Trump team, special counsel return to court as 2020 election case resumes

Washington — Lawyers for former President Donald Trump and special counsel Jack Smith returned to federal court in Washington on Thursday for the first time since U.S. District Judge Tanya Chutkan regained control of the 2020 election-related case following the Supreme Court’s landmark ruling on presidential immunity.  The attorneys sparred over their proposed paths for

Jury selection for Hunter Biden’s tax evasion trial to begin in Los Angeles

Jury selection is expected to begin Thursday in the tax trial of Hunter Biden, who is charged with failing to pay at least $1.4 million in federal taxes while living an “extravagant lifestyle.”  In December, a federal grand jury charged the president’s son with three felony tax offenses and six misdemeanor offenses, including failure to

Evangelical leader pitches Trump to followers as divinely chosen to lead country

Lance Wallnau, a firebrand leader of the nation’s growing grassroots evangelical movement, says it initially took some convincing to persuade evangelical Christians to recognize former President Donald Trump as divinely chosen to navigate these chaotic times.  “I got a lot of pushback after he got elected,” Wallnau said in a rare network television interview with

U.S. accuses Russia of elaborate election disinformation scheme

U.S. accuses Russia of elaborate election disinformation scheme – CBS News Watch CBS News The Justice Department on Wednesday accused Russia of a sophisticated propaganda campaign designed to sway U.S. voters ahead of Election Day. Attorney General Merrick Garland said RT, a state-controlled Russian media outlet, was behind the $10 million scheme. Scott MacFarlane has

Harris campaign agrees to muted mics in debate against Trump

Washington — Vice President Kamala Harris’ campaign was unable to sway ABC News, the host of next week’s presidential debate, to keep the microphones unmuted for the 90-minute debate against former President Donald Trump.  Her campaign agreed to let the microphones remain muted when a candidate isn’t speaking, according to a letter it sent to

U.S. says Russia funded company that paid right-wing influencers millions for videos

Washington — Two Russian nationals working for a news network controlled by Vladimir Putin’s government funneled millions of dollars to an American media company that paid right-wing influencers for videos pushing narratives favorable to the Kremlin, U.S. prosecutors alleged on Wednesday. An indictment unsealed in the Southern District of New York charged Kostiantyn Kalashnikov and