Trump Appeals Gag Order in NY Trial; Serbia Detains Falun Gong Practitioners Ahead of CCP Visit

Former President Donald Trump announced on May 9 that the defense in his so-called hush money case has filed a new motion in the appellate division about his gag order. "I'm not allowed to talk to you about anything meaningful in the case, many good things are coming in the case," he said. He read from legal commentary and attacked the charges in the case, but without referencing any witnesses.

President Joe Biden said on Wednesday that the United States will not provide Israel with the necessary weapons if it decides to enter population centers in Rafah to clear out the remaining Hamas bases. “I made it clear,” President Biden told CNN. “If they go into Rafah, I’m not supplying the weapons.”

Serbian authorities arrested several Falun Gong practitioners ahead of a visit by Chinese Communist Party leader Xi Jinping, only to release them after Xi left the country. The Chinese regime has sought to export its persecution of Falun Gong—a spiritual discipline that consists of meditative exercises and moral principles—beyond its borders since 1999.