Trump Files Motion to Dismiss New York Criminal Case

Trump’s motion cited the president’s pardon of his son, Hunter Biden. President-elect Donald Trump has filed a motion requesting that New York Supreme Court Justice Juan Merchan dismiss his New York criminal case and verdicts against him. “Wrongly continuing proceedings in this failed lawfare case disrupts President Trump’s transition efforts and his preparations to wield

Former House Lawyers Agree: Hunter Biden Can’t Plead the Fifth After Pardon

Republicans could use the opening to push for more information on Biden family influence-peddling (Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images) Hunter Biden will no longer be able to invoke his Fifth Amendment right to silence if he is called to testify before Congress after accepting a presidential pardon from his father, two former House general counsels told the

South Korea lifts martial law order after parliament voted to defy president

South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol‘s government early Wednesday lifted the martial law he imposed during a tense night of political drama in which troops surrounded parliament and lawmakers voted to reject military rule. Yoon said his government withdrew military personnel following a bipartisan parliamentary vote that rejected martial law, and the measure was formally

South Korea martial law order to be lifted after Cabinet meeting, president says

South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol said early Wednesday that he would soon lift the martial law he imposed during a tense night of political drama in which troops surrounded parliament and lawmakers voted to reject military rule. Yoon said his government has withdrawn military personnel that had been deployed, and that he would formally lift

WATCH: ‘The Context Has Changed’: Jamaal Bowman Says Biden Didn’t Lie When He Promised Not To Pardon Hunter

Bowman’s fellow CNN panelists instantly slapped down the ousted congressman’s claim Ousted Rep. Jamaal Bowman (D., N.Y.) insisted Monday that President Joe Biden did not lie about his plans to pardon his son, Hunter Biden, instead arguing that President-elect Donald Trump’s victory served as “new context.” “Why are we saying he’s lying when the context

Schumer Reelected Senate Democrat Leader, Durbin as Whip

Schumer and Durbin will be Senate minority leader and minority whip, respectively, as the GOP will control the upper congressional chamber starting in January. Senate Democrats reelected Sens. Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) and Dick Durbin (D-Ill.) on Dec. 3 as their leader and whip, respectively. Sens. Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.) and Cory Booker (D-N.J.) got the third-ranked