Court decisions
Pulitzer board rejects Trump’s calls to revoke prizes for reporting on Russian election meddling
From left, Washington Post Publisher Fred Ryan, Executive Editor Marty Baron, and National Security Editor Peter Finn, applaud as investigative reporter Tom Hamburger speaks to the newsroom after The Washington Post wins two pulitzer prizes, Monday, April 16, 2018, in Washington. Andrew Harnik | AP The Pulitzer Prize Board on Monday rejected former President Donald […]
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Trump election meddling grand jury subpoenas Republican Rep. Jody Hice of Georgia
Rep. Jody Hice, R-Ga., walks down the House steps of the Capitol on Thursday, April 28, 2022. Bill Clark | Cq-roll Call, Inc. | Getty Images A Georgia special grand jury that is investigating former President Donald Trump for possibly criminal interference in that state’s 2020 election issued a subpoena seeking testimony Tuesday from Rep. […]
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Feds say 2 NY residents used Trump fundraiser, photo in $27M investment scam
Scott Olson | Getty Images Two New York residents were arrested Monday on a federal criminal complaint with a nearly decade-long $27 million investment fraud scheme that leveraged their attendance at a 2017 fundraiser with then-President Donald Trump. Prosecutors said that the two defendants, Sherry Xue Li and Lianbo Wang, lured victims into investing in […]
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Ivana Trump died from accident, blunt impact injuries, medical examiner rules
Ivana Trump arrives at World Premiere of “Basic Instinct 2” held at AMC Lincoln Square Theatre in New York, NY, on March 27, 2006. Vlasic Slaven | Gamma-Rapho | Getty Images Ivana Trump, the first wife of former President Donald Trump, died in an accident as a result of suffering blunt impact injuries to her […]
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Republican AG group holds private retreat for corporate donors at swanky Palm Beach resort
Anti-abortion activists demonstrate outside the Supreme Court of the United States in Washington, June 13, 2022. Evelyn Hockstein | Reuters The Republican Attorneys General Association is hosting a private retreat for its corporate donors at a luxury resort in Florida this weekend — on the heels of the GOP’s long-sought win in getting Roe v. […]
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Judge denies trial delay for former Trump aide Steven Bannon on Jan.6 contempt of Congress charges
Steve Bannon, talk show host and former White House advisor to former President Donald Trump, arrives to U.S. District Court in Washington, U.S., June 15, 2022. Elizabeth Frantz | Reuters A federal judge on Thursday once again denied former Trump advisor Steve Bannon’s attempt to delay his trial on criminal contempt of Congress charges stemming […]
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‘Democracy starts at our skin’: Actor Ashley Judd speaks out against the overturning of Roe v. Wade
U.S. actor and humanitarian Ashley Judd has responded to the U.S. Supreme Court’s overturning of Roe v. Wade, telling CNBC that individuals should be free to make their own choices. Ashley, specifically speaking about reproductive choices, said “every individual should be autonomous in their reproductive choices because democracy starts at our skin.” The actor, known for 90s […]
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Sen. Lindsey Graham asks federal judge to quash subpoena from Georgia grand jury probing Trump election meddling
Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC) speaks during a news conference in response to President Joe Bidens decision to pull all American troops out of Afghanistan by Sept. 11, 2021, on Capitol Hill on Wednesday, April 14, 2021 in Washington, DC. Kent Nishimura | Los Angeles Times | Getty Images Sen. Lindsey Graham of South Carolina has […]
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Former Trump aide Steve Bannon cites Jan. 6 Capitol riot hearing in seeking delay of criminal contempt trial
Steve Bannon, former adviser to Donald Trump, speaks to members of the media before entering federal court in Washington, D.C., March 16, 2022. Bannon is facing contempt of Congress charges related to the investigation of the January 6, 2021, siege at the U.S. Capitol. Ting Shen | Bloomberg | Getty Images Former Trump White House […]
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Trump accused of possible witnesses tampering: Here are the highlights from the latest Jan. 6 committee hearing
Committee Chairman Bennie Thompson (D-MS) and Vice Chair Liz Cheney (R-WY) lead the seventh public hearing by the House Select Committee to investigate the January 6th attack on the US Capitol, in Washington, DC, U.S., July 12, 2022. Doug Mills | Reuters The House select committee investigating the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol accused […]
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