By Shawna Mizelle, CNN A former evangelical activist claimed in a letter to the Chief Justice of the United States that he knew about the outcome of a 2014 Supreme Court decision involving contraception and the Affordable Care Act by the court prior to the formal announcement, according to The New York Times. Rev. Rob
Continue Reading By Tierney Sneed and Katelyn Polantz, CNN A panel of federal appeals court judges — all appointed by Republican presidents — on Tuesday were dubious of former President Donald Trump‘s arguments for why the FBI’s search of Mar-a-Lago required a special master to review the materials that were seized. During 40 minutes of oral arguments
Continue Reading By Tierney Sneed The legal jeopardy former President Donald Trump faces in two federal criminal investigations took on a new tenor Friday with the appointment of a special counsel at the Justice Department. Jack Smith, a DOJ alum known for his work in international war crimes prosecutions, will take over the investigation into sensitive government
Continue Reading By Daniel Dale, CNN In former President Donald Trump’s first extended response to Attorney General Merrick Garland’s Friday announcement that he had appointed a special counsel to oversee the criminal investigation into Trump’s retention of government documents after he left office, Trump defended himself with dishonesty — repeating his false and thoroughly debunked claims about
Continue Reading By Fredreka Schouten, Gabby Orr and Steve Contorno, CNN Former President Donald Trump addressed the influential Republican Jewish Coalition on Saturday, days after becoming the first declared GOP candidate of the 2024 presidential campaign. But the chandeliered ballroom at the opulent Venetian resort hotel in Las Vegas teemed with his rivals — including potential chief
Continue Reading By Daniel Dale, CNN In former President Donald Trump’s first extended response to Attorney General Merrick Garland’s Friday announcement that he had appointed a special counsel to oversee the criminal investigation into Trump’s retention of government documents after he left office, Trump defended himself with dishonesty — repeating his false and thoroughly debunked claims about
Continue Reading By Tierney Sneed The legal jeopardy former President Donald Trump faces in two federal criminal investigations took on a new tenor Friday with the appointment of a special counsel at the Justice Department. Jack Smith, a DOJ alum known for his work in international war crimes prosecutions, will take over the investigation into sensitive government
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Watch the presentation in the video above. COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Boone County’s Democratic Party club heard a presentation Friday from Columbia’s top cop about a software platform that enables police to access public or business video footage. The decision for the Columbia Police Department to use the Fusus software is going in front of the
Continue Reading By Tierney Sneed The legal jeopardy former President Donald Trump faces in two federal criminal investigations took on a new tenor Friday with the appointment of a special counsel at the Justice Department. Jack Smith, a DOJ alum known for his work in international war crimes prosecutions, will take over the investigation into sensitive government
Continue Reading By Chandelis Duster, CNN New York Rep. Hakeem Jeffries launched his bid for House Democratic leadership on Friday, a historic move in which he would succeed speaker Nancy Pelosi after two decades of leading congressional Democrats. If chosen, Jeffries, a progressive, would become the first Black lawmaker to lead a party in Congress. He has
Continue Reading By Lauren del Valle and Kara Scannell, CNN Former CFO Allen Weisselberg appeared visibly pulled in his Friday testimony between allegiance to his employer and needing to cooperate with prosecutors to satisfy his plea agreement in the criminal trial of the Trump Organization. The defense attorneys challenged him to that effect several times Friday morning,
Continue Reading By Dan Merica and Eva McKend, CNN In Georgia’s key Senate runoff, a clichéd political adage could actually prove true: It may all come down to who turns out. Top Democrats and Republicans alike acknowledge the uniqueness of Georgia’s December 6 Senate runoff has put an increased focus on the ability of Democratic Sen. Raphael
Continue Reading By Daniel Dale, CNN In former President Donald Trump’s first extended response to Attorney General Merrick Garland’s Friday announcement that he had appointed a special counsel to oversee the criminal investigation into Trump’s retention of government documents after he left office, Trump defended himself with dishonesty — repeating his false and thoroughly debunked claims about
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Columbia residents are welcome to voice their opinion on proposed changes to the city’s controversial trash system at a Thursday night meeting.
Continue Reading By Zachary Cohen, Kara Scannell, Jeremy Herb, Katelyn Polantz and Chandelis Duster, CNN Jack Smith, the special counsel announced by Attorney General Merrick Garland on Friday to oversee the criminal investigations into the retention of classified documents at former President Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Lago resort and parts of the January 6, 2021, insurrection, is a long-time
Continue Reading By Tierney Sneed and Evan Perez, CNN Attorney General Merrick Garland on Friday appointed a special counsel to oversee the criminal investigations into the retention of national defense information at former President Donald Trump‘s Mar-a-Lago resort and parts of the January 6, 2021, insurrection. Both investigations implicate the conduct of Trump, who on Tuesday declared
Continue Reading By Alex Marquardt, CNN The Biden administration has determined that Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince, Mohammed bin Salman, should be granted immunity in a case brought against him by the fiancée of Washington Post journalist Jamal Khashoggi, whom the administration has said was murdered at the prince’s direction. A court filing was made by Justice Department
Continue Reading By Tierney Sneed, Jessica Schneider, Devon M. Sayers and Nick Valencia, CNN A judge in Georgia on Friday ruled to allow early voting on November 26 in the state’s US Senate runoff election. In a written ruling, Fulton County Superior Court Judge Thomas Cox said that after he “considered the moving papers, arguments of counsel,
Continue Reading By Jennifer Hansler, Kylie Atwood and Anna Chernova, CNN Officials from the United States and Russia will meet in Egypt from November 29 to December 6 to discuss a key nuclear arms control agreement. The meetings on the New START Treaty — the only agreement left regulating the world’s two largest nuclear arsenals — come
Continue Reading By Ariane de Vogue and Katie Lobosco, CNN The Biden administration asked the Supreme Court on Friday to allow its controversial student loan debt relief program to go into effect while legal challenges play out across the country. The program promises to deliver up to $20,000 of debt relief for millions of borrowers, but has
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