Former President Donald Trump’s hush money trial waded into sensitive territory Thursday as a former tabloid executive described how he paid $150,000 to silence a Playboy model who alleged an affair with Mr. Trump but refused to pay off adult-film actress Stormy Daniels, who also shopped around a salacious story in 2016.
Tabloid exec David Pecker dishes in Trump trial about Karen McDougal, Stormy Daniels payoffs
Biden administration finalizes rule forcing power plants to cut nearly all emissions by 2032
The Biden administration on Thursday finalized new rules that drastically cut emissions from natural gas and coal-fired power plants, which will force some to shut down unless they make expensive upgrades.
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