A federal judge has rejected President Donald Trump 's effort to dismiss a defamation lawsuit against him filed by the men formerly known as the Central Park Five who were exonerated after spending more than a decade in prison for the 1989 rape and beating of a woman who was jogging.

In a ruling on Thursday, U.S. District Judge Wendy Beetlestone in Philadelphia said the men had presented enough evidence to pursue their lawsuit accusing Trump of defaming them in comments he made during the 2024 presidential campaign.

President Donald Trump's legal team tried to get the case dismissed by arguing his statements were ones of opinion, not fact.

President Trump is undergoing an annual physical at Walter Reed Hospital on Friday, the first physical of his second term. Mr. Trump, who at 78 is the oldest president to be sworn in for a new term, had his last known comprehensive examination in September 2023. He released only limited details from that visit.

Despite long questioning predecessor Joe Biden 's physical and mental capacity, Trump himself has routinely kept basic facts about his own health shrouded in secrecy — shying away from traditional presidential transparency on medical issues.

President Donald Trump will undergo his annual physical at Walter Reed Medical Center, marking his first exam of his second term.

After attacking Donald Trump’s trade adviser, Elon Musk was silent when Trump paused some tariffs. MSNBC’s Lawrence O’Donnell asks, “When did Elon Musk know that his stock price was going to start climbing back up because Donald Trump was going to announce that he was backing down?

The brother of Trump ally Elon Musk, Kimbal Musk, slammed President Donald Trump's new tariffs and claimed that the measures would lead to fewer U.S. jobs.