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Hand in an assignment
This article is for students.
You hand in your work online in Classroom. Depending on the type of assignment and attachments, you'll see Hand in or Mark as done .
Any assignment handed in or marked as done after the due date is recorded as late.
Important:
- You can only submit an assignment before the due date.
- If you need to edit an assignment that you have submitted, unsubmit the assignment before the due date, make your changes and resubmit.
- Attach one or more files to your assignment.
- Upload photos from a camera roll.
- Open and work on files that you own in Google Docs, Slides, Sheets and Drawings and then attach them to your assignment.
Turn in an Assignment Using Google Classroom (Web)
Go to classroom.google.com and click Sign in.
Sign in with your Google Account. For example, [email protected] or [email protected] . Learn more .
- Select the attachment or enter the URL for a link and click Add .
- Click the file and enter your information.
The status of the assignment will change to Handed in .
Important : If you get an error message when you click Hand in , let your instructor know.
Hand in a quiz
- Click the form and answer the questions.
- Click Submit . If the form is the only work for the assignment, the status of the assignment will change to Handed in .
- If there's more work to do for the assignment, click Open assignment .
Hand in an assignment with an assigned doc
If your teacher attached a document with your name in the title, it's your personal copy to review and edit. As you work, your teacher can review your progress before you click Hand in .
- Click the image with your name to open the assigned file.
- Enter your work.
- On the document or in Classroom, click Hand in and confirm.
Mark an assignment as done
Important : Any assignment that is handed in or marked as done after the due date is recorded as late, even if you previously submitted the work before the due date.
Unsubmit an assignment
Want to make changes to an assignment that you have already handed in? Just unsubmit the work, make the changes and hand it in again.
Important : Any assignment that is handed in or marked as done after the due date is marked as late, even if you previously submitted the work before the due date. If you unsubmit an assignment, make sure that you resubmit it before the due date.
- Click Unsubmit and confirm. Note : This assignment is now unsubmitted. Hand it in again before the due date.
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Understanding Assignments
What this handout is about.
The first step in any successful college writing venture is reading the assignment. While this sounds like a simple task, it can be a tough one. This handout will help you unravel your assignment and begin to craft an effective response. Much of the following advice will involve translating typical assignment terms and practices into meaningful clues to the type of writing your instructor expects. See our short video for more tips.
Basic beginnings
Regardless of the assignment, department, or instructor, adopting these two habits will serve you well :
- Read the assignment carefully as soon as you receive it. Do not put this task off—reading the assignment at the beginning will save you time, stress, and problems later. An assignment can look pretty straightforward at first, particularly if the instructor has provided lots of information. That does not mean it will not take time and effort to complete; you may even have to learn a new skill to complete the assignment.
- Ask the instructor about anything you do not understand. Do not hesitate to approach your instructor. Instructors would prefer to set you straight before you hand the paper in. That’s also when you will find their feedback most useful.
Assignment formats
Many assignments follow a basic format. Assignments often begin with an overview of the topic, include a central verb or verbs that describe the task, and offer some additional suggestions, questions, or prompts to get you started.
An Overview of Some Kind
The instructor might set the stage with some general discussion of the subject of the assignment, introduce the topic, or remind you of something pertinent that you have discussed in class. For example:
“Throughout history, gerbils have played a key role in politics,” or “In the last few weeks of class, we have focused on the evening wear of the housefly …”
The Task of the Assignment
Pay attention; this part tells you what to do when you write the paper. Look for the key verb or verbs in the sentence. Words like analyze, summarize, or compare direct you to think about your topic in a certain way. Also pay attention to words such as how, what, when, where, and why; these words guide your attention toward specific information. (See the section in this handout titled “Key Terms” for more information.)
“Analyze the effect that gerbils had on the Russian Revolution”, or “Suggest an interpretation of housefly undergarments that differs from Darwin’s.”
Additional Material to Think about
Here you will find some questions to use as springboards as you begin to think about the topic. Instructors usually include these questions as suggestions rather than requirements. Do not feel compelled to answer every question unless the instructor asks you to do so. Pay attention to the order of the questions. Sometimes they suggest the thinking process your instructor imagines you will need to follow to begin thinking about the topic.
“You may wish to consider the differing views held by Communist gerbils vs. Monarchist gerbils, or Can there be such a thing as ‘the housefly garment industry’ or is it just a home-based craft?”
These are the instructor’s comments about writing expectations:
“Be concise”, “Write effectively”, or “Argue furiously.”
Technical Details
These instructions usually indicate format rules or guidelines.
“Your paper must be typed in Palatino font on gray paper and must not exceed 600 pages. It is due on the anniversary of Mao Tse-tung’s death.”
The assignment’s parts may not appear in exactly this order, and each part may be very long or really short. Nonetheless, being aware of this standard pattern can help you understand what your instructor wants you to do.
Interpreting the assignment
Ask yourself a few basic questions as you read and jot down the answers on the assignment sheet:
Why did your instructor ask you to do this particular task?
Who is your audience.
- What kind of evidence do you need to support your ideas?
What kind of writing style is acceptable?
- What are the absolute rules of the paper?
Try to look at the question from the point of view of the instructor. Recognize that your instructor has a reason for giving you this assignment and for giving it to you at a particular point in the semester. In every assignment, the instructor has a challenge for you. This challenge could be anything from demonstrating an ability to think clearly to demonstrating an ability to use the library. See the assignment not as a vague suggestion of what to do but as an opportunity to show that you can handle the course material as directed. Paper assignments give you more than a topic to discuss—they ask you to do something with the topic. Keep reminding yourself of that. Be careful to avoid the other extreme as well: do not read more into the assignment than what is there.
Of course, your instructor has given you an assignment so that they will be able to assess your understanding of the course material and give you an appropriate grade. But there is more to it than that. Your instructor has tried to design a learning experience of some kind. Your instructor wants you to think about something in a particular way for a particular reason. If you read the course description at the beginning of your syllabus, review the assigned readings, and consider the assignment itself, you may begin to see the plan, purpose, or approach to the subject matter that your instructor has created for you. If you still aren’t sure of the assignment’s goals, try asking the instructor. For help with this, see our handout on getting feedback .
Given your instructor’s efforts, it helps to answer the question: What is my purpose in completing this assignment? Is it to gather research from a variety of outside sources and present a coherent picture? Is it to take material I have been learning in class and apply it to a new situation? Is it to prove a point one way or another? Key words from the assignment can help you figure this out. Look for key terms in the form of active verbs that tell you what to do.
Key Terms: Finding Those Active Verbs
Here are some common key words and definitions to help you think about assignment terms:
Information words Ask you to demonstrate what you know about the subject, such as who, what, when, where, how, and why.
- define —give the subject’s meaning (according to someone or something). Sometimes you have to give more than one view on the subject’s meaning
- describe —provide details about the subject by answering question words (such as who, what, when, where, how, and why); you might also give details related to the five senses (what you see, hear, feel, taste, and smell)
- explain —give reasons why or examples of how something happened
- illustrate —give descriptive examples of the subject and show how each is connected with the subject
- summarize —briefly list the important ideas you learned about the subject
- trace —outline how something has changed or developed from an earlier time to its current form
- research —gather material from outside sources about the subject, often with the implication or requirement that you will analyze what you have found
Relation words Ask you to demonstrate how things are connected.
- compare —show how two or more things are similar (and, sometimes, different)
- contrast —show how two or more things are dissimilar
- apply—use details that you’ve been given to demonstrate how an idea, theory, or concept works in a particular situation
- cause —show how one event or series of events made something else happen
- relate —show or describe the connections between things
Interpretation words Ask you to defend ideas of your own about the subject. Do not see these words as requesting opinion alone (unless the assignment specifically says so), but as requiring opinion that is supported by concrete evidence. Remember examples, principles, definitions, or concepts from class or research and use them in your interpretation.
- assess —summarize your opinion of the subject and measure it against something
- prove, justify —give reasons or examples to demonstrate how or why something is the truth
- evaluate, respond —state your opinion of the subject as good, bad, or some combination of the two, with examples and reasons
- support —give reasons or evidence for something you believe (be sure to state clearly what it is that you believe)
- synthesize —put two or more things together that have not been put together in class or in your readings before; do not just summarize one and then the other and say that they are similar or different—you must provide a reason for putting them together that runs all the way through the paper
- analyze —determine how individual parts create or relate to the whole, figure out how something works, what it might mean, or why it is important
- argue —take a side and defend it with evidence against the other side
More Clues to Your Purpose As you read the assignment, think about what the teacher does in class:
- What kinds of textbooks or coursepack did your instructor choose for the course—ones that provide background information, explain theories or perspectives, or argue a point of view?
- In lecture, does your instructor ask your opinion, try to prove their point of view, or use keywords that show up again in the assignment?
- What kinds of assignments are typical in this discipline? Social science classes often expect more research. Humanities classes thrive on interpretation and analysis.
- How do the assignments, readings, and lectures work together in the course? Instructors spend time designing courses, sometimes even arguing with their peers about the most effective course materials. Figuring out the overall design to the course will help you understand what each assignment is meant to achieve.
Now, what about your reader? Most undergraduates think of their audience as the instructor. True, your instructor is a good person to keep in mind as you write. But for the purposes of a good paper, think of your audience as someone like your roommate: smart enough to understand a clear, logical argument, but not someone who already knows exactly what is going on in your particular paper. Remember, even if the instructor knows everything there is to know about your paper topic, they still have to read your paper and assess your understanding. In other words, teach the material to your reader.
Aiming a paper at your audience happens in two ways: you make decisions about the tone and the level of information you want to convey.
- Tone means the “voice” of your paper. Should you be chatty, formal, or objective? Usually you will find some happy medium—you do not want to alienate your reader by sounding condescending or superior, but you do not want to, um, like, totally wig on the man, you know? Eschew ostentatious erudition: some students think the way to sound academic is to use big words. Be careful—you can sound ridiculous, especially if you use the wrong big words.
- The level of information you use depends on who you think your audience is. If you imagine your audience as your instructor and they already know everything you have to say, you may find yourself leaving out key information that can cause your argument to be unconvincing and illogical. But you do not have to explain every single word or issue. If you are telling your roommate what happened on your favorite science fiction TV show last night, you do not say, “First a dark-haired white man of average height, wearing a suit and carrying a flashlight, walked into the room. Then a purple alien with fifteen arms and at least three eyes turned around. Then the man smiled slightly. In the background, you could hear a clock ticking. The room was fairly dark and had at least two windows that I saw.” You also do not say, “This guy found some aliens. The end.” Find some balance of useful details that support your main point.
You’ll find a much more detailed discussion of these concepts in our handout on audience .
The Grim Truth
With a few exceptions (including some lab and ethnography reports), you are probably being asked to make an argument. You must convince your audience. It is easy to forget this aim when you are researching and writing; as you become involved in your subject matter, you may become enmeshed in the details and focus on learning or simply telling the information you have found. You need to do more than just repeat what you have read. Your writing should have a point, and you should be able to say it in a sentence. Sometimes instructors call this sentence a “thesis” or a “claim.”
So, if your instructor tells you to write about some aspect of oral hygiene, you do not want to just list: “First, you brush your teeth with a soft brush and some peanut butter. Then, you floss with unwaxed, bologna-flavored string. Finally, gargle with bourbon.” Instead, you could say, “Of all the oral cleaning methods, sandblasting removes the most plaque. Therefore it should be recommended by the American Dental Association.” Or, “From an aesthetic perspective, moldy teeth can be quite charming. However, their joys are short-lived.”
Convincing the reader of your argument is the goal of academic writing. It doesn’t have to say “argument” anywhere in the assignment for you to need one. Look at the assignment and think about what kind of argument you could make about it instead of just seeing it as a checklist of information you have to present. For help with understanding the role of argument in academic writing, see our handout on argument .
What kind of evidence do you need?
There are many kinds of evidence, and what type of evidence will work for your assignment can depend on several factors–the discipline, the parameters of the assignment, and your instructor’s preference. Should you use statistics? Historical examples? Do you need to conduct your own experiment? Can you rely on personal experience? See our handout on evidence for suggestions on how to use evidence appropriately.
Make sure you are clear about this part of the assignment, because your use of evidence will be crucial in writing a successful paper. You are not just learning how to argue; you are learning how to argue with specific types of materials and ideas. Ask your instructor what counts as acceptable evidence. You can also ask a librarian for help. No matter what kind of evidence you use, be sure to cite it correctly—see the UNC Libraries citation tutorial .
You cannot always tell from the assignment just what sort of writing style your instructor expects. The instructor may be really laid back in class but still expect you to sound formal in writing. Or the instructor may be fairly formal in class and ask you to write a reflection paper where you need to use “I” and speak from your own experience.
Try to avoid false associations of a particular field with a style (“art historians like wacky creativity,” or “political scientists are boring and just give facts”) and look instead to the types of readings you have been given in class. No one expects you to write like Plato—just use the readings as a guide for what is standard or preferable to your instructor. When in doubt, ask your instructor about the level of formality they expect.
No matter what field you are writing for or what facts you are including, if you do not write so that your reader can understand your main idea, you have wasted your time. So make clarity your main goal. For specific help with style, see our handout on style .
Technical details about the assignment
The technical information you are given in an assignment always seems like the easy part. This section can actually give you lots of little hints about approaching the task. Find out if elements such as page length and citation format (see the UNC Libraries citation tutorial ) are negotiable. Some professors do not have strong preferences as long as you are consistent and fully answer the assignment. Some professors are very specific and will deduct big points for deviations.
Usually, the page length tells you something important: The instructor thinks the size of the paper is appropriate to the assignment’s parameters. In plain English, your instructor is telling you how many pages it should take for you to answer the question as fully as you are expected to. So if an assignment is two pages long, you cannot pad your paper with examples or reword your main idea several times. Hit your one point early, defend it with the clearest example, and finish quickly. If an assignment is ten pages long, you can be more complex in your main points and examples—and if you can only produce five pages for that assignment, you need to see someone for help—as soon as possible.
Tricks that don’t work
Your instructors are not fooled when you:
- spend more time on the cover page than the essay —graphics, cool binders, and cute titles are no replacement for a well-written paper.
- use huge fonts, wide margins, or extra spacing to pad the page length —these tricks are immediately obvious to the eye. Most instructors use the same word processor you do. They know what’s possible. Such tactics are especially damning when the instructor has a stack of 60 papers to grade and yours is the only one that low-flying airplane pilots could read.
- use a paper from another class that covered “sort of similar” material . Again, the instructor has a particular task for you to fulfill in the assignment that usually relates to course material and lectures. Your other paper may not cover this material, and turning in the same paper for more than one course may constitute an Honor Code violation . Ask the instructor—it can’t hurt.
- get all wacky and “creative” before you answer the question . Showing that you are able to think beyond the boundaries of a simple assignment can be good, but you must do what the assignment calls for first. Again, check with your instructor. A humorous tone can be refreshing for someone grading a stack of papers, but it will not get you a good grade if you have not fulfilled the task.
Critical reading of assignments leads to skills in other types of reading and writing. If you get good at figuring out what the real goals of assignments are, you are going to be better at understanding the goals of all of your classes and fields of study.
You may reproduce it for non-commercial use if you use the entire handout and attribute the source: The Writing Center, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
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Definition of hand in phrasal verb from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary
- You must all hand in your projects by the end of next week.
- I handed the watch in to the police.
- to hand in your notice/resignation (= formally tell your employer that you want to stop working for them)
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Understanding some key words commonly used in assignments also may simplify your task. Toward this end, let's take a look at two seemingly impenetrable instructions: "discuss" and "analyze."
1. Discuss the role of gender in bringing about the French Revolution.
- "Discuss" is easy to misunderstand because the word calls to mind the oral/spoken dimension of communication. "Discuss" suggests conversation, which often is casual and undirected. In the context of an assignment, however, discussion entails fulfilling a defined and organized task: to construct an argument that considers and responds to an ample range of materials. To "discuss," in assignment language, means to make a broad argument about a set of arguments you have studied. In the case above, you can do this by
- pointing to consistencies and inconsistencies in the evidence of gendered causes of the Revolution;
- raising the implications of these consistencies and/or inconsistencies (perhaps they suggest a limited role for gender as catalyst);
- evaluating different claims about the role of gender; and
- asking what is gained and what is lost by focusing on gendered symbols, icons and events.
A weak discussion essay in response to the question above might simply list a few aspects of the Revolution—the image of Liberty, the executions of the King and Marie Antoinette, the cry "Liberte, Egalite, Fraternite!" —and make separate comments about how each, being "gendered," is therefore a powerful political force. Such an essay would offer no original thesis, but instead restate the question asked in the assignment (i.e., "The role of gender was very important in the French Revolution" or "Gender did not play a large role in the French Revolution").
In a strong discussion essay, the thesis would go beyond a basic restatement of the assignment question. You might test the similarities and differences of the revolutionary aspects being discussed. You might draw on fresh or unexpected evidence, perhaps using as a source an intriguing reading that was only briefly touched upon in lecture.
2. Analyze two of Chaucer's Canterbury Tales, including one not discussed in class, as literary works and in terms of sources/analogues.
The words "analyze" and "analysis" may seem to denote highly advanced, even arcane skills, possessed in virtual monopoly by mathematicians and scientists. Happily, the terms refer to mental activity we all perform regularly; the terms just need decoding. "Analyze" means two things in this specific assignment prompt.
- First, you need to divide the two tales into parts, elements, or features. You might start with a basic approach: looking at the beginning, middle, and end. These structural features of literary works—and of historical events and many other subjects of academic study—may seem simple or even simplistic, but they can yield surprising insights when examined closely.
- Alternatively, you might begin at a more complex level of analysis. For example, you might search for and distinguish between kinds of humor in the two tales and their sources in Boccaccio or the Roman de la Rose: banter, wordplay, bawdy jokes, pranks, burlesque, satire, etc.
Second, you need to consider the two tales critically to arrive at some reward for having observed how the tales are made and where they came from (their sources/analogues). In the course of your essay, you might work your way to investigating Chaucer's broader attitude toward his sources, which alternates between playful variation and strict adherence. Your complex analysis of kinds of humor might reveal differing conceptions of masculine and feminine between Chaucer and his literary sources, or some other important cultural distinction.
Analysis involves both a set of observations about the composition or workings of your subject and a critical approach that keeps you from noticing just anything—from excessive listing or summarizing—and instead leads you to construct an interpretation, using textual evidence to support your ideas.
Some Final Advice
If, having read the assignment carefully, you're still confused by it, don't hesitate to ask for clarification from your instructor. He or she may be able to elucidate the question or to furnish some sample responses to the assignment. Knowing the expectations of an assignment can help when you're feeling puzzled. Conversely, knowing the boundaries can head off trouble if you're contemplating an unorthodox approach. In either case, before you go to your instructor, it's a good idea to list, underline or circle the specific places in the assignment where the language makes you feel uncertain.
William C. Rice, for the Writing Center at Harvard University
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Forget everything you think you know about what the Trump jury will do
As the former president’s trial wraps up, it’s time to acknowledge that the public experience is vastly different than the jurors’.
Very few Americans have seen what is happening in the Manhattan courtroom where former president Donald Trump is on trial. We hear about it, read news articles about it or watch televised discussions about it. But beyond those lucky enough to earn a spot in the courtroom on any given day, peoples’ visual understanding of what’s unfolding there depends on courtroom sketches, an allegory-of-the-cave -level approximation of reality.
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This is fitting. Our experience of what has happened and what it means is fundamentally different than the experience of the people who will ultimately decide Trump’s fate: the jury. With the defense wrapping up its case Tuesday, it’s a good moment to remember that what the jury has seen and what it is contemplating is very, very different than what you or I have seen or what we contemplate from the outside.
Put another way: Forget what you think you know about what will happen next.
Allow me to establish some credentials on this topic. In spring 2009, I was called for jury duty in New York City. I ended up serving as Juror No. 3 or People of the State of New York vs. Anthony Marshall and Francis Morrissey — a trial that stretched until October of that year.
The case centered on Brooke Astor, a well-known New York socialite who suffered from Alzheimer’s disease before her death. Her son, Anthony Marshall, was accused of working with his attorney, Morrissey, to change and amend her will so that Marshall and his wife received money that would otherwise go to New York charities. For months, we heard testimony from witnesses called by the prosecution outlining Astor’s final years and the actions of her son and his lawyer. Marshall’s attorneys didn’t call witnesses in his defense, surprising many of the jurors; as I recall, Morrissey’s only called one.
A lot of our time — perhaps half of it — was spent not in the courtroom but the jury room, down a short hallway from where the case was tried. It was dominated by a large table around which we sat while waiting to be called back to the jury box — or, on some occasions, to be released for the day. It was often boring. One day, we all hid in the adjacent restrooms when we knew the bailiff was coming to get us; he was understandably surprised to find the jury room empty when he arrived.
We understood that we were waiting for some legal issue to be adjudicated but, crucially, we didn’t know then and never learned what those issues were. The lawyers and the judge were discussing what evidence might be allowed or the constraints of a witness’s testimony, debates that would make it into media coverage of the trial. But we weren’t privy to any of it. Our experience of the case and the broader situation was constrained by what we saw in the courtroom. We were given notepads on which to record our observations, but we didn’t even get to keep those — they were collected and only returned to us when we reached the point of deliberation.
After the prosecution had presented its closing arguments, framing (as had the defense) its case by picking out the evidence on which it hoped we would focus, we were given instructions about reaching a verdict. Our task was not simply to determine whether Marshall and Morrissey had committed a crime. It was, instead, to figure out whether they had committed the specific crimes for which they were indicted, crimes with specific criteria that established their commission. If there was any reasonable way to conclude that the defendants hadn’t met those criteria, then they were innocent. If not: guilty.
When we walked into the jury room to begin our deliberations, I did not expect it to take long. To me, the criteria had clearly been met in some regards and clearly not in others. I naively assumed everyone had reached the same conclusions. Obviously, they had not. It took us 11 days to finalize our verdicts on the various counts at issue, including our allowing ourselves to sleep on our final decisions before returning them on the day they were handed down.
Over the course of those 11 days, we deliberated . We took occasional votes to finalize our consensus on certain charges but spent most of the time making our cases to one another. We needed unanimity, as you probably know, but not every juror responded to the evidence or the arguments in the same way. So we had to figure out how to reach consensus with that additional boundary. We had to match the evidence shown in court to the laws included in the indictment — and within the constraints of interpersonal differences in how people approached those prior two elements.
There was at least one charge on which I entered the room thinking reasonable doubt existed but on which I was later convinced of guilt. Other jurors entered thinking that guilt had been determined but were ultimately convinced of innocence. We treated the task seriously and engaged in it earnestly. And no one — ourselves included — could have predicted how the evidence and the law and the deliberations would combine for the specific outcome we reached.
Many of those who you see on television discussing the Trump case or who you read analyzing it in The Washington Post are veterans of criminal cases and courtrooms. They have experience in seeing how juries react to presented evidence and can draw conclusions about likely outcomes as a result. But — even more so than the Astor trial — the Trump trial is a unique event, one in which there’s been a lot of rumination and consideration leading observers to draw conclusions about what’s likely to happen once the case is in the jury’s hands.
I would caution people, based on my own experience, to remember that their experience from the outside is as different than the jury’s as the courtroom sketches are from the reality of being there in person. And I would note that Trump’s guilt will ultimately be decided not on whether the public thinks the case has been made or even on whether the jury does, but instead on the conversation the jury has within the constraints of evidence and the law to which they have been exposed.
And no one can reliably predict how that conversation will unfold.
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- It was a jammy assignment - more of a holiday really.
- He took this award-winning photograph while on assignment in the Middle East .
- His two-year assignment to the Mexico office starts in September .
- She first visited Norway on assignment for the winter Olympics ten years ago.
- He fell in love with the area after being there on assignment for National Geographic in the 1950s.
- act as something
- all work and no play (makes Jack a dull boy) idiom
- be at work idiom
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- in the line of duty idiom
- undertaking
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A UK election has been called for July 4. Here’s what to know
UK Prime Minister Sunak announces general election for July 4
FILE - This combo image shows Britain’s Prime Minister Rishi Sunak in London, Wednesday, May 15, 2024, left, and Leader of the opposition Labour party and Keir Starmer, right, in London, Monday, Oct. 31, 2022. (AP Photo)
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Britain’s Prime Minister Rishi Sunak speaks to the media, as heavy rain falls, outside 10 Downing Street in London Wednesday, May 22, 2024, as he announces that he is to call a General Election for July 4. (AP Photo/Kin Cheung)
Britain’s Prime Minister Rishi Sunak walks from 10 Downing Street to speak to the media in London Wednesday, May 22, 2024, as he announces that he is to call a General Election for July 4. (AP Photo/Kin Cheung)
FILE - Britain’s Prime Minister Rishi Sunak, right, and Labour Party leader Keir Starmer pass through the Peer’s Lobby to attend the State Opening of Parliament at the Palace of Westminster in London, Tuesday, Nov. 7, 2023. (AP Photo/Alastair Grant, Pool, File)
FILE - Keir Starmer, Leader of Britain’s opposition Labour Party delivers a speech at a business conference in London, Thursday, Feb. 1, 2024. (AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth, File)
LONDON (AP) — The United Kingdom’s first national election in five years is shaping up as a battle for the country’s soul, with some saying it poses an existential threat to the governing Conservative Party, which has been in power since 2010.
The center-right Conservatives took power during the depths of the global financial crisis and have won two more elections since then. But those years have been filled with challenges and controversies, making the Tories, as they are commonly known, easy targets for critics on the left and right.
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The Labour Party, which leans to the left, faces its own challenges in shaking off a reputation for irresponsible spending and proving that it has a plan to govern.
Both parties are being ripped apart by the conflict in the Middle East, with the Tories facing charges of Islamophobia and Labour struggling to distance itself from antisemitism that festered under former leader Jeremy Corbyn.
Here is a look at the upcoming election and the biggest issues at stake.
When will the next U.K. election be?
Prime Minister Rishi Sunak set July 4 as the date for the election, months ahead of when it was expected. He had until December to call an election that could have happened as late as Jan. 28, 2025.
How long is a political term in the U.K.?
Elections in the U.K. have to be held no more than five years apart. But the timing of the vote is determined by the prime minister’s calculation of the date most advantageous to the ruling party. Sunak had been expected to call the vote in the autumn, when a number of economic factors were expected to have improved their chances, according to the Institute for Government, a London-based think tank.
But favorable economic news on Wednesday , with inflation down to 2.3%, changed the narrative.
How does voting work?
People throughout the United Kingdom will choose all 650 members of the House of Commons for a term of up to five years. The party that commands a majority in the Commons, either alone or in coalition, will form the next government and its leader will be prime minister.
That means the results will determine the political direction of the government, which has been led by the center-right Conservatives for the past 14 years. The center-left Labour Party is widely seen to be in the strongest position .
Who is running?
Sunak, a former Treasury chief who has been prime minister since October 2022, is leading his party into the election. His primary opponent will be Keir Starmer , a former director of public prosecutions in England and leader of the Labour Party since April 2020.
But other parties, some of which have strong regional support, could be crucial to forming a coalition government if no one wins an overall majority.
The Scottish National Party , which campaigns for Scottish independence, the Liberal Democrats, and the Democratic Unionist Party, which seeks to maintain ties between Britain and Northern Ireland, are currently the three largest parties in Parliament after the Conservatives and Labour. Many observers suggest the new Reform Party, formed by Tory rebels, may siphon votes from the Conservatives.
How long have the Tories been in power and what happened during those years?
The Tories have held power for 14 years. They imposed years of financial austerity after the financial crisis, led Britain out of the European Union, and struggled to contain one of the deadliest COVID-19 outbreaks in western Europe. Most recently, Britain has been divided over how to respond to migrants and asylum seekers crossing the English Channel and has been battered by a cost-of-living crisis as prices soar.
Throughout it all, there were a series of ethical lapses by ministers and lockdown-busting parties in government offices. The scandals ultimately chased former Prime Minister Boris Johnson from office and finally from Parliament after he was found to have lied to lawmakers. His successor, Liz Truss, lasted 45 days after her economic policies cratered the economy.
What are the big issues at stake?
The economy: Britain has struggled with high inflation and slow economic growth, which have combined to make most people feel poorer. The Conservatives succeeded in meeting their goal of halving inflation, which peaked at 11.1% in October 2022, but the economy slipped into a technical recession in the last six months of 2023 , raising questions about the government’s economic policies.
Immigration: Thousands of asylum seekers and economic migrants have crossed the English Channel in flimsy inflatable boats in recent years , raising concerns the government has lost control of Britain’s borders. The Conservatives’ signature policy for stopping the boats is a plan to deport some of these migrants to Rwanda. Critics say the plan violates international law, is inhumane, and will do nothing to stop people fleeing war, unrest and famine.
Health care: Britain’s National Health Service , which provides free health care to everyone, is plagued with long waiting lists for everything from dental care to cancer treatment. Newspapers are filled with stories about seriously ill patients forced to wait hours for an ambulance, then longer still for a hospital bed.
The environment: Sunak has backtracked on a series of environmental commitments , pushing back the deadline for ending the sale of gasoline- and diesel-powered passenger vehicles and authorizing new oil drilling in the North Sea. Critics say these are the wrong policies at a time the world is trying to combat climate change.
Donald Trump hush money trial recap: Trump doesn't testify; defense rests its case
Tuesday morning saw the completion of testimony by robert costello, who got into a dramatic confrontation with the judge monday afternoon. the defense then rested without calling trump to the stand..
NEW YORK − Donald Trump's defense rested its case after calling just two witnesses − neither of them named Donald Trump − in the former president's historic criminal hush money trial on Tuesday.
Trump had initially said he would testify in his defense, but subsequently backed out. The Republican presidential candidate said he could not testify because of a gag order restricting his potentially intimidating attacks on witnesses and jurors, but Judge Juan Merchan made clear that this did not preclude Trump taking the stand.
After the jury was dismissed until next Tuesday, lawyers for both sides wrangled with Merchan over a vital part of the case: the judge's instructions to the jury.
Earlier Tuesday, defense witness Robert Costello , a Republican lawyer close to Trump, was back on the witness stand after Merchan threatened Monday to throw out his testimony for "contemptuous" conduct .
Merchan set closing arguments for May 28, with jury deliberations to follow.
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These were the top developments inside and outside the courtroom:
Trump declines to testify but says press ‘has to cover me’
Former President Donald Trump decided against testifying in his own defense at his New York hush money trial, but he noted during a 12-minute hallway statement to reporters that he is still able to promote his political views and observations about the case.
“At least I have a voice, where I can talk to you, the press,” Trump said as two cable networks broadcast his comments live. “In many cases, it’s the fake news, but even the fake news has to cover me.”
--Bart Jansen
More: Republican allies are declaring things that judge's gag order prevents Donald Trump from saying
Tuesday proceedings wrap
Judge Juan Merchan called an end to Tuesday's proceedings. He said he will make "every effort" to get the jury instructions to the two legal teams by the end of Thursday, giving them four days to prepare their May 28 closing arguments.
– Aysha Bagchi
More: 'This is not a conversation': Read heated exchange between Judge Merchan, Robert Costello
'Please don't get up,' Merchan tells peeved Trump lawyer
Judge Merchan and Trump lawyer Emil Bove have gotten into a somewhat heated exchange after Merchan essentially accused Bove of spinning new versions of an argument the judge already rejected.
The earlier argument has to do with whether Trump can shield himself from the criminal charges by saying he relied on a lawyer's advice. Specifically, Trump would be saying a tabloid publisher told Michael Cohen – Trump's former lawyer – that a hush money deal related to Trump was "bulletproof," so Trump shouldn't be on the hook if it turns out that's not true.
Before the trial started, Trump chose not to make the argument, which is formally known as an "advice of counsel" defense. If he had made it, he would have been required to turn over certain documents and communications.
But according to Merchan, Trump basically tried to have his cake and eat it, too: Before trial, Trump made a new version of the same argument – labeling it a "presence of counsel" defense – without agreeing to turning over the documents. Merchan rejected that attempt. And now, Merchan said, Trump is making a third attempt – trying to get an instruction to the jury on an "involvement of counsel" defense.
"Honestly, I find it disingenuous for you to make the argument at this point," Merchan told Trump lawyer Emil Bove. "Please don't get up, I let you speak," Merchan added.
Merchan indicated the jury won't get an instruction based on Pecker's alleged statement to Cohen, and Trump's lawyers also can't raise it with the jury during closing arguments.
More: Read the transcript: Trump hush money trial judge's heated exchange with witness
Bove rose after that, saying he understood and didn't mean to be disingenuous, but his argument was based on testimony that came after the judge's prior rulings.
"You said that already, Mr. Bove," Merchan responded.
"But then you called me disingenuous," Bove replied.
Trump alert again as lawyer's exchange with judge turns hotter
Within the past 10 minutes, it looked like Trump might be nodding off in the courtroom. However, his eyes are now open and he appears engaged as his defense lawyer Emil Bove has gotten into a more heated exchange with Judge Juan Merchan about a potential jury instruction.
Trump struggling to stay awake?
Trump appeared alert and was reading or scanning documents earlier during the charging conference. However, now at 4:22 p.m. EDT, he has had his eyes closed for an extended period. I counted to 83, with a "Mississippi" between each number, while he had his eyes closed. At the number 83, Trump's face fell down and that motion appeared to make him perk up, at which point he lifted his head and opened his eyes.
Testimony in Trump’s trial ends with a bang − but not with jury hearing from him
Testimony from witnesses in former President Donald Trump’s New York hush money trial came to an explosive end before lawyers began negotiating jury instructions.
Judge Juan Merchan reprimanded one of just two defense witnesses, former federal prosecutor Robert Costello , as "contemptuous" for deriding his rulings from the witness stand.
And a key prosecution witness, former Trump lawyer Michael Cohen acknowledged stealing $30,000 from the Trump Organization.
Cohen had testified Trump knew he was reimbursing Cohen for paying hush money to porn actress Stormy Daniels. Trump lawyer Todd Blanche had accused Cohen last week of lying on the stand when he said he discussed the payment with Trump on a phone call.
Trump decided not to testify, after initially saying he “absolutely” would.
– Bart Jansen
Judge agrees to Trump-specific bias instruction for jurors
Trump lawyer Emil Bove said his team has proposed an instruction to jurors about bias that is specific to Trump. The proposal appears to have been made in a written submission to Judge Merchan that isn't publicly available, at least at this point.
Prosecutor Joshua Steinglass said there is already a standard instruction that addresses bias and the prosecution doesn't believe a special instruction is necessary. However, he added that if the judge disagrees, the prosecution would prefer "the more neutral" language it counter-proposed in a written submission that also isn't publicly available.
Merchan told Bove he doesn't normally give the special instruction, and that he already refers to bias, fairness, and implicit bias several times in his normal instructions. He also noted bias-related issues were addressed in the questionnaire that was used in picking the jury , and that attorneys got to question potential jurors pretty extensively.
Still, Merchan wrapped by saying he'll include the prosecution's counter-proposal instruction.
'What you're asking me to do is change the law': Judge refuses to give Trump special treatment
Judge Merchan sided with the prosecution just now on how to instruct the jury about the definition of "unlawful means."
This may refer to one of the theories the prosecution is advancing for charging Trump with felonies : that Trump falsified business records in order to violate a New York election law that criminalizes using "unlawful means" to conspire to promote someone's election to public office.
Prosecutor Matthew Colangelo said that it's "well established" the jury doesn't have to be unanimous about which unlawful means was used, as long as they all agree that some unlawful means was used.
"This is obviously an extraordinarily important case," Trump lawyer Emil Bove responded. As a result, the jury should be required to make "specific findings" about the means, Bove said.
Merchan asked in response whether Bove agreed juries aren't normally required make those specific findings. Bove said "certainly." However, he maintained that it's appropriate here because of the importance of this case.
"There's no reason to rewrite the law for this case," Merchan said. "What you're asking me to do is change the law, and I'm not going to do that."
Trump appears alert, reading papers with images
Trump is fully alert right now at 3:15 p.m. EDT, although he doesn't appear to be zeroed in on the lawyers' debate over jury instructions. That debate is focused on the legal propriety of various words or phrases in the jury instructions, so it may not be the most engaging discussion for a lay person who is a criminal defendant.
Trump has a stack of papers in front of him that appear to often be stapled in smaller groups and, at least on many pages, contain large images. He is often scanning a page or packet before moving the reading material to the side and looking at new material.
Trump's lawyers, by contrast, aren't looking at any papers. Emil Bove is standing as he argues right now about how to define "intent to defraud." It's an important issue because prosecutors must show Trump falsified business records with an intent to defraud.
Trump lawyers Todd Blanche and Susan Necheles are seated at the same table as Trump and are watching the arguments.
Why is a charging conference so important?
Charging conferences can be filled with legalese. The jury isn't present for them, so lawyers know they are only speaking to the judge and don't need to try to be understood by a lay audience. And lawyers are generally just speaking about the law, with reference to sources such as statutes, legal guidance, and past court decisions.
However, the instructions given to the jury are crucial to the ultimate outcome. For example, even if the jury in Trump's case makes factual conclusions about the evidence that paint Trump in a bad light, if the jury concludes those facts don't constitute a violation of the law the judge instructs them on, that would be grounds to acquit the former president.
'Charging conference' on jury instructions underway
The charging conference in former President Donald Trump's criminal trial is underway. A charging conference is basically a hearing to go over the instructions the judge will give to the jury on the law.
Matthew Colangelo is currently handling arguments for the prosecution. Emil Bove is handling arguments for the defense.
Lawyers to argue over crucial jury instructions later today
Although jurors have been excused for the rest of the day, Judge Merchan said proceedings will resume at 2:15 p.m. EDT today for the lawyers. The two sides are set to make arguments to Merchan about the instructions he will give to the jury, before jurors begin deliberating next week.
Those instructions could be crucial to the outcome of the case. Merchan will tell the jury what the applicable law in the case is. He will then task them with not just deciding what happened factually in the case – for example, whether former President Donald Trump authorized Michael Cohen to pay porn star Stormy Daniels hush money – but also determining whether Trump's actions violated the law.
To convict or acquit Trump, 12 jurors must come to a unanimous decision.
Judge excuses jurors until Tuesday after defense rests
Judge Juan Merchan excused jurors not just for the rest of today, but also for several coming days. He said they don't have to come back until Tuesday, when the prosecution and defense will present closing arguments in the case.
Costello says Rudy Giuliani was first to talk of 'back channel'
Before the defense rested, Trump witness Robert Costello testified that Rudy Giuliani was the first person to use the term "back channel" to describe communications from Michael Cohen to Costello to Giuliani, and back the other way.
Cohen previously testified that Costello proposed creating a back channel of communication to Trump through Giuliani, at a time when Cohen's office had been raided by the FBI. Cohen described Costello as "sketchy."
Trump lawyer Emil Bove showed jurors an email from Costello to Cohen, speaking about having had a conversation with Giuliani. "He said thank you for opening this back channel of communication," Costello wrote, adding that Giuliani asked Costello to keep in touch.
Costello says communication to Cohen was privileged in email
Before the Trump defense rested, Trump lawyer Emil Bove showed jurors another email from Costello to Cohen that was dated April 21, 2018.
Bove emphasized to jurors that Costello labeled the email as protected by attorney-client privilege, perhaps seeking to suggest to jurors that Costello was acting in an attorney-like capacity to further Cohen's interests, rather than pressuring Cohen to help Trump.
Costello wrote to Cohen, appearing to reference Rudy Giuliani: "I spoke with Rudy. Very Very Positive. You are 'loved'." Costello added that, if Cohen wanted to have a call, Costello would give him more details.
Costello confirmed to Bove that Cohen didn't respond to the email by disputing that Costello was his lawyer.
Costello email expresses fear Cohen 'played' him
Trump lawyer Emil Bove asked Robert Costello more questions on "redirect," which is an opportunity for lawyers to rehabilitate their own witnesses when it comes to any issues raised on cross-examination.
Bove displayed an email from Costello to Michael Cohen, in which Costello expressed a fear that Cohen had "played" him.
"Please remember if you want or need to communicate something, please let me know and I will see that it gets done. I hope I am wrong but it seems to both Jeff and I that perhaps we have been played here," Costello said, possibly referencing his law partner, Jeffrey Citron.
Hoffinger kept Costello in control with tight questions
In prosecutor Susan Hoffinger's cross-examination of Costello Tuesday morning, she kept the Trump witness under tight control with a series of questions that only invited "yes" or "no" answers. On Monday, Costello showed a strong inclination to expound on his answers beyond what a question actually asked for.
Hoffinger repeatedly asked Costello simply to verify he wrote what was displayed in emails shown to the jury, or either confirm or deny a certain meaning to the emails.
At one point, Costello said he would be "delighted" to explain something about an email Hoffinger showed to the jury.
"That's alright. Let's move onto the next one," Hoffinger replied.
'What should I say to this a--hole? He is playing with the most powerful man on the planet.': Costello to law partner
Before the Trump defense rested, prosecutor Susan Hoffinger displayed an email that Costello sent to his law partner, Jeffrey Citron, seeming to refer to Michael Cohen with an expletive term.
"What should I say to this a--hole? He is playing with the most powerful man on the planet," Costello wrote.
Costello has testified he was operating in a lawyer-like capacity for Cohen at the time. But Hoffinger likely wanted the jury to believe Costello was acting in the interests of then-President Donald Trump, not Cohen.
Defense rests without calling Donald Trump to testify
Former President Donald Trump's defense team rested without calling their client to the witness stand. Judge Merchan is now giving the jury instructions on how the upcoming schedule will unfold.
Hoffinger shows emails backing Cohen's testimony
Prosecutor Susan Hoffinger has displayed a series of emails that appear aimed at buttressing Michael Cohen's testimony that Costello pushed a back channel of communication with Trump through Rudy Giuliani , and pressured Cohen not to cooperate with federal investigators.
In one email to Cohen, Costello said Cohen thought Trump and Giuliani wanted to discredit him and throw him under the bus, and Costello thought Cohen was wrong. Costello told Cohen that if he really believed he was not being supported by his "former boss," he should make his position known.
"You have the ability to make that communication when you want to," Costello said.
Costello denies discussing Rudy Giuliani closeness in first meeting with Cohen
Hoffinger has begun cross-examining Costello again this morning. She started by asking Costello if he discussed being closely connected to former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani in his first meeting with Michael Cohen. Costello denied that happened in the first meeting.
However, Costello confirmed to Hoffinger that he and Giuliani are close and have known each other for years, and that Giuliani was at Costello's wedding. Costello also agreed he did at some point tell Cohen his relationship with Giuliani could be very useful to Cohen.
Cohen testified that Costello proposed creating a back channel of communication with Trump through Giuliani after Cohen's office was raided by the FBI in 2018 .
Trump: Merchan should dismiss hush money case before jury considers evidence
Former President Donald Trump told reporters Tuesday that Judge Juan Merchan should throw out the case against him for lack of evidence before the jury considers it.
“I think it would be great for Judge Merchan to rule from the bench and determine that this is a witch hunt,” Trump said. “Any other judge would have thrown this case out.”
Trump said his defense would be resting soon. Bob Costello, who was scolded Monday for his reaction to Merchan’s rulings, is expected back on the stand to testify as a legal adviser to former Trump lawyer Michael Cohen.
Trump said he would talk to reporters again after what he expects will be a short day in the “ice box” courtroom.
“We’ll have another little scrum in a little while,” Trump said. “It should end a little bit early today.”
Judge Merchan arrives for Day 20 of trial
Judge Juan Merchan entered the courtroom at 9:28 a.m. EDT. The lawyers didn't raise any issues they wanted to discuss before bringing in Trump witness Robert Costello and the jury. Merchan didn't address the heated developments in the courtroom on Monday, including a brief period when he forced reporters to leave and then further admonished Costello for "contemptuous" behavior .
Trump and son Don Jr. arrive in courtroom
Former President Donald Trump and his legal team entered the courtroom at 9:23 a.m. EDT. The prosecution team has also arrived.
Trump is joined for the first time in this trial by his eldest son, Donald Trump Jr. The Trump middle son, Eric Trump, has joined on several previous days. The presumptive Republican presidential nominee's supporters sit in the first two rows of benches behind the defense table.
Who has already testified in Trump's criminal trial?
Prosecution wrapped questioning with its 11th witness on Monday afternoon. Here is a look back at who has already taken the stand:
- David Pecker , former CEO and president of AMI, the parent company of tabloid National Enquirer
- Rhona Graff, Trump's former executive assistant
- Gary Farro , Michael Cohen's former banker
- Robert Browning , an executive director at C-SPAN
- Phillip Thompson who works for a deposition company
- Keith Davidson , a lawyer who represented former Playboy model Karen McDougal and porn star Stormy Daniels
- Douglas Daus a computer forensic analyst for the Manhattan District Attorney's Office.
- Georgia Longstreet, a paralegal with Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg's office
- Hope Hicks , a former Trump aide who was the campaign press secretary in 2016
- Jeffrey McConney , the former controller at the Trump Organization
- Deborah Tarasoff , an accounts payable supervisor at the Trump Organization
Trump expert witness says he won't testify after judge's ruling
An expert witness hired by Trump's defense team, Brad Smith, posted on X (formerly Twitter) Monday night that he won't be testifying. He cited a ruling from Judge Juan Merchan earlier in the day that limited what Smith could say on the witness stand.
Merchan said Smith may describe general definitions of terms related to federal campaign finance laws, but may not go further in interpreting federal law. Merchan said allowing that broader testimony would create a "battle of the experts" between the defense and prosecution that would confuse the jury. And he said it would be problematic for the jury to hear legal instructions from two experts plus the judge himself.
Smith is a former head of the Federal Election Commission, who indicated he had planned to testify about the "very complex" Federal Election Campaign Act (FECA).
"While judge wouldn’t let me testify on meaning of law, he allowed Michael Cohen to go on at length about whether and how his activity violated FECA. So effectively, the jury got its instructions on FECA from Michael Cohen!" Smith complained.
The jury did hear that Cohen pleaded guilty to campaign finance violations, although Merchan also instructed them not to consider that when deciding whether Trump is guilty in his criminal case.
Who is Robert Costello?
Robert Costello is a former federal prosecutor and Trump ally who has been called to challenge testimony from prosecution star witness Michael Cohen. According to Cohen, Costello tried to create a back channel of communication to Trump through former New York mayor Rudy Giuliani in 2018, after the FBI raided Cohen's office.
"I swear to God, Bob, I don't have anything on Donald Trump," Cohen told Costello at the time, according to Costello's Monday testimony. Cohen himself testified that he never told Costello about Trump's alleged involvement in hush money payments ahead of the 2016 presidential election.
Merchan's heated admonition against Costello came after the lawyer-turned-witness exclaimed "Geez!" following Merchan sustaining multiple objections to his testimony on Monday. Merchan first excused jurors to warn Costello about not exclaiming "Geez!," or rolling his eyes, or giving Merchan "side eye."
But during that warning away from jurors, Costello again drew the judge's ire. "Are you staring me down right now?" Merchan asked the lawyer, who was sitting in the witness box just next to the judge.
"No. I'm just wondering how –" Costello began to reply. "Clear the courtroom, please. Clear the courtroom," Merchan instructed. Several reporters protested but were still forced out.
What is Trump on trial for?
Trump faces 34 felony counts of falsifying business records . Prosecutors allege the real estate mogul falsified records to cover up unlawfully interfering in the 2016 presidential election through a hush money payment to porn star Stormy Daniels.
When will the trial end?
Judge Merchan said he anticipates holding closing arguments on Tuesday, May 28. That means the jury may have a verdict by the end of next week.
Why does Trump's team say the case should be dismissed?
Trump lawyer Todd Blanche asked Judge Merchan to dismiss the entire case on Monday.
Blanche said the business records at issue weren't actually false. The records indicate Trump was paying Michael Cohen for ongoing legal services in 2017, which prosecutors say was cover for reimbursing Cohen for a hush money payment to porn star Stormy Daniels. Blanche said Cohen did provide Trump with 2017 legal services, in keeping with the characterization.
Blanche also argued the case should be tossed because Michael Cohen's testimony should be tossed, and the case can't stand without his testimony. "He not only lied repeatedly in the past under oath, but he lied in this courtroom," Blanche said.
Merchan could issue a ruling on Blanche's request sometime today.
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0:07. 1:09. Donald Trump's hush money trial is nearing its end. The prosecution and defense have rested their cases and closing arguments are scheduled to start Tuesday, May 28. The former ...
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A UK election has been called for July 4. Here's what to know. LONDON (AP) — The United Kingdom's first national election in five years is shaping up as a battle for the country's soul, with some saying it poses an existential threat to the governing Conservative Party, which has been in power since 2010. The center-right Conservatives ...
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The defense rested its case in Donald Trump's criminal hush money trial on Tuesday after roughly 90 minutes of testimony - and without the former president taking the stand.
Donald Trump hush money trial recap: Trump doesn't testify; defense rests its case. Tuesday morning saw the completion of testimony by Robert Costello, who got into a dramatic confrontation with ...