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Special counsel Jack Smith requests Trump be banned from talking about witnesses or evidence in Jan. 6 federal case

WASHINGTON — Special counsel Jack Smith on Friday asked a federal judge to bar former President Donald Trump from publicly…

Trump, DeSantis go head-to-head at key conservative group summits in DC

Former President Donald Trump is set to deliver a pair of headline speeches Friday night at two socially conservative Christian…

Federal court rejects Alabama congressional map in racial gerrymandering case

A panel of three federal judges on Tuesday struck down an Alabama congressional map accused of being racially gerrymandered against…

Treasury sanctions Russian FSB operatives in 2020 poisoning of opposition leader Alexei Navalny

WASHINGTON — The U.S. Department of the Treasury on Thursday issued new sanctions against Russian security operatives for the 2020…

Judge temporarily exempts women with complicated pregnancies from Texas abortion ban

Women in Texas with complicated pregnancies will be exempted from a state abortion ban under a temporary injunction issued on…

Appeals court allows Biden asylum restrictions to temporarily stay in place as case plays out

An appeals court Thursday allowed a rule restricting asylum at the southern border to temporarily stay in place. The decision…

Lawsuit accuses billionaire Leon Black of raping autistic teenager at Jeffrey Epstein’s townhouse

A federal lawsuit filed Tuesday accused Leon Black, the billionaire co-founder of Apollo Global Management, of raping a then-16-year-old girl…

Biden designates new Emmett Till monument as debates over U.S. history intensify

President Joe Biden on Tuesday honored Emmett Till, the Black teenager whose 1955 killing helped galvanize the Civil Rights movement,…

U.S. Virgin Islands seeks at least $190 million from JPMorgan Chase in Jeffrey Epstein case

The government of the U.S. Virgin Islands in a court filing Friday estimated that it will seek damages of at…

Trump to host screening of ‘Sound of Freedom,’ the divisive anti-child-trafficking hit film

Former President Donald Trump this month will host a screening of “Sound of Freedom,” the surprise hit film about rescuing…