Company ordered to stop work at two sites in country, which has found itself at forefront of tech firms' latest push.
MIAMI (AP) " A federal judge on Thursday ordered President Donald Trump to sit for a deposition in his $10 billion defamation lawsuit against the BBC by Dec. 11.
The order from U.S. Magistrate Judge Enjoliqu Lett came as lawyers for the British broadcaster complained that Trump had delayed his appearance. Charles Tobin, the attorney for the BBC, said that with two months left in the discovery period, "we still haven't been able to depose the plaintiff."
He noted there was an agreed-upon date of Oct. 16, but that Trump had canceled it for a "matter of national importance." Tobin said the Republican president was in fact campaigning in Georgia that day.
The president's latest effort was supposed to put ordinary Americans on the front lines of that fight. The POTUS has repeatedly accused government programs of wasting taxpayer money while making unnecessary changes to the city. He insists his administration can uncover any wrongdoing that others have overlooked. Read more
Donald Trump said he would settle cases of water contamination at a military base, but only if Republicans win in the midterms.
President Donald Trump warned he'd send "no money" to poisoned veterans if Republicans did not win the House and Senate in November, marking a new low for his shoddy midterms campaign.
Speaking at a rally in Greenville, North Carolina, Tuesday, Trump promised that if Republicans kept control of Congress, he'd direct the Department of Justice to "settle all remaining legitimate claims" made by the victims of contaminated water at Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune.
"If we don't win, there's no money. If we do win, you're getting it, it's going to be finally over with that nightmare that's been going on for so many years. We will never abandon the heroes who served America," Trump said.
Staffers for US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth broke a globe used by Gen. Dwight Eisenhower during World War II after the Trump Cabinet official demanded that it be moved to his office in the Pentagon. The Washington Post reported on Thursday that Hegseth wanted the historic 30-inch globe delivered to his office because he found its historical significance "attractive." Read more
Veteran Democratic strategist James Carville said he would rather see Republicans keep control of the House by five seats than watch Democrats win the chamber by the same margin, warning that a "nightmare" razor-thin majority would leave party leaders "hostage to the DSA."
Top Trump administration officials are starting to point fingers squarely at SpaceX founder Elon Musk for the decision to slow down his company's Starlink satellite internet services and its military counterpart Starshield for Ukraine, which has been muddled in uncertainty over the culprit.
Looking to deflect the controversial move " which was swiftly admonished by powerful congressional Republicans and Democrats " Secretary of State Marco Rubio on Wednesday said Ukraine's access to Starlink was up to Musk and not the White House.
It's still early. Like, really early. But based on what we've seen from early voting so far, Democrats were right to be optimistic about North Carolina this year. After six days of early voting, turnout among registered Democrats is double that of registered Republicans. As of Wednesday, 22% of votes so far have been cast by Republicans, compared to 44% for Democrats. That difference is especially jarring when you consider that Democrats and Republicans make up roughly the same share of all registered voters in the state.
On Monday, Mississippi Attorney General Lynn Fitch ruled that the police shooting of 1-year-old boy Kohen Wiley was a "justified" use of force. Kohen was fatally shot in June, outside of a Walmart, as cops investigated his mother and her friend for stealing diapers. Fitch didn't explain the reasoning behind the decision or what evidence was considered in a case that has sparked national backlash.
Billionaire technology investor Peter Thiel said he's skeptical of the U.S. war with Iran and does not believe the United States should have launched it, putting the major Republican donor at odds with President Donald Trump over one of the administration's defining foreign policy decisions. Thiel's remarks, delivered on Oct. 12 at a private event, are his most explicit statements to be revealed publicly about the war with Iran and come less than two weeks before the midterm elections in which Trump's party is grasping to maintain power in Congress.
Pamphlets purporting to come from a transgender rights organization " mailed to families across Texas and igniting a storm of criticism from conservatives " came from a company formed last month in Wyoming. Social media posts began circulating Monday and Tuesday, the opening days of early voting for the Nov. 3 midterm election, that showed a pamphlet marketed as a resource guide for LGBTQ+ students from the Texas Transgender Student Union. Read more
John Anderson, the country Hall of Famer behind hits like "Seminole Wind" and "Swingin'," has died. He was 71.
Anderson's death was announced by his family across his social media accounts on Wednesday. No cause of death or further information was noted.
Bush's brother crosses party lines to vote for James Talarico for Senate
Republican Neil Bush says he was deeply troubled' by Ken Paxton's conduct and enormously impressed' with Talarico
Neil Bush, a son of former president George HW Bush and a lifelong Republican, announced on Tuesday that he crossed party lines to vote for James Talarico, the Democratic candidate for Senate in Texas.
In a Facebook post, Neil Bush said he chose to vote early for Talarico over Ken Paxton, the Republican candidate and current Texas attorney general, because he was "deeply troubled" by Paxton's conduct and was "enormously impressed" by Talarico's principles.
Nancy Pelosi's office latest recipient of letter containing white powder
Former speaker is latest target of mailings sent to various Congress members in the lead-up to the midterm elections
California representative Nancy Pelosi's office received "a suspicious letter" on Wednesday in what appears to be the latest incident of ill-intentioned mailings targeted at US Congress members before the midterm elections.
Ukraine's capital has come under a new missile attack, hours after Russia said it was "ready in principle" to resume peace talks and the US president said the world was "the closest we've been" to ending the war.
Several houses were hit on Wednesday night, injuring six people, Kyiv Mayor Vitaliy Klitschko said.
As Vivek Ramaswamy doubles down on his controversial ad attacking Amy Acton, backlash has grown to include Democrats, Republicans and political commentators across the country. The ad, first obtained by The Rooster political blog, features Acton's estranged mother, Donna Arthur, accusing her daughter of lying about her childhood and urging Ohioans not to vote for her. Acton has said she was sexually abused at age 12 by her stepfather, who faced criminal charges, and that her mother sided with him. Acton and her brother were removed from their mother's custody. According to her brother, their mother remained married to Acton's alleged abuser until his death. Read more
