judge says former President Donald Trump's legal moves aimed at delaying a rape accuser's defamation claims from reaching trial are in bad faith and so far succeeding.
High court wades into clash over Trump-era immigration rule
Read full article: High court wades into clash over Trump-era immigration ruleThe Supreme Court is wading into a political clash between the Biden administration and Republican-led states seeking to defend a signature Trump-era immigration rule that the new administration has abandoned.
Prosecutors in charge of Trump criminal probe have resigned
Read full article: Prosecutors in charge of Trump criminal probe have resignedThe two prosecutors in charge of the Manhattan district attorney’s criminal investigation into former President Donald Trump have suddenly resigned, throwing the future of the probe into question.
Donald Trump's DNA, not deposition sought in defamation suit
Read full article: Donald Trump's DNA, not deposition sought in defamation suitA lawyer says she will not seek to depose ex-President Donald Trump in a defamation lawsuit brought by a woman who accused him of rape because she wants to speed the case toward trial.
Appeals court: Cowboys for Trump is a political committee
Read full article: Appeals court: Cowboys for Trump is a political committeeA federal appeals court has turned away a constitutional challenge by the support group Cowboys for Trump and co-founder Couy Griffin to New Mexico election laws and registration requirements for political groups.
Accounting firm: Trump financial statements aren't reliable
Read full article: Accounting firm: Trump financial statements aren't reliableThe accounting firm that prepared former President Donald Trump’s annual financial statements says the documents, used to secure lucrative loans and burnish Trump’s image as a wealthy businessman, “should no longer be relied upon” after investigators said they found evidence he and his company regularly misstated the value of assets.
Trump's GOP: Party further tightens tie to former president
Read full article: Trump's GOP: Party further tightens tie to former presidentParty leaders at the Republican National Committee's winter meeting this past week left no doubt that the GOP is choosing to serve Donald Trump and his political interests before the next presidential election.
Utah, home of conservative Trump critics, hosts GOP meeting
Read full article: Utah, home of conservative Trump critics, hosts GOP meetingMembers of the Republican National Committee are scheduled to meet in Salt Lake City this week to discuss a series of measures solidifying former President Donald Trump's standing ahead of the midterm elections.