U.S counterterrorism chief to step down after 3 years on the job

Washington — Top U.S. counterterrorism official Christy Abizaid will step down next month as director of the National Counterterrorism Center, or NCTC, after three years in the role, U.S. officials confirmed on Wednesday. She will be replaced by Brett Holmgren, the current director of the Bureau of Intelligence and Research, or INR, the State Department’s

Manhattan DA Urges Judge to Retain Trump Gag Order After Trial

Prosecutors argue that the former president may threaten ’the integrity of the judicial proceedings’ and ‘interfere with the fair administration of justice.’ The Manhattan District Attorney’s office urged a state judge on June 4 to keep former President Donald Trump’s gag order in place even after his criminal trial concluded with a guilty verdict on

House Democrats Propose Independent Ethics Office for Supreme Court

The bill came in response to controversy surrounding the upside down flag that flew outside of Justice Alito’s Virginia home. A group of House Democrats proposed legislation on June 4 that would install two independent offices within the Supreme Court designed to address unethical conduct. An Office of Investigative Counsel would probe potential ethics violations

House Republicans issue criminal referrals against James and Hunter Biden

Washington — The Republican leaders of the three House committees leading the impeachment inquiry into President Biden sent criminal referrals to the Justice Department on Wednesday recommending charges against Hunter Biden and James Biden for making false statements to Congress. The GOP chairmen of the Judiciary, Oversight and Ways and Means panels claimed the lies