Politics Aug 14 Trump asks Supreme Court to let White House resume ballroom construction during appeal President Donald Trump's administration has asked the U.S. Supreme Court to allow the White House to resume construction on its $400 million ballroom project while it appeals a lower court's order to halt the work.
Politics Aug 12 Former SPLC official charged in Justice Department's broader criminal case against group A former Southern Poverty Law Center official has been charged in the Department of Justice’s broader criminal case against the Alabama-based civil rights group, a frequent target of conservative critics who claim the nonprofit is politically biased.
Politics Aug 07 Appeals court rules Trump can't build White House ballroom without congressional approval Trump said in a post on social media that he would be appealing what he called an “unjust decision” to the U.S. Supreme Court.
Politics Jul 29 Judge weighs bid to block or reverse transfers of transgender inmates into a segregated prison unit The Trump administration has violated a court order by transferring several incarcerated transgender women to a segregated prison unit, an attorney for the inmates argued on Wednesday in urging a federal judge to enforce the order.
Politics Jul 21 Appeals court rejects Biden's bid to block release of audio from memoir ghostwriter interviews Joe Biden disagrees with an appeals court's rejection of his effort to block the release of audio recordings of his interviews with a memoir ghostwriter.
Politics Jul 11 Judge tosses remnants of Proud Boys seditious conspiracy case after Trump's broad clemency The judge who presided over the Proud Boys leaders' trial saw no basis to preserve the convictions after Trump's sweeping act of clemency last year.
Politics Jul 09 Former Olympic canoe racer pleads not guilty in Reflecting Pool damage case David Hearn, who competed in three Summer Olympics, entered the plea on Thursday in D.C. Superior Court.
Nation Jun 29 D.C. will pay $50,000 to man detained while protesting guard patrol with 'Star Wars' song, record says A settlement document reveals the District of Columbia has agreed to pay $50,000 to resolve a lawsuit filed by a resident who accused police officers of illegally detaining him for following an Ohio National Guard patrol while playing Darth Vader’s…
Politics Jun 26 Ex-national security adviser John Bolton pleads guilty to illegally retaining classified information Former Trump administration national security adviser John Bolton pleaded guilty on Friday to illegally retaining classified information, sealing a deal with federal prosecutors that could allow him to avoid a prison term.
Politics Jun 12 Judge rules Trump can stage UFC fights on the White House's South Lawn this weekend A federal judge ruled on Friday that the White House is allowed to stage a UFC show this weekend in an elaborate ring already built on the South Lawn to celebrate the nation’s 250th anniversary — on President Donald Trump’s…