Smartmatic, Newsmax reach settlement in 2020 election defamation case

Wilmington, Delaware — A settlement has been reached in a defamation lawsuit pitting an electronic voting machine manufacturer targeted by allies of former President Donald Trump against a conservative news outlet that aired accusations of vote manipulation in the 2020 election. Newsmax on Thursday confirmed a deal had been reached but further details were not disclosed. The

Johnson demands Ukraine’s Zelenskyy fire ambassador amid Trump rift

Washington — House Speaker Mike Johnson called on Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy to fire his ambassador to the U.S. amid the foreign leader’s escalating tension with former President Donald Trump and his allies.  In a letter to Zelenskyy on Wednesday, Johnson demanded the immediate firing of Oksana Markarova, accusing her of interfering in the presidential