Former NYPD Commissioner Bernie Kerik meets with Special Counsel investigators
Former New York City Police Commissioner Bernie Kerik met with special counsel prosecutors for roughly five hours on Monday amid the investigation into interference in the 2020 Presidential election. The interview reportedly focused on former Trump attorney Rudy Giuliani’s efforts to prove allegations of election fraud in seven states. On August 1, Special Counsel Jack […]
DOJ aiding in investigations into Russian war crimes
U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland said Monday that the Department of Justice is cooperating with the International Criminal Court and supporting Ukraine in investigations into Russian war crimes. “Over the past 17 months, the world has watched as invading Russian forces have committed atrocities on the largest scale in any European armed conflict since the […]
Biden to announce new national monument designation for Grand Canyon
President Biden is set to use a Tuesday visit to Arizona to formally announce a national monument designation for the greater Grand Canyon. The national monument designation will preserve more than 1,500 square miles just outside Grand Canyon National Park. The move to do so has long been requested by Native American tribes and environmentalists. […]
Ukraine accuses Russia of targeting rescue workers amid missile attacks
Ukrainian officials accused Russian forces of targeting rescue workers amid a rising casualty toll after missile strikes hit an apartment complex and other buildings. As of Tuesday morning Eastern Time, seven people had been killed and another 81 injured. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky posted video of the aftermath on social media, stating there were two […]
Trump Team responds to DOJ request for a protective order
Moments before a court-imposed 5pm ET deadline, former President Trump’s legal team responded to a request for a protective order filed by the Department of Justice. Trump’s defense team argues to narrow the protective order, to shield only “genuinely sensitive” material from public view. U.S. District Court Judge Tanya Chutkan imposed the 5pm deadline following […]
Judge tosses out Trump’s defamation suit against E. Jean Carroll
Judge Lewis Kaplan on Monday dismissed former President Trump’s defamation lawsuit against writer E. Jean Carroll, who successfully sued him on accusations of rape and defamation in May. In his order, Kaplan said Trump had not proven that Carroll’s statements were false or “not at least substantially true” during an interview the day after a […]
Kyiv statue’s Soviet symbol replaced with Ukrainian trident
Ukraine has removed a Soviet-era hammer-and-sickle symbol from a shield on a 334-foot statue in Kyiv with a Ukrainian trident. The the switch-up on the shield of the Motherland Monument is being hailed by Ukrainian officials and others as a reassertion of their culture in the wake of Russia’s February 2022 invasion. “We believe that […]
Judge Cannon questions out-of-state grand jury in classified documents case
Judge Aileen Cannon on Monday ordered the Department of Justice to explain the use of a DC grand jury in the case surrounding classified documents at former President Trump’s Florida residence, Mar-a-Lago. Her demand came in response to a pair of filings under seal that Cannon, a U.S. District Judge with the Southern District of […]
Alzheimer’s Drug Leqembi to be available in some areas in a few months
Several major U.S. health systems have said they’re set to offer the promising new Alzheimer’s drug Leqembi in the next month or two. Three health systems—Minnesota’s Mayo Clinic, Chicago’s Northwestern Memorial, Los Angeles’ Cedars-Sinai—said they plan to roll out the Leqembi after working out payment and administrative policies, as well as how to assess and […]
Former police officer sentenced in the killing of George Floyd
Former Minneapolis police officer Tou Thao was sentenced to 57 months in prison, or 4.75 years, for aiding and abetting manslaughter in the killing of George Floyd. Prosecutors had asked for a 51-month sentence against Thao, who was one of three officers convicted in federal court of violating Floyd’s civil rights. The trio were on the […]
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