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

Harris to call for tougher security measures during trip to southern border

Vice President Kamala Harris is set to visit Douglas, Arizona, on Friday, marking her first trip to the U.S.-Mexico border since becoming the Democratic presidential nominee. Harris will deliver remarks to call for tougher border security measures as part of her efforts to address border issues, according to a senior campaign official.  Harris plans to

Harris heads to border, will say she plans to keep Biden’s asylum crackdown

During a visit to the U.S.-Mexico border on Friday, Vice President Kamala Harris is planning to announce that she intends to keep President Biden’s asylum crackdown in place if elected and make it harder for the policy to be lifted, a senior Harris campaign official told CBS News.  The Biden administration is already planning to

Harris vows to keep Biden’s border crackdown

Douglas, Arizona — During a visit to the U.S.-Mexico border on Friday, Vice President Kamala Harris vowed to keep President Biden’s asylum crackdown in place if elected, solidifying Democrats’ embrace of more stringent immigration rules. Harris used her visit to Douglas, Arizona, to address one of the most pressing political vulnerabilities faced by her presidential campaign: illegal

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

From National Debt to Budget Deficits, America’s Fiscal Health Absent From Election: Economists

‘Setting a course for improved fiscal health will be challenging,’ said Carl Tannenbaum, chief economist at North Trust. America’s fiscal health, from the national debt to the budget deficit, is not a priority for the presidential candidates in this year’s election, say economists. The national debt currently stands at $35.324 trillion, up by nearly $8