A federal jury in Colorado on Monday found that one of the nation’s most prominent election conspiracy theorists, MyPillow founder Mike Lindell, defamed a former employee of a leading voting equipment company after the 2020 presidential election. The employee, Eric Coomer, sued after Lindell called him a traitor and accusations about him stealing the election were
BOSTON—A federal judge heard arguments on June 16 over whether to issue a more permanent block on the Trump administration’s attempt to halt the flow of foreign students into Harvard University. The hearing was the latest in a series of confrontations between President Donald Trump and the school he says has failed to address anti-Semitism
A former Coast Guard lieutenant and sharpshooter has been arrested for allegedly making threats to kill President Trump. A 19-page Federal Bureau of Investigation affidavit lists out scores of alleged social media threats by Peter Stinson, who served 33 years in the U.S. Coast Guard through 2021, and also served as a Federal Emergency Management
Washington — Senate Republicans on Monday released details on the most contentious elements of the sweeping legislation to enact President Trump’s second-term agenda. The Senate Finance Committee unveiled its portion of Mr. Trump’s “big, beautiful bill,” which makes changes to the tax and Medicaid provisions in the version that narrowly passed the House last month.
The Senate Finance Committee released portions of a revised version of the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, reigniting the debate over changes to the Medicaid program and the State and Local Tax Deduction. The draft goes beyond the Medicaid cost-saving measures passed by the House, despite a plea from House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) that
The American Bar Association sued the Trump administration Monday, arguing President Trump’s wide-ranging push to punish law firms is unconstitutional. It joined several targeted firms that have filed suit against the government. The lawsuit takes aim at a series of controversial orders signed by Mr. Trump that direct the government to cut off security clearances, contracts
A Centers for Disease Control and Prevention official who led the agency’s network to study hospitalization trends from infectious diseases like COVID-19 has resigned in protest following Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s orders to change the agency’s vaccine recommendations and the committee that makes them. Dr. Fiona Havers’ last day at