Former President Donald Trump appeared at a New York courthouse Thursday and delivered closing arguments in his civil fraud trial. He said the case was politically motivated and called it election interference.
Hunter Biden appeared in a courthouse in California for his arraignment. He pleaded not guilty to federal tax charges.
Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) put into motion a new short-term government funding bill. Meanwhile, House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) faced obstacles on spending plans from within his own party.
Iran seized an oil tanker carrying crude oil from Iraq en route to Turkey. It happened in international waters near the Strait of Hormuz, one of the world’s most strategically important waterways.
South Africa laid out its case before the International Court of Justice, saying Israel has violated the Genocide Convention. Pro-Israel and pro-Palestinian protesters surrounded the courthouse in the Hague, the Netherlands.
