Trump, RNC raise $141M in May, boosted by guilty verdict
In a statement, the campaign and the RNC said the fundraising showed that supporters saw through “the sham Biden trial” and the verdict had outraged and motivated Americans. Read more
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Fauci faces skeptical GOP to bat back COVID-19 accusations
He said the idea that he sought to cover up a theory that the virus originated in a lab in Wuhan, China, was “simply preposterous.” Read more
Council advances gift ban bill for Honolulu city and county employees
A Honolulu City Council measure to prohibit city and county employees from accepting gifts from lobbyists or other third-party sources in relation to their official duties is nearing final approval. Read more
U.S., South Korea and Japan agree to hold joint military exercises
U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin, Japan’s Defense Minister Minoru Kihara and South Korea’s Defense Minister Shin Won-sik met on Sunday in Singapore on the sidelines of the annual Shangri-La Dialogue security summit there. Read more
Trump says getting jailed could be ‘breaking point’ for Americans
“I’m not sure the public would stand for it,” the Republican presidential candidate told Fox News in an interview that aired on Sunday. “I think it’d be tough for the public to take. You know, at a certain point, there’s a breaking point.” Read more
Donald Trump joins TikTok, rapidly wins over a million followers
Trump posted a launch video on his account, which has the address @realdonaldtrump, on Saturday night. The video showed Trump greeting fans at an Ultimate Fighting Championship fight in Newark, New Jersey. Read more
Tensions at HART leave future of rail leadership in doubt
Tensions between Kahikina and the 12-member HART board — specifically Chairperson Colleen Hanabusa — began soon after Blangiardi appointed Hanabusa to the unpaid, volunteer board in 2021 Read more
Trump rails against guilty verdict, blames ‘sick people’
Trump derided the trial as “rigged,” made numerous false statements about what had taken place in court and called the judge “a devil.” Read more
Sen. Joe Manchin leaves Democratic party, becomes independent
Manchin has said he will not run for reelection to the Senate or for governor but rumors persist on Capitol Hill that he could change his mind. Read more
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Trump supporters call for riots, violent retribution after verdict
Some called for attacks on jurors, the execution of the judge, Justice Juan Merchan, or outright civil war and armed insurrection. Read more
Trump says he will appeal historic conviction
In rambling remarks at the Trump Tower lobby in Manhattan where he announced his first presidential run in 2015, Trump repeated his complaints that the trial was an attempt to hobble his comeback White House bid. Read more
Biden allows Ukraine to use U.S. weapons to strike inside Russia
Biden’s decision appears to mark the first time that an American president has allowed limited military responses on artillery, missile bases and command centers inside the borders of a nuclear-armed adversary. Read more
Reaction to historic verdict in Trump hush money case
Here are some reactions to the historic verdict. Read more
High court boosts NRA in free speech fight with New York official
The justices, in a 9-0 decision authored by liberal Justice Sonia Sotomayor, threw out a lower court’s ruling that had dismissed the NRA’s 2018 lawsuit against Maria Vullo, a former superintendent of New York’s Department of Financial Services. Read more
Jury finds Donald Trump guilty on all 34 counts at hush money trial
“This was a disgrace. This was a rigged trial by a conflicted judge who is corrupt,” Trump told reporters afterward. Read more
City salaries resolution closer to 2024 ballot
Nine Honolulu City Council resolutions urging voter-approved charter amendments to overhaul how the city pays its employees were reduced to one this week. Read more
Justice Alito rejects calls to step aside in 2020 election cases
Alito said that in both cases his wife, Martha-Ann Alito, was responsible for flying the flags, and that he had no involvement. Read more
Trump guilty verdict fires up some Republican donors
Republican donors are mostly eyeing a growing number of public opinion polls that put Trump ahead against Biden in some battleground states. Read more
New laws aim to ‘turn tide’ on housing crisis
Gov. Josh Green signed five “boring” but constructive bills into law Tuesday, along with a highly contentious one, aimed at increasing the affordable housing supply in Hawaii. Read more
Honolulu Council considers changes to Salary Commission
Nine resolutions that urge voter-approved charter amendments to overhaul how the city pays its employees is expected to be under Honolulu City Council review today. Read more
Prosecutor: Trump sought to ‘hoodwink’ voters with porn star payment
Jurors could begin deliberating as soon as Wednesday in the first criminal trial of a U.S. president. Read more
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