President Donald Trump has decided to pardon his former chief strategist Steve Bannon, in a last-minute decision made only hours before he is scheduled to depart the White House for a final time. Officials cautioned CNN that Trump’s decision was MORE
The FBI privately warned law enforcement agencies Monday that far-right extremists have discussed posing as National Guard members in Washington and others have reviewed maps of vulnerable spots in the city — signs of potential MORE
The video was shot by New Yorker war correspondent Luke Mogelson, who was covering the “Stop the Steal” rally. The video is unlike all the others, in that you really see how determined the rioters were MORE
More than 3,000 law school alumni and students have signed a petition calling for the disbarment of Sens. Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) and Ted Cruz (R-Tex.) over what it says were their “efforts to undermine the peaceful transition MORE
A Sriwijaya Air flight with 62 aboard is missing after losing contact with Indonesia’s aviation authorities shortly after takeoff from Jakarta. Flight SJ182, a 26-year-old Boeing Co. 737-500, was scheduled to depart from the nation’s capital to Pontianak on MORE
Twitter permanently suspended President Donald Trump’s account on Friday, citing “the risk of further incitement of violence.” The president’s account was initially banned for 12 hours on Jan. 6 due to “severe violations of our MORE
Nashville authorities believe an explosion that occurred in downtown Nashville early Christmas morning was an “intentional act” and sparked by a vehicle. MORE
There are 26 new pardons in the pipeline on Wednesday evening, including Paul Manafort, Trump’s former campaign manager who lied to prosecutors after agreeing to cooperate with the Mueller investigation, Roger Stone who never agreed MORE
Federal prosecutors have discussed making a legal request for Rudy Giuliani‘s electronic communications, two sources familiar with the probe tell NBC News, a sign that the investigation into President Donald Trump’s personal attorney remains active and MORE
Attorney General William Barr resigned on Monday, ending a tenure in which the President Donald Trump loyalist carried the administration’s “law and order” message but ultimately dealt the most credible blow to Trump’s unfounded claims that the MORE
The Supreme Court acted with unusual speed to reject a bid from Texas’ attorney general— supported by President Trump — to block the ballots of millions of voters in battleground states that went in favor of President-elect Joe MORE
After pleading guilty twice to lying to investigators about his conversations with Russia’s ambassador, Trump just granted a full pardon to convicted criminal General Michael Flynn. NYT:
***An update to a recent News Views article: The U.S. government has concluded that Iran was behind a series of threatening emails arriving this week in the inboxes of Democratic voters, according to two U.S. MORE
The U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday effectively allowed the government to stop the census count immediately, blocking a lower court order that would have required the Trump administration to continue gathering census information in the field until the end MORE
A federal appeals court declined Wednesday to block a subpoena from a New York grand jury for several years’ worth of President Donald Trump’s tax records, a further legal setback in his efforts to keep his returns MORE
From the back seat of a stretch limousine heading to meet the first contestants for his new TV show “The Apprentice,” Donald J. Trump bragged that he was a billionaire who had overcome financial hardship. MORE
A tense scene unfolded on Sunday afternoon at a home in Fort Lauderdale owned by Brad Parscale, former Trump campaign manager. Police were called to the home after Parscale’s wife reported that Parscale had guns MORE
Donald J. Trump paid $750 in federal income taxes the year he won the presidency. In his first year in the White House, he paid another $750. He had paid no income taxes at all MORE
“I intend to follow the Constitution and precedent in considering the president’s nominee. If the nominee reaches the Senate floor, I intend to vote based upon their qualifications.” -Willard Romney Sen. Mitt Romney said he MORE
On March 30, Scarf Lady predicted we would reach 100-200 thousand deaths ‘If we do things together, well, almost perfectly.’ The United States has now lost more than 200,000 lives to the COVID-19 pandemic. Experts MORE
Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, the demure firebrand who in her 80s became a legal, cultural and feminist icon, died Friday. The Supreme Court announced her death, saying the cause was complications from metastatic cancer of MORE
Federal prosecutor Nora Dannehy, a top aide to U.S. Attorney John H. Durham in his Russia investigation, has quietly resigned from the U.S. Justice Department probe – at least partly out of concern that the MORE
Moments ago, Joe Biden issued a statement condemning the violence that has erupted in numerous cities across the United States. The deadly violence we saw overnight in Portland is unacceptable. Shooting in the streets of MORE
Speaker Nancy Pelosi told Democrats on Sunday evening that the House will be called back from August recess — likely on Saturday, Axios is told — to act to “save the Postal Service.” “To save the Postal MORE
Joe Biden has chosen Kamala Harris, the prominent senator from California whose political career has included many barrier-breaking moments, as his running mate, his campaign announced on Tuesday. Picking Harris, who is 55, will also MORE