Abbe Lowell, a longtime Washington litigator who’s represented Democrats and Republicans facing politically contentious cases, has a new bloc of clients since launching his own firm earlier this year: enemies of the Trump administration. Lowell has decades of experience defending high-profile legislators and political figures on both sides of the aisle, including Jared Kushner and […]
A horrific mass shooting in Minneapolis has spawned a heated political debate over the power of prayer versus the power of government. Liberal Democrats, frustrated by their inability to enact sweeping gun control measures, have long responded with hostility to conservative Republicans offering their “thoughts and prayers” in the wake of mass shootings, viewing it […]
MINNEAPOLIS, Minn. — Democrats are channeling grassroots anger at Immigration and Customs Enforcement with a series of condemnations that stop short of the calls to “abolish ICE” that defined the early anti-Trump resistance. At their summer gathering in Minnesota this week, members of the Democratic National Committee signaled the strategy they will take to oppose Trump’s immigration […]
A federal judge on Thursday allowed a lawsuit against Saudi Arabia by families of 9/11 victims to proceed, marking a blow to the country’s efforts to block legal proceedings alleging it helped carry out the deadly terrorist attack. United States District Judge George Daniels in the Southern District of New York rejected the Saudi government’s […]
A federal judge on Thursday granted three former Memphis Police Department officers convicted for their roles in the death of Tyre Nichols a new trial due to concerns about judicial bias. Nichols’s death while in MPD custody in Tennessee sparked nationwide protests and calls for police reform in 2023 due to accusations that he was unfairly […]
Federal prosecutors on Thursday charged a man seen throwing a sandwich at a federal agent with a misdemeanor offense after a grand jury declined to bring a harsher felony charge against the Washington, D.C., protester. The grand jury recently refused to indict Sean Dunn, a former government employee, on felony charges, leading to prosecutors’ latest […]
A federal judge on Thursday dismissed Georgia Attorney General Chris Carr’s lawsuit against Lt. Gov. Burt Jones that sought to block his gubernatorial rival from raising unlimited cash for his campaign. United States District Judge Victoria Marie Calvert ruled Carr and his campaign “lack standing” to sue because they mounted a lawsuit against Jones and […]
A federal judge on Thursday ruled the Trump administration’s effort to remove Michael Abramowitz as director of Voice of America was “plainly contrary to the law.” United States District Judge Royce Lamberth handed down a decision stating Abramowitz cannot be removed from his position without the approval of the majority of the International Broadcasting Advisory […]
(The Center Square) – The U.S. Department of Justice said Thursday it has filed charges against a Tennessee woman accused of threatening U.S. Sen. Marsha Blackburn. The investigation began in May when one of Blackburn’s staffers listened to a voicemail from someone threatening the Republican senator. “I’m gonna shoot her with a gun. I’m gonna blow […]
(The Center Square) – Several Louisiana officials voiced their concerns over federal cuts by the current Trump administration during a press call with Sabotaging Our Safety on Tuesday in conjunction with the 20th anniversary of Hurricane Katrina. The devastating storm struck Aug. 29, 2005. Katrina displaced 1.5 million people as it racked up over $125 billion […]
