Politics Oct 30 Judge orders 3 taxpayer-funded Trump administration ads to be pulled from TV, social media The federal government must pull three taxpayer-funded Trump administration ads that appear to have been made for political or propaganda purposes, including one touting the president’s claim that every American will get $5,000 if Republicans keep control of Congress in…
Politics Oct 28 Alvin Hellerstein, federal judge who handled cases on Trump, Maduro and 9/11, dies at 92 Just two weeks ago, Hellerstein presided over the arraignment of former Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro and Maduro’s wife, Cilia Flores, on torture charges that were added to their ongoing narco-terrorism conspiracy case.
Politics Aug 31 Kalshi permanently bans ex-Congressman George Santos for life after concluding he likely was insider trading The company announced the ban after saying its compliance department had established reasonable cause to believe Santos engaged in insider trading over his attendance at the State of the Union, when he turned a $17,839 profit on his trading activity.
Nation Aug 14 Luigi Mangione pleads guilty to federal stalking charges in the killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO "On the morning of Dec. 4, 2024, I shot Mr. Thompson in Manhattan, and he died,” Mangione told the Manhattan federal court, which he entered shackled at the feet but not handcuffed in his beige jail uniform.
Nation Aug 13 AP report: Luigi Mangione expected to plead guilty in federal case over CEO killing Luigi Mangione is expected to plead guilty as early as Friday in the federal case accusing him of stalking and killing UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson, a person familiar with the matter told The Associated Press.
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.
World May 18 U.S. prosecutors drop fraud charges against billionaire Indian businessman Gautam Adani The Justice Department said Monday it will no longer pursue charges alleging that he duped investors in a massive solar project in India.
Nation May 06 Judge releases note that cellmate says he found after Epstein's suspected suicide attempt A note Jeffrey Epstein’s former cellmate claimed he found after the financier’s first suspected jail suicide attempt was made public Wednesday after it had been sealed and locked in a courthouse vault for nearly five years as part of an unrelated legal…
Nation Apr 28 U.S. soldier pleads not guilty to using Maduro raid intel to win $400,000 on Polymarket A U.S. special forces soldier pleaded not guilty Tuesday to charges that he used classified information about the mission to capture former Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro to win more than $400,000 on the prediction market Polymarket.
Nation Apr 02 Judge tosses out Blake Lively's sexual harassment claims against costar Justin Baldoni A federal judge in New York tossed out actor Blake Lively’s sexual harassment claims Thursday against actor Justin Baldoni over their roles in the movie “It Ends With Us,” but he left intact two retaliation claims.