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Grand Jury · Fulton CountyPortions of a Georgia special grand jury's final report on Donald Trump's efforts to overturn the state's 2020 presidential election should be publicly released, but any recommendations for or against indictments will remain sealed for now, a state judge ruled on Monday.
Georgia report on Trump's possible election interference should be released-judge
62% Center coverage: 137 sources
Joe Biden · WashingtonFormer President Donald Trump can be sued by injured Capitol Police officers and Democratic lawmakers over the Jan. 6, 2021 insurrection at the U.S. Capitol, the Justice Department said Thursday in an ongoing federal court case testing the limits of executive power.
Justice Dept: Trump can be sued by police for Jan. 6 actions
61% Center coverage: 184 sources
Joe Biden · WashingtonThe White House on Thursday announced a new cybersecurity strategy in the latest effort by the U.S. government to bolster its cyber defenses amid a steady increase in hacking and digital crimes targeting the country.
U.S. unveils new cybersecurity strategy with tighter regulations
64% Center coverage: 59 sources
US & Canada · New YorkVictims of the 9/11 attacks are not entitled to seize $3.5bn (£2.9bn) in assets belonging to Afghanistan's central bank, a US judge has ruled. Lawyers pursuing the compensation argued these funds could satisfy court judgments they had obtained against Afghanistan's ruling Taliban.
Judge blocks 9/11 victims' claim to Afghan assets
Coverage: 21 sources
Donald Trump · Los AngelesConservative attorney John Eastman, a lead architect of some of former President Donald Trump’s efforts to remain in power after the 2020 election, was slapped Thursday with a series of disciplinary charges in California that could lead to his disbarment.
Trump adviser Eastman faces California disciplinary charges
57% Center coverage: 55 sources
US & Canada · WashingtonThe U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday released a report on the May 2022 leak of a draft version of its blockbuster ruling overturning the 1973 Roe v. Wade decision that had legalized abortion nationwide, but failed to identify who was behind the disclosure that rocked the nation's top judicial body.
U.S. Supreme Court report fails to identify abortion ruling leak culprit
60% Center coverage: 228 sources
Joe Biden · WashingtonRobert Hur is the second special counsel appointed to oversee an investigation into sensitive documents. Hur, a Harvard and Stanford graduate, was nominated by President Trump to serve as U.S. Attorney for the District of Maryland, making him the chief federal law enforcement officer in the state. He resigned from the post in early 2021.
Who is Robert Hur, the special counsel investigating Biden’s classified documents?
41% Center coverage: 118 sources
Joe Biden · WashingtonU.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland on Thursday announced the appointment of a special counsel to investigate President Joe Biden's handling of sensitive government documents - an inquiry that could cast a shadow over the Democrat's expected run for re-election in 2024.
Special counsel named to probe Biden's handling of documents
55% Center coverage: 227 sources
