
Judge in Trump classified docs case cancels tentative August 25 hearing, scheduling sealed proceeding for another time
US District Judge Aileen Cannon has canceled tentative plans to hold a hearing on August 25 on a protective order for classified evidence in the Mar-a-Lago documents case against former President Donald Trump.
2023-08-17 23:46

US says airstrike kills 5 al-Shabaab terrorists in Somalia
The US military conducted an airstrike killing five al-Shabaab terrorists on Tuesday, US Africa Command said in a statement.
2023-08-17 23:19

Trump surrender in Georgia case expected next week, source says
Negotiations between Donald Trump's lawyers and Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis' office over the details of his surrender are expected to continue into next week, a source with knowledge of the talks tells CNN.
2023-08-17 21:28

Biden administration searching for ways to keep US forces in Niger to continue anti-terror operations despite overthrowing of government
The Biden administration is searching for ways to keep US forces and assets in Niger to continue anti-terror operations, even as it becomes increasingly unlikely that the military junta that overthrew the country's government last month will cede power back to the democratically elected president.
2023-08-17 21:24

Purported names, photos and addresses of Fulton County grand jurors circulate on far-right internet
Names, photographs, social media profiles and even the home addresses purportedly belonging to members of the Fulton County grand jury that this week voted to indict former President Donald Trump and 18 co-defendants are circulating on social media -- with experts saying that some anonymous users are calling for violence against them.
2023-08-17 20:30

Tim Scott's likability is fueling his rise. But how high can he climb?
After two hours at the Iowa State Fair spent posing for photos, glad-handing attendees visiting the livestock barn and indulging in carnival games and the famous pork chop grill, Tim Scott was heading for the exits when he stopped to meet a group of voters.
2023-08-17 17:48

Trump may try to move the Fulton County criminal case to federal court. Here's why
Just hours after former White House chief of staff Mark Meadows was dealt state charges accusing him, along with 18 other defendants including Donald Trump, of taking part in a broad criminal conspiracy to overturn Georgia's 2020 election results, he mounted an effort to move his case to federal court.
2023-08-17 17:29

Looming Trump trials are throwing judges into an election maelstrom
Judges are being forced into an unprecedented and perilous spot in the middle of an already tempestuous presidential campaign because of rising acrimony over the criminal trials of Donald Trump.
2023-08-17 12:26

Conservative ex-federal judge: Trump's 'unprecedented' attacks on federal judiciary are 'grave disservice' to nation
A conservative retired federal judge on Wednesday condemned former President Donald Trump's criticisms of judges hearing criminal cases brought against him, calling the recent attacks "unprecedented" and "inexcusable."
2023-08-17 11:58

Texas woman charged with threatening to kill judge overseeing Trump's federal election interference case
A Texas woman has been charged with threatening in a voicemail to kill the federal judge overseeing former President Donald Trump's criminal case in Washington, DC, over his attempts to overturn the 2020 election.
2023-08-17 10:52

Prosecutors raise another possible attorney representation issue in Trump documents case
Prosecutors from the special counsel's office have raised ethical questions about the attorney representing one of Donald Trump's co-defendants in the Mar-a-Lago documents criminal case, marking the second time they've raised potential issues about lawyers representing multiple people who've worked for the former president.
2023-08-17 09:23

Rudy Giuliani made desperate appeal to Trump to pay his legal bills in Mar-a-Lago meeting
With his attorney in tow, Rudy Giuliani traveled to Mar-a-Lago in recent months on a mission to make a personal and desperate appeal to former President Donald Trump to pay his legal bills. By going in person, a source familiar with the matter told CNN, Giuliani and his lawyer Robert Costello believed they could explain face-to-face why Trump needed to assist his former attorney with his ballooning legal bills.
2023-08-17 09:22