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FILE - Former President Donald Trump speaks during a news conference at Trump Tower, May 31, 2024, in New York. Trump has had plenty to say since his hush money trial conviction last week. What he hasn't done is utter any variation of the words that might benefit him most come sentencing time next month: "I'm sorry. (AP Photo/Julia Nikhinson)

It sure looks like Trump is paying off witnesses

by Sophie Boudreau

| June 3, 2024

2024 ELECTIONS | DFW | NATIONAL NEWS | national politics
Just days after Donald Trump became a convicted felon, new reporting shows that nine Trump witnesses received hefty financial payouts, promotions, and other benefits, some at “delicate” moments during the former president’s court cases.
Internal Revenue Service (IRS) Commissioner Danny Werfel speaks during a House Committee on Appropriations Subcommittee on Financial Services and General Government hearing on Capitol Hill, Tuesday, May 7, 2024, in Washington. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)

Millions of Americans could file their taxes for free starting in 2025

by Isabel Soisson

| June 3, 2024

DFW | ECONOMY | NATIONAL NEWS | national politics
The IRS’ Direct File program was rolled out on a limited basis in 12 states this past tax-filing season and saved 140,000 taxpayers who used it an estimated $5.6 million in filing costs. Now, the agency is looking to expand it nationwide.
WASHINGTON, DC - MAY 03: A poster hung by supporters of Climate Power can be seen on Capitol Hill calling on Congress to stop big oil companies from price-gouging consumers on May 3, 2024 in Washington, D.C. (Photo by Jemal Countess/Getty Images for Climate Action)

Senate Democrats call for industry-wide investigation into Big Oil amid price-fixing and collusion allegations

by Sophie Boudreau

| May 31, 2024

DFW | ECONOMY | NATIONAL NEWS | national politics | US SENATE
Senate Democrats joined their House counterparts in calling for an industry-wide investigation into Big Oil collusion and price-fixing allegations, which they say cost US consumers at the pump while driving up corporate profits. 
Despite intimidation, harassment, and threats from Trump and his allies, a New York jury found Trump guilty of all 34 felony counts of falsifying business records tied to a payment made to adult film star Stormy Daniels to keep her quiet about their alleged affair out of fears that it would hurt his chances of winning the 2016 election.

Jurors find Trump guilty in adult film star hush money trial

by Isabel Soisson

| May 30, 2024

2024 ELECTIONS | DFW | NATIONAL NEWS | national politics
Despite intimidation, harassment, and threats from Trump and his allies, a New York jury found Trump guilty of all 34 felony counts of falsifying business records tied to a payment made to adult film star Stormy Daniels to keep her quiet about their alleged affair out of fears that it would hurt his chances of winning the 2016 election.
WASHINGTON, DC - OCTOBER 07: United States Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts (L) and Associate Justice Samuel Alito (R) pose for an official portrait at the East Conference Room of the Supreme Court building on October 7, 2022 in Washington, DC. The Supreme Court has begun a new term after Associate Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson was officially added to the bench in September. (Photo by Alex Wong/Getty Images)

Fears about far-right future of Supreme Court grow amid Alito flag controversy

by Sophie Boudreau

| May 29, 2024

ABORTION | DFW | EDUCATION | EXTREMISM | NATIONAL NEWS | national politics | Supreme Court
Advocacy groups and lawmakers worry that unchecked bias and a potential second Trump term could greenlight more Supreme Court decisions aligned with far-right interests.