Politics Aug 01 Trump's threat to push ahead on settlement fund injects new uncertainty into attorney general talks Trump asserted in a Truth Social post that he would keep acting Attorney General Todd Blanche in his current role and press ahead on the “Anti-Weaponization Fund” if Sens. John Cornyn and Thom Tillis refuse to back Blanche.
Politics Jul 31 Justice Department drops criminal case against Olympian over damaged Reflecting Pool Government lawyers said in a 20-page court filing that information provided since the indictment of David Hearn shows that the damage was the result of a “flawed installation by the contractor” as well as “the rush to complete the project…
Politics Jul 28 WATCH: Senate confirms Jay Clayton's as director of national intelligence The Senate has confirmed Jay Clayton to become head of the nation’s intelligence agencies, putting a permanent director in place weeks after President Donald Trump sought to delay his nomination.
Politics Jul 27 Comey says seashells post was political speech, not a threat, as he presses judge to dismiss charges Former FBI Director James Comey is urging a judge to throw out federal charges against him.
Politics Jul 23 Trump administration admits legal errors and withdraws subpoenas of 3 NYT reporters Criticized by a federal judge for sloppy legal work, the government on Thursday grudgingly withdrew subpoenas that would have compelled three New York Times reporters to testify about their sources for articles about President Donald Trump’s Qatari-gifted Air Force One jet.
Politics Jul 23 Rep. Jim Jordan refers Jack Smith for possible prosecution, saying he have have misled on Trump probe Jordan referred Smith to the Justice Department for possible prosecution related to closed-door testimony about whether he had obtained records of lawmakers while investigating Trump's efforts to overturn his 2020 presidential election loss. Lawyers for Smith deny the allegation and…
Nation Jul 20 DOJ sought phone records of NYT journalists in effort to unmask sources of Air Force One security report A court document says the Trump administration sought New York Times journalists’ phone records and even those of some of their relatives in an attempt to unmask the confidential sources of reporters who wrote about Trump’s Qatari-gifted Air Force One…
Politics Jul 19 Justice Department activates untested court for 'alien terrorist' deportations The Alien Terrorist Removal Court was established in 1996 but had never received a petition until this past Wednesday.
Politics Jul 17 Trump says these documents prove his false claims of election fraud. Here's what they really say “The White House promised a bombshell, and they delivered a dud," said David Becker, executive director of the Center for Election Innovation & Research.
Politics Jul 16 WATCH: Trump delivers primetime address on election system President Donald Trump used a primetime address to the nation Thursday to elevate his yearslong push to raise doubts about the legitimacy of U.S. elections and dispute his 2020 loss in an appeal for more restrictive voting laws ahead of…