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US House Intelligence Committee Chairman Adam Schiff detailed the roughly three-hour discussion members of the Congressional delegation to Kyiv had with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Sunday, and said he thinks “it’s only a matter of time” before US President Joe Biden visits Ukraine. Mr Schiff said the meeting with Mr Zelenskyy focused on what …
Justice Department Appeals Release of Memo About Not Charging Trump : NPR
Attorney General Merrick Garland speaks at the Department of Justice on April 26. Mandel Ngan/Pool/AFP via Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Mandel Ngan/Pool/AFP via Getty Images Attorney General Merrick Garland speaks at the Department of Justice on April 26. Mandel Ngan/Pool/AFP via Getty Images The Justice Department released a portion of an internal memo …
DOJ appeals ruling that said it can’t take the place of Trump in E. Jean Carroll defamation suit
The appeal is a sign that the Justice Department is continuing to back Trump in court even after he lost the presidential election. Last month, Judge Lewis Kaplan rejected the Justice Department’s attempt to replace Trump in the lawsuit. The Justice Department sought to intervene in the case, which, if approved, would have likely led …
Trump and Biden make last-minute appeals on eve of election
The Democratic National Committee (DNC) is hailing the success of its voting initiative “IWillVote,” revealing that its website iwillvote.com has attracted 18,599,788 individual visitors so far this year. With one day until Election Day, the DNC is also releasing a new digital ad featuring tennis legend Billie Jean King, urging Americans to vote if they …
Federal appeals court rules Trump can’t block New York subpoena for his tax returns
“There is nothing to suggest that these are anything but run-of-the-mill documents typically relevant to a grand jury investigation into possible financial or corporate misconduct,” the judges ruled. “We have considered all of the President’s remaining contentions on appeal and have found in them no basis for reversal,” the ruling said. The panel of three …
Full DC federal appeals court to hear McGahn and border wall cases in major separation-of-powers showdown
The order on Friday revives a major case that has allowed the White House to so far block congressional testimony from its former and current officials, a sticking point during President Donald Trump’s impeachment proceedings. A panel of three judges had previously ruled 2-1 that the courts did not have the ability to decide in …
US federal appeals court rules that private technology conglomerates are not bound by First Amendment
US federal appeals court rules that private technology conglomerates are not bound by First Amendment By Kevin Reed 2 March 2020 In a significant ruling upholding online political censorship, the US Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit on Thursday upheld a lower court decision dismissing a lawsuit by PragerU against Google, affirming that …
US appeals court allows Trump administration to use $3.6 billion in military funds for border wall
In a 2-1 ruling, the 5th Circuit Court of Appeals granted a stay of a Texas judge’s order, which the administration had appealed. The case is still ongoing. The use of Defense Department funds for the President’s border wall has received pushback from numerous groups and states, which have argued the administration circumvented Congress to …
Appeals court lifts block on $3.6 billion for Trump border wall plan
The 5th Circuit panel’s majority did not provide a detailed explanation for its action, but noted that last July the Supreme Court stayed a similar injunction issued by a federal judge in Oakland, Calif. Judges Edith Jones, an appointee of President Ronald Reagan, and Andrew Oldham, a Trump appointee, also said there was a “substantial …
Pro-democracy lawmakers Au Nok-hin and Gary Fan lose seats as Hong Kong’s top court rejects election petition appeals
Pro-democracy lawmakers Au Nok-hin and Gary Fan have lost their seats after Hong Kong’s top court rejected their applications to appeal separate court rulings that rendered them unduly elected. Au filed an application to appeal the election petition of Agnes Chow, and Fan filed an application to appeal the election petition of Ventus Lau. The …