Washington — A federal appeals court on Monday upheld a lower court decision that disqualified Alina Habba, who served as a personal lawyer to President Trump, as the acting U.S. attorney in New Jersey. The decision from the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 3rd Circuit was unanimous against the Trump administration, which has attempted
Russian President Vladimir Putin and U.S. Special Envoy Steve Witkoff in Moscow on Aug. 6, 2025. Gavriil Grigorov/AFP via Getty Images U.S. Special Envoy Steve Witkoff is scheduled to meet with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Moscow on Dec. 2, the Kremlin has said. “Yes, the meeting with Witkoff is indeed planned for tomorrow. He
Russian President Vladimir Putin and U.S. Special Envoy Steve Witkoff in Moscow on Aug. 6, 2025. Gavriil Grigorov/AFP via Getty Images U.S. Special Envoy Steve Witkoff is scheduled to meet with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Moscow on Dec. 2, according to the Kremlin. “Yes, the meeting with Witkoff is indeed planned for tomorrow. He
President Donald Trump speaks to reporters aboard Air Force One en-route to Washington on Nov. 30, 2025. Pete Marovich/Getty Images President Donald Trump said on Nov. 30 that he is willing to release the MRI test results he received in October, after Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz raised questions about his health. Speaking to reporters aboard
South African President Cyril Ramaphosa at the summit on the Global Fund in Johannesburg, South Africa, on Nov. 21, 2025. Leon Neal/Reuters South African President Cyril Ramaphosa said South Africa is a founding member of the G20 and therefore a permanent participant, pushing back against threats by U.S. President Donald Trump not to invite the
The Indiana Statehouse, home to the Indiana Supreme Court, in Indianapolis on May 26, 2007. Mark Goebel via Wikimedia Commons/CC BY 2.0 INDIANAPOLIS—The Indiana House will convene on Dec. 1, more than a month ahead of schedule, to consider redrawing the state’s congressional districts to favor Republican candidates. The state Senate will convene on Dec.
President Trump said Friday that he will be pardoning former Honduran President Juan Orlando Hernandez, who in 2024 was convicted in New York for drug trafficking and weapons charges and sentenced to 45 years in prison. The president explained his decision on social media by posting that “according to many people that I greatly respect,”