Politics & Policy
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DOJ asks appeals court to pause $83 million verdict against Trump in hopes of a SCOTUS review
The DOJ explained in a Tuesday filing that cites the Westfall Act that the federal government should be substituted as the defendant in the lawsuit. The DOJ had previously certified that Trump was acting "within the scope of employment" when he made statements that Carroll claimed were defamatory.
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NC man pleads guilty to doxxing Supreme Court justice
Supreme Court justices have, in recent years, faced threats and protests at their homes.
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DNI Gabbard spurs probe into evidence Congress, Trump were misled on election security, memos show
The evidence continues to stack up that the U.S. intel community sought to downplay China's actions in 2020 as Trump sought reelection, perhaps at the cost of legal or ethical rules. CIA Director John Ratcliffe said that there was a “false impression that Russia sought to influence the election, but China did not.”