A nonprofit group tasked with preserving U.S. historical sites sued President Donald Trump on Friday, seeking to halt construction of his massive White House ballroom until the project receives the proper federal approvals. “No president is legally allowed to tear down portions of the White House without any review whatsoever — not President Trump, not … Read more
Photo released from the Jeffrey Epstein files shows Donald Trump with multiple women. Redactions were done by the Democrats on the House Oversight Committee. Date and context is unclear. Source: Democrats on the House Oversight Committee. Nearly 100,000 photos obtained by House Democrats from the estate of notorious sex predator Jeffrey Epstein include images of … Read more
Sopa Images | Lightrocket | Getty Images Reddit, the popular community-focused forum, has launched a legal challenge against Australia’s social media ban for teens under 16, arguing that the newly enacted law is ineffective and goes too far by restricting political discussion online. In its application to Australia’s High Court, the social news and aggregation platform … Read more
New York Attorney General Letitia James speaks to the media, after she attended a hearing and pleaded not guilty to charges that she defrauded her mortgage lender, outside the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia, in Norfolk, Virginia, U.S., Oct. 24, 2025. Jonathan Ernst | Reuters Federal prosecutors on Thursday for the … Read more
President Donald Trump is pressing to get Lindsey Halligan confirmed as U.S. attorney for the Eastern District of Virginia, weeks after criminal cases against his foes James Comey and Letitia James were dismissed because of Halligan’s involvement in their prosecutions. But her nomination faces a likely fatal obstacle from the tradition of so-called blue slips, … Read more
Skipper port calls in 2025 MarineTraffic The big crude oil tanker that U.S. forces seized Wednesday off the coast of Venezuela since 2024 has shown a “clear pattern” of spoofing its location to hide where it actually was, according to a leading energy consulting firm. And data suggests that the Guyana-flagged tanker identified as Skippe” … Read more
Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem speaks during a press conference at a federal office building in Bradenton, Florida, October 20, 2025. Octavio Jones | Getty Images Read more CNBC politics coverage “We are delighted to see the media is highlighting the Trump administration’s cost-effective and innovative ways of delivering on the American people’s mandate for … Read more
Jeffrey Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell attend the Batman Forever/R. McDonald Event in New York City on June 13, 1995. Patrick McMullan | Getty Images A New York federal judge on Tuesday ordered the unsealing of grand jury materials and other documents related to the prosecution of Ghislaine Maxwell, the British socialite convicted in 2021 of … Read more
In this photo illustration, the ICEBlock app is displayed on an Apple iPhone on October 02, 2025 in Los Angeles, California. Justin Sullivan | Getty Images The developer of ICEBlock, an app used to track local sightings of ICE agents and other law enforcement authorities, sued the U.S. government on Monday for allegedly infringing his … Read more
Alina Habba attends her swearing-in ceremony as interim U.S. Attorney for the District of New Jersey, in the Oval Office at the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S., March 28, 2025. Evelyn Hockstein | Reuters Alina Habba, who had previously served as President Donald Trump’s defense lawyer, said Monday that she was stepping down as … Read more