Trump, special counsel offer opposing plans for way forward in 2020 election case

Washington — Federal prosecutors and attorneys for former President Donald Trump presented opposing arguments for how special counsel Jack Smith’s 2020 election-related case against Trump will move forward, according to court documents filed late Friday.  “The parties recognize the types of motions and briefing anticipated in pre-trial proceedings but have differing views on how the

Trump Says He’ll Vote No on Florida Pro-Abortion Ballot Initiative

The Republican presidential candidate said a six-week abortion ban is too short, and a law allowing a nine-month abortion is too radical. Former President Donald Trump said on Friday that he’d vote no on a ballot measure seeking to enshrine abortion access in Florida’s constitution, saying that a six-week ban is too short and a

House Dems request Army report on Arlington incident involving Trump staff

Democratic lawmakers with the House Overside Committee sent a letter Friday to the U.S. Army requesting a report into an altercation earlier this week involving an Arlington National Cemetery employee and Trump staff who brought campaign photographers to the cemetery. In the letter, the committee’s ranking member, Democratic Rep. Jamie Raskin of Maryland, wrote to

15 Islamic State militants killed in U.S. military raid in Iraq, officials say

The U.S. military took part in an Iraqi raid in the country’s western region that killed 15 Islamic State militants, the American military said early Saturday. For years after dislodging the militants from their self-declared caliphate across Iraq and Syria, U.S. forces have continued fighting the Islamic State group, though the casualties from Friday’s raid

7 U.S. troops hurt in raid targeting Islamic State group militants in Iraq

The United States military and Iraq launched a joint raid targeting suspected Islamic State group militants in the country’s western desert that killed at least 15 people and saw seven American troops hurt, officials said Saturday. For years after dislodging the militants from their self-declared caliphate across Iraq and Syria, U.S. forces have continued fighting the Islamic

Georgia Election Workers Seek Control of Giuliani’s Assets After Defamation Suit

The filing listed his New York apartment, Florida condo, and Mercedes Benz Model SL500. The two Georgia election workers who sued Rudy Giuliani are asking a federal judge to grant them control over his assets after winning a $146 million defamation judgment against him in December. An Aug. 30 filing in the Southern District of