Archives for November 2022

The Supreme Court has been asked to step into a thorny debate over whether Elizabeth Warren's idea of a Wall Street-policing agency is legal, potentially adding another major case to a docket already packed with affirmative action, voting and LGBTQ issues. … [Read more...] about Court showdown looming on Elizabeth Warren's Wall Street-policing agency

President Biden said Monday that he was not informed before Attorney General Merrick Garland appointed a special counsel to oversee the Justice Department's investigation of former President Donald Trump. … [Read more...] about Biden insists he was in the dark about Justice Department's new special prosecutor for Trump probes

A federal judge on Monday denied a motion to quash a subpoena from former White House press secretary Jen Psaki who is trying to avoid giving a deposition in a lawsuit alleging the Biden administration conspired with Big Tech to silence conservative criticism on social media. … [Read more...] about Federal judge rejects Jen Psaki's bid to duck testifying in censorship lawsuit

Two men who were arrested at New York's Penn Station after authorities spotted social media posts about attacking a synagogue represented a real danger to the city's Jewish community, Mayor Eric Adams said Monday. … [Read more...] about 2 arrested after Twitter threats to 'shoot up a synagogue'

Prosecutors in the Trump Organization's criminal tax fraud trial rested their case Monday earlier than expected, pinning hopes for convicting Donald Trump's company largely on the word of two top executives who cut deals before testifying they schemed to avoid taxes on company-paid perks. … [Read more...] about Prosecution rests in Trump Organization's tax fraud case