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Al Drago/Bloomberg via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Special counsel Jack Smith on Wednesday filed an official notice of appeal of Judge Aileen Cannon’s order dismissing former President Donald Trump’s classified documents case. Judge Cannon, in a surprising ruling Monday, dismissed the case on the grounds that Smith’s appointment as special counsel was unconstitutional because he […]
Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — President Joe Biden is seriously considering proposing major changes to the Supreme Court in the coming weeks, including proposals for legislation to establish term limits for justices and an enforceable ethics code, according to a source briefed on the plans. The president is also seriously considering calling for a constitutional […]
Patstock/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — A dad has been arrested after his 8-week-old daughter died when she was left in a hot car in New Jersey, authorities said. At about 1:45 p.m. Monday, authorities in Lakewood Township responded to a report of a baby in cardiac arrest, the Ocean County Prosecutor’s Office said. The 8-week-old […]
Adam Gray/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — With Sen. Bob Menendez having been found guilty by a jury, calls for him to resign are coming from the highest levels, including Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer. But Menendez, at least for the time being, continues to hold his position as New Jersey’s senior senator. Here’s what we know […]
Michael and Amber DiFrischia said they were standing outside the security perimeter of a Donald Trump rally in Butler Township, Pennsylvania, on July 13, 2024, when they saw a would-be assassin shimmying up a nearby rooftop and opening fire on the former president. Via ABC News (WASHINGTON) — As federal investigators continue to probe how […]
Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — The U.S. Secret Service in recent weeks had increased Donald Trump’s security detail due to intelligence indicating there was an Iranian threat to assassinate the former president, according to three officials familiar with the matter. There is no indication the plot was related to the assassination attempt against the former […]
Oliver Helbig/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — A Georgian national has been indicted for allegedly planning a mass casualty attack on Jews and racial minorities in New York City, as well as encouraging others to commit similar violent acts. Michail Chkhikvishvili — who calls himself “Commander Butcher” — is leader of the violent white supremacist group […]
Karl Tapales/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Two years after the launch of the 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline, 10 million contacts have been answered, according to the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration. “That’s 10 million people who, often on the worst day of their life, had a resource to reach out to,” Hannah […]
ANGELA WEISS/AFP via Getty Images The second day of the Republican National Convention in Milwaukee gets underway Tuesday afternoon after a dramatic appearance Monday night by the party’s new nominee — former President Donald Trump — wearing a bandage on his ear where he was wounded in an assassination attempt two days before. Among the […]
Jason Marz/Getty Images (ATLANTA) — The Georgia Court of Appeals, in a ruling involving Donald Trump’s Georgia election interference case, has scheduled oral arguments in Trump’s appeal of the Fani Willis disqualification decision for Dec. 5 — one month after the November presidential election. The court had ordered a stay in the case pending the […]