Johnson Defends Vote to Kill FISA Warrant Requirement

Johnson, who doesn’t always vote, cast the decisive vote that killed the proposal, prompting outrage and condemnation from some conservatives. House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) on April 14 defended his crucial vote against an amendment that would have required intelligence agencies to get a warrant to search Americans’ data under Section 702 of the Foreign

Trump Lawyers Push to Delay Classified Documents Case Due to ‘Hush-Money’ Trial

Former President Donald Trump’s lawyers on Saturday argued the documents case should be postponed. Former President Donald Trump’s lawyers on Saturday argued that his Florida classified documents case should be postponed because he’s scheduled to be in New York for a separate trial for the next several weeks. “President Trump has a constitutional right to

House Will ‘Try Again’ on Israel Funding This Week: Speaker Johnson

Previous efforts by Congress to fund Israel have failed or died on three earlier occasions. House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) said the House will “try again” to pass a funding package for Israel this week following Iran’s attack on the Middle Eastern nation. During an appearance on Fox News’ “Sunday Morning Futures,” the speaker was

Trump Makes Accusation Against Judge 1 Day Before ‘Hush-Money’ Trial Begins

The former president said the judge only allowed him a short period of time to review documents.. Former President Donald Trump on Sunday accused the judge overseeing the “hush-money” case of giving his lawyers a short period of time to review “hundreds of thousands” of documents a day before his New York trial is scheduled

Idaho Supreme Court Upholds Ban on Student IDs for Voting

The Supreme Court of Idaho upheld recent legislative amendments to the state’s voter identification requirements. The Supreme Court of Idaho on Thursday, April 11, upheld recent legislative amendments to the state’s voter identification requirements, affirming a lower court’s ruling in favor of the Idaho Secretary of State, Phil McGrane, which eliminated the use of student

Jack Smith Urges Supreme Court to Reject Trump’s Presidential Immunity Claim

Special counsel Smith believes the argument for presidential immunity has no grounding in the Constitution or the nation’s history. Special counsel Jack Smith is again urging the Supreme Court to reject former President Donald Trump’s presidential immunity claim and deny any motions to delay a trial on charges related to the 2020 federal election conspiracy

4 Takeaways From April 2 Primaries

Presidents Biden and Trump sailed to victory in four presidential contests, though voter turnout and behavior indicate less than total satisfaction. Four states held presidential primaries on April 2, and one of them also decided the fate of two proposed amendments to its constitution. Candidates other than Presidents Joe Biden and Donald Trump remained on