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A federal judge on Monday dismissed criminal charges against two of President Trump’s critics, former Federal Bureau of Investigation Director James Comey and New York Attorney General Letitia James.In an unusual turn of events, Judge Cameron McGowan Currie said Lindsey Halligan, the interim U.S. attorney in eastern Virginia, was unlawfully appointed when she brought the cases shortly after Trump handpicked her for the post.Copyright ©2025 Dow Jones & Company, Inc. All Rights Reserved. 87990cbe856818d5eddac44c7b1cdeb8 Source link

Laura Kelley, Miami-Dade County Democratic Party chair, (second from the left) joins others to support a resolution in favor of reinstating temporary protected status for Venezuelans in February in Miami. Joe Raedle/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Joe Raedle/Getty Images No Republican presidential candidate in history did better with Latinos than Donald Trump did in 2024. But there are lots of signs that support has evaporated. Democrats won big victories earlier this month in elections across the country – with large margins among Latinos. Poll after poll has shown Hispanics declining in support for Trump since he was sworn in…

The Pentagon said it is probing allegations of misconduct against Sen. Mark Kelly (D., Ariz.) after he appeared in a video urging troops to disobey unlawful orders. In a social-media post Monday, the Defense Department said it had begun a review of the allegations to determine further actions, which could include recalling Kelly to active duty to initiate court-martial proceedings or administrative measures.Copyright ©2025 Dow Jones & Company, Inc. All Rights Reserved. 87990cbe856818d5eddac44c7b1cdeb8 Source link

Politics / November 24, 2025 The incoming mayor has improbably charmed Donald Trump and given himself some political breathing room. But nobody should get too comfortable. Ad Policy President Donald Trump and New York City Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani after their meeting in the Oval Office of the White House, in Washington, Friday, November 21, 2025. (Evan Vucci / AP) Like all autocrats, Donald Trump is surrounded by cronies who yearn for him to bestow a smile on them. Aspiring heirs such as JD Vance, a whole crew of White House underlings, sycophants such as Laura Loomer, and even Trump’s own…

A federal judge on Monday dismissed criminal charges against both former Federal Bureau of Investigation Director James Comey and New York Attorney General Letitia James, ruling that the prosecutor President Trump chose to bring the cases was unlawfully appointed.The pair of decisions from Judge Cameron McGowan Currie deal a setback to the Justice Department in two high-profile criminal cases it brought after Trump publicly called on Attorney General Pam Bondi to prosecute several of his prominent critics, including Comey and James.Copyright ©2025 Dow Jones & Company, Inc. All Rights Reserved. 87990cbe856818d5eddac44c7b1cdeb8 Source link

Venezuelan President Nicolas speaks during a Student Day event at the Miraflores presidential palace in Caracas, Venezuela, Friday, Nov. 21, 2025. Cristian Hernandez/AP hide caption toggle caption Cristian Hernandez/AP CARACAS, Venezuela — President Donald Trump’s administration is set to ramp up pressure on Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro on Monday by designating the Cartel de los Soles as a foreign terrorist organization. But the entity that the U.S. government alleges is led by Maduro is not a cartel per se. The designation is the latest measure in the Trump administration’s escalating campaign to combat drug trafficking into the U.S. In previewing…

Wendy Henderson, the former administrator for the division of safety and permanence at the Wisconsin Department of Children and Families, was working late one night, pouring over data related to the early Covid pandemic, when a graph stopped her in her tracks. It showed that, during the eviction moratorium put in place by the Centers for Disease Control between September 2020 until August 2021, the number of Wisconsin children removed from their families due to housing issues fell by 33 percent. “It was unbelievable, just this dramatic drop,” Henderson told me.The data analysts on her team were excited—this was the…

Voters fill out their ballots on Nov. 4 at a polling station in Hillsboro, Va. Virginia is one of just three states where only the governor can restore voting rights for people with felony convictions. Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images RICHMOND, Va. — Tati King says he wants to set an example for his grandchildren that it’s important to make sure their voices are heard. It’s why King, a 54-year-old living in Alexandria, Va., is suing Virginia election officials in federal court to get his voting rights restored. “I want them to see that their…

Tatiana Schlossberg is pictured at her book signing in 2019 in Richmond, Calif. Schlossberg says she has a rare form of cancer. Amber De Vos/Getty Images for Goop hide caption toggle caption Amber De Vos/Getty Images for Goop Tatiana Schlossberg, the granddaughter of former president John F. Kennedy, says she has been diagnosed with a rare form of cancer. Schlossberg is a journalist and author who writes about the environment. She made her diagnosis public in an essay, called “A Battle with My Blood,” that was published on the website of The New Yorker on Saturday, the 62nd anniversary of…

Heads of states pose for a family photo following the first plenary session of the G20 leaders’ summit in Johannesburg, South Africa, on Saturday. Misper Apawu/Pool AP hide caption toggle caption Misper Apawu/Pool AP JOHANNESBURG, South Africa — This weekend’s G20 Leaders’ Summit in South Africa was unusual for several reasons. The first summit on the African continent was also the first time the U.S. had boycotted the summit of the world’s largest economies. It was also unprecedented in that the group of disparate nations agreed to a declaration at the meeting’s start rather than its conclusion, and that there…