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Why Trump's hush money scandal is a criminal case
As witness testimony begins in former President Donald Trump’s hush money trial, Yahoo News Senior Editor David Knowles explains why the charges of falsifying business records — which would typically be considered a misdemeanor in New York state — have been elevated to criminal offenses in the eyes of the prosecution.
What US taxpayers will get for another $61 billion to Ukraine
Congress is finally providing more of the aid Ukraine needs to survive. Here's why this is money well spent.
What if a TikTok ban becomes a Joe Biden ban
President Biden seems to be struggling with young voters in 2024, yet he's still willing to endanger one of their beloved social media platforms.
The two issues delaying Rishi Sunak's Rwanda Bill
Rishi Sunak has said 'enough is enough' as he tries to end the parliamentary stalemate delaying his Rwanda bill, but concerns remain in the House of Lords.
Poll: Growing majority of Americans want Congress to restore Roe v. Wade protections nationwide
Could abortion policy be the deciding factor in the 2024 election? A new Yahoo News/YouGov poll shows a full 54% of Americans (and 56% of registered voters) now want Congress to pass “a law that keeps abortion as legal and accessible as it was nationwide under Roe v. Wade,” — the highest level of public support for making Roe the “law of the land” since Yahoo News and YouGov started asking about the issue in spring 2022. Yahoo News National Correspondent Andrew Romano breaks down the numbers and their potential impact on the presidential election.
The world isn’t as messed up as you might think
Americans are in a gloomy mood, but new research points out that a lot of imortant things are going right.
Zelensky says new U.S. aid will give Ukraine ‘a chance for victory’ against Russia
"We want to get things as fast as possible," Zelensky said of the urgency to receive U.S. aid.
Trump's hush money trial, as seen through courtroom sketches
Since it’s not being televised — and news photographers are only permitted in for 45 seconds at the start of each day — the only other images from inside the courtroom are portraits being done by sketch artists.
This week in Bidenomics: A Middle East breather
Biden desperately wants to keep gasoline prices down. He may get his wish.
Yahoo News/YouGov poll: Growing majority of Americans want Congress to restore Roe v. Wade protections
A new poll found a full 54% of Americans now want Congress to pass “a law that keeps abortion as legal and accessible as it was nationwide under Roe v. Wade."
Biden gets Trumpy on trade
Biden is borrowing a Trump tactic by proposing new tariffs on a few Chinese imports. But it's far from the Full Trump.
Yahoo News/YouGov poll: Trump loses slim lead over Biden as 1st criminal trial gets underway
Asked which candidate they would vote for “if Trump is convicted of a serious crime in the coming months,” just 36% of voters now say the former president — fewer than ever before.
Trump’s campaign is going the way of his media company
Trump the candidate and Trump the media company are each slogging through low points.
Yahoo News/YouGov poll: 57% of Americans — a new high — say Trump’s alleged crimes are ‘serious’ as hush money trial begins
The survey found similar increases in the perceived seriousness of Trump’s other alleged felonies as well.
Chrystia Freeland picks her 2024 budget shoes: What to know about the finance minister tradition, plus what shoes she bought
Breaking down the details about the little-known Canadian political tradition.
Biden’s twin adversaries: Iran and gas prices
Energy markets seem to have dodged a bullet, with oil prices settling after Iran's April 13 attack on Israel. Biden needs it to stay that way.
How strong is the hush money case against Donald Trump?
The heart of the Manhattan DA's indictment relies heavily on an untested legal theory that some experts say will be very hard to prove.
Bluesky now allows heads of state to join the platform
A post from the official Bluesky account on Friday notified users that it's lifted its ban on heads of state. The policy has been in place for the last year. Bluesky recently opened itself up to public signups after previously requiring invite codes.
This week in Bidenomics: Battle of the bridges
A key Biden ally thinks he spends too much time touting infrastructure voters don't much care about. Left unsolved: What should Biden be doing instead?
Understanding Arizona's Civil War-era abortion law
On April 9, the Arizona Supreme Court ruled to uphold a Civil War-era law that will ban nearly all abortions in the state. Yahoo News explains where the law came from, how it has come back and why both Democratic and Republican leaders are calling for it to be repealed.
Here’s who will pay for Biden’s student loan cancellations
Cancelling student debt is a windfall for the borrowers who benefit, but taxpayers foot the bill.
Here’s the good news in a troubling inflation report
Inflation has reasserted itself in 2024. But it's entirely confined to a few categories of services, with goods inflation basically back to normal.
The Motion Picture Association will work with Congress to start blocking piracy sites in the US
At CinemaCon this year, the Motion Picture Association Chairman and CEO Charles Rivkin said the organization is going to work with Congress to establish and enforce a site-blocking legislation in the United States.
How fair is it on young people that the state pension is increasing? Poll of the week
The government says it is only right to help those who have 'played by the rules their whole lives', but how sustainable is the current pensions system?
Republicans (?!?) are killing a tax cut
In a flip of the usual priorities, Senate Republicans seem likely to kill a set of tax cuts that have already passed the House and are broadly popular. Here's why.
What is Havana Syndrome? Mysterious illness with alleged ties to Russian sonic weaponry prompts 1,350% spike in web searches & more health questions this week
Canadians are on the hunt for answers to their biggest health questions — but what does the CIA have to do with it?