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November 13, 2024

Democratic committee chair pours cold water on replacing Sotomayor before Trump takes office

It's "idle speculation" to discuss Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor retiring and having her seat filled before Trump takes office, a Senate Democrat says.

November 12, 2024

Oregon man defaced synagogue with antisemitic graffiti multiple times: DOJ

A man from Eugene, Oregon, pleaded guilty to federal hate crimes on Tuesday after he spray-painted antisemitic graffiti on a synagogue in 2023 and 2024.

November 12, 2024

William McGinley tapped as Trump's White House Counsel

William McGinley is returning to the Trump White House to serve as his White House Counsel, President-elect Trump announced.

November 12, 2024

Justice Alito plans to remain on Supreme Court, resisting pressure to step aside: report

Trump would face little to no resistance in confirming his picks for Supreme Court justices in the majority-GOP Congress, but Alito has no plans to step down.

November 12, 2024

GREGG JARRETT: New York case against Trump should be dismissed after Merchan's delayed ruling

The New York case against Donald Trump was always convoluted and legally unsound, principally because it is not a crime to conceal a perfectly legal non-disclosure agreement. 

November 12, 2024

'Extraordinary circumstances': NY judge in Trump case pauses all court deadlines, sentencing

President-elect Donald Trump was convicted in May by a Manhattan jury on 34 counts of falsifying business records, which if upheld, could have cost him up to four years in prison.

November 12, 2024

Who's who on Trump's short list for attorney general

Donald Trump's short list for attorney general includes current U.S. senators, former White House officials and a state attorney general who took the Biden administration to court.

November 12, 2024

Dating apps in tourist hot spots target Americans. How to protect yourself

Deivy Jose Rodriguez Delgado, 30, lured Americans using dating sites while on vacation in the Dominican Republic, then held them for ransom. Now he will serve 25 years behind bars.

November 11, 2024

Wisconsin attorney argues 175-year-old abortion ban validity to state Supreme Court

A Wisconsin attorney argued to the state supreme court Monday why a 175-year-old abortion ban should be reinstated after the overturning of Roe v. Wade two years ago.

November 10, 2024

Justice Sonia Sotomayor should be replaced by Kamala Harris, CNN commentator argues

CNN commentator Bakari Sellers suggested on Friday that Justice Sonia Sotomayor should step down immediately and be replaced by Vice President Kamala Harris.