Hearing for co-defendant Meadows’ request to move Georgia case to federal court
A federal judge in Atlanta was set Monday to hear arguments in former Trump White House Chief of Staff and co-defendant Mark Meadows’ request to have his trial related to Georgia’s 2020 election moved to federal court. Meadows is among 19 co-defendants, including former President Trump, who were indicted by a grand jury last week […]
Judge Tanya Chutkan sets a March 4 trial date in federal 2020 election trial
U.S. District Judge Tanya Chutkan set a March 4 trial date in the federal investigation into attempts to overturn the 2020 election. That’s one day before the “Super Tuesday” primaries in the 2024 election. Attorneys for former President Trump and prosecutors in the office of Special Counsel Jack Smith went to court Monday in Washington […]
Trump co-defendant Harrison Floyd to remain detained until bond is set
Trump co-defendant Harrison Floyd will remain held behind bars on charges related to efforts to overturn the 2020 election in Georgia, according to Fulton County Superior Court Judge Scott McAfee. Speaking with reporters Friday afternoon, McAfee chalked up earlier reports of a hearing for Floyd to “confusion,” adding, “We don’t have him” on the docket. […]
New York Governor asks for federal aid amid migrant crisis
New York Gov. Kathy Hochul (D) on Thursday urged the Biden Administration to increase federal aid and enact policies to cope with a surge of migrants arriving in her state. In a live-streamed video address, Hochul said that the arrival of 100,000 asylum seekers in New York State required a “historic humanitarian response.” She said […]
North Carolina’s Democratic Governor vetoes Republicans’ election overhaul bill
North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper (D) on Thursday vetoed an election overhaul bill passed by the Republican-led legislature last week. In a video posted on social media, Cooper called the bill “an all-out assault on the right to vote.” He asserted that the lawmakers had passed the legislation based on “the advice of Trump’s hand-picked […]
Stephen Lee, 19th co-defendant, surrenders at Fulton County Jail in Georgia
Illinois pastor Stephen Lee turned himself in Friday at Fulton County Jail on charges related to efforts to overturn the 2020 election in Georgia. Lee was the last of 19 co-defendants who were indicted by a grand jury last week who faced Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis’ noon Friday deadline to “voluntarily surrender” or […]
Judge rules West Virginia can restrict abortion pill sales
U.S. District Court Judge Robert C. Chambers on Thursday said West Virginia Gov. Jim Justice (R) can impose a near-total ban on the sale of the abortion pill, mifepristone. Chambers ruled that restrictions the governor signed in September 2022 take precedence over the Food and Drug Administration’s approval of the abortion pill, writing, “The Supreme […]
Trevian Kutti, 18th of 19 co-defendants, surrenders at Fulton County Jail in Georgia
Entertainment publicist Trevian Kutti has turned herself in at the Fulton County Jail on charges related to efforts to overturn the 2020 election in Georgia. The surrender of the publicist, whose former clients include R. Kelly and Kanye West, follows that of five other co-defendants who did so Thursday night after former President Trump surrendered […]
Five more co-defendants in Georgia election case surrender at Fulton County Jail
As of Friday morning, five more co-defendants have turned themselves in at Fulton County Jail on charges related to efforts to overturn the 2020 election in Georgia. The surrenders, following former President Trump’s surrender on 13 criminal counts Thursday evening around 7:30pm ET and had his mug shot taken, leaves just two of the 19 […]
Kremlin officially denies involvement in plane crash presumed to have killed Prigozhin
The Kremlin on Friday rejected allegations that it played a role in a private plane crash outside Moscow Wednesday that presumably killed Wagner mercenary chief Yevgeny Prigozhin. Prigozhin was on the private plane’s list of seven passengers and three crew. The plane was en route from Moscow to St. Petersburg, according to Russian news agency […]
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