Former Trump CFO Allen Weisselberg pleads guilty to perjury
His plea deal will send him back to jail but does not require that he testify at former President Donald Trump’s hush-money criminal trial.
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JetBlue and Spirit are ending their $3.8 billion merger after federal judge blocked the deal
JetBlue said Monday that even though both companies still believe in the deal, they were unlikely to meet the closing conditions required in the agreement before a July 24 deadline.
Supreme Court restores Trump to ballot, rejecting state attempts to ban him over Capitol attack
The justices ruled a day before the Super Tuesday primaries that states cannot invoke a post-Civil War constitutional provision to keep presidential candidates from appearing on ballots.
Monroe County hires yet another election supervisor, hoping she’ll stay
Monroe County lost its top election official nearly every other month over the past year after a longtime supervisor resigned following a counting error in the November 2022 tally.
Supreme Court could decide Monday whether Trump can be barred from the 2024 ballot
The justices are expected to decide at least one case Monday, with signs strongly pointing to resolution of the case from Colorado that threatens to kick Trump off some state ballots. Any opinions will post on the court’s website beginning just after 10 a.m.
Legislature approves bill adding more verification steps to voter registration
Under the bill, residents who are new voters in Indiana would have to provide proof of residency when registering in person, unless they submit an Indiana driver’s license or social security number that matches an Indiana record.
Prosecutors seek July 8 trial date in Trump’s classified documents case
The federal judge overseeing the classified documents prosecution of Donald Trump is expected to set a trial date on Friday
Judge orders Trump off Illinois primary ballot but puts ruling on hold
A Cook County judge ruled the Illinois State Board of Elections must take former President Donald Trump’s name off the state’s March 19 primary ballot Wednesday.
Hunter Biden appears for deposition, tells Republicans he did not involve his father in his business
Hunter Biden appeared Wednesday on Capitol Hill for a closed-door deposition with lawmakers, a critical moment for Republicans as their impeachment inquiry into his father and the family’s business affairs teeters on the brink of collapse.
Biden acts to better protect Americans’ personal data such as health records and finances
President Joe Biden on Wednesday is signing an executive order aimed at better protecting Americans’ personal data on everything from biometrics and health records to finances and geolocation from foreign adversaries like China and Russia.
Ban on gender-affirming care for minors allowed to take effect in Indiana
A federal appeals court on Tuesday allowed Indiana’s ban on gender-affirming care to go into effect, removing a temporary injunction a judge issued last year.
Indiana man gets 195-year sentence for 2021 killing of woman, young daughter, fiancé
A northern Indiana man convicted in the fatal 2021 shootings of a woman, her young daughter and her fiancé has been sentenced to 195 years in prison.
Bill filed in Kentucky House would ease near-total abortion ban by adding rape and incest exceptions
Legislation aimed at easing Kentucky’s near-total abortion ban by creating limited exceptions for pregnancies caused by rape or incest was introduced Monday in the GOP-dominated House, as lawmakers wrangle with an issue at the forefront of last year’s campaign for governor.
Biden will urge congressional leaders to avoid a government shutdown, send aid to Ukraine and Israel
President Joe Biden was meeting Tuesday with the top four leaders of Congress to press them to act quickly to avoid a looming government shutdown early next month and to pass emergency aid for Ukraine and Israel.
Supreme Court casts doubt on GOP-led states’ efforts to regulate social media platforms
The Supreme Court cast doubt Monday on state laws that could affect how Facebook, TikTok, X, YouTube and other social media platforms regulate content posted by their users.
Senate leaders likely to seek quick dismissal of Mayorkas impeachment case
For the third time in five years, senators will be sworn in as jurors for an impeachment trial. But the chamber is expected to spend far less time on the charges against Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas than the ones brought against former President Donald Trump.
Donald Trump appeals $454 million judgment in New York civil fraud case
Donald Trump has appealed his $454 million New York civil fraud judgment, challenging a judge’s finding that Trump lied about his wealth as he grew the real estate empire that launched him to stardom and the presidency.
South Carolina bans inmates from in-person interviews. A lawsuit wants to change that
A South Carolina prison policy banning inmates from speaking to reporters in person or having their writings directly published violates the First Amendment free speech rights of prisoners, a civil rights organization said in a federal lawsuit Thursday.
Bible-quoting Alabama chief justice sparks church-state debate in embryo ruling
When the Alabama Supreme Court ruled that frozen embryos are considered children under state law, its chief justice had a higher authority in mind.
Trump’s lawyers call for dismissal of classified documents case, citing presidential immunity
Former President Donald Trump urged a Florida judge to dismiss the criminal case charging him with illegally retaining classified documents, claiming in part that presidential immunity protects him from prosecution.