Jack Smith, the former special counsel who brought criminal charges against Donald Trump, will testify Sept. 22 before the Senate Judiciary Committee. "He stands by the decisions he made as Special Counsel and looks forward to the opportunity to appear before your Committee in a public hearing to correct the many mischaracterizations of his tenure," his attorneys wrote in a letter to the committee.
The rebellion against Todd Blanche's nomination to be attorney general, now seemingly contained, at no point fundamentally questioned President Trump's new protections from the I.R.S ... read more
Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Va., said in a letter to the White House that the military has "exceeded" the parameters of President Donald Trump's orders in striking alleged drug-smuggling vessels ... read more
Funding currently expires at the end of Sept. 30, triggering a full government shutdown on Oct. 1 if Congress fails to act. read more
President Trump called Iran's leadership "unbelievably duplicitous" Monday after Iran said hours earlier it had no plans to hold direct talks with Washington, despite the U.S. leader's claim that negotiations would start today. read more
A Jeffrey Epstein-linked French modeling scout who was discovered dead at his home last month was quietly operating an anonymous online account devoted to praising President Donald Trump, according to two researchers who say they traced the account back to him ... read more
Trump said: "The Winning Shot in the Bedminster Club Championship! Thank you very much to all of those who participated. I won with a score of 70, and am so honored in that, unlike the rest of the field, I'm given very little time to practice, because I'm focused on many other things. It's called TALENT, and I have it, and they don't! read more
President Donald Trump went on a posting spree on Truth Social on Saturday, sharing AI-generated images of him doing everything from arresting extraterrestrials to kissing a statue of Jesus Christ. read more
Investors looking to get a jump on White House announcements will be able to buy sneak peeks starting Saturday as a Trump family company starts selling special, fast access to the president's posts on social media read more
In Middletown and Bridgeport, police officials have pushed to contract a first-responder drone program they praise as a potentially life-saving tool. But residents of both cities took to their city halls ... read more
Louisiana retailers can no longer charge customers extra for using debit cards under a new state law that took effect Saturday, giving consumers new legal protections and expanding the attorney general's authority to enforce the ban. read more
"Today, I sent a letter to the Florida Conference of Catholic Bishops regarding their schools' vaccine mandates. Ironically, they won't offer religious exemptions as prescribed by state law. This is troubling and may disqualify them from state scholarships and vouchers." read more
Capital One Financial has for the first time formally linked its decision to close the Trump Organization's bank accounts to anti-money laundering concerns, a significant disclosure made on Friday. read more
A federal judge has rejected X.AI's request for a temporary restraining order that would have halted enforcement of Minnesota's AI nudification ban. The bill was passed with near unanimous support in both the Minnesota House and Senate earlier this year. The law bans the use of technology that generates fake nude images of real people. read more
State Rep. Austin McCollum, a four-term Republican lawmaker who appears to be the only official candidate in an upcoming election for Benton County judge, is in jail today on charges of domestic battery. read more
Federal officials on Friday released an updated framework for the Colorado River, requiring Arizona, California and Nevada to significantly reduce their water use in the coming years. read more
