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In an interview with a British news network Monday, Donald Trump's former chief of staff Mick Mulvaney said that the recent federal indictment of Donald Trump makes his chances of serving prison time "pretty high," Newsweek reported.

Controversial U.S. District Judge Aileen Cannon will not preside over the arraignment of former President Donald Trump for the alleged mishandling of national defense documents, it was reported Monday.

More than 24 hours before he is scheduled to be arraigned, Donald Trump’s supporters have started to show up at the federal courthouse in Miami, where the ex-president will be formally advised of the 37 felony criminal charges against him Tuesday at 3 PM.

Analysts have spent most of Monday fearful that Donald Trump will be able to delay his arraignment because he doesn't have a lawyer on the Florida Bar. Trump is known for searching for delays for legal challenges, and analysts voiced concern that the lawyer problem was just another attempt by him to slow progress.

The Proud Boys are largely ignoring the indictment of former President Donald Trump as the far-right group shifts its focus to attacking the LBGTQ community, Vice News reported Monday.

Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA) recounted her brush with a Pride festival on Monday.

Critics of the War on Drugs are found all over the political spectrum, from Black Lives Matter to the libertarian Cato Institute and former Rep. Ron Paul (R-Texas). And those critics cite a long list of reasons why it has been an abysmal failure, including mass incarceration, the militarization of police and innocent victims killed during botched no-knock drug raids.

Federal prosecutors are seeking 14 years for a Jan. 6 rioter who looked at Donald Trump as a "father figure," NBC News reported.

The granddaughter of Disney co-founder Roy O. Disney reacted to images of demonstrators holding Nazi flags and Ron DeSantis signs outside of Disney World in Orlando on Saturday.

House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Ca.) is scrambling to quell a far-right revolt within his own caucus who remain angry at the GOP House leader over the debt limit deal he struck with Joe Biden, among other grievances, Politico reports.

A Marquette University Law School poll released on May 24 found that only 41 percent of Americans approve of the U.S. Supreme Court's performance. And a Quinnipiac University poll released around the same time was even more damning, with public approval of the High Court down to 35 percent.

According to former prosecutor Paul Butler, one of Donald Trump's many lawyers is barking up the wrong tree if she thinks provisions found within the Presidential Records Act will come into play as her client faces a 37-count indictment in federal court.

Appearing with MSNBC host Chris Jansing, Georgetown Law Professor Paul Butler dismissed out of hand a defense offered by Trump attorney Alina Habba during an appearance on Fox News on Sunday, explaining she seems to not be aware of what... Читать дальше...

Rep. Clay Higgins (R-LA) prompted a lot of confused laughter with his tweeted response to Donald Trump's indictment, but the chuckles died down when a militia expert deciphered his message as a threat.

A Washington man who led right-wing political protests in Portland which often devolved into brawls is suing the city for political discrimination, Oregon Public Broadcasting reported.

The Trump-backed "audit" of the 2020 election in Arizona ended disastrously for the former president as it not only confirmed President Joe Biden won the state, but it actually gave him a bigger final margin than the official state tally.

Tax cut legislation that House Republicans are set to consider this week after pushing the global economy to the brink of disaster would deliver more than $28 billion to the richest 1% of Americans next year—and just $1.4 billion to the poorest fifth of the country.

Viewers who watch Fox News frequently have likely come across Harmeet Dhillon, a San Francisco-based attorney who is also a committeeperson for the Republican National Committee (RNC). Dhillon, who has been hoping to unseat Ronna Romney McDaniel as RNC chair, has represented many well-known people on the right — including Fox News and its former host Tucker Carlson in a lawsuit by former Fox producer Abby Grossberg.

Appearing on MSNBC on Monday morning with host José Díaz-Balart, Palm Beach Couty State Attorney Dave Aronberg dismissed immediate concerns about U.S. District Judge Aileen Cannon overseeing the indictment of Donald Trump – but warned she could low-key assist his case if she is not removed or chooses to recuse herself.

Cannon's selection to hear the Department of Justice's 37-count indictment against the former president has been heavily criticized because she was appointed to the bench by him ... Читать дальше...

The View co-host Ana Navarro blasted Republican presidential candidate Ron DeSantis after he accused Democrats of "weaponizing government."

A tour boat with dozens of passengers onboard has capsized in a cave in upstate New York, according to reports.

Former President Donald Trump on Monday vowed to appoint his own special counsel to indict President Joe Biden in retaliation for special counsel Jack Smith's indictment of Trump on Espionage Act charges.

At least two people died in a fire at a Texas rental home that had been previously targeted with racist graffiti, according to a report.

U.S. Rep. Clay Higgins, Republican of Louisiana, expanded on his highly-controversial paramilitary remarks from last week by issuing a statement baselessly claiming the 37-criminal felony count indictment of Donald Trump is part of the U.S. Dept. of Justice's plan to "entrap" and imprison America's conservatives.

Former President Donald Trump can't force a delay of his arrest on federal charges just because he doesn't have a Florida lawyer – but his arraignment may be pushed back.

Donald Trump's supporters are threatening war over the former president's indictment on espionage-related charges.