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Impeached South Korean president to appear in court hearing to argue against his arrest
Impeached South Korean president to appear in court hearing to argue against his arrest
Republican strategist Scott Jennings said during a CNN appearance that the Trump administration should ignore federal court rulings that don’t fall in line with the president’s policy objectives, prompting host Abby Phillip to shoot back that his argument was “not connected to the facts.” “If a district court judge tries to usurp the authority of the chief executive of this country, he should absolutely defy it,” Jennings told a panel on Monday‘s CNN NewsNight. “There’s a difference between broa
Baroness Kennedy of the Shaws told the House of Lords that the Article 70 of the Rome Statute forbids the obstruction of justice.
Republican Rep. Anna Paulina Luna announced Tuesday that she wants to use her new task force dedicated to uncovering “federal secrets” to question the investigators of President John F. Kennedy’s 1963 assassination. Her only issue? They are all dead. The congresswoman said during a press conference Tuesday that she hopes to use the “Task Force on the Declassification of Federal Secrets” to speak to physicians and members of the Warren Commission, which was formed to look into Kennedy’s assassina
Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer (N.Y.) in a letter to colleagues Monday warned of the possibility of a “Trump shutdown” and reminded fellow senators that Democrats have the power to make or break any bill to fund the government past March 14. Democrats in the Senate and House are looking more seriously at the looming…
The White House is talking about an unprecedented act of defiance.
WASHINGTON (AP) — A federal judge found Monday that the Trump administration hasn’t fully followed his order to unfreeze federal spending and told the White House to release billions of dollars in funding. The Trump administration quickly appealed the ruling.
Elon Musk’s teenage acolyte known online as “Big Balls” has taken on a significant role in the U.S. State Department that has some officials on edge, a report claims. Edward Coristine, 19, now works as a “senior adviser” in the State Department’s Bureau of Diplomatic Technology, The Washington Post reported. That bureau is a data hub that serves as the IT department for Washington’s diplomatic apparatus. The role comes in addition to Coristine’s work at the Department of Government Efficiency, w
WASHINGTON (AP) — The acting head of the federal agency responsible for responding to disasters said Monday that he’s suspending payments sent to New York City to house migrants and that staff who made them will be held accountable, after Elon Musk blasted the transactions on his social media platform.
NEW YORK (Reuters) -A U.S. judge clarified on Tuesday that an order restricting billionaire Elon Musk's government cost-cutting effort from accessing the Treasury Department's payment systems does not apply to Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent. U.S. District Judge Paul Engelmayer on Saturday temporarily blocked Musk's so-called Department of Government Efficiency's access to the government systems used to process trillions of dollars in payments, granting a win to a coalition of Democratic attorneys general from 19 states who filed a lawsuit. That ruling sparked outcry from Trump allies - including Musk and Deputy Chief of Staff Stephen Miller - who said it blocked Bessent, who was confirmed by the Senate on January 28, from accessing the systems.
WASHINGTON (AP) — A top Democratic senator has asked the Justice Department's inspector general to investigate after he says he received information that President Donald Trump's pick to lead the FBI, Kash Patel, had been “personally directing the ongoing purge” of agents at the bureau.
WASHINGTON (AP) — A U.S. judge on Monday ordered the fired head of the federal agency dedicated to protecting whistleblowers to be reinstated while a court fight continues over his removal by President Donald Trump.
'Unfortunately, the problem of drugs and drug-related crime in Canada has been seriously exacerbated by policies adopted by the federal government'
Videos are mysteriously missing from an online portal that is legally required to house evidence related to Jan. 6 cases, according to a new lawsuit.
Elon Musk appeared alongside President Donald Trump in the Oval Office on Tuesday to defend the cuts being made by DOGE.
U.S. President Donald Trump on Monday signed an executive order directing the Justice Department to pause prosecutions of Americans accused of bribing foreign government officials while trying to win or retain business in their countries. Trump's order pauses enforcement of the nearly half-century-old Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) and directs Attorney General Pam Bondi to review current and past actions related to the law and prepare new guidelines for enforcement. "It's going to mean a lot more business for America," Trump told reporters while signing the order in the Oval Office on Monday.
House Democrats revealed Monday that they have created a task force to respond to the “harm” inflicted by the Trump administration. In a “Dear Colleague” letter, House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) announced the formation of a Rapid Response Task Force and Litigation Working Group to further the party’s “ongoing effort to push back against…
The president is reportedly planning to sign an order that could start the process of dismantling the Education Department.
The Philippines' National Bureau of Investigation has recommended filing criminal charges against Vice President Sara Duterte over an alleged threat to assassinate President Ferdinand Marcos Jr and others, the agency's head said on Wednesday. "We have finally recommended the filing of inciting to sedition and grave threats against the vice president," NBI Director Jaime Santiago told radio broadcaster DZBB in an interview.
Toronto council finalized the city's budget for this year at a special meeting on Tuesday.In a 19 to 5 vote, council approved the property tax rates for 2025, which includes a 6.9 per cent property tax hike, after debating Mayor Olivia Chow's proposed budget all day. Councillors Brad Bradford, Jon Burnside, Stephen Holyday, James Pasternak and Anthony Peruzza voted against the rates.The $18.8-billion operating budget, which covers day-to-day spending, includes increased funds for areas like tran
President Trump’s flood-the-zone strategy in the first month of his new presidency is catching the typically sluggish judiciary flat-footed. More than 50 lawsuits challenging major administration actions have been filed at breakneck speed, leading to whirlwind showdowns in courtrooms across the country that have created challenges for both sides in the legal debate. Justice Department lawyers…