Indiana attorney general billing Texas trip to taxpayers
Indiana Attorney General Todd Rokita took a state-paid trip to the U.S-Mexican border last week and attended a Donald Trump rally along the way.
Donald Trump
Articles
Supreme Court allows Jan. 6 committee to get Trump documents
In a rebuff to former President Donald Trump, the Supreme Court is allowing the release of presidential documents sought by the congressional committee investigating the Jan. 6 insurrection.
Rudy Giuliani among Trump allies subpoenaed by Jan. 6 panel
The House committee investigating the U.S. Capitol insurrection issued subpoenas to Rudy Giuliani and other members of Donald Trump’s legal team who filed bogus legal challenges to the 2020 election that fueled the lie that race had been stolen from the former president.
Biden and Congress mark 1 year since violent insurrection
President Joe Biden on Thursday marked the first anniversary of the U.S. Capitol insurrection, the violent attack that has fundamentally changed Congress and raised global concerns about the future of American democracy.
Jan. 6 attack posed loyalty test for Indiana Rep. Greg Pence
Greg Pence watched the Jan. 6 insurrection unfold from an extraordinary perch.
White House, Jan. 6 committee agree to shield some documents
The House committee investigating the Jan. 6 insurrection at the Capitol has agreed to defer its attempt to get hundreds of pages of records from the Trump administration, holding off at the request of the Biden White House.
Report: 11 executions in 2021 mark three-decade low
States and the federal government carried out 11 executions this year, the fewest since 1988, as support for the death penalty has continued to decline.
Jan. 6 panel votes for contempt charges against Mark Meadows
The House panel investigating the Jan. 6 Capitol insurrection has voted to recommend contempt charges against former White House chief of staff Mark Meadows as lawmakers revealed a series of frantic texts he received as the attack was underway.
Court rejects Trump’s efforts to keep records from 1/6 panel
A federal appeals court ruled Thursday against an effort by former President Donald Trump to shield documents from the House committee investigating the Jan. 6 insurrection at the Capitol.
Meadows sues as Jan. 6 panel proceeds with contempt case
Former Trump White House chief of staff Mark Meadows on Wednesday sued the House committee investigating the Jan. 6 Capitol insurrection as the chairman of the panel pledged to move forward with contempt charges against him for defying a subpoena.
Federal court denies motion to sanction Indy attorney for Trump Wisconsin lawsuit
A district court in Wisconsin has rejected a bid by Wisconsin officials to recoup attorney fees from the Indianapolis law firm of Kroger Gardis & Regas for what the court called a “meritless case” of contesting how the November 2020 general election was conducted.
Trump faces flurry of investigations beyond Jan. 6 probe
As Donald Trump’s lawyers try to block the White House from releasing records to the congressional committee investigating the Jan. 6 Capitol insurrection, the former president faces a flurry of other investigations that could come to a head in the coming weeks and the new year.
Lawyers allied with Trump ordered to pay $175K in sanctions
Nine lawyers allied with former President Donald Trump were ordered Thursday to pay Detroit and Michigan a total of $175,000 in sanctions for abusing the court system with a sham lawsuit challenging the 2020 election results.
Jan. 6 panel votes to hold former DOJ official in contempt
The House panel investigating the Jan. 6 U.S. Capitol insurrection voted Wednesday to pursue contempt charges against Jeffrey Clark, a former Justice Department official who refused to answer the committee’s questions — but the panel agreed to let him come back for another try.
Justices signal they’ll OK new abortion limits, may toss Roe
The Supreme Court’s conservative majority on Wednesday signaled it would uphold Mississippi’s 15-week ban on abortion and may go much further to overturn the nationwide right to abortion that has existed for nearly 50 years.
Appeals court orders release of some Mueller report passages
A federal appeals court on Tuesday directed the Justice Department to disclose certain redacted passages from special counsel Robert Mueller’s Russia investigation report that relate to individuals who were investigated by prosecutors but not ultimately charged.
Trump ally Bannon taken into custody on contempt charges
Steve Bannon, a longtime ally of former President Donald Trump, surrendered to federal authorities on Monday to face contempt charges after defying a subpoena from a House committee investigating January’s insurrection at the U.S. Capitol.
Court temporarily delays release of Trump’s Jan. 6 records
A federal appeals court on Thursday temporarily blocked the release of White House records sought by a U.S. House committee investigating the Jan. 6 insurrection, granting — for now — a request from former President Donald Trump.
Federal judge refuses Trump request to block Jan. 6 records
A federal judge rejected former President Donald Trump’s request to block the release of documents to the House committee investigating the Jan. 6 Capitol riot.
Judge questions Trump lawyers trying to shield Jan. 6 papers
A federal judge expressed skepticism Thursday when attorneys for former President Donald Trump asked her to prevent the handover of documents sought by a House committee investigating the Jan. 6 insurrection.