Police have identified the man who set himself on fire in a park outside the Manhattan courthouse where former President Donald Trump’s business record falsification trial was taking place, with officials reviewing whether to restrict access to Collect Pond Park following the incident. Max Azzarello of St. Augustine, Florida, was identified by officials with the […]

A man set himself on fire across the street from a Manhattan courthouse just minutes after the full jury was selected in former President Donald Trump’s criminal trial that alleges falsification of business records. New York Police Department (NYPD) said at a press conference that the individual has been identified as Max Azzarello and that […]

FBI Director Christopher Wray said Thursday that hackers linked to the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) have infiltrated America’s critical infrastructure and are biding their time as they wait for the right moment to strike a “devastating blow.” Mr. Wray said in an April 18 speech at Vanderbilt University in Nashville, Tennessee, that the threats posed […]

The top administrative court in Belgium issued an emergency late-night ruling in favor of a conservative conference, overturning a ban by a mayor who cited “public safety” concerns, but explicitly said the “far-right is not welcome,” with the court allowing the conference to resume on April 17 after it was blocked a day earlier by […]

The first seven jurors have been selected and sworn in to serve on former president Donald Trump’s criminal trial in New York, with the selection process continuing to pick another five to make up the 12-member jury panel, as lawyers grilled members of the jury pool to determine whether they can sit in fair judgment of […]

The U.S. Supreme Court has refused to rehear an appeal to undo sanctions against a handful of pro-Trump lawyers—including Sidney Powell—who filed a lawsuit challenging the results of the 2020 presidential election in Michigan. In an April 15 entry in the case docket, the U.S. Supreme Court denied Ms. Powell’s petition for rehearing, effectively leaving […]

A former U.S. ambassador who had access to top secret government information has been sentenced to 15 years in prison after pleading guilty to working for communist-run Cuba’s spy service for decades. Victor Manuel Rocha, a former U.S. ambassador to Bolivia and member of the White House National Security Council, was recruited by Cuba’s spy […]

New York City has seen a record jump in the number of human leptospirosis, a disease caused by rat urine that can cause kidney damage, liver failure, and even death. The city’s Department of Health and Mental Hygiene issued an advisory on April 12, warning that the number of human leptospirosis cases continues to trend […]

A woman who recently went viral for hugging former President Donald Trump at a Chick-fil-A in Georgia and telling him not to worry about dishonest media coverage has revealed why she thinks black voters are increasingly backing the former president in the upcoming election. President Trump met with supporters at the restaurant in Atlanta earlier […]

The judge presiding over former President Donald Trump’s criminal case in New York has rejected his bid to postpone the trial on the grounds of prejudicial pretrial publicity. New York Supreme Court Justice Juan Merchan said in an April 12 order and decision that he was denying President Trump’s request in part because it amounted […]

A federal judge has dismissed a legal challenge to Georgia’s voter citizenship verification requirements, keeping in place the state’s process of cross-checking citizenship status to determine voter eligibility and handing a win to election integrity advocates. Judge Eleanor Ross of the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Georgia issued a ruling on April […]

House Homeland Security Committee chairman Mark Green (R-Tenn.) has unveiled a bill that would prohibit illegal immigrants from boarding commercial flights into and within the United States without valid identification. “Allowing illegal immigrants to abuse commercial airline travel is unacceptable,” Mr. Green said in a statement on April 11, in which he announced the draft […]

Americans are having growing difficulty making payments on their credit card debt, according to a new report from the Federal Reserve, which shows credit card delinquencies surging to a record high. The share credit card accounts with past due debt payments has reached all-time highs at every time horizon—30, 60, and 90 days—according to fourth-quarter […]

Wholesale inflation accelerated in March, delivering a blow to the narrative that price pressures are easing and dimming hopes for an interest rate cut in the near future. Inflation from the perspective of business input costs called the Producer Price Index (PPI), rose 2.1 percent in year-over-year terms in March, after a 1.6 percent reading […]

An appeals court judge has rejected former President Donald Trump’s latest attempt to delay the start of his criminal trial in New York, marking the third such failed attempt this week. Associate Justice Ellen Gesmer issued an order on April 10, denying President Trump’s request for a stay of proceedings that cited the alleged “unconstitutional […]

House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) said Wednesday that official figures of around 9 million grossly underestimate the number of illegal immigrants who have entered the United States since President Joe Biden took office, and that he believes the true number is closer to 16 million. Mr. Johnson made the remarks while speaking at a press […]

New York Attorney General Letitia James has challenged the legitimacy of the $175 million bond that a surety company posted on behalf of former President Donald Trump, sparking allegations of bias. President Trump posted a $175 million bond on April 1, allowing him to fend off a possible seizure of his properties or other assets […]

A governing body for college athletics has announced a ban on transgender athletes competing in women’s sports. The National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) said in an April 8 announcement that its Council of Presidents approved the ban in a unanimous 20–0 vote. “Only NAIA student-athletes whose biological sex is female may participate in NAIA-sponsored […]

President Joe Biden may have trouble getting on the general election ballot in Ohio because of an apparent conflict in state law related to the timing of the Democratic National Committee’s nominating process and a deadline for certifying the party’s presidential nominee to the Ohio Secretary of State’s office, per reports. Ohio Secretary of State […]

Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) has provided an update on the looming impeachment trial of Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas, including when the House impeachment managers will present the articles of impeachment in the Senate. Mr. Schumer disclosed in an April 5 letter to fellow Democrats that the Senate will receive the House impeachment […]

Former President Donald Trump has criticized President Joe Biden and the Justice Department for “unfairly” targeting a 71-year-old woman dubbed the “J6 Praying Grandma” who entered the U.S. Capitol for around 10 minutes on Jan. 6, 2021. Rebecca Lavrenz was convicted on April 4 on four federal misdemeanor charges, including entering and remaining in a […]

Some Walmart shoppers may be eligible to receive cash payments of up to $500 as part of a $45 million settlement the retail giant recently agreed to enter into in order to settle a lawsuit. The settlement stems from a class action lawsuit in which Walmart was accused of three “systemic unfair and deceptive” business […]

Former President Donald Trump’s campaign expects to raise a record-breaking $43 million at a single big fundraiser in Florida on Saturday as it looks to narrow the gap with the war chest of the Biden campaign, which said it raised over $90 million in March. President Joe Biden’s campaign announced on April 6 that it […]

A watchdog overseeing the IRS has revealed that the agency is hiring 5,582 tax enforcers this year, although it dismissed as “unfounded” media reports claiming the tax agency is hiring “87,000-armed enforcement agents” because only a fraction of the new hires will carry guns. The Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration (TIGTA), which is the […]

Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas is facing renewed pressure to explain the circumstances of inadmissible aliens on the terrorist watchlist being released into the United States rather than being held in custody until deportation. A group of Homeland Security Republicans expressed serious concern in an April 3 letter to Mr. Mayorkas about unanswered […]

Former President Donald Trump said Thursday that media fixation on the $58 million loss of the company behind Truth Social is misguided, touting its fundamentals—which he said include over $200 million cash and no debt—as “very solid.” President Trump took to Truth Social on April 4 to say that the platform’s performance is “amazing” and […]

Nebraska state Sen. Mike McDonnell has announced that he’s switching party affiliation from Democrat to Republican, citing his Christian faith and views on abortion. Mr. McDonnell made the announcement in an April 3 statement to local media outlets, citing the Democrat Party’s opposition to his pro-life stance. “When I ran for reelection in 2020 I […]

Lara Merchan, the wife of the judge presiding over former President Donald Trump’s “hush money” case in Manhattan, once worked for New York Attorney General Letitia James, who brought the massive $350 million civil fraud case against the former president, with the revelation reviving claims of bias and calls for the judge’s recusal. Records reviewed […]

A federal judge in Kentucky has struck down a Biden administration rule that required states to measure and report the greenouse gas emissions from any vehicles traveling on the national highway system. “With this victory in court, we’re slamming the brakes on the Biden Administration’s politics that make no sense,” said Kentucky Attorney General Russell […]

Customs officials are working to deport 215 illegal immigrants charged with various offenses in connection with breaking through a razor wire barrier in El Paso County and stampeding through a group of outnumbered Texas National Guard troops. A spokesperson for U.S. Customs and Immigration Enforcement (ICE) told The Epoch Times in an emailed statement on […]

Former White House trade adviser Peter Navarro, who’s serving time in prison for refusing to comply with a Congressional subpoena, has lost a separate legal bid to prevent having to turn over purported presidential records from his personal email account. In an April 1 order, a panel of three Democrat-appointed judges at the U.S. Court […]

The company behind former President Donald Trump’s social media platform, Truth Social, said in a regulatory filing on April 1 that it suffered a net loss of more than $58 million, and the news sent its stock down by more than 20 percent. The new filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) shows that […]

A Chinese national confirmed to be an illegal immigrant was arrested last week after sneaking onto a military base in California and ignoring orders to leave, according to an official from U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP). CBP’s El Centro Sector Chief Patrol Agent Gregory Bovino said in a March 29 post on social media […]

President Joe Biden has declared March 31, 2024, which falls on Easter Sunday, as “Transgender Day of Visibility,” sparking uproar among conservatives and scathing criticism from former President Donald Trump, who demanded that the president apologize to millions of Christians in the United States. “Today, we send a message to all transgender Americans … You […]

Telecom giant AT&T disclosed on Saturday that data from some 73 million current and former account holders has been leaked onto the “dark web” and the incident is under investigation. In a March 30 announcement, AT&T said that data from roughly 7.6 million current account holders and 65.4 million former account holders were released on […]

With what’s shaping up to be a long-running investigation underway into the collapse of the Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore, attention is now turning to the massive clean-up operation that Maryland Gov. Wes Moore has described as a “daunting” task. A crane described as the largest on the Eastern Seabord that can lift 1,000 […]

A coalition of 11 Republican attorneys general has sued the Biden administration in a bid to block President Joe Biden’s latest student loan forgiveness scheme, arguing it’s illegal because Congress didn’t approve it. The lawsuit was filed on March 28 in the U.S. District Court for the District of Kansas, and it seeks a declaration […]

A Delaware man serving a three-year sentence for marching through the halls of Congress on Jan. 6, 2021, is poised to be released from prison pending appeal after serving one year thanks to a Supreme Court decision to review the Biden administration’s novel use of an evidence-tampering law to prosecute hundreds of Jan. 6 defendants […]

U.S. economic growth for the fourth quarter of 2023 has been revised upward, from 3.2 percent to 3.4 percent in the government’s third—and final—update of gross domestic product (GDP) figures, though real-time GDP estimates for the first quarter of 2024 have fallen sharply, undercutting hopes for an economic “soft landing.” The economy expanded by 3.4 […]

BlackRock CEO Larry Fink is predicting that inflation will be higher than most people believe while arguing that much of that is actually a good thing because it also means higher wages, and more generally downplaying price pressure fears as overblown. “Well, when you and I were young, we actually had worse inflation” than the […]

The city of Berkeley, California, has agreed to halt its natural gas appliance ban in a lawsuit settlement with restaurant owners and business groups, slowing attempts by some lawmakers to crack down on natural gas as part of their climate agenda. The California Restaurant Association (CRA) announced on March 22 that it had entered into […]

NBC has announced it’s cutting ties with Ronna McDaniel, saying that the decision to bring her on board as an NBC News contributor outraged some staff and undermined newsroom cohesion. “After listening to the legitimate concerns of many of you, I have decided that Ronna McDaniel will not be an NBC News contributor,” Cesar Conde, […]

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton scored a major legal and political victory on March 26, as prosecutors dropped a long-running securities fraud case against him in a $300,000 restitution deal with no admission of guilt. “Look, we’re glad to have this matter behind [us]. This case has been pending longer than the Beatles were together—literally,” […]

A number of Republicans have come out in support of House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) in response to a move by Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) demanding his ouster. Ms. Greene filed a motion to vacate on March 22, seeking to oust Mr. Johnson from his leadership role in frustration over a $1.2 trillion spending […]

The Biden administration is setting up a national center to provide training and technical assistance to help police, prosecutors, judges, and others implement “red flags” laws more effectively to take away guns from Americans “who pose a threat to themselves or others,” drawing criticism from some conservatives. The Department of Justice (DOJ) announced on March […]

President Joe Biden has signed into law the $1.2 trillion package of spending bills, averting a government shutdown. The White House said that President Biden signed the measure on March 23, providing funding for various federal government departments and agencies through Sept. 30, 2024. “The bipartisan funding bill I just signed keeps the government open, […]

Russia’s President Vladimir Putin has declared a national day of mourning as officials said all four suspects involved in the deadly attack on a Moscow concert hall had been arrested, with the death toll rising to 133. “I declare March 24 a day of nationwide mourning,” President Putin said in a televised address to the […]

The number of illegal immigrants encountered between ports of entry or who presented themselves to customs officials in February soared to the highest level compared to any prior February on record, new data from U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) shows. There were 140,644 illegal alien encounters between ports of entry along the southwest border, […]

A whistleblower has accused the CIA of impeding the tax fraud investigation into President Joe Biden’s son, Hunter Biden, by intervening to block an interview of a witness by other federal agencies. The CIA allegedly meddled in the investigation into Mr. Biden in August 2021 by preventing the Department of Justice (DOJ) and the Internal […]

Fulton County Superior Court Judge Scott McAfee has granted former President Donald Trump’s request for a certificate of immediate review, allowing the former president and seven co-defendants to appeal the judge’s order denying the disqualification of Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis. The certificate of immediate review, filed on March 20 at the Superior Court […]

Former President Donald Trump on March 18 accused media outlets and their “Democrat Partners” of pushing a false narrative regarding a comment he made about a “bloodbath” in the auto industry if he isn’t reelected. During a speech at a rally in Dayton, Ohio, on March 16, President Trump discussed auto imports into the United […]

The judge in former president Donald Trump’s classified documents case has ordered the preparation of jury instructions in a way that demands the parties to both consider competing sets of facts, on the premise that President Trump designated the documents he kept at his Mar-a-Lago home as “personal records,” and on the premise that a […]

Former President Donald Trump said at a Saturday rally that, if elected in November, he would move quickly to fix a host of problems plaguing the country, including using executive power to free Jan. 6 “hostages” and ending every single “open border policy of the Biden administration” on day one after taking office. The former […]

The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) issued a warning to taxpayers who improperly claimed a pandemic-era tax credit that they face a fast-approaching deadline to apply for a voluntary disclosure program that will let them avoid penalties and interest—and even get a sharp discount on repayments. The IRS warned in a March 15 notice that businesses […]

The U.S. Supreme Court will soon hear oral arguments in a case that concerns what two lower courts found to be a “coordinated campaign” by top Biden administration officials to suppress disfavored views on key public issues like COVID-19 vaccine side effects and pandemic lockdowns. The Supreme Court has scheduled a hearing on March 18 […]

Michael Whatley, the new chairman of the Republican National Committee (RNC), said that the party will use all available tools to help former President Donald Trump win the race for the White House, including continuing the “Bank Your Vote” campaign that educates Republican voters on locking their votes in early through mail-in ballots. Mr. Whatley […]

A federal judge has granted former President Donald Trump’s request for more time to file motions in support of his request for a new trial in a case in which the former president has been ordered to pay $83 million for supposedly defaming author E. Jean Carroll. U.S. District Judge Lewis Kaplan on March 14 […]

House Republicans have notified Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis that she could face contempt of Congress proceedings for alleged non-compliance with a subpoena to produce records related to her office’s use of federal funds related to her case against former President Donald Trump. House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jim Jordan (R-Ohio) has threatened to initiate […]

Former President Donald Trump has scored a partial win in his bid to postpone his criminal trial in New York, in which the former president faces 34 felony counts of allegedly falsifying business records in connection with so-called “hush money” payments. Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg has agreed to a 30-day delay of the trial, […]

The Republican National Committee (RNC) has filed an election integrity lawsuit against Michigan Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson, accusing her of undermining confidence in elections by failing to follow federal law on proper maintenance of voter rolls. The RNC filed its complaint on March 13 at the U.S. District Court for the Western District of […]

President Joe Biden’s son Hunter Biden has refused an invitation from Republican lawmakers to appear at a public hearing before Congress, according to his attorney, who cited a scheduling conflict and denounced the hearing as a “carnival side show.” Abbe Lowell, Mr. Biden’s attorney, said in a letter to House Oversight and Accountability Committee Chair […]

Former President Donald Trump said Tuesday that President Joe Biden is getting a “free pass” in his classified documents probe while the former president is getting clobbered—but he’s “still fighting.” President Trump made the remarks in a post on social media that came as special counsel Robert Hur was set to testify before Congress on […]

The U.S. Supreme Court issued an order on March 12 that extends for at least another week its temporary pause on enforcement of Texas’ immigration law, which would have allowed state police to arrest people suspected of crossing the U.S.-Mexico border illegally. Justice Samuel Alito, who oversees the federal circuit handling the case, issued an […]

Former President Donald Trump and House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) have sharply criticized President Joe Biden’s public apology for using the word “illegal” to refer to the man accused of Laken Riley’s murder. During his State of the Union address last week, President Biden used the term “illegal” in reference to Jose Ibarra, an illegal […]

A federal judge in Washington state struck down a legal bid by a pro-gun rights group to block a new regulation that opens firearm manufacturers to lawsuits for crimes committed with their products. U.S. District Court Judge Mary Dimke on March 8 dismissed a lawsuit against Washington state Attorney General Bob Ferguson brought by the […]

President Joe Biden on Saturday signed a package of six government funding bills, narrowly averting a partial government shutdown, though a second tranche of bills has yet to be finalized ahead of a looming March 22 deadline. The White House said in a statement on March 9 that President Biden had signed into law H.R. […]

Former President Donald Trump met with Hungary’s Prime Minister Viktor Orban at his Mar-a-Lago estate in Florida on Friday, with the former president praising Mr. Orban as a “fantastic leader,” while the Hungarian conservative said President Trump is someone who can “bring us peace.” Over the past several years, President Trump and Mr. Orban have […]

A federal appeals court in the District of Columbia has issued an order allowing three Jan. 6 lawsuits to proceed against former President Donald Trump after a court rejected his assertion of presidential immunity. A three-judge panel at the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit issued an order on March 8, […]

Ronna McDaniel, the outgoing chair of the Republican National Committee (RNC), gave an impassioned speech on March 8 moments before her resignation was formally accepted, in which she called for unity around former President Donald Trump and his second-term agenda for America. “I’m stepping aside today because I have long promised to put the nominee […]

Former President Donald Trump faces a six-figure legal bill over a failed lawsuit stemming from the discredited research dossier authored by British ex-spy Christopher Steele, which played a key role in the FBI’s probe into the 2016 Trump campaign. President Trump has been ordered to pay at least $382,000 in legal costs after losing the […]

The Biden administration on March 6 finalized a controversial rule requiring companies to disclose climate-related financial risks, drawing a flurry of reactions. Environmental groups complained it wasn’t tough enough, while Republican leaders in 10 states have already filed suit to block it. The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) voted 3–2 along party lines on March […]

Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) has endorsed former President Donald Trump for president, saying that the former president has clearly won the support of Republican voters. “It is abundantly clear that former President Trump has earned the requisite support of Republican voters to be our nominee for President of the United States,” Mr. McConnell […]

The U.S. State Department has announced the imminent retirement of Deputy Secretary of State Victoria Nuland, a controversial foreign policy hawk frequently targeted for criticism by some prominent America First conservatives as a “globalist” and “warmonger.” Secretary of State Antony Blinken said on March 5 that Ms. Nuland intends to step down “in the coming […]

Former Trump Organization chief financial officer Allen Weisselberg on Monday pleaded guilty to perjury in connection with testimony he gave at former President Donald Trump’s civil fraud trial in New York. Mr. Weisselberg signed the plea deal in open court on March 4, pleading guilty to two counts of perjury related to testimony he gave […]

Former President Donald Trump said March 2 that President Joe Biden’s open border policies amount to a conspiracy to flood the country with illegal aliens and, over time, expand the Democrat voter base in a bid to grab power “for generations.” President Trump made the remarks during a rally in Greensboro, North Carolina, during which […]

Bolstered by a $60 billion cash infusion, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) has ramped up its enforcement activities in order to boost tax revenues, with the tax agency focusing its compliance efforts on several categories of taxpayers. In September, the IRS announced a “sea change” in every aspect of its operations—including a “sweeping, historic” tax […]

Republican presidential candidate Nikki Haley on Friday poured cold water on speculation she might run as a third-party No Labels candidate while insisting she’s not “anti-Trump” but is looking for votes from Republicans who want an alternative to the former president. Ms. Haley made the remarks during a roundtable with reporters in Washington on March […]

The University of Florida announced that it’s firing all diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) staff in order to comply with new state rules that prohibit DEI-related expenditures in the state’s college system. Officials at the University of Florida announced the decision in a March 1 administrative memo, which indicates that the educational institution “has closed […]

People who test positive for COVID-19 don’t need to isolate for five days anymore, according to updated guidelines from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), which said that COVID-19 has become similar to—and in some cases less severe than—the common flu. The new guidance, updated on March 1, says that the threat from […]

Elon Musk has filed a lawsuit against OpenAI and its co-founders, alleging that they violated the company’s founding agreement by developing artificial intelligence (AI) for profit rather than advancing it for the good of humanity. Mr. Musk, who was an original board member of OpenAI but left in 2018, said in his complaint that the […]

The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) announced a new effort aimed at boosting tax revenue from taxpayers who haven’t filed returns for several years, with the initiative expected to net at least hundreds of millions of dollars. The new initiative, announced on Feb. 29, focuses on 125,000 cases of taxpayers with annual incomes over $400,000 who […]

Sen. John Cornyn (R-Texas) has officially launched his bid to replace Sen. Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) as the Senate Republican leader, becoming the first senator to enter the fray in what could be a fiercely competitive race. Mr. McConnell, who has been the Senate Republican leader since 2007, announced on Feb. 28 that his leadership role […]

Sen. Mitch McConnell’s (R-Ky.) Wednesday announcement that he’s stepping down as Senate GOP leader drew a flurry of reactions, with top Democrats expressing a mixture of regret that the Kentucky Republican is stepping down and appreciation for all the times they worked together. Mr. McConnell, who has been the Senate Republican leader since 2007, announced […]

In a landmark decision, a federal judge in Texas has ruled that a $1.7 trillion government funding bill was unconstitutionally passed in 2022 because lawmakers voted by proxy rather than in person due to a pandemic-era rule. U.S. District Judge James Wesley Hendrix, an appointee of former President Donald Trump, issued a memorandum opinion and […]

Hunter Biden, son of President Joe Biden, testified on Wednesday before the House Oversight and Judiciary Committees, admitting in an opening statement to making “mistakes” and wasting opportunities but denying any involvement of President Biden in his business dealings. Mr. Biden began his deposition at 10 a.m., which is part of House Republicans’ impeachment inquiry […]

Former President Donald Trump has asked the judge in his so-called “hush money” case to issue pretrial rulings that would block certain evidence and witness testimony that the former president says his opponents want to exploit to undermine his 2024 presidential campaign. The case centers on allegations that President Trump falsified business records to hide […]

House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) said that the accused killer of a Georgia nursing student is an illegal immigrant, while blaming President Joe Biden’s catch-and-release policies for the tragic loss of life. Jose Antonio Ibarra, the suspect arrested by police in connection with the death of 22-year-old Laken Hope Riley, was on Friday confirmed by […]

Chris Kuehne, a decorated Marine Corps combat veteran, received a prison sentence on Feb. 23 for obstructing law enforcement during the Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol breach. Accused of conspiring with members of the Kansas City Proud Boys chapter to breach the Capitol, he was sentenced to 75 days in prison and 60 days of home […]

Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis has called on Judge Scott McAfee to disallow as evidence cellphone records submitted by Trump lawyers suggesting she and special prosecutor Nathan Wade may have lied about when their romantic relationship began. Ms. Willis’s objection to the new evidence, which Trump attorneys say adds weight to their argument she […]

Special counsel Jack Smith on Friday filed more evidence, in secret and under seal, without the presence or notification of former President Donald Trump’s attorneys, a practice that the former president’s lawyers have said infringe on their client’s right to open proceedings. In a Feb. 23 notice of filing at the U.S. District Court, Southern […]

Fulton County Superior Judge Scott McAfee has set a March 1 hearing date for final arguments on whether District Attorney Fani Willis should be disqualified from the election interference case against former President Donald Trump. The hearing, the result of which could see Ms. Willis replaced with a different prosecutor, is set for 1 p.m., […]

A Florida man has been arrested on charges of voter fraud after he allegedly forged signatures on petitions to make “No Labels” an officially recognized party in Kansas. George Andrews, 30, was taken into custody in Dade City, Florida, according to a Feb. 19 press release from Kansas Attorney General Kris Kobach’s office. “The arrested […]

MyPillow CEO Mike Lindell has vowed to appeal a decision by a federal judge who upheld an arbitration court ruling that said he must pay $5 million to a software engineer who claims he satisfied the conditions for winning Mr. Lindell’s “Prove Mike Wrong” challenge regarding supposed 2020 election data. U.S. District Judge John R. […]

A state appeals court on Wednesday declared as unconstitutional a New York City law permitting noncitizen voting in local elections—a victory for election integrity advocates and opponents of the legislation who mounted a legal challenge. “We determine that this local law was enacted in violation of the New York State Constitution and Municipal Home Rule […]

The number of Chinese nationals entering the United States illegally has surged in recent times, with the latest data from the San Diego sector showing a staggering 500 percent surge so far this year compared to the same period a year ago. As the nation remains gripped by an illegal immigration crisis of historic proportions, […]

Attorneys for President Joe Biden’s son, Hunter Biden, have accused “reckless” federal prosecutors of tarnishing their client’s reputation by publicly releasing a photograph showing lines of sawdust that they misrepresented as cocaine. Mr. Biden’s attorneys, Abbe Lowell and Bartholomew Dalton, made the allegation that prosecutors were misrepresenting evidence in a Feb. 20 court filing in […]

South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem has ordered the state’s National Guard troops to deploy to the southern border to help Texas deal with record-shattering waves of illegal immigration. Ms. Noem, a Republican, said that 60 South Dakota National Guard soldiers will deploy to the U.S.-Mexico border later this spring, on a rolling basis over a […]

The U.S. Supreme Court has refused to undo sanctions against a handful of pro-Trump lawyers—including Sidney Powell and Lin Wood—who filed a lawsuit challenging the results of the 2020 presidential election in Michigan. In a Feb. 20 order list, the Supreme Court denied certiorari without comment, leaving in place sanctions against seven lawyers who were […]

The head of the Border Patrol union is warning about the sharp rise in the number of military-aged Chinese men crossing the U.S.–Mexico border illegally, saying that he believes some of them may be spies working on behalf of China’s communist regime to “infiltrate” the United States. National Border Patrol Council President Brandon Judd made […]

Special counsel Jack Smith said in a new court filing that he’s vehemently opposed to the Trump camp’s latest request to disclose evidence in the former president’s classified documents case, because disclosure would expose potential witnesses to danger. “The defendants’ Motion is inconsistent with the process they proposed (and that the Court approved) for their […]