Trump Indicted as US Sovereign Credit Rating Hit: Weekend Reads

Former US President Donald Trump before departing on his private airplane in Arlington, Virginia on Thursday.

Photographer: Al Drago/Bloomberg

Donald Trump pleaded not guilty to charges that he conspired to obstruct the 2020 presidential election and interfere with the voting rights of millions of Americans — a case his legal team said it was prepared to “vigorously” defend.

Ukraine and Russia stepped up missile and drone attacks, disrupting Black Sea shipping routes as Kyiv continues its slow push into the Kremlin’s fortifications in occupied southern Ukraine.