Eric Adams Pleads Not Guilty in Corruption Case

The indictment centers on Adams allegedly receiving improper gifts from Turkish officials and businesspeople. New York City Mayor Eric Adams pleaded not guilty in a crowded courtroom on Sept. 28 after being indicted for allegedly accepting illegal campaign contributions, among other things. “I am not guilty, your honor,” he told U.S. Magistrate Judge Katherine Parker

DOJ Charges Iranians Over Hack of Presidential Campaign

Prosecutors say cyber actors employed by Iranian government officials targeted a range of current and former U.S. officials. U.S. prosecutors have charged three Iranians for allegedly being behind the hack of a presidential campaign. Masoud Jalili, Seyyed Ali Aghamiri, and Yasar Balaghi helped hack a 2024 U.S. presidential campaign, according to court documents filed in

Federal Reserve’s Preferred Inflation Metric Decelerates to 2.2 Percent

Core PCE, which excludes food and energy, ticked up to 2.7 percent. The Federal Reserve’s preferred inflation gauge—the personal consumption expenditure (PCE) price index—came in below expectations, suggesting that the central bank is inching closer to its 2 percent target. The PCE decelerated to 2.2 percent year over year, down from 2.5 percent in the

Pennsylvania Officer’s Bullet Stopped Trump Shooter’s Gunfire Before He Was Shot, Witness Says

A single shot ‘caused the shooter to recoil and briefly fall out of sight,’ a local official says. A Butler County official who was a witness to the first assassination attempt on former President Donald Trump in Pennsylvania provided more details on Thursday about a local police officer’s actions that he believed stopped the would-be

Special Counsel Jack Smith Files Brief Under Seal in Trump Jan. 6 Case

The filing is expected to comprehensively outline the special counsel’s argument on how the Supreme Court ruling applies to Trump’s criminal case. Special Counsel Jack Smith filed a legal brief under seal on Thursday in his Jan. 6 case against former President Donald Trump. The U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia had given

Senator Unveils Bill to Increase Size of Supreme Court to 15

Supporters say the bill will ensure transparency and accountability while critics say it is an effort to make the high court more liberal. Sen. Ron Wyden (D-Ore.) unveiled comprehensive reform legislation on Sept. 26 to add six justices to the U.S. Supreme Court, raising the total from the current nine members to 15. The measure

Nearly 750,000 Purged From North Carolina’s Voter Rolls

Most records were removed as duplicate entries or for inactivity in recent federal elections. More than 747,000 registrants have been stripped from North Carolina’s voter rolls since the start of 2023 due to ineligibility, the state’s elections board announced on Sept. 26. North Carolina’s county boards of elections ended the 20-month purge in August, removing