This Is Beirut, 2024-05-22 12:40 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Trump's lawyers rested their case on Thursday, without the former president testifying as he previously promised to do. The jury is scheduled to deliberate the verdict next week. Donald Trump's defense lawyers rested their case on Tuesday – without the former president following through on a vow to testify – as the judge scheduled jury ...
This Is Beirut, 2024-05-15 20:58 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Joe Biden and Donald Trump agreed on Wednesday to hold a first presidential debate in June after the Democratic incumbent challenged his rival to "make my day" and the scandal-plagued Republican quickly responded that he was ready to "rumble." CNN announced that it will hold the first debate on June 27 in Atlanta, Georgia. Biden proposed a second ...
This Is Beirut, 2024-05-14 22:16 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Donald Trump's arch-foe and former personal attorney Michael Cohen underwent grueling cross-examination Tuesday, as senior Republicans increasingly politicized the trial by attending court to support the former president. Trump, who is running to retake the White House, was joined by his most high-profile entourage to date, including House of ...
This Is Beirut, 2024-05-09 22:36 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
Donald Trump accused Joe Biden Thursday of siding with Hamas when he threatened to stop sending US weapons to Israel as it wages war against the Palestinian militant group in Gaza, calling the president's stance "disgraceful." Biden warned Wednesday of halting weapons supplies if Israel pushes ahead with its long-threatened Rafah ground ...
This Is Beirut, 2024-05-07 20:40 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Stormy Daniels, the porn star at the heart of Donald Trump's hush money case, testified in a packed Manhattan courtroom Tuesday about a 2006 sexual encounter that precipitated the criminal trial of the former United States president. Trump is charged with falsifying business records to reimburse his lawyer, Michael Cohen, for a $130,000 payment ...
This Is Beirut, 2024-04-25 18:15 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
The US Supreme Court was hearing arguments Thursday on whether Donald Trump, as a former president, should be immune from prosecution for acts committed while in office, as the window for holding trial before the election narrows. The US Supreme Court was hearing arguments on Thursday on whether Donald Trump, as a former president, should be ...
This Is Beirut, 2024-04-23 20:27 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Former President Donald Trump was accused by prosecutors on Tuesday of violating a gag order issued by a judge in order to prevent him from intimidating witnesses in his past trial. Prosecutors accused Donald Trump on Tuesday of brazenly violating a gag order imposed by the judge presiding over his "hush money" trial to prevent him from ...
Johnny Kortbawi, 2024-04-23 10:00 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
Although the general situation in Lebanon indicated there might be a breakthrough – between May and June at the latest – in the presidential election issue, things look grimmer now. It is almost as if the fate of Lebanon, already low on the list of world priorities, has been adjourned until after the Gaza war. The Al-Aqsa Flood operation, ...
This Is Beirut, 2024-04-22 22:55 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
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During the opening arguments on Monday in the historic first criminal trial of a former US president, prosecutors leveled accusations against Donald Trump, alleging involvement in "criminal conspiracy and a cover-up." Prosecutors accused Donald Trump of engaging in "criminal conspiracy and a cover-up" as opening arguments began on Monday in the ...
This Is Beirut, 2024-04-05 11:23 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
Former US President Donald Trump said that Israel is "losing the PR war" in Gaza because of the images coming out of the territory and it must end the conflict quickly. "Every night, they're releasing tapes of a building falling down. They shouldn't be releasing tapes like that," Trump said in an interview broadcast on The Hugh Hewitt Show on ...
This Is Beirut, 2024-04-02 21:22 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
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President Joe Biden and Xi Jinping engaged in discussions on Tuesday as part of a renewed effort to manage tensions between the United States and China, according to officials. Top US officials are expected to travel to Beijing soon as part of these efforts. President Joe Biden and Xi Jinping spoke Tuesday in a new bid to manage tensions between ...
This Is Beirut, 2024-03-29 12:03 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
Biden raised a record $25 million for his re-election bid in a star-studded event in Manhattan's Radio City Music Hall, as Trump attends the wake for a killed NYPD officer. US President Joe Biden was joined in New York on Thursday by Barack Obama and Bill Clinton at a blockbuster fundraising event where he collected $25 million to go towards his ...