Biden sets record by commuting sentences of nearly 2,500 people convicted on nonviolent drug charges
The recent round of clemency gives Biden the presidential record for most individual pardons and commutations issued.
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Texas judge says states can revive challenge to abortion pill access nationwide
Idaho, Kansas and Missouri requested late last year to pursue the case in federal court in Amarillo, Texas, after the U.S. Supreme Court issued a narrow ruling finding that abortion opponents who first filed the case lacked the legal right to sue.
Trump adviser says president-elect is exploring options to ‘preserve’ TikTok
Trump’s pick for national security adviser made the comment when Fox News anchor Bret Baier asked him about a report from The Washington Post that said Trump was considering an executive order to suspend enforcement of a federal law that could ban the popular platform nationwide by Sunday.
Some immigrants are already leaving the US in ‘self-deportations’ as Trump’s threats loom
Advocates and immigration experts who have noticed such departures say they show how uncertainty and threats have led a growing number of people to leave the U.S. before Trump takes office on Monday.
US Supreme Court seems open to age checks for online porn, though some free-speech questions remain
The Texas case is a test for Indiana and several other states with similar laws aimed at blocking young children and teenagers from viewing pornography.
NCAA seeks help from Congress, plans to dole out $1.2B to help pay settlement
NCAA President Charlie Baker is banking on the momentum college sports appears to be gaining since preliminary approval of the House settlement, which calls for schools to pay players directly for use of their name, image and likeness.
Biden signs executive order aimed at growing AI infrastructure in U.S.
President Joe Biden on Tuesday signed an ambitious executive order on artificial intelligence that seeks to ensure the infrastructure needed for advanced AI operations, such as large-scale data centers and new clean power facilities, can be built quickly and at scale in the United States.
Judge clears the way for release of special counsel Smith’s report on Trump’s 2020 election case
The Justice Department can publicly release special counsel Jack Smith’s investigative report on President-elect Donald Trump’s 2020 election interference case, a federal judge said Monday in the latest ruling in a court dispute over the highly anticipated document days before Trump is set to reclaim the White House.
Vance says Jan. 6 participants who committed violence ‘obviously’ shouldn’t be pardoned
Vice President-elect JD Vance says people responsible for the violence during the Capitol riot “obviously” should not be pardoned, as President-elect Donald Trump is promising to use his clemency power on behalf of many of those who tried on Jan. 6, 2021, to overturn the results of the election that Trump lost.
Biden’s administration proposes new rules on exporting AI chips, provoking an industry pushback
The Biden administration is proposing a new framework for the exporting of the advanced computer chips used to develop artificial intelligence, an attempt to balance national security concerns about the technology with the economic interests of producers and other countries.
Judge sentences Donald Trump in hush money case but declines to impose any punishment ahead of his White House return
President-elect Donald Trump was formally sentenced Friday in his hush money case, but the judge declined to impose any punishment. The outcome cements Trump’s conviction while freeing him to return to the White House unencumbered by the threat of a jail term or a fine.
Judge will weigh holding Giuliani in contempt of court after jury’s $148 million defamation award
A federal judge is set to hear arguments Friday on whether to hold Rudy Giuliani in contempt of court for continuing to spread lies about two Georgia election workers after they secured a $148 million defamation judgment against him.
Trump will be sentenced in his hush money case, days before he returns to the White House
In a singular moment in U.S. history, President-elect Donald Trump faces sentencing Friday for his New York hush money conviction after the nation’s highest court refused to intervene.
TikTok’s fate arrives at Supreme Court in collision of free speech and national security
In one of the most important cases of the social media age, free speech and national security collide at the Supreme Court on Friday in arguments over the fate of TikTok, a wildly popular digital platform that roughly half the people in the United States use for entertainment and information.
Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito says he spoke with Trump about clerk before hush-money filing
Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito spoke with President-elect Donald Trump about a former law clerk the day before Trump went to the high court in a push to delay the sentencing in his New York hush-money case, the justice said Wednesday.
Justice Department accuses six major landlords of scheming to keep rents high
The complaint alleges the landlords participated in an unlawful scheme to decrease competition among landlords in apartment pricing, harming millions of American renters.
Judge temporarily blocks release of special counsel report on Trump cases as court fight simmers
The ruling from U.S. District Judge Aileen Cannon may represent a short-lived victory for Trump, but it’s nonetheless the latest instance of the Trump-appointed jurist taking action in the Republican’s favor.
Lawsuit alleges racial and gender discrimination led to an Air Force contractor’s death
The family claims the woman’s trainer subjected her to gender and racial discrimination that ultimately put her in harm’s way and led to her death.
Jack Smith finalizing Trump investigation report that could be released as early as Friday
The report is expected to describe charging decisions made in separate investigations by Smith into Trump’s hoarding of classified documents at his Mar-a-Lago estate and his efforts to overturn the results of the 2020 presidential election in the run-up to the Jan. 6, 2021, riot at the U.S. Capitol.
Jimmy Carter funeral on its way to Washington, where he remained an outsider
He will receive a state funeral Thursday at Washington National Cathedral. President Joe Biden will deliver a eulogy.