Politics

ftwitty/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — The D.C. Court of Appeals has declined to answer whether then-President Donald Trump was acting within the scope of his employment when he allegedly defamed writer E. Jean Carroll when denying her rape claim. Carroll sued Trump for defamation over statements he made in 2019 when he denied her claim […]

Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — With Sen. Dianne Feinstein requesting to be temporarily replaced on the Judiciary Committee as she recovers from shingles, Senate Democrats on Thursday began working to break the logjam that has held up critical judicial nominations for weeks. A spokesperson for Majority Leader Chuck Schumer said he will ask the Senate […]

STEFANI REYNOLDS/AFP via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — The FBI on Thursday made a probable cause arrest in North Dighton, Massachusetts, in connection with the leaked documents probe. Attorney General Merrick Garland announced Jack Teixeira was taken into custody in relation to the investigation into “alleged authorized removal, retention and transmission of classified national defense information.” […]

Thinkstock/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — The Justice Department on Friday asked the U.S. Supreme Court for an emergency stay of an appeals court ruling that would sharply restrict access to the widely-used abortion medication mifepristone. The restrictions were set to take effect early Saturday morning. On behalf of the Food and Drug Administration, the DOJ has […]

Chris duMond/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — A six-week abortion ban that replaces Florida’s 15-week ban was signed into law Thursday night by Gov. Ron DeSantis, after the state House of Representatives passed the bill earlier in the day. “We are proud to support life and family in the state of Florida,” DeSantis said in a statement. […]

ilbusca/Getty Images (CHICAGO) — The Democratic National Committee’s decision to have Chicago host its 2024 convention caps a lengthy decision making process, leaving many Democrats pleased but others in rival cities wishing they had gotten the nod. The DNC announced on Tuesday that the Windy City will hold the nominating convention, the party’s first full […]

Rudy Sulgan/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — The Biden administration is proposing a rule that, if finalized, would open eligibility for Medicaid and the Affordable Care Act’s health insurance exchanges to recipients of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals Program. On Thursday, the White House announced the Department of Health and Human Services is planning to put […]

Thinkstock/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — The Justice Department on Thursday said it would take the fight over an abortion pill to the Supreme Court after an appeals court ruling that would restrict access to the widely-used abortion pill mifepristone. The appeals court ruling was set to take effect early Saturday morning. “The Justice Department strongly disagrees […]

Marilyn Nieves/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Coordinated groups of inauthentic accounts have been attempting to influence online conversations around the 2024 elections for the better part of a year, according to a recent investigation conducted by Cyabra, a social analysis firm. According to the Israel-based firm, someone created thousands of automated Twitter accounts that appear to […]

ftwitty/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Former President Donald Trump sought Wednesday to delay a writer’s defamation and battery case that is scheduled to go on trial this month, arguing the “deluge” of media coverage of his recent indictment on 34 criminal charges makes fairness impossible. The writer, E. Jean Carroll, sued Trump in November alleging he […]