Nation Jan 05 Maduro case will revive legal debate over foreign leader immunity tested in Noriega trial When Nicolás Maduro appears in a New York courtroom to face U.S. drug charges, he'll be following a path taken by Panama's Manuel Noriega, another strongman who was toppled by American forces.
World Jan 04 Maduro arrives in New York to face charges after U.S. operation questioned by legal experts Deposed Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro arrived in the United States to face criminal charges after being captured in an audacious nighttime military operation that President Donald Trump said would set the U.S. up to “run” the South American country and tap its vast oil…
World Jan 03 U.S. strikes Venezuela and says leader Maduro has been captured and flown out of the country The legal authority for the attack, which echoed the 1990 U.S. invasion of Panama that led to the surrender and seizure of leader Manuel Antonio Noriega, was not immediately clear.
Politics Jan 01 Jan. 6 attack 'does not happen' without Trump, Jack Smith told Congress In a closed-door interview, Smith characterized the Republican president as the “most culpable and most responsible person” in the criminal conspiracy to overturn the results of the 2020 election.
Nation Dec 19 Justice Department begins releasing long-awaited Epstein investigation files The Justice Department on Friday began releasing its files on Jeffrey Epstein, a convicted sex offender and wealthy financier known for his connections to some of the world’s most influential people, including Donald Trump, who as president had tried to…
Nation Dec 19 Justice Department faces deadline to release Epstein investigation files The Justice Department faces a Friday deadline to release its files on Jeffrey Epstein, a convicted sex offender and wealthy financier known for his connections to some of the world’s most influential people, including Donald Trump, who as president had…
World Dec 19 Trump's blockade of sanctioned Venezuelan oil raises new questions about legality Some experts say seizing sanctioned oil tied to leader Nicolás Maduro could provoke a military response from Venezuela, engaging American forces in a new level of conflict that goes beyond their attacks on alleged drug boats.
Nation Dec 18 WATCH: Suspect in Brown University shooting, MIT professor's killing found dead, officials say Authorities said Thursday that they're looking into a connection between last weekend's mass shooting at Brown University and an attack two days later near Boston that killed a professor at another elite school, the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
Politics Dec 17 Dan Bongino says he plans to resign as FBI deputy director in January, ending brief tenure FBI Deputy Director Dan Bongino said Wednesday that he will resign from the bureau next month, ending a brief and tumultuous tenure in which he clashed with the Justice Department over the handling of the Jeffrey Epstein files.
Politics Dec 17 Jack Smith tells lawmakers his team developed 'proof beyond a reasonable doubt' against Trump The private deposition before the House Judiciary Committee gives the former special counsel his first chance to face questions, albeit behind closed doors, about a pair of investigations into Trump that resulted in since-abandoned criminal charges.