President-elect Donald Trump’s criminal conviction in state court remains on the books Monday, after a New York judge rejected an effort by Trump to have the case tossed based on a landmark Supreme Court ruling. Justice Juan Merchan found that a July Supreme Court ruling granting Trump presidential immunity for official acts did not preclude
The decision is tied to an earlier U.S. Supreme Court decision that ruled presidents enjoy ‘presumptive immunity’ in relation to official acts. President-elect Donald Trump does not have immunity in the so-called “hush money” case in New York, Judge Juan Merchan ruled in a decision on Dec. 16. The conduct described by the 34 felony
The decision is tied to an earlier U.S. Supreme Court decision that held presidents enjoy different levels of immunity from prosecution for official acts. New York Supreme Court Justice Juan Merchan rejected on Dec. 16 a long list of immunity-related arguments President-elect Donald Trump made in an attempt to throw out the guilty verdict he
Judge Juan Merchan on Monday rejected Trump attorneys' request to dismiss charges brought against him by Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg on the basis of presidential immunity.
Sen. Chuck Schumer, a Democrat from New York, is seeking to have legislation passed that provides local officials greater authority to respond to possible drone sightings.
The Senate voted to advance its annual $895 billion defense policy bill, a signal that the legislation is on track to pass despite Democratic grumblings over a transgender care provision.
‘Of course I was delighted to learn ABC News and George Stephanopoulos were making such a generous donation to Donald Trump,’ Free Beacon’s Andrew Stiles says George Stephanopoulos emerges from elevators at Trump Tower in November 2016 (Kevin Hagen/Getty Images) Nearly a decade ago, ABC News anchor George Stephanopoulos faced criticism for his failure to