Lawyer who led effort to overturn 2020 election will oversee probe of ex-CIA director

Joseph DiGenova, a conservative attorney who previously represented President Trump’s campaign when it challenged the results of the 2020 election, is being tapped by the U.S. Justice Department to lead an ongoing criminal investigation into former CIA Director John Brennan, a Justice Department official said on Saturday. DiGenova, who will oversee the probe from the

Trump signs short-term extension of surveillance law passed by Congress

Washington — President Trump signed the short-term extension of a key surveillance tool into law on Saturday, after Congress passed a measure that punts the issue until the end of the month amid GOP infighting.  The spy authority, known as Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act, was set to expire on Monday. The extension approved

Trump signs executive order to research psychedelics for mental health

President Trump has signed an executive order to ease research restrictions on psychedelics, including the drug ibogaine, which is used in some countries to treat post-traumatic stress disorder.  Health officials, including Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., and podcaster Joe Rogan joined Mr. Trump in the Oval Office for the signing Saturday. 

Trump signs order to research psychedelic used abroad to treat PTSD

President Trump has signed an executive order to ease restrictions on the psychedelic ibogaine, signaling the administration’s willingness to further U.S. research into the drug, which is used in some countries to treat post-traumatic stress disorder.  Mr. Trump was joined by health officials including Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and podcaster

Appeals court allows all White House ballroom construction to resume

Construction of a ballroom and presidential bunker at the White House will continue for now, after the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia granted an administrative stay of an order earlier this week that blocked most above-ground construction.  The next hearing in the case is set for June 5, according to the court’s briefing

Judge blocks Nexstar’s acquisition of Tegna until antitrust suit resolved

A federal judge has blocked a $6.2 billion merger of local television giants Nexstar Media Group and rival Tegna until an antitrust lawsuit is resolved. U.S. District Court Chief Judge Troy L. Nunley in Sacramento, California, made the ruling late Friday afternoon, finding that eight attorneys general and DirecTV were likely to prevail in their