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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…

Ad Policy Larry Summers, president emeritus and professor at Harvard University, during an interview in New York on September 17, 2025. (Victor J. Blue / Bloomberg via Getty Images) The famed economist Larry Summers, not for the first time, finds himself at the center of a scandal. He’s had to take a leave from Harvard, where he teaches, because of embarrassing e-mails he exchanged with his late friend Jeffrey Epstein.  I talked to economic journalist and Nation contributor Doug Henwood, a long-time Summers watcher, about the career of this controversial and influential figure. Summers has been one of the most…

Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, R-Ga., speaks during a press conference outside the U.S. Capitol on Tuesday. Daniel Heuer/AFP via Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Daniel Heuer/AFP via Getty Images Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, the Georgia Republican who rose to prominence as one of President Trump’s biggest defenders and recently became one of his biggest critics, is leaving Congress. In a nearly 11-minute video statement, Greene excoriated the Republican Party, House leadership and the start of campaign season “which means all courage leaves and only safe campaign re-election mode is turned on.” Greene’s announcement late Friday that she would resign…

Environment / StudentNation / November 20, 2025 Through executive orders, Congress, and a loyalist cabinet, the Trump administration has delivered big for enclaves of coal country like Colstrip, Montana. But how long can it last? Ad Policy A power plant in Colstrip, Montana.(Ezra Graham) This story was produced for StudentNation, a program of the Nation Fund for Independent Journalism, which is dedicated to highlighting the best of student journalism. For more StudentNation, check out our archive or learn more about the program here. StudentNation is made possible through generous funding from The Puffin Foundation. If you’re a student and you have an article idea,…

President Donald Trump talks after meeting with New York City Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani in the Oval Office of the White House, Friday, Nov. 21, 2025, in Washington. Evan Vucci/AP hide caption toggle caption Evan Vucci/AP WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump said Friday night that he’s “immediately” terminating temporary legal protections for Somali migrants living in Minnesota, further targeting a program seeking to limit deportations that his administration has already repeatedly sought to weaken. Minnesota has the nation’s largest Somali community. Many fled the long civil war in their east African country and were drawn to the state’s welcoming social programs.…