Jan 22 WATCH: Trump introduces Gaza 'Board of Peace' at Davos forum By Associated Press President Donald Trump inaugurated his newly created Board of Peace with a handful of founding members but offered few details about its mandate and how the panel will work or might pursue efforts to end global conflicts. Continue reading
Jan 22 WATCH: Jack Smith explains why Trump was the only defendant charged in Jan. 6 case By Molly Finnegan Smith said that decision was “consistent with the federal principles of prosecution, which emphasize the degree of someone's culpability in making a charging decision,” and Trump was that person. Continue reading
Jan 22 Trump sues JPMorgan and its CEO, alleging bank closed his accounts for political reasons By Ken Sweet, Associated Press President Donald Trump sued banking giant JPMorgan Chase and its CEO Jamie Dimon for $5 billion on Thursday over allegations that JPMorgan stopped providing banking services to him and his businesses for political reasons after he left office in January… Continue reading
Jan 22 WATCH: Jack Smith warns that Americans are taking the rule of law for granted By Hannah Grabenstein “The rule of law is not self-executing. It depends on our collective commitment to apply it. It requires dedicated service on behalf of others, especially when that service is difficult and comes with costs,” Smith said. Continue reading
Jan 22 Immigration officers claim sweeping power to enter homes without a judge's warrant, memo says By Rebecca Santana, Associated Press The memo authorizes ICE officers to use force to enter a residence based solely on a more narrow administrative warrant to arrest someone with a final order of removal, a move that advocates say collides with Fourth Amendment protections and… Continue reading
Jan 22 WATCH: 'I stand by' my decision to prosecute Trump, Jack Smith says in House testimony By Hannah Grabenstein “If asked whether to prosecute a former president based on the same facts today, I would do so regardless of whether that president was a Democrat or Republican,” Smith said. Continue reading
Jan 21 Watch 4:29 Trump backpedals on threats against Greenland, but allies say damage has been done By Nick Schifrin, Sonia Kopelev President Trump announced what he called the framework of a deal over Greenland, the Danish island he had threatened to take over. There are not many details, but Trump said it would allow the U.S. to build missile defense bases… Continue watching
Jan 21 Watch 5:21 Greenland push helped Trump address Arctic security, Rebeccah Heinrichs says By Geoff Bennett, Zeba Warsi, Veronica Vela For perspective on the crisis over Greenland and what comes next for the U.S. and its allies, Geoff Bennett spoke with Rebeccah Heinrichs, a senior fellow at Hudson Institute, a think tank in Washington. Continue watching
Jan 21 3 things to know ahead of Jack Smith's testimony By Lisa Desjardins, Kyle Midura It's an opportunity for the former Justice Department special counsel to offer his inside perspective on the investigations into President Donald Trump. Continue reading
Jan 21 Watch 7:47 Anne Applebaum on what's next for U.S. and allies after Trump's Greenland demands By Amna Nawaz, Mike Fritz For a deeper look at President Trump’s speech in Davos and what it signals to the rest of the world, we return to our On Democracy series. It explores the laws, institutions and norms that have shaped America, and the… Continue watching