Jack Smith defended his Trump prosecutions before Congress on Thursday and rejected claims that his investigations were politically driven. The former special counsel used his first public testimony to restate his case that President Donald Trump broke the law and would have been convicted if not for Justice Department rules barring prosecution of a sitting […]
Minnesota activists are calling for a statewide “Day of Action” to shut down work, school and shopping as tensions escalate over ICE enforcement, with Vice President JD Vance heading into the flashpoint. Plus, a massive winter storm is slamming the U.S. with ice, snow and brutal cold — and in some places this morning, it […]
President Donald Trump has rescinded his invitation for Canada to join his international Board of Peace. It comes after the country’s prime minister pushed back against comments Trump made during a speech at the World Economic Forum. He said, he said On Wednesday, Trump called Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney “ungrateful” for his response to […]
After days of escalating tension and a flurry of one-on-one diplomacy with NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte, President Donald Trump is backing away from threats of a global trade war and taking Greenland by force. But the episode raised questions about whether the U.S. has damaged its relationships with other NATO member nations, as well […]
At age 79, is President Donald Trump too old to serve? Should 77-year-old Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas be disqualified? What about Sen. Charles Grassley? The Iowa Republican is 92. If Rahm Emanuel, the former Chicago mayor who’s throwing around the idea of running for president, had his way, all of them would be out […]
Haiti’s devastating 7.0 magnitude earthquake in 2010 killed 222,570 people, injured 300,000 more and left 1.3 million displaced. The United States offered Haitians special immigration protections, and now sixteen years later, they are set to end. Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem directed the agency twice in 2025 to end Haiti’s temporary protected status, a […]
A little-known company called Agri Stats finds itself in some significant legal issues, claiming its actions are likely impacting your grocery bills. The company currently faces an antitrust lawsuit from the U.S. Department of Justice and just settled a class-action suit. Agri Stats is a data company that collects detailed financial, operation and other information […]
President Donald Trump’s new international “Board of Peace” is built on a charter that gives him extensive powers as inaugural chairman, including the ability to veto decisions, set the agenda, invite members, dissolve the body and name his own successor, according to a draft charter described by The New York Times and a leaked version […]
The death of a Cuban migrant at an Immigration and Customs Enforcement detention center in Texas has been ruled a homicide caused by a violent encounter with guards. The finding conflicts with earlier statements by federal officials. Geraldo Lunas Campos, 55, died Jan. 3 at Camp East Montana, an ICE detention center in El Paso. […]
President Donald Trump has followed through with his weekend threat to sue megabank JPMorgan Chase and its CEO Jamie Dimon. Trump filed a lawsuit Thursday in a Florida court seeking $5 billion for the bank’s alleged debanking activities shortly after the Jan. 6, 2021, assault on the U.S. Capitol by the president’s supporters. Trump’s attorney […]
