Russian president Vladimir Putin on Friday pledged to expand Russia’s nuclear arsenal amid tensions with the West and Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. “We plan to further develop the nuclear triad as a guarantee of strategic deterrence and to preserve the balance of power in the world,” Putin said Friday during a ceremony at the Kremlin. Russia’s
A Nevada state court judge dismissed a criminal indictment Friday against six Republicans accused of submitting certificates to Congress falsely declaring Donald Trump the winner of the state’s 2020 presidential election, potentially killing the case with her ruling that state prosecutors chose the wrong venue to file the case. Nevada Attorney General Aaron Ford stood
The request was made days after the New York Court of Appeals rejected the former president’s appeal of the order. Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg’s office on Friday asked a New York judge to extend former President Donald Trump’s gag order weeks after his criminal trial concluded and as the former president awaits his sentencing
Through five months of 2024, former President Donald Trump used about $24 million in political funds to pay lawyers. The Trump campaign paid $3.8 million in legal bills in May as former President Donald Trump faced multiple felony charges in a New York court. On June 20, three of the political committees associated with the
After Republicans refused to nominate Mike Braun’s chosen running mate, Democrat Jennifer McCormick leverage her lieutenant governor pick to woo moderates. INDIANAPOLIS—The office of lieutenant governor, an afterthought for many voters, has gained unexpected attention in Indiana’s 2024 gubernatorial contest, which has provided an opportunity for Democrats, who have not held the governor’s mansion in
Major elements of a gag order preventing Donald Trump from commenting publicly about certain people involved with his New York criminal trial, including jurors, should remain in place, prosecutors said, perhaps even after Trump is sentenced on July 11. Prosecutors for Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg told Justice Juan Merchan in a filing released Friday
Josef Sorett has sought to distance himself from leaked messages that are now the subject of a university investigation. The latest text message shows his participation in the affair. Josef Sorett (college.columbia.edu) The dean of Columbia College, Josef Sorett, sneered at Columbia’s top Hillel official in a new text message obtained by the Washington Free