Washington — The Supreme Court on Monday said it will not take up a bid by Ghislaine Maxwell to overturn her 2021 conviction and 20-year prison sentence for her role in a scheme to sexually exploit and abuse minor girls with convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. Maxwell’s appeal to the high court attracted added attention
Updated 13m ago Senate expected to vote again Monday on measures to fund government The Senate is set to reconvene Monday afternoon after breaking for the weekend and is set to take votes on competing measures to fund the government after they fell short of the 60 votes needed for a fourth time last
Washington — The Supreme Court is convening Monday for the start of its new term, with cases involving “conversion therapy” for minors, the use of race in redistricting, gun rights and state laws barring the participation of transgender athletes in girls’ sports on the docket. But looming over the high court’s newest term are legal
A federal judge late Sunday temporarily blocked the Trump administration from deploying any National Guard units to Oregon, after a legal whirlwind that began hours earlier when the president mobilized California troops for Portland after the same judge blocked him from using Oregon’s National Guard the day before. During a hastily called telephone hearing, U.S.
A federal judge on Sunday temporarily blocked the Trump administration from deploying any National Guard units to Oregon, including the California National Guard. At least 200 federalized California National Guard members were ordered to be deployed to Oregon overnight into Sunday, officials there said, but the same judge who temporarily blocked the administration from deploying
President Trump urged negotiators set to meet Monday for crucial talks aimed at ending the war in Gaza to “move fast” as hopes for a peace deal grew after Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said a hostage release could be announced this week. Tuesday marks two years since the Hamas terrorist attack on Israel on Oct.
This week, President Trump is expected to announce billions of dollars in aid for the nation’s farmers. Many are in financial crisis and may be forced to sell their crops at steep losses this year as China, once the largest buyer of the U.S. soybean exports, retaliates against U.S. tariffs. Lana Zak has more. Original