Jonathan Allen
Jonathan Allen is a senior national politics reporter for NBC News, based in Washington.
Jonathan Allen is a senior national politics reporter for NBC News, based in Washington.
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'Everyone and their mother': Trump team and prosecution grapple with visceral opinions of the former president
If the prosecution and the defense in former President Donald Trump's hush-money trial can agree on one thing, it's this: He's not quite like any other defendant.
Fiery exchanges over Facebook posts and Trump's behavior mark second day of trial
The first seven jurors were selected for Donald Trump’s hush money trial Tuesday amid a battle over prospective jurors’ old Facebook posts and calls to “lock him up” and the judge’s warning that the former president should not try to intimidate the panelists who will be deciding his fate.
Trump's trial: A 'freak show' on the outside and solemn on the inside
Inside a courthouse nestled between Tribeca and Chinatown on Monday morning, former President Donald Trump's lawyers argued with the district attorney's office over procedures for a hush-money case that could send an ex-commander in chief to prison for the first time in American history.
Trump on trial tests his political wherewithal — and American resolve
The nation has never seen something like what will begin on Monday: a former president and current Republican nominee on trial for criminal charges.
House Speaker Mike Johnson to deliver remarks with Trump on 'election integrity'
House Speaker Mike Johnson will travel to Mar-a-Lago Friday for remarks on “election integrity” with former President Donald Trump, sources said.
Trump says abortion restrictions should be left to states, dodging a national ban
Donald Trump said abortion laws should be left to the states, many of which have enacted new restrictions since he appointed Supreme Court Justices who voted to overturn federal protections for the procedure.
Trump tells billionaires he'll keep their taxes low at $50 million fundraising gala
WASHINGTON — Former President Donald Trump emphasized the importance of extending his signature tax cuts to some of the nation’s wealthiest political donors, according to a readout of his private remarks Saturday night provided by a Trump campaign official.
Biden and Democratic Party apparatus raised $90 million in March
The Biden campaign and its affiliated fundraising groups raised $90 million in March, nearly equaling what it raised in the first two months of 2024 combined.
Trump's $50 million gala set to double Biden's triple-president fundraiser
Trump has secured commitments totaling $50 million for a Saturday fundraiser in Palm Beach, Florida, according to three sources familiar with an effort.
Want Trump sneakers? Just raise $2.5 million for the former president
For the mere price of $2.5 million, people who raise money for Trump can secure a "personalized" pair of "Never Surrender" high-top sneakers, according to a donor-access program menu shared with NBC News by a person close to the Republican National Committee.
Trump taunts Biden with an empty debate lectern at his Wisconsin rally
Trump on Tuesday issued a demonstrative call for head-to-head debates with Biden, placing an empty lectern on the stage at a rally in Wisconsin to represent where Biden could stand.
