DC Bar Disciplinary Board Recommends Disbarring Rudy Giuliani

The panel said disbarment is needed to protect the public, courts, and legal profession, and also to ‘deter’ other lawyers from launching similar claims. The D.C. Bar’s disciplinary board on Friday recommended disbarring Rudy Giuliani for his involvement in “frivolous” legal efforts to challenge the 2020 election results in Pennsylvania. The decision, which would see

Trump and RNC Launch Grassroots Voter Outreach Effort Citing ‘Rigged Biden Trial’

Initiative aims to engage highly-targeted voters in key battleground states through a ‘neighbor-to-neighbor’ organizing model. The Trump presidential campaign and the Republican National Committee (RNC) have launched a grassroots voter outreach effort in battleground states, citing what they describe as a “rigged” trial in New York in which the former president was found guilty of

Prosecutors in Classified Documents Case Renew Trump Gag Order Request After Judge’s Warning

Federal judge had earlier rejected a request without prejudice for procedural reasons. Prosecutors renewed their gag order request against former President Donald Trump in the classified documents case on May 31 after a federal judge earlier rejected a request without prejudice for procedural reasons. “The Government moves to modify defendant Donald J. Trump’s conditions of

Trump to Hold Press Conference After Guilty Verdict in New York Trial

[epoch_component type=”live_update” section_title=”What to Know” update_time=”2024-05-30T20:40″ inline_authors=”” update_source=”” pinned=”false”]   Former President Donald Trump is holding a press conference today after he was convicted in the first of four criminal cases against him to go to trial. President Trump is still under a gag order that prohibits him from making public statements about parties in

Senior US Officials Meet China’s Vice Foreign Minister

Among the issues discussed were Russia’s war in Ukraine, challenges in the Middle East, efforts to denuclearize the Korean Peninsula, and counternarcotics. White House Deputy Secretary of State Kurt Campbell and the deputy national security adviser, Jon Finer, met with China’s vice foreign minister, Ma Zhaoxu, in Washington on May 30, amid tensions over Taiwan

Democrats Demand DOJ Probe Into Oil Industry Price-Fixing Allegations

Nearly two-dozen Democratic senators, led by Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, say industry collusion led to higher fuel prices. Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) and 22 Democratic senators urged the Department of Justice (DOJ) to probe allegations of price-fixing in the oil and gas industry. Democrats in the upper chamber, joined by Sen. Bernie

Senators Press Biden Admin About Role of Cryptocurrency in Fentanyl Trafficking

Sens. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) and Bill Cassidy (R-La.) are taking a new look at efforts by President Joe Biden’s administration to curb fentanyl trafficking in the United States, particularly through online sales using cryptocurrency. The bipartisan pair sent a letter on Wednesday to U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration Administrator Anne Melissa Milgram, and White House Office