Economic Scene: Negotiating Election Headwinds

The 12-person jury in Donald Trump's historic criminal hush money trial is set to begin deliberations today in the New York courthouse. Follow here for the latest live news updates, analysis and more.

Colorado campaign ads with audio, video and other content generated using artificial intelligence will need to feature prominent disclosures under a bill signed into law by Gov. Jared Polis over the weekend. The law, passed as House Bill 1147, likens “deepfakes,” or the use of AI to create false depictions of people doing or saying things, to forcing the subject to act under duress.

The Five's Jeanine Pirro attacked Robert De Niro for daring to publicly state his negative opinion on her Dear Leader. Pirro, with her silver spoon that she uses as a sipping straw between commercial breaks, seems to believe the Academy Award winning actor is a loser because he didn't put his name on a building. Okay, Donald Trump wants to destroy the city, the country, and the world. You know, my question for Robert De Niro is what have you done for New York City, Robert De Niro? What have you done? Is there a building with your name on it? Have you built skyscrapers? Has the skyline of New York changed because of all of your vision? No, you had to read everything you read to get ahead in life, and now you're reading a script at a Biden-arranged press conference. You're a loser, and I'm not surprised you needed that. And let me say this about the Biden administration. They're bleeding women, minorities, and they bring out this geezer who can't, you know, in a mask to trash Trump. And you know, it really is amazing to me that what Donald Trump, when he was in office, he's gonna say we're gonna be at war. Number one, there were no wars. Number two, there was peace in the Middle East. There was the Abraham Accords. We had the lowest price in terms of gas. We had no, gas, we had no, look, gas. We had no inflation. Robert De Niro, you're just too stupid. Keep your mouth shut.read more

The What Day Is It, Exactly? Edition Via Mock Paper Scissors, a call to activism from Annie Asks You. —IMPORTANT ADDENDUM: You can file a citizen complaint of misconduct against Alito, which has already been prepared by Alden Hackmann, at votetosavedemocracy@gmail.com. Go to Dump. Alito.com. While you’re there, you can also file a complaint against Judge Aileen Cannon. Hackmann has entered all the info you need; you just have to fill in your identifying info, print out the document, put a stamp on the envelope, and send it off.

Jim Jordan keeps trying to find something, anything, to dirty up Democrats & make MAGA mob boss and keeper of his gonads, Donald Trump, happy. Yet, per usual, he's doing far better at humiliating himself than providing proof Hunter Biden, Joe Biden, some Biden from the 1850s or any other Democrat's done anything he claims. Which is why Democrats like Stacey Plaskett & Dan Goldman keep ripping him to his face and on live tv, and all he can do to respond is yammer on like a tweaking hobgoblin.

It’s up to the jury to decide if Donald Trump is guilty or not. If he’s acquitted, that’s the end of the trial, and prosecutors can’t charge him again for the same crimes. But if the jury comes back with a guilty verdict, nearly everything about what happens next would be up to Judge Juan Merchan. [time-brightcove not-tgx=”true”] The experienced New York Supreme Court judge who has presided over Trump’s Manhattan trial for six weeks will have several thorny decisions before him including whether he should send a former President to jail or probation, and if any sentence should be postponed until after Trump has exhausted his appeals.