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Michael Cohen leaves state offices after meeting with Manhattan prosecutors, Wednesday, Feb. 8, 2023, in New York. Former President Donald Trump has dropped his $500 million lawsuit against Cohen, his former lawyer and fixer who is now a key witness in a criminal case against him, Cohen and a Trump spokesperson said late Thursday, Oct. 5, 2023. But Trump did not waive his right to sue again. (AP Photo/Bebeto Matthews, File)

Trump ‘temporarily’ withdraws $500 million lawsuit against ex-lawyer-turned-witness Michael Cohen

By Jill Colvin and Michael R. Sisak - Associated Press

Donald Bender leaves the courtroom during a lunch break in a civil business fraud trial against former President Donald Trump, Wednesday, Oct. 4, 2023, in New York. Bender is an accountant testifying in the case. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer)

Evidence at New York fraud trial shows that Trump’s financial statements were key to a loan deal

By Michael R. Sisak and Jennifer Peltz - Associated Press

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Letter to the editor: Bashing Trump hurts conservatism

Former President Donald Trump listens during his civil fraud trial at the State Supreme Court building in New York, Wednesday, Oct. 4, 2023. (Jeenah Moon/The New York Times via AP, Pool)

Donald Trump may visit the Capitol to address Republicans as they pick a new speaker, AP sources say

By Farnoush Amiri and Jill Colvin - Associated Press

Republican presidential candidates, from left, former Arkansas Gov. Asa Hutchinson, former New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie, former Vice President Mike Pence, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, businessman Vivek Ramaswamy, former U.N. Ambassador Nikki Haley, Sen. Tim Scott, R-S.C., and North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum assembled on stage before a Republican presidential primary debate hosted by FOX News Channel Wednesday, Aug. 23, 2023, in Milwaukee. (AP Photo/Morry Gash)

Christie calls Ramaswamy a Trump ‘wingman’

By Mallory Wilson - The Washington Times

Demonstrators paint the words 'defund the police' as they protest Saturday, June 6, 2020, near the White House in Washington, over the death of George Floyd, a black man who was in police custody in Minneapolis. Floyd died after being restrained by Minneapolis police officers. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

Democrats continue to defend liberal violence

By Rowan Scarborough

Former President Donald Trump speaks to the media before entering the courtroom at New York Supreme Court, Wednesday, Oct. 4, 2023, in New York. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer)

Trump dismisses House speaker speculation, says ‘total focus’ is on 2024 White House run

By Seth McLaughlin - The Washington Times

Former President Donald Trump speaks to reporters as he leaves the courtroom during a lunch break in his civil business fraud trial, Wednesday, Oct. 4, 2023, in New York. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer)

Trump: Not a great man

By Cal Thomas

Rep. Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., leaves the House floor after being ousted as Speaker of the House at the Capitol in Washington, Tuesday, Oct. 3, 2023. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Most 2024 GOP presidential candidates urge Republicans to stop the chaos after McCarthy’s ouster

By Michelle L. Price - Associated Press

A "Vote Here" sign is seen outside a polling place during the 2020 South Carolina presidential primary on Feb. 29 in Columbia, S.C. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke, File)

Voter rolls are becoming the new election battleground as amateur sleuths seek fraud

By Morgan Lee and Anthony Izaguirre - Associated Press

Former President Donald Trump speaks to the media before entering the courtroom at New York Supreme Court, Wednesday, Oct. 4, 2023, in New York. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer)

Trump lawyers go after accountant, appeal major pretrial ruling in New York fraud case

By Michael R. Sisak, Bobby Caina Calvan and Jennifer Peltz - Associated Press

Republican presidential hopeful Vivek Ramaswamy speaks at the California Republican Party Convention in Anaheim, Calif., Saturday, Sept. 30, 2023. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)

Trump for speaker? Ramaswamy says the idea ‘isn’t crazy’

By Seth McLaughlin - The Washington Times

Then-President Donald Trump delivers his State of the Union address to a joint session of Congress in the House Chamber on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, Feb. 4, 2020, as Vice President Mike Pence and Speaker Nancy Pelosi look on. The former president on Wednesday threw cold water on suggestions he should take over as the House of Representatives as the next speaker. (Leah Millis/Pool via AP)

Former president dashes MAGA movement’s dreams of a Speaker Trump

By Seth McLaughlin - The Washington Times

T-shirts are sold outside the 2023 California Republican Convention where former President Donald Trump is speaking, in Anaheim, Calif., Friday, Sept. 29, 2023. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes)

Trump campaign says he raised more than $45 million in 3rd quarter, far surpassing DeSantis

By Jonathan J. Cooper - Associated Press

Former President Donald Trump appears in court during his civil fraud trial in New York Supreme Court on Tuesday, Oct. 3, 2023, in New York. (Curtis Means/Pool Photo via AP)

Judge in Trump fraud trial clarifies he did not throw out the bulk of the case

By Tom Howell Jr. - The Washington Times

A flag supporting LGBTQ+ rights decorates a desk on the Democratic side of the Kansas House of Representatives during a debate, March 28, 2023, at the Statehouse in Topeka, Kan. Children are heading back to classes and fall sports practices, and four more states are expecting their K-12 schools to keep transgender girls off their girls sports teams. Kansas, North Dakota and Wyoming had new laws restricting transgender athletes in place before classes resumed, and a Missouri law takes effect at the end of this month. (AP Photo/John Hanna, File)

Tool kit for the red-blue rumble: The Constitution’s guarantee of states’ rights

By James P. Pinkerton

In this Nov. 1, 2018, photo, President Donald Trump walks in to the Roosevelt Room of the White House in Washington, to talk about immigration and border security. Chief of Staff John Kelly is at right. Trump says chief of staff John Kelly will leave his job at the end of the year. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh) **FILE**

John Kelly confirms Trump called soldiers who died for U.S. ‘losers’ and ‘suckers’

By Mallory Wilson - The Washington Times

Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., speaks to the media during a press conference on the border, Wednesday, Sept. 27, 2023, on Capitol Hill in Washington, (AP Photo/Mariam Zuhaib) ** FILE **

Sen. Lindsey Graham calls Trump fraud case a ‘friggin’ joke’

By Mallory Wilson - The Washington Times

Former President Donald Trump speaks with journalists during a midday break from court proceedings in New York, Monday, Oct. 2, 2023, as he attends the start of a civil trial in a lawsuit that already has resulted in a judge ruling that he committed fraud in his business dealings. (AP Photo/Craig Ruttle)

New York judge issues limited gag order after Trump sends disparaging post about court clerk

By Michael R. Sisak, Bobby Caina Calvan and Jennifer Peltz - Associated Press

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis speaks during a Republican presidential primary debate hosted by FOX Business Network and Univision, Wednesday, Sept. 27, 2023, at the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library in Simi Valley, Calif. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill, File)

DeSantis said he would support a 15-week abortion ban, after avoiding a direct answer for months

By Sara Burnett - Associated Press