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A national group of sheriffs teaches that they must “protect their citizens from the overreach of an out-of-control federal government” by refusing to enforce any law they deem unconstitutional or “unjust.” In other words, the group says that law enforcement officials in American counties are not bound by federal law, ABC News reported.

The conditions of Donald Trump's bail in Georgia will likely be tested, one former federal prosecutor told MSNBC's Katy Tur.

The list of requirements for Donald Trump if he is to remain out on bail are the strictest so far imposed on him in his criminal cases.

Former President Donald Trump’s bond in the the Georgia election interference case has been set at $200,000, according to court documents the Atlanta Journal-Constitution’s Tamar Hallerman posted on social media.

NEW YORK — Gov. Kathy Hochul announced Monday that the state will pour an additional $20 million into aiding asylum-seekers in New York City with the goal of helping them exit emergency shelters, secure work authorizations and manage their claims for asylum. The newly announced outlay is in addition to $1.5 billion the state has already directed toward the city to address the migrant crisis, which has strained the city’s social services infrastructure since last April. The new state funds are... Читать дальше...

Special counsel Jack Smith responded to Donald Trump's request for a 2026 trial date by accusing him of being overly dramatic about the burden that preparing for the case presents.

A wrongful death lawsuit could be filed in the death of Joan Meyer, the co-owner of the Marion County Record who died hours after police raided the Kansas newspaper. “We are exploring all options, including a wrongful death claim,” said Bernie Rhodes, the newspaper’s attorney. The lawsuit would be brought on behalf of Meyer’s estate. The Aug. 11 raid drew condemnation from free speech advocates across the globe. A search warrant was also executed at Meyer’s home and at the residence of a city councilwoman. Читать дальше...

Former Donald Trump lawyer John Eastman has agreed to release conditions in Fulton County that include $100,000 bail, according to court records.

The attorney who convinced Donald Trump to skip an upcoming Republican presidential debate deserves “Lawyer of the Year” consideration as he likely stopped the former president from heading to jail, a former federal prosecutor said.

Ron DeSantis is coming under attack for deriding supporters of former President Donald Trump as “listless vessels,” an insult that some have compared to Hillary Clinton’s infamous 2016 “deplorables” jab. In an interview with a conservative Florida publication, the Florida governor and Republican presidential candidate used the phrase to explain why right-wing voters need to move on from Trump. “If all we are is listless vessels that are just supposed to follow whatever happens to come down the pike on Truth Social every morning... Читать дальше...

MyPillow CEO Mike Lindell insisted he would not use drones for election surveillance after reports suggested that the move could be illegal in some states.

After his poor showing in the 2008 Republican presidential primaries, Rudy Giuliani went into a depression and started drinking heavily. One person who stepped to help him get back on track was Donald Trump, NBC News reported.

Former President Donald Trump last week opted out of participating in the Republican National Committee's first presidential primary debate of the 2024 cycle in Milwaukee, Wisconsin on Wednesday, August 23rd, and Trump's campaign is busy finalizing their alternative plans for "counter-programming" to "upstage" the event, The Guardian's Hugh Lowell explains in a Monday report.

The 2024 presidential election has already become dominated by Donald Trump's criminal convictions – and the former president is likely to make the trials central to his re-election campaign, according to a former White House adviser.

By David Morgan WASHINGTON (Reuters) -A feud over spending cuts between hardline and centrist Republicans in the U.S. House of Representatives raises the risk that the federal government will suffer its fourth shutdown in a decade this fall. Members of the hardline House Freedom Caucus are pushing to cut spending to a fiscal 2022 level of $1.47 trillion, $120 billion less than President Joe Biden and House Speaker Kevin McCarthy agreed to in their May debt ceiling compromise. The group on Monday... Читать дальше...

WARREN, Michigan — Shawn Fain ended his speech to a crowd of cheering United Auto Workers with a promise: The race to the bottom ends Sept. 14. That is when the current contract between union workers at General Motors Co., Stellantis NV and Ford Motor Co. and the three automakers expires. Fain, UAW President, said negotiations over new contracts are slow and criticized the companies for expecting UAW workers to "settle for scraps" while they rake in profits and dole out generous benefits to their executives. Читать дальше...

Former President Donald Trump's lawyers are expected to meet in-person with Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis Monday, CNN reported.

When soaring temperatures, extreme weather and catastrophic wildfires hit the headlines, people start asking for quick fixes to climate change. The U.S. government just announced the first awards from a US$3.5 billion fund for projects that promise to pull carbon dioxide out of the air. Policymakers are also exploring more invasive types of geoengineering − the deliberate, large-scale manipulation of Earth’s natural systems.

Stem cells are special kinds of cells in our body that can become any other type of cell. They have huge potential for medicine, and trials are currently under way using stem cells to replace damaged cells in diseases like Parkinson’s.

Can you imagine a scientist who could neither read nor write, who spoke their wisdom in riddles, in tales of fantastic beings flying through the sky, fighting each another furiously and noisily, drinking the ocean dry, and throwing giant spears with force enough to leave massive holes in rocky headlands?

Kari Lake has changed her tune on skipping debates now that Donald Trump is doing it.

Ex-White House Chief of Staff Mark Meadows reportedly wrote in a draft of his memoir that his old boss, former President Donald Trump, left a top secret Iran war plan on a couch at his New Jersey golf resort during an interview with a ghost writer. Meadows told prosecutors from special counsel Jack Smith’s team that he heard about the shocking incident by the writer and a publicist but soft-pedaled it in the final published version of his book because it could be “problematic” for Trump, ABC News reported. Читать дальше...

Even after four criminal indictments, two pending civil trials, and a civil trial that found him liable for sexual abuse, the majority of likely Republican caucusgoers in Iowa, the first nominating contest of the GOP's 2024 presidential race, say they do not believe Donald Trump has committed series crimes.

An adverse ruling for the Department of Justice by the judge overseeing Donald Trump's Florida case could trigger an appeal that would allow a review of her conduct in Donald Trump's Mar-a-Lago indictment, according to a legal expert.

In the wake of news stories detailing death threats sent to government officials, including the story of a man who was shot and killed by federal agents who were investigating messages he sent to President Joe Biden, a report revealed Monday that such threats have skyrocketed in recent years.