Judge allows Maurene Comey’s lawsuit challenging her firing to move forward in federal court

Washington — A federal judge on Tuesday ruled that former federal prosecutor Maurene Comey’s case challenging her firing by President Trump can move forward in federal court. U.S. District Judge Jesse Furman rejected the Trump administration’s attempt to dismiss the lawsuit on the grounds that Comey, the daughter of former FBI Director James Comey, had to … Read more

Tillis says he’s ready to move ahead with confirming Warsh as Trump’s pick as Fed chair

WASHINGTON — WASHINGTON (AP) — The Republican senator who had effectively blocked confirmation of President Donald Trump’s pick to lead the Federal Reserve said Sunday he was dropping his opposition after the Department of Justice ended its investigation of the current central bank chair. The announcement by Sen. Thom Tillis of North Carolina removes a … Read more

Tillis says he’s prepared to move forward with Kevin Warsh’s nomination for Fed chair

Washington — Sen. Thom Tillis of North Carolina said Sunday that he is prepared to move forward with the nomination of Kevin Warsh for chairman of the Federal Reserve’s Board of Governors, bringing an end to his blockade on nominations to the central bank. Tillis, a Republican who sits on the Senate Banking Committee, had … Read more

DOJ to allow firing squads for executions in move to ramp up capital punishment

WASHINGTON — The Justice Department will adopt firing squads as a permitted method of execution as the Trump administration moves to ramp up and expedite capital punishment cases, officials said Friday. The Justice Department is also reauthorizing the use of single-drug lethal injections with pentobarbital that were used to carry out 13 executions during the … Read more

Should Spirit Airlines get a bailout? Trump’s move sparks Republican criticism.

In a highly unusual move to shield a company from high fuel prices caused by its war on Iran, the Trump administration is negotiating a bailout for troubled Spirit Airlines. President Donald Trump’s effort to buoy an airline in its second bankruptcy has drawn both criticism from the right and skepticism from within his own … Read more

Live Updates: Iran touts video of purported Strait of Hormuz ship seizures as Trump keeps quiet on next move

  9m ago Iran releases video purportedly showing commandos boarding ships in Strait of Hormuz Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) has released dramatically-edited video of what it claims to be its forces boarding and seizing two of three commercial vessels intercepted in the Strait of Hormuz on Wednesday. The U.K. military’s Maritime Trade Operations Center … Read more

Pittsburgh students move to remote learning as NFL draft consumes the city

The NFL draft has become such a production that the league starts planning each one about two and a half years in advance. Subscribe to read this story ad-free Get unlimited access to ad-free articles and exclusive content. Starting last summer, some of the main partners in the 2026 draft, set to be held this … Read more

Details on DOJ move to vacate Jan. 6 convictions against some former Proud Boys and Oath Keepers

The Justice Department is taking action to vacate the Jan. 6 convictions against 12 former members of the right-wing Proud Boys and Oath Keepers, most of whom were convicted of seditious security. CBS News homeland security correspondent Nicole Sganga has more. Source link

Appeals court rules Trump’s White House ballroom construction can temporarily move forward

A federal appeals court on Saturday temporarily allowed the construction of President Donald Trump’s White House ballroom to move forward while the administration challenges a lower court order that said the project exceeds the president’s authority. Subscribe to read this story ad-free Get unlimited access to ad-free articles and exclusive content. The 2-1 decision by … Read more

Dems dodge on Trump removal as party weighs 25th Amendment move

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! House Democrats are weighing a long-shot scenario to remove President Donald Trump using the 25th Amendment, but are declining to say whether they’ll act before the November midterm elections. House Judiciary Committee Ranking Member Jamie Raskin, D-Md., will brief congressional Democrats Friday afternoon on the constitutional mechanism … Read more