US Domestic News Roundup: Donald Trump back on trial, may testify in E. Jean Carroll case; Donald Trump back on trial, may testify in E. Jean Carroll case and more

The SEALs were reported missing after boarding the vessel in a Jan. 11 operation near the coast of Somali, the U.S. Central Command said on X. Haley, Trump campaign in New Hampshire a day before pivotal vote Former U.N. Ambassador Nikki Haley will campaign across New Hampshire on Monday hoping to stall Donald Trump's march to the Republican presidential nomination with an upset victory in Tuesday's statewide vote.

Following is a summary of current US domestic news briefs.

Donald Trump back on trial, may testify in E. Jean Carroll case

The trial in writer E. Jean Carroll's latest civil case against Donald Trump resumes on Monday, with the prospect that the former U.S. president may for the first time testify in open court in the defamation case. A nine-person jury is hearing evidence to determine how much Trump should pay Carroll for defaming her in June 2019, when he denied raping her in the mid-1990s in a Bergdorf Goodman department store dressing room in Manhattan.

What's at stake for Trump and Haley in New Hampshire's primary?

The Republican presidential primary in New Hampshire on Tuesday offers no shortage of intrigue. While it will provide an opportunity for frontrunner Donald Trump to demonstrate that he may be unstoppable in his march to the Republican nomination, it also gives challenger Nikki Haley a shot to show that Trump can be vulnerable.

For women backing Haley, a sigh of relief at not voting for Trump

At a campaign event in eastern New Hampshire, last week, Melinda Tourangeau was wearing a Nikki Haley button on her lapel and a broad smile on her face. Tourangeau, 57, said she would be thrilled to cast a vote for Haley in Tuesday's Republican primary. Just as important, she said, was that she would not be voting for former President Donald Trump, as she had before.

Biden, Harris target Republican curbs on abortion rights on Roe anniversary

U.S. President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris will spotlight Republican curbs on abortion rights this week, a galvanizing issue for Democrats that they hope will boost enthusiasm among their base, attract independent voters, and increase turnout in November. On Monday, the 51st anniversary of the now-overturned Roe v. Wade Supreme Court ruling, Biden will convene a reproductive rights taskforce meeting at the White House and Harris will kick off a national tour on abortion rights in Wisconsin, a state crucial to Biden's re-election prospects that he won by about 20,600 votes in 2020.

US Navy declares two SEALs missing in Gulf of Aden as deceased

Two U.S. Navy SEALs who went missing in the Gulf of Aden earlier this month during a raid on a boat carrying Iranian weapons have not been located following an exhaustive search and their status has been changed to deceased, military officials said on Sunday. The SEALs were reported missing after boarding the vessel in a Jan. 11 operation near the coast of Somali, the U.S. Central Command said on X.

Haley, Trump campaign in New Hampshire a day before pivotal vote

Former U.N. Ambassador Nikki Haley will campaign across New Hampshire on Monday hoping to stall Donald Trump's march to the Republican presidential nomination with an upset victory in Tuesday's statewide vote. Eight days after Trump coasted to a record-setting win in Iowa's first-in-the-nation contest, the former president is aiming to deliver a fatal blow to Haley's upstart campaign by notching another commanding victory.

Deadly winter weather keeps icy grip across much of the US

Winter storms and biting cold that have gripped much of the United States in recent days with deadly consequences are expected to persist through this weekend, the National Weather Service (NWS) reported on Saturday. Even as frigid temperatures were forecast across two-thirds of the country for the days ahead, along with snow, freezing rain and heavy showers, CBS News said it has tallied 83 confirmed weather-related U.S. fatalities over the past week.

Biden challenger Phillips, in New Hampshire, calls president 'weak'

U.S. Representative Dean Phillips, attempting a longshot bid for the Democratic nomination, assailed Joe Biden as "unelectable and weak" on Saturday as he tried to take advantage of the president's absence from New Hampshire's primary. Biden did not register for the New Hampshire after national Democrats opted to move their first primary to South Carolina, which offers a more diverse population.

US judge condemns FBI while ordering release of man in 'Newburgh Four' case

A man convicted in 2010 of plotting to blow up New York City synagogues and a Jewish community center, and shoot down military planes, was ordered to be released from prison by a judge who said the defendant was part of a group manipulated by the FBI. Four men, who became known as the "Newburgh Four," were caught up in a scheme in 2009 to attack the synagogues and community center, and launch stinger missiles at military aircraft, driven by what the judge describes as overzealous FBI agents and an "unsavory" confidential informant.

Haley woos independents in final New Hampshire push against Trump

Tom Mita, a 45-year-old non-profit worker in Portsmouth, New Hampshire, is not registered with a political party. That makes him the perfect target for Nikki Haley, who needs independent voters for a chance to prevail in this pivotal primary state. Mita is thinking about voting for Haley, he told a pair of door knockers who were canvassing on behalf of the former U.S. ambassador to the United Nations outside his suburban home on Saturday, but he isn't completely sold on her candidacy.