First Look Hunter Biden probe ramps up as DOJ appoints special counsel Attorney General Merrick Garland has named David Weiss, the U.S. attorney in Delaware, as special counsel in the Justice Department’s investigation into Hunter Biden. Mr. Garland said Mr. Weiss will have “all the resources he requests” to probe the matter. | View caption Hide…
BIG SANDY, Mont. — As Republicans set their sights on recapturing control of the Senate next year, there may be no bigger prize, both figuratively and literally, than Montana. Democratic Sen. Jon Tester is seeking a fourth term in a state where former President Donald Trump won by more than 16 percentage points in 2020…
A Florida man who stole a riot shield and used it help push against officers in the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol was sentenced Wednesday to a year and a half in prison, prosecutors said. Joshua Doolin, 25, of Lakeland, was sentenced to 18 months Wednesday, a little more than five months after…
Voters in Ohio on Tuesday handily defeated a measure put forward by Republican lawmakers to make it more difficult for voters to amend the state constitution. State Issue 1, which would have raised the threshold for passing citizen-proposed amendments to 60%, from 50% plus one, failed 57% to 43% with nearly all votes counted. The…
Former President Donald Trump has been indicted — again. This time, he is facing federal charges related to his alleged attempts to overturn the results of the 2020 election, which eventually boiled over into the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol. While Trump’s prior federal case, related to his alleged mishandling of classified…
Fani Willis, the district attorney in Georgia’s Fulton County, where former President Donald Trump is under investigation for allegedly attempting to overturn the state’s 2020 presidential election result, said last week that she will reveal her charging decisions in the matter by Sept. 1. “The work is accomplished,” she told NBC affiliate WXIA. “We’ve been…
Fani Willis, the district attorney in Georgia’s Fulton County, where former President Donald Trump is under investigation for allegedly attempting to overturn the state’s 2020 presidential election result, said last week that she will reveal her charging decisions in the matter by Sept. 1. “The work is accomplished,” she told NBC affiliate WXIA. “We’ve been…
First Look Border battle: Court backs Biden administration’s asylum limit The U.S. 9th Circuit Court has temporarily upheld a rule restricting southern border asylum. Despite objections from migrant rights groups, the rule, aiming to control migration post-Title 42, remains in effect for now. | View caption Hide caption | An appeals court Thursday allowed a…
Five Americans imprisoned in Iran have been placed under house arrest in the first step of a planned prisoner exchange between Tehran and Washington that will include the release of roughly $6 billion in Iranian government assets blocked under U.S. sanctions, according to multiple sources with knowledge of the matter. If the proposed agreement goes through,…