Politics

Judge warns Trump against 'inflammatory statements,' agrees to limited protective order in 2020 election case

By Lindsay Whitehurst, Michael Kunzelman, Alanna Durkin Richer, Associated Press

“Your client’s defense is supposed to happen in this courtroom, not on the internet,” U.S. District Judge Tanya Chutkan told Trump's lawyers.

Judge hears arguments over protective order in Trump's 2020 election case

By Lindsay Whitehurst, Michael Kunzelman, Alanna Durkin Richer, Associated Press

At the start of Friday's hearing, U.S. District Judge Tanya Chutkan said she is prepared to rule immediately on some of the defense’s proposed revisions and plans to issue a protective order “as quickly as possible” after the hearing.

Poland plans to deploy 10,000 troops to its border with Belarus amid tensions

By Vanessa Gera, Associated Press

For two years, Poland has contended with migrants arriving at the border from Belarus and trying to enter the country illegally. Anxieties were further heightened last week when two Belarusian military helicopters briefly entered Polish air space.

Federal judge will hear arguments on potential takeover of New York City's troubled jail system

By Jake Offenhartz, Associated Press

A federal judge has agreed to begin a process that could wrest control of New York City's troubled jail system away from Mayor Eric Adams. That could see a court-appointed outside authority take charge of Rikers Island by early next…

UN Security Council to hold first open meeting on North Korea human rights situation since 2017

By Edith M. Lederer, Associated Press

Thomas-Greenfield said the council "must address the horrors, the abuses and crimes being perpetrated" by North Korean leader Kim Jong Il's regime against its own people as well as the people of Japan and South Korea.

Texas judge says not to expect a quick ruling over GOP efforts to toss 2022 election losses near Houston

By Associated Press

Following closing arguments in the first of multiple legal challenges to local election results in Harris County, Texas, a visiting judge said the decision on whether to overturn the outcome based on alleged irregularities is weeks away.

Russia launches its first mission to the moon in almost 50 years

By Jim Heintz, Emma Burrows, Associated Press

A rocket carrying a lunar landing craft blasted off Friday on Russia’s first moon mission in nearly 50 years, racing to land on the lunar south pole before a spacecraft from India gets there.

FEC moves toward potentially regulating AI deepfakes in campaign ads

By Ali Swenson, Associated Press

The Federal Election Commission has begun a process to potentially regulate AI-generated deepfakes in political ads ahead of the 2024 election, a move advocates say would safeguard voters against a particularly insidious form of election disinformation.

Report reveals Justice Thomas secretly benefited from network of wealthy patrons

By John Yang, Saher Khan

There are new details about the gifts Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas has gotten from wealthy businessmen. ProPublica provided the fullest account yet of the gifts and there are far more than previously known. John Yang discussed the story with…

Continue watching

Supreme Court temporarily blocks OxyContin maker bankruptcy deal that would protect Sackler family

By Mark Sherman, Associated Press

The justices on Thursday agreed to a Biden administration request to put the brakes on an agreement reached last year with state and local governments.