Trump is fighting an uphill battle in his fraud trial.  But it could be years before penalties kick in.  —  A verdict is expected in December.  Here's how the case is going — and what comes next.  —  NEW YORK — Two months into Donald Trump's civil fraud trial, the case does not seem to be going well for him.

From Niagara Falls to Texas to Gaza, a horrifying look into the abyss of a post-truth future  —  “There was truth and there was untruth, and if you clung to the truth even against the whole world, you were not mad.”  — George Orwell, 1984In the ever-shrinking world of a free and fair media …

Biden to Skip U.N. Climate Summit, White House Official Says  —  He has attended the past two summits and calls climate change “the ultimate threat” but will miss the talks that are set to begin in Dubai on Thursday.  —  President Biden will not attend a major United Nations climate summit …

Kushner's Mexican connection  —  Why do you think voters are responding to your message?  —  More and more Latinos are identifying themselves as conservatives.  Why do you think that is?  —  What do you think the current state of the economy is?  And are Americans better off today than they were three years ago?

This lawsuit could disrupt the U.S. tax system.  Key facts are in dispute.  —  Supreme Court to hear challenge to new tax on offshore earnings that was part of Donald Trump's 2017 tax overhaul  —  The fate of an obscure provision of President Donald Trump's 2017 tax package …

Donations to GOP drop as worries mount about the party's finances  —  Donors have not cut as many large checks to the RNC in recent years, and the party's small-dollar program has also suffered  —  The Republican Party's finances are increasingly worrisome to party members …

COP28: UAE planned to use climate talks to make oil deals  —  The United Arab Emirates planned to use its role as the host of UN climate talks as an opportunity to strike oil and gas deals, the BBC has learned.  —  Leaked briefing documents reveal plans to discuss fossil fuel deals with 15 nations.

Trump's Pardoning of a Loan Shark Derailed a Federal Investigation: Report  —  The former president undermined negotiations between Jonathan Braun and prosecutors who hoped Braun would testify against other predatory lenders in exchange for his release

White House Touts New Supply Chain Measures as Inflation Eases  — Actions include funding for injectable medicines, clean energy  — Administration links 2022 inflation surge to supply chains  —  The Biden administration will announce a redoubling of measures to strengthen supply chains on Monday …

When Peter Antonacci was stricken in governor's office he lay in hallway 24 minutes before anyone noticed  —  Peter Antonacci, Gov. Ron DeSantis's handpicked choice last year to lead the state's controversial new elections fraud office, collapsed and died in a hallway in the governor's office moments after …

A Jewish professor at USC confronted pro-Palestinian students.  He's now barred from campus  —  Homepage News,Israel-Hamas,Education  —  Until recently, USC professor John Strauss was known mostly for his research on the economics of developing countries, with decades of fieldwork in Indonesia and China.

Christie says he plans to stay in GOP race through convention  —  Former New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie said he plans to stay in the Republican primary race through next summer's nominating convention, dismissing a recent CNN poll that shows him trailing former President Donald Trump …