Not since we were all wondering about what was in special counsel Robert Mueller’s report have so many people waited with bated breath for a potential federal court filing. Perhaps the most consequential legal question facing our country is whether former President Donald Trump will face criminal charges for his role in attempting to overturn
About a year ago, Republican officials expressed some confidence that the party’s strategic outreach to Black voters was starting to pay off. The Hill reported that the GOP believed its messaging was starting to “resonate with the crucial voting bloc.” The New York Times reported soon after that Republicans saw “a fresh opening” to “peel
Surely there’s just one question on everyone’s mind after the Supreme Court ended its term by striking down loan relief, approving discrimination and gutting affirmative action: Are the justices getting along?Don’t worry, Justice Brett Kavanaugh assured the crowd at a judicial conference Thursday: They are.“We don’t caucus in separate rooms. We don’t meet separately. We’re
One of the biggest questions on Capitol Hill right now is figuring out what to do with Sen. Tommy Tuberville’s blockade on military promotions. The Alabama Republican has spent much of the year throwing a ridiculous anti-abortion tantrum; it’s affecting the armed forces; and it’s not altogether clear when this fiasco will be resolved.The prevailing
We could be mere weeks away from former President Donald Trump getting hit with yet another set of criminal charges. This time the threat is coming from Georgia, where Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis has spent the past 17 months probing Trump’s attempts to overturn the results of the 2020 election in the state.
On Thursday, former President Donald Trump and co-defendant Walt Nauta filed their response to special counsel Jack Smith’s motion to move the start of their trial on charges related to classified documents and obstruction from August to December of this year. The defendants took an unusual position. Their lawyers told Judge Aileen Cannon there was
In a late-night filing Monday, Donald Trump’s attorneys pushed for his trial in the federal classified documents case to be delayed until after the 2024 election. The court filing, submitted on behalf of Trump and his co-defendant, Walt Nauta, reads: “Proceeding to trial during the pendency of a Presidential election cycle wherein opposing candidates are
The federal prosecution of Donald Trump, a former president, is certainly unprecedented. But trying sensitive cases has been done before — and rather quickly.Special counsel Jack Smith makes that latter point in response to Trump’s quest to push off his classified documents trial while he runs for president. Arguing for delay, Trump and his co-defendant
The latest inflation report is out — and it’s better than expected. Prices rose just 3% in June, compared to the same time last year. This is the lowest increase we have seen since March of 2021. Another key metric shows that wages are continuing to rise faster than inflation. We have a lot of data
As of Thursday, Hollywood is officially closed for business. The national board of the Screen Actors Guild-American Federation of Television and Radio Artists, or SAG-AFTRA, “unanimously voted to issue a strike order against the studios and streamers,” the guild announced at a news conference Thursday afternoon.SAG-AFTRA President Fran Drescher stressed that what’s happening in the
