House GOP leaders whip bill to counter state charges against Trump

House Republican leaders are privately gauging support for legislation that would let both current and former presidents move a state case to federal courts, four Republicans familiar with the effort confirmed to POLITICO. It already seems dead in the water. Republicans have vowed to use their slim majority to avenge former President Donald Trump after

Bragg willing to testify about Trump prosecution — but not when the House GOP wants

Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg signaled Friday that he is willing to testify about his prosecution of former President Donald Trump — but not next week as House Republicans proposed. Leslie Dubeck, Bragg’s general counsel, sent a letter on Friday to House Judiciary Chair Jim Jordan, saying that the DA’s office is “committed to voluntary

North Dakota Judge Declines Petition to Block Law Barring Gender Transitioning for Minors

A North Dakota judge has declined a request to halt enforcement of the state’s ban on new gender-transitioning procedures for minors. A group of plaintiffs is actively challenging a 2023 law that makes it a Class B felony for medical professionals to surgically remove or modify a minor’s sexual organs, perform mastectomies on a minor,

Justice Thomas discloses trips with GOP donor as justices file new reports

Justice Thomas discloses trips with GOP donor as justices file new reports – CBS News Watch CBS News Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas is belatedly acknowledging more luxury trips paid for by billionaire Republican megadonor Harlan Crow. It’s all revealed in the latest financial disclosures of the justices, who have come under increasing scrutiny over