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CNN  —  When the Republican presidential candidates gather for their first debate this week, the encounter is likely to center on the legal problems of the man all of them are chasing. Former President Donald Trump has solidified his lead in the GOP race by convincing most Republican voters to view his four criminal indictments

CNN  —  Just hours after former White House chief of staff Mark Meadows was dealt state charges accusing him, along with 18 other defendants including Donald Trump, of taking part in a broad criminal conspiracy to overturn Georgia’s 2020 election results, he mounted an effort to move his case to federal court. The former president

CNN  —  When the Republican presidential candidates gather for their first debate this week, the encounter is likely to center on the legal problems of the man all of them are chasing. Former President Donald Trump has solidified his lead in the GOP race by convincing most Republican voters to view his four criminal indictments

Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic shakes hands with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy at the Maximos Mansion in Athens, Greece,on Monday, August 21. Ukrainian Presidential Press Service/ReutersUkrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky held talks with Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic on the sidelines of a Ukraine-Balkans summit in Athens on Tuesday, according to both sides. “The parties noted that mutual support for territorial integrity

John Eastman, former lawyer to Donald Trump, speaks to members of the media after leaving the State Bar Court of California in Los Angeles, California, on Tuesday, June 20, 2023. Eric Thayer/Bloomberg/Getty ImagesFulton County District Attorney Fani Willis has reached a bond agreement with one of former President Donald Trump’s 18 co-defendants: conservative attorney John Eastman, according to a new court filing on Monday. Eastman’s $100,000 bond order is the first to appear on

John Eastman, former lawyer to Donald Trump, speaks to members of the media after leaving the State Bar Court of California in Los Angeles, California, on Tuesday, June 20, 2023. Eric Thayer/Bloomberg/Getty ImagesFulton County District Attorney Fani Willis has reached a bond agreement with one of former President Donald Trump’s 18 co-defendants: conservative attorney John Eastman, according to a new court filing on Monday. Eastman’s $100,000 bond order is the first to appear on

A version of this story appears in CNN’s What Matters newsletter. To get it in your inbox, sign up for free here. CNN  —  If you took the summer off from the threads of the American political conversation – – this is the week to tune back in. Trump’s political fortunes will collide, not for

Washington CNN  —  Former President Donald Trump keeps telling the lie that he won Georgia in the 2020 election. This weekend, he delivered a new false claim in support of that old false claim. Trump’s deception about what happened in Georgia has not relented even as he prepares to turn himself in this week to

CNN  —  Former President Donald Trump has already taped an interview with Tucker Carlson that is expected to be used as counterprogramming for the first GOP primary debate Wednesday, two sources familiar with the matter told CNN. Trump confirmed Sunday he will not participate in the debate in Milwaukee. Stating that the public already “knows