Despite Trump’s election, Jack Smith has one more job to do
In George Orwell’s classic depiction of an authoritarian society, “Nineteen Eighty-four,” a key component of political control is the state’s erasure of history: “Every record…
SEC, FCC chairs say they will leave offices on Jan. 20
Securities and Exchange Commission chair Gary Gensler testifies before a Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee oversight hearing on September 14, 2021. He said…
Jan. 6 defendants from California eagerly await Trump pardons
Out of more than 1,500 criminal defendants charged in the Jan. 6, 2021, insurrection at the U.S. Capitol, David Dempsey is among the most notorious.Dempsey,…
Jury convicts Jan. 6 rioter who plotted to kill FBI agents investigating his case
Edward Kelley 35, of Maryville, Tenn., was convicted Wednesday of plotting to kill FBI agents who were investigating his involvement in the Jan. 6, 2021,…
Military veteran sentenced to prison for Capitol riot attack
WASHINGTON — A former U.S. Army soldier who was court-martialed for fatally shooting a handcuffed civilian in Iraq two decades ago was sentenced Monday to more…
California officials removing ‘squaw’ from state names by Jan. 1
Skuaw Valley Ski Resort, shown on Dec. 23, 2008, is now Palisades Tahoe. In 2025, all 30 geographic formations and locales in California no longer…
Hegseth was flagged by service member as possible ‘Insider Threat’
WASHINGTON — Pete Hegseth, the Army National Guard veteran and Fox News host nominated by Donald Trump to lead the Department of Defense, was flagged as…
Ex-NFL linebacker charged in Jan. 6, 2021, insurrection
A still taken from body camera footage showing Leander Antwione Williams during the Jan. 6, 2021, assault on the Capitol in Washington, D.C. Image courtesy…
Rioters who stormed Capitol after Trump’s 2020 defeat cheer 2024 win
WASHINGTON — As it became clear Donald Trump was returning to the White House, the Florida man who posed for photos with then-House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s…
Man who smashed door before officer killed Capitol rioter is sentenced
WASHINGTON — A man who stormed the U.S. Capitol and smashed glass panels on a door — moments before a police officer fatally shot another rioter…
Donald Trump’s freedom probably depends on the election outcome
Donald Trump is at a pivotal point in his personal history. For him, the upshot of the election will be either a series of criminal…
‘Bob’s Burgers’ actor gets a year in prison for Jan. 6 role
WASHINGTON — An actor known for his roles in the television comedies “Bob’s Burgers” and “Arrested Development” was sentenced on Monday to one year in prison…
Kamala Harris to deliver closing argument at site of Trump Jan. 6 rally
WASHINGTON — Vice President Kamala Harris plans to deliver what advisors are calling a closing message Tuesday night, a week before election day, speaking from the…
Column: Presidential battle won’t end election night. Here’s what can go wrong
WASHINGTON — The presidential election is still too close to call, but here are three predictions you can take to the bank:First, we won’t know who…
Judge releases new redacted evidence in Trump Jan. 6 case
1 of 4 | A federal judge has agreed to release hundreds of documents related to the investigation into former president Donald Trump’s attempts to…
Opinion : Trump promies mayhem. Take him seriously and literally
Back at the dawn of the Trump age, weeks before the 2016 election, a conservative writer chided the media as it struggled with how to…
Trump won’t confirm he talked with Putin, and says there was ‘love and peace’ on Jan. 6
Former President Trump said that any telephone conversations he may have had with Vladimir Putin since leaving office were a “smart thing,” though he declined…
Georgia election workers settle defamation lawsuit against far-right website
ATLANTA — Two Georgia election workers have reached a settlement in their defamation lawsuit against a Missouri-based, far-right website that falsely accused them of fraud in…
Can Jack Smith still use Mike Pence’s Jan. 6 testimony against Trump?
Even before special counsel Jack Smith submitted his extensive and revealing recent brief in the Jan. 6 case, it was evident that Donald Trump’s statements…
Opinion: Trump is already starring in the sequel to his 2020 disaster: ‘The Jan. 6 Insurrection II’
The unsealing last week of the government’s case against Donald Trump for trying to overturn his 2020 election loss was a gift to 2024 voters,…