A federal appeals court Monday said President Donald Trump could deploy the National Guard to Portland, Oregon, blocking a judge’s ruling that prohibited his administration from sending troops into the city.
The Supreme Court said Monday it will decide whether a federal law that bars habitual users of illegal drugs from possessing guns violates the Second Amendment right to bear arms.
John Bolton, a former national security adviser to President Donald Trump, was indicted by a federal grand jury on Thursday, accused of mishandling classified and sensitive material. The longtime Republican has been a controversial figure for decades and a thorn in Trump’s side, having written a scathing book about his time in the White House during the first Trump administration. Here’s what to know about Bolton as he finds himself in the news once again.
President Donald Trump’s unprecedented effort to pressure the Justice Department into prosecuting his perceived enemies have, so far, netted swift results—and more may be on the way.
The Supreme Court seemed open Wednesday to further limiting the use of race in drawing legislative maps, a move that could undermine the last major pillar of the Voting Rights Act, which has bolstered the power of minority voters and candidates for more than half a century and is widely considered one of the most significant laws of the civil rights era.
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s bid to impose sweeping restrictions on journalists’ ability to report at the Pentagon was orchestrated with advice from his longtime personal lawyer, Tim Parlatore, whose role on Hegseth’s staff has troubled some defense officials.
The Supreme Court on Tuesday rejected a bid by conspiracy theorist and Infowars founder Alex Jones to set aside the historic $1.4 billion jury verdict against him for defaming families of victims of the Sandy Hook Elementary mass killing.
President Donald Trump’s push to advance the death penalty as an “essential tool” for punishment and deterrence comes at a time when legal teams are facing a severe shortfall in federal funding for poor defendants nationwide, putting them under additional strain, they have argued in court filings.
The Justice Department obtained an indictment against New York Attorney General Letitia James on Thursday, accusing her of committing mortgage fraud when she purchased a property in Virginia.
A defiant Attorney General Pam Bondi defended her record in a Senate hearing Tuesday, eagerly clashing with Democrats who accused her of weaponizing the agency to target President Donald Trump’s foes.
