WASHINGTON — Delaying Donald Trump’s federal trial for his efforts to stop the peaceful transfer of power until 2026 would “deny the public its right to a speedy trial,” federal prosecutors for special counsel Jack Smith wrote in a court filing on Monday. “In service of a proposed trial date in 2026 that would deny… Continue reading Pushing Trump’s federal Jan. 6 case to 2026 would deny public a speedy trial, DOJ says
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Federal investigators dispatched to Maui to determine exact cause of catastrophic fire
A team of investigators from the federal Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives was dispatched to Maui on Thursday to determine the exact origin and cause of the deadliest U.S. wildfire in a century. Since the Aug. 8 fire killed more than 100 people, speculation about what caused it has centered on power lines,… Continue reading Federal investigators dispatched to Maui to determine exact cause of catastrophic fire
Federal Appeals Court Upholds Block Of Idaho Transgender Athletes Law
A federal appeals court on Thursday upheld a decision blocking Idaho’s first-in-the-nation ban on transgender athletes in girls and women’s sports. A three-judge panel of the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals upheld a judge’s preliminary injunction against the 2020 law, which would prohibit transgender women and girls from playing on female sports teams sponsored… Continue reading Federal Appeals Court Upholds Block Of Idaho Transgender Athletes Law
Federal judges rule against parts of Texas, Georgia voting laws
AUSTIN, Texas — Federal judges in Georgia and Texas have ruled against key provisions of two controversial election laws passed two years ago as the Republican Party sought to tighten voting rules after former President Donald Trump’s loss in the 2020 presidential contest. U.S. District Judge Xavier Rodriguez struck down a provision of Texas’ law requiring that… Continue reading Federal judges rule against parts of Texas, Georgia voting laws
Trump Requests April Start Date For Federal Jan. 6 Trial… April 2026.
Attorneys for former President Donald Trump asked the judge overseeing his federal election interference trial to push back the start date well beyond the January date proposed by special counsel Jack Smith ― all the way to April 2026, nearly a year and a half after the next presidential election. The lawyers filed the request… Continue reading Trump Requests April Start Date For Federal Jan. 6 Trial… April 2026.
Trump lawyers seeks to delay federal election trial until 2026
WASHINGTON — Former President Donald Trump, the front-runner in polls for the 2024 Republican nomination, is seeking to delay his federal trial on charges related to his efforts to stop the peaceful transfer of power and retain the White House following his 2020 election loss. In a court filing Thursday, Trump’s attorneys recommended starting the… Continue reading Trump lawyers seeks to delay federal election trial until 2026
Woman arrested for allegedly threatening federal judge in Trump election case
A Texas woman was ordered detained Wednesday after she was arrested and charged with threatening the federal judge presiding over former President Donald Trump’s election case in Washington, D.C. Abigail Jo Shry, 43, faces a charge of transmitting a threat to injure a person via interstate commerce, according to an affidavit signed by Joshua Henry,… Continue reading Woman arrested for allegedly threatening federal judge in Trump election case
Mark Meadows seeks to move Fulton County case to federal court
Former White House chief of staff Mark Meadows, one of the co-defendants charged with racketeering in the Georgia 2020 election probe, filed court documents Tuesday seeking to move the new Fulton County case to federal court. In a 14-page filing, Meadows argued that the charges in the indictment pertain to actions he took while serving… Continue reading Mark Meadows seeks to move Fulton County case to federal court
FEMA chief says federal government has the ‘right amount of personnel’ aiding in Hawaii
WASHINGTON — FEMA administrator Deanne Criswell said the federal government currently has the “right amount of personnel on the ground” in Hawaii to help in the recovery and response efforts from what has become the deadliest wildfire in modern U.S. history. Criswell, who joined Monday’s White House press briefing via video from Hawaii, said the Federal… Continue reading FEMA chief says federal government has the ‘right amount of personnel’ aiding in Hawaii
RFK Jr. Endorses Federal Abortion Ban Then Reverses Himself
Democratic presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. walked back comments endorsing a federal abortion ban, a longtime Republican goal virtually no other Democratic politician has embraced. In an interview with NBC News at the Iowa State Fair over the weekend, Kennedy repeatedly said “yes” when asked if he would sign a federal ban on abortion… Continue reading RFK Jr. Endorses Federal Abortion Ban Then Reverses Himself