Special counsel prosecutors on Monday asked the US supreme court to make an expedited decision on whether Donald Trump can be criminally prosecuted on federal charges over his efforts to overturn the results of the 2020 presidential election. The move amounts to an attempt by prosecutors to bypass Trump’s recent appeal to the DC circuit […]
WASHINGTON — Special counsel Jack Smith on Monday asked the Supreme Court to immediately step in to decide whether former President Donald Trump has immunity from prosecution for his actions seeking to overturn the 2020 election. “This case presents a fundamental question at the heart of our democracy: whether a former President is absolutely immune […]
Attorneys for Amazon on Friday asked a federal judge to dismiss the Federal Trade Commission’s antitrust lawsuit against the e-commerce giant, arguing the agency is attacking policies that benefit consumers and competition. Amazon’s response came more than two months after the FTC — joined by 17 states — filed the historic complaint against the Seattle-based […]
The U.S. Census Bureau wants to change how it asks people about disabilities, and some advocates are complaining that they were not consulted enough on what amounts to a major overhaul in how disabilities would be defined by the federal government. Disability advocates say the change would artificially reduce their numbers by almost half. At […]
Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis is recommending Florida eliminate more than 1,000 state jobs in a spending proposal that cuts the current budget by more $4.6 billion ByThe Associated Press December 5, 2023, 4:55 PM FILE – Republican presidential candidate Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis speaks during the Family Leader’s Thanksgiving Family Forum, Friday, Nov. 17, 2023, […]
North Texas woman with a fatal fetal diagnosis asks judge to grant her abortion North Texas woman with a fatal fetal diagnosis asks judge to grant her abortion 01:17 DALLAS-FORT WORTH – Kate Cox, who lives in the Dallas-Fort Worth metroplex, is pleading with the state of Texas to overturn its abortion restrictions and allow her […]