What is a special master and why does Donald Trump want one?

The judge overseeing the case had said in an order over the weekend that she had preliminary intent to grant the former US president ... a special master, though the justice department’s ... Read More

US special counsel seeks gag order on Trump’s ‘inflammatory’ statements

Jack Smith asked judge Tanya Chutkan to restrict ex-president’s statements in federal election subversion trial The US special counsel prosecuting Donald Trump for election subversion has asked ... Read More

How a Supreme Court Immunity Ruling Could Affect Trump’s Election Case

In arguments on Thursday, the justices appeared to signal two ways they could help Donald Trump as he fights charges that he plotted to overturn the 2020 election. Read More

Trump Is Getting What He Wants

At today’s hearing on Donald Trump’s claim of absolute immunity from criminal prosecution, the Republican-appointed Supreme Court majority appeared poised to give him what he most desires in the case: ... Read More

US judge upholds Trump's $83.3 million defamation loss, rejects new trial

A federal judge on Thursday rejected Donald Trump's bid to throw out an $83.3 million defamation verdict in favor of the writer E. Jean Carroll, who said the former U.S. president defamed her after ... Read More

In historic Trump hearing, Supreme Court majority suggests presidents may have some criminal immunity

The Supreme Court heard a historic case on whether Trump has immunity or can be criminally prosecuted over his efforts to overturn his 2020 election loss ... Read More

Trump’s Immunity Claim Joins His Plans to Increase Executive Power

The former president is asking the Supreme Court to put the presidency above criminal law as he pursues a broader agenda of expanding the office’s power should he win the election. Read More

US Justice Department is investigating Boeing over its door plug blowout

In the days after the door plug incident on Alaska Airlines flight 1282, an attorney for the families asked the Justice Department to review whether Boeing violated the agreement. The agreement ... Read More

Supreme Court questions Donald Trump obstruction counts while weighing immunity from all charges

Supreme Court justices raised questions about an obstruction charge against Donald Trump and hundreds of others -- while hearing a different case. Read More

Column: Will Trump be tried for Jan. 6? After Supreme Court arguments, it’s more uncertain than ever

The conservative justices seemed likely to confer broad presidential immunity from prosecution — and in a way that would further delay any federal trial. Read More

ISIS-K could slip through US border and carry out Moscow-style attack, US official warns

ISIS-K terrorists could cross America’s porous borders, and carry out an attack like the Moscow concert hall mass shooting that killed 143 people, a US counter-terrorism official and experts warned. Read More

‘Fallout’ is the next ‘The Last of Us’ — but more fun: review

"Fallout" starring Ella Purnell and Walton Goggins is a welcome new dystopian show. Move over, “The Last of Us” — Prime Video’s “Fallout” is here. Now streaming, “Fallout” is ... Read More