Jack Smith asks Supreme Court to swiftly weigh in on Trump’s immunity claims
Special counsel Jack Smith asked the Supreme Court on Monday to decide if former President Trump is immune from prosecution in his 2020 election interference case. Smith has asked for an exceptionally speedy ruling from the Supreme Court—before an appeals court acts on the matter. U.S. District Judge Tanya Chutkan has set a March 4 trial date in […]
Biden to host Hanukkah ceremony at the White House
President Biden and First Lady Dr. Jill Biden are set to host a White House reception Monday evening to celebrate Hanukkah. The Jewish Festival of Lights celebration this year comes amid rising tensions across the country in the wake of the now-two-month-old Israel-Hamas war. In May, the Biden Administration released a national strategy to combat antisemitism, detailing […]
Supreme Court won’t rule on conversion therapy bans for LGBTQ+ kids
The Supreme Court on Monday refused to take up a case about whether state and local governments can ban conversion therapy for LGBTQ+ kids. The Court turned away an appeal from Washington, where the ban against forcing LGBTQ+ kids into conversion therapy has been upheld. By contrast, an appellate court has struck down local bans […]
Spokesperson for Alexei Navalny says he has gone missing
A spokesperson for Alexei Navalny said Monday that imprisoned Russian opposition leader has gone missing from the penal colonies where he’s believed to be held. Navalny’s lawyers said they’ve made several attempts to get access to two penal colonies, according to spokesperson Kira Yarmysh, but to no avail. “Today, as on Friday, the lawyers tried […]
Trial to set damages in Giuliani defamation case begins
A jury trial began on Monday in DC to determine damages former Trump attorney Rudy Giuliani owes Georgia poll workers Ruby Freeman and Shaye Moss for defaming them by falsely accusing them of election fraud. Freeman and Moss, who are mother and daughter, are seeking between $15.5 million and $43 million from Giuliani for defamation, […]
Biden to host Zelensky at White House Tuesday
President Biden is set to host Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky at the White House on Tuesday, the Administration announced. The meeting will mark Zelensky’s third visit to the U.S. since Russia invaded Ukraine in February 2022. Along with Biden, he will also meet with Congressional leaders, as he did during his last visit in September. […]
Israeli money may have funded Hamas attack: report
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu encouraged Qatar to send millions of dollars monthly to Gaza, which ultimately helped to prop up the Hamas government, the New York Times reported Sunday. According to the Times, which cited sources familiar with discussions between Qatari officials and Israel’s Mossad intelligence agency, Netanyahu recently decided to continue allowing money […]
Trump won’t testify in NY fraud case after all
Former President Trump posted on social media Sunday that he would not testify for a second time in his civil fraud trial in Manhattan after all. New York State Attorney General Letitia James is suing Trump, his companies and its officers including Trump’s two adult sons over allegations of more than 200 instances of bank, […]
Federal Appeals Court upholds most of Chutkan’s gag order on Trump
The Federal Court of Appeals in Washington DC on Friday upheld key aspects of Judge Tanya Chutkan’s gag order against former President Trump. The appeals court included upholding in the gag order “public statements about known or reasonably foreseeable witnesses” related to the case. Trump has pleaded not guilty to four criminal counts surrounding attempts […]
Biden announces massive new funding package for passenger rail
President Biden on Friday was set to announce a new $8.2 billion investment in 10 passenger rail projects across the U.S. With funding coming from the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, Friday’s announcement marks “the largest investment in passenger rail since the creation of Amtrak 50 years ago,” the White House said in a statement. The investment […]
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