THE HOLIDAY RUSH TO GET TRUMP: IS IT EQUAL JUSTICE? The federal court system does not move at lightning speed at any time of the year, and certainly not in late December. But the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit is working overtime through Christmas and New Year, pushing to decide some of the complex and difficult issues involved in special counsel Jack Smith's criminal case against former President Donald Trump. The judges act as if they are racing the clock — and they are. Why? Because if they don't act fast, Smith will have no chance to realize his goal of trying, convicting, and jailing Trump, the leading Republican presidential candidate, before the 2024 election.
The Treasury Department on Thursday slapped sanctions on an alleged network sending Iranian funds to Yemen's Houthi rebels amid the group's escalated attacks at shipping vessels in the Red Sea. The head of the Currency Exchangers Association in Yemen, along with three exchange houses in Yemen and Turkey, will face sanctions from the Treasury Department...
Pundit Meghan McCain, a former a co-host of ABC'S "The View," blasted her ex-colleagues after what she calls unfair comparisons made on the show about her and Hunter Biden, the president's son. "I can't go like a week without something being said about me on the show," she said during an interview on Michael Malice's...
A Confederate monument was taken down in Jacksonville, Fla., Wednesday following an order from the city’s mayor, as public officials around the U.S. continue to grapple with what to do with statutes commemorating the Confederacy. Jacksonville Mayor Donna Deegan (D) ordered the removal of two statues from Springfield Park. Both were part of the “Tribute...
The Defense Department on Thursday officially rolled out a new policy for specialized and independent military lawyers to prosecute major crimes — including murder and sexual assault cases — across the armed services, shifting away from unit commanders who previously oversaw those efforts. Four new special trial counsel offices staffed with independent lawyers have opened...
Chris Christie is stepping up his rhetoric attacking GOP presidential front-runner and rival former President Trump, releasing a new ad declaring Trump will "burn America to the ground." Christie, a former New Jersey governor who is angling for a strong showing in New Hampshire to propel his long-shot campaign, stares directly into the camera during...