Who Is the Judge Handling Trump’s Initial Court Appearance? Magistrate judges handle many preliminary proceedings for criminal cases, including arraignments.

Who Are the Prosecutors Leading the Case Against Trump? The special counsel, Jack Smith, has overseen a small team of veteran prosecutors mostly inherited from an existing investigation into the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the Capitol.

Who Is on Trump’s Defense Team? John F. Lauro has joined Mr. Trump’s defense team to focus strictly on the indictment stemming from Mr. Trump’s efforts to remain in office after the 2020 election.

What Is an Arraignment? Arraignments, which typically cover a few mundane topics, have become routine for the former president.

White House Hits Back on Fitch Credit Downgrade, Protecting Biden The president’s team has mobilized to counter the downgrade of Treasury debt by the Fitch Ratings agency, rushing to defend the story of an improving economic outlook.

Trump Expected to Appear in Court Today on Election Charges The former president’s appearance before Magistrate Judge Moxila A. Upadhyaya on election subversion charges comes about six weeks after his arraignment over sensitive documents.

Pence Says Trump Pushed Him ‘Essentially to Overturn the Election’ The remarks are some of the former vice president’s most pointed about what happened in the lead up to Jan. 6, 2021.

Prosecutors Took Cautious Path in Connecting Trump to Jan. 6 Violence An indictment this week did not accuse former President Donald Trump of inciting the mob that attacked the Capitol, but it did show that some close to him knew violence might be coming.

Trump Expected to Appear in Court on Election Charges The former president’s appearance before Magistrate Judge Moxila A. Upadhyaya on election subversion charges comes about six weeks after his arraignment over sensitive documents.

Trump 2024: Running for President, and to Beat the Rap Donald J. Trump has long understood the stakes in the election: The courts may decide his cases, but only voters can decide whether to return him to power.

Ron DeSantis Accepts Gavin Newsom’s Challenge to Debate on Fox News The California governor had taunted his Florida counterpart for months. Now, with his presidential campaign struggling, Mr. DeSantis agreed to a debate hosted by Sean Hannity.

Trump Prepares to Make Familiar Trip to Courthouse, This Time in Washington The former president’s appearance before Magistrate Judge Moxila A. Upadhyaya, a Biden appointee, on election subversion charges comes about six weeks after his arraignment over sensitive documents.

Trump Election Charges Set Up Clash of Lies Versus Free Speech The indictment of former President Donald J. Trump over his efforts to retain power accuses him of conspiracies built on knowing falsehoods. His supporters say he is protected by the First Amendment.

Trump Indictment Leaves Alleged Co-Conspirators Facing Tough Choices The special counsel’s decision not to charge six people said to have played critical roles in the effort to keep Donald Trump in office seemed to give them a chance to cooperate with prosecutors. Some appear to be unwilling.

Trump Relies on ‘Whataboutism’ Defense in Court of Public Opinion As the former president faces multiple criminal indictments, he and his defenders try to shift attention by pointing to President Biden’s son Hunter.

‘Divided Loyalties’ May Afflict Stanley Woodward Jr., Prosecutors Say Prosecutors questioned whether Stanley Woodward Jr. could defend Walt Nauta while also representing Trump employees who might take the stand against Mr. Nauta.

Wisconsin’s Political Maps Challenged Amid Shift on State Supreme Court Democrats in Wisconsin are seeking to capitalize on a newly friendly State Supreme Court after a liberal justice was sworn in this week.

Messages Point to Identity of Co-Conspirator 6 in Trump Indictment An email sent by Boris Epshteyn, an adviser to the Trump campaign, matches the description of an email that the indictment attributed to one of six unnamed co-conspirators.

Mike Pence Lands at the Heart of the Trump Indictment “Anyone who puts himself over the Constitution should never be president of the United States,” the former vice president said shortly after the indictment of Donald Trump.

Who is Tanya Chutkan, Judge Assigned to the Trump Jan. 6 Trial? A judge with a liberal background and significant criminal trial experience, Tanya S. Chutkan swiftly ruled against the former president in his 2021 attempt to keep White House papers secret from the congressional inquiry.