Live updates: Trump calls for judge's impeachment, and Roberts pushes back; JFK files release expected
Chief Justice John Roberts issued President Trump's rare responsibilities on Tuesday amid an escalating battle between the government's enforcement and judicial divisions over the president's powers. Roberts issued a statement rebutting the president after he sought a bluff from a district court judge who directed Trump to turn around on a flight carrying Venezuelan immigrants […]
Appeals court denies Trump admin request to block judge's order to lift spending freeze
The federal appeals court on Tuesday refused to temporarily block a lower court order directing the Trump administration to freeze federal grants. The U.S. Court of Appeals in the First Circuit has already requested a suspension from the lower court judge John McConnell, the US District Judge who issued the order, but the appeal is […]
Missouri judge's ruling throws last-minute curveball in abortion ballot fight
The fate of Missouri's abortion rights amendment will rest in the state Supreme Court's hands on Tuesday after a justice ruled late Friday that the amendment violates state law. The ruling from Cole County Circuit Judge Christopher Limbaugh was a last-minute surprise and the amendment would have overturned the state's near-total abortion ban, suddenly casting […]
Musk's Starlink will block X in Brazil to comply with judge's orders
Elon Musk's SpaceX satellite internet service Starlink said on Tuesday it would block Musk's social media platform X in Brazil, following a recent order by the country's Supreme Court to block the platform in the South American country. “The Starlink team is committed to keeping you connected,” the company said. I wrote to X Tuesday. […]
Jim Jordan subpoenas company of Trump judge's daughter
The House Judiciary Committee has issued subpoenas to a company that employs the daughter of New York Judge Juan Marchand, who is overseeing former President Trump's hush money trial. The subpoena escalated an escalating fight between the committee's Weaponization and Authentic Campaigns subcommittees after the committee rejected lawmakers' requests for the company to turn over […]
Hunter Biden's attorneys say they 'never tried to mislead' court in response to judge's sanction threat
Hunter Biden’s lawyers have granted a motion to dismiss criminal charges against Biden in California while refuting a federal judge’s threat to sanction them for making “false statements.” in Submitted on Sunday After Judge Mark Scarce of the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California wrote a letter saying Biden’s legal team had […]