While former President Donald Trump’s legal troubles are just starting to play out in courtrooms around the country, not all of the developments have been negative for the former president. Indeed, while Trump is charged with a staggering 91 felony counts in four criminal cases, in addition to a civil case that threatens his company’s […]
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Rep. Elise Stefanik files complaint against judge who has ruled in Jan. 6 and Trump cases
WASHINGTON — Rep. Elise Stefanik, R-N.Y., filed a complaint Friday alleging judicial misconduct by a federal judge who has overseen various Jan. 6-related cases. Stefanik, a staunch ally of former President Donald Trump and member of House GOP leadership, formally requested an ethics investigation into U.S. District Court Judge Beryl Howell over what the New […]
COVID-19 and flu cases are rising in California. How bad will the holiday uptick be?
COVID-19 and flu are rising across California, sparking new warnings from health officials to take precautions as the wider winter holiday season looms. The uptick is modest and not wholly unexpected — wintertime surges have been an annual occurrence since the coronavirus first emerged. But experts say lagging uptake of the latest reformulated vaccines has […]
Covid-19 vaccine mandate cases for executive branch employees and troops thrown out by Supreme Court
The Supreme Court on Monday threw out several cases challenging the federal government’s now-defunct Covid-19 vaccine mandates for executive branch employees and military service members. The court’s action comes after the federal employee vaccine requirement was rescinded by President Joe Biden in May, and the Pentagon – as a result of congressional action – rescinded […]
Supreme Court agrees to rule on scope of obstruction charge central to Jan. 6 cases, including Trump’s
Just days after signaling it would fast-track consideration of former President Donald Trump’s claim that he is immune from prosecution for alleged crimes committed while in office, the U.S. Supreme Court agrees to decide another key question stemming from the events of Jan. 6, 2021: whether people involved that day in disrupting the certification of […]
Elise Stefanik files complaint against judge who has ruled in Jan. 6 and Trump cases
WASHINGTON — Rep. Elise Stefanik, R-N.Y., filed a complaint Friday alleging judicial misconduct by a federal judge who has overseen various Jan. 6-related cases. Stefanik, a staunch ally of former President Donald Trump and member of House GOP leadership, formally requested an ethics investigation into U.S. District Court Judge Beryl Howell over what the New […]
What Trump’s Civil Trial Tells Us About His Upcoming Criminal Cases
Courtroom 300 at the New York County Courthouse was quiet on Monday following Donald Trump’s last-minute decision not to testify again in his civil trial on charges of business fraud. The proceeding, which began in early October, is now approaching an end. Trump’s lawyers are wrapping up the defense’s case. They had been scheduled to […]
Trump backtracked on testifying to avoid a perjury trap like in past cases: Forbes reporter
Former president Donald Trump won’t testify in his own defense at his New York civil fraud trial, in a last-minute reversal announced Sunday. “I will not be testifying on Monday,” Trump wrote in an all-caps statement posted on his social-media platform, Truth Social. “I have already testified to everything & have nothing more to say […]
Pentagon Has Investigated Dozens of Extremism Cases Within Its Ranks
The Pentagon has investigated 183 instances of extremism in military ranks, according to a new report, including 78 cases of troops “advocating for, engaging in, or supporting the overthrow of the U.S. Government or seeking to alter the form of the Government by unconstitutional or other unlawful means.” The U.S. military has a well-documented extremism […]