Trump names latest Cabinet picks as Jan. 20 inauguration nears
President-elect Trump tapped Christine Toretti as ambassador to Sweden and Leo Terrell as senior counsel to the assistant attorney general for civil rights in the Department of Justice.
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Appeals court won’t block partial release of special counsel’s Trump report
Washington — A federal appeals court in Atlanta on Thursday rejected a bid to block the release of a portion of special counsel Jack Smith’s final report detailing his investigation and prosecution of President-elect Donald Trump stemming from an alleged plan to subvert the transfer of power after the 2020 election. The U.S. Court of Appeals
Court puts plea deal on pause for 9/11 mastermind KSM: 23 years later, justice for terrorists is delayed again
A federal appeals court has delayed Friday's scheduled military court hearing where suspected 9/11 mastermind Khalid Sheikh Mohammed and two co-conspirators were expected to plead guilty.
Trump says he respects Supreme Court’s decision to deny his request to stop sentencing, vows to appeal
President-elect Donald Trump said he respects the Supreme Court’s decision to deny his request to stop his sentencing in New York v. Trump from moving forward, but said Thursday night he will appeal, while stressing that “lawfare" has been an “attack on the Republican Party."
New York court assigns new judge in Trump civil fraud case stemming from AG Letitia James’ probe
FIRST ON FOX: A New York Court assigned a new judge to preside over the civil fraud case against President-elect Trump brought by New York Attorney General Letitia James.
Supreme Court won’t stop Trump sentencing in “hush money” criminal case
The Supreme Court rejected a last-ditch effort by lawyers for President-elect Donald Trump to forestall his sentencing for his New York criminal conviction. The five justice majority that voted to deny Trump’s application wrote that the evidentiary issues Trump has complained about “can be addressed in the ordinary course on appeal.” They also noted that
Supreme Court Rejects Trump’s Request to Stop Sentencing in New York Case
Trump had asked the justices to consider questions about presidential immunity. The Supreme Court on Jan. 9 rejected President-elect Donald Trump’s request to halt proceedings in his New York business records case, removing a potential barrier to sentencing scheduled for Jan. 10. The brief order noted that Justices Samuel Alito, Clarence Thomas, Neil Gorsuch, and