A voting machine firm suing Fox News now wants to probe Murdoch family trust fight
Lawyers for a voting machine company that’s suing Fox News want to question founder Rupert Murdoch about his contentious efforts to change his family trust, the attorneys told a court Monday. Election-tech company Smartmatic’s $2.7 billion defamation
Judge tosses Trump 2020 election case after prosecutors’ request
By Andrew Goudsward WASHINGTON (Reuters) -A U.S. judge on Monday dismissed the federal criminal case accusing Donald Trump of attempting to overturn his 2020 election defeat after prosecutors moved to drop that prosecution and a second case
What diversity does — and doesn’t — look like in Trump’s Cabinet
WASHINGTON (AP) — President-elect Donald Trump’s incoming administration is set to be less diverse than President Joe Biden’s administration, but several people of color and women appear likely to serve in top roles. While Trump vigorously campaigned
Former Kentucky sheriff pleads not guilty in the fatal courthouse shooting of a judge
A former Kentucky sheriff charged in a judge’s shooting death pleaded not guilty Monday as he returned to the same courthouse where the two worked closely for years and where the attack occurred. A grand jury indicted
Explainer-Trump’s transition: ethics and security concerns
By Nandita Bose WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Joe Biden and President-elect Donald Trump have yet to start the formal transition process between administrations, which normally takes months and involves the executive branch sharing information with incoming
White House: Biden will attend Trump’s inauguration in January
ABOARD AIR FORCE ONE (Reuters) – President Joe Biden and First Lady Jill Biden will attend President-elect Donald Trump’s inauguration in January, a White House spokesman said on Monday. “The president promised that he would attend the
Lawmakers press Pentagon to re-ground Ospreys until safety issues can be addressed
WASHINGTON (AP) — Three lawmakers are asking Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin to consider re-grounding the military’s fleet of V-22 Ospreys until solutions can be put in place to address safety and design issues identified by The Associated
Volunteers join a search for a woman from Hawaii missing in LA for weeks as her father is found dead
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Volunteers have joined a search in Los Angeles for Hannah Kobayashi, a 30-year-old woman from Hawaii who went missing more than two weeks ago after not making a connecting flight to New York.
Republican senator blocks promotion of US Army general associated with Afghanistan withdrawal
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A Republican senator has blocked the promotion of U.S. Army Lieutenant General Christopher Donahue, who commanded the military’s 82nd Airborne Division during the U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan and was the last American soldier to
KEYWORD NOTICE – US appeals court won’t revisit Ghislaine Maxwell’s sex trafficking conviction
By Jonathan Stempel NEW YORK (Reuters) – A U.S. appeals court has rejected British socialite Ghislaine Maxwell’s request to revisit its decision upholding her conviction for helping the late financier Jeffrey Epstein sexually abuse teenage girls. In
