As Trump Politicizes Justice Dept., Prosecutors Struggle With Grand Juries
Judges and grand juries have increasingly lost faith in the Justice Department as President Trump uses it to reward his friends and go after his opponents.
Aspects such as drone technology and diplomacy show how the wars intersect on the battlefield and in global alignments, providing a model for future conflicts.
President Trump gave conflicting signals over how much progress had been made in the talks. Both the U.S. and Iran suggested that a breakthrough was not imminent.
President Trump seems focused on anything other than keeping Republican control of Congress. “The stupid stuff is killing our chances,” said a retiring senator.
The U.S. oil blockade has left millions without cooking gas. In Santiago de Cuba, the cradle of the Cuban revolution, apartment tower residents resort to charcoal and firewood.
President Trump has alternated between bullying the justices and cozying up to them as the court prepares to announce rulings that will affect his agenda.
Buildings rattled in the Ukrainian capital for hours early Sunday. It was unclear if Russia’s Oreshnik intermediate-range ballistic missile had been used.
A decision to stave off litigation between Fox and FIFA turned into a bonanza worth hundreds of millions of dollars in discounted World Cup rights to the broadcaster.
A partner in the war, Israel has been largely left out of the peace talks, a humbling setback for Benjamin Netanyahu with significant risks for the country.
The death count rose drastically on Saturday as the Chinese leader, Xi Jinping, called for an investigation and emphasized the need to “hold those responsible to account.”
The acting attorney general went to Capitol Hill to allay Republicans’ concerns over a fund to pay people who claim government mistreatment. It did not go well.
The discussions suggest that the U.S. and the Iranian government may not be close to reaching a deal to end a war that has badly damaged the global economy
Once seen by some as the most conventional of President Trump’s political appointees, Todd Blanche has been uncompromising in his role as acting attorney general.
The fund that could offer payouts to Trump allies seems to contradict a policy instituted under former Attorney General Pam Bondi last year, legal experts said.
The indictment against Raúl Castro was an extraordinary escalation of the Trump administration’s pressure campaign against Cuba’s Communist government.
The possibility that people who ransacked the Capitol could get money from the government they attacked is the latest twist in the president’s effort to rewrite the history of Jan. 6.
An Israeli strike designed to free Mahmoud Ahmadinejad from house arrest was part of an effort to bring about regime change and put him in power, U.S. officials said.
The warning was issued as President Trump and Vice President JD Vance say progress is being made toward a deal, while keeping open the threat of renewed strikes.
China’s leader Xi Jinping called for a halt to fighting in the Middle East, ignored Russia’s war in Ukraine and took a veiled swipe at the United States.
Justices Hint at Strains as Supreme Court Comes Under Scrutiny
In appearances across the U.S., the justices have defended the role of the court, even as what appear to be strained relations among them have emerged.
A New York Times/Siena poll found that while President Trump is very popular within the Republican coalition, a sizable share wants change from the next nominee.
Todd Blanche, the acting attorney general, answered questions about President Trump’s new $1.8 billion fund for those claiming mistreatment by Democrats.
President Trump’s open willingness to hold up a $14 billion Taiwan arms package is a win for Beijing. Now China could be weighing how to keep the weapons on ice for as long as it can.
More than a quarter-million people commute on the nation’s busiest passenger rail service. Workers, who have not received a raise since 2022, went on strike on Saturday.
The defeat of Senator Bill Cassidy showed President Trump’s party dominance, but Republicans are bracing for a potential backlash to his presidency in November.
Terakeet, a reputation management firm, attempted to downplay the friendship of the Goldman Sachs general counsel, Kathryn Ruemmler, with Jeffrey Epstein.
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