The two candidates named Dan Sullivan running for Alaska’s U.S. Senate seat will be distinguished on the ballot by their middle initials, a move required under state law to reduce voter confusion. The unusual situation has injected a fresh dose of controversy into one of the country’s most competitive Senate races. Incumbent Sen. Dan Sullivan […]

Former Milwaukee County Circuit Judge Hannah Dugan urged a federal judge this week to toss out her conviction on obstruction charges for helping an illegal immigrant evade arrest last year, as part of a last-ditch effort before she is sentenced. U.S. District Judge Lynn Adelman, an appointee of former President Bill Clinton, heard arguments in […]

Salvadoran national and illegal immigrant Kilmar Abrego Garcia alerted a federal judge on Wednesday to new testimony from Department of Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin indicating the Trump administration may be willing to send him to Costa Rica, a development that could reshape a high-profile legal battle over his removal. In a brief three-page filing […]

Former New York Republican Rep. George Santos on Wednesday challenged an NPR report that the Department of Justice is investigating him for allegedly benefiting from insider trading on the Kalshi prediction market. Santos is alleged to have placed bets on his attendance at the president’s State of the Union address in February, according to NPR. […]