Judge expected to issue presidential immunity ruling in Trump “hush money” case

The judge who presided over President-elect Donald Trump’s criminal trial, Juan Merchan, is expected to issue a ruling Tuesday that could either turn the case on its head or put Trump on a collision course with sentencing. The long-awaited ruling, on whether evidence shown at trial should have been shielded from jurors, due to presidential

What to Know About Stephen Miller, Trump’s Deputy Chief of Policy

Miller, one of Trump’s longest-serving aides, has played a role in many of Trump’s policy proposals, particularly on immigration. Stephen Miller, former senior policy advisor to President-elect Donald Trump, will return to the White House to serve as deputy chief of policy in Trump’s new administration, according to Vice President-elect JD Vance. Vance, a Senator

Pentagon leaker Jack Teixeira to be sentenced for violating Espionage Act

Former Massachusetts Air National Guardsman Jack Teixeira, who admitted he illegally posted sensitive military information to online chat rooms in what prosecutors called one of the “most prolific” and “rare” government leak operations, is set to be sentenced in a Boston courtroom on Tuesday.  Teixeira, a 22-year-old Massachusetts native, pleaded guilty in March to six

In Shadow of Immigration Firestorm, Trump Made Gains in Springfield—and Won the Ohio City for the First Time

Though WaPo acknowledged Trump narrowly won Springfield, it did not disclose that he had lost it twice before (Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images) When President-elect Donald Trump leaned into rumors that Haitian migrants in the Ohio city of Springfield were eating pets, some mainstream media outlets predicted the move could alienate loyal Republican voters. A September Politico