Recent Updates
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Federal Judge Says Trump Move to Dismantle VOA Is Illegal
Court Watch 04/04/2026A federal judge has ruled that actions taken to dismantle Voice of America (VOA) were unlawful, finding that Kari Lake lacked the legal authority to carry them out.In a decision issued Saturday, U.S. District Judge Royce C. Lamberth determined that L...
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Army sergeant wants to plead guilty in Georgia base shootings that injured 5
Court Watch 03/13/2026An Army sergeant accused of shooting and wounding five co-workers at a southeast Georgia base last summer is seeking to plead guilty to attempted murder and other charges in a military court, Army prosecutors said Thursday.Authorities say Sgt. Quorne...
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House will vote on an Iran war powers resolution in a test of Trump's strategy
Court Watch 03/06/2026The House is preparing to vote Thursday on a war powers resolution to halt President Donald Trump's attack on Iran, a sign of unease in Congress over the rapidly widening conflict that is reordering U.S. priorities at home and abroad.It's the second ...
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What to know before asking an AI chatbot for health advice
Court Watch 03/01/2026With hundreds of millions of people turning to chatbots for advice, it was only a matter of time before tech companies began offering programs specifically designed to answer health questions. In January, OpenAI introduced ChatGPT Health, a new versi...
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Masks emerge as symbol of Trump’s ICE crackdown and a flashpoint in Congress
Court Watch 02/08/2026Beyond the car windows being smashed, people tackled on city streets — or even a little child with a floppy bunny ears snowcap detained — the images of masked federal officers has become a flashpoint in the Trump administration’s im...
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A federal judge is set to hear arguments on Minnesota’s immigration crackdown
Court Watch 01/21/2026A federal judge will hear arguments Monday on whether she should at least temporarily halt the immigration crackdown in Minnesota that has led to the fatal shootings of two people by government officers.The state of Minnesota and the cities of Minnea...
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Virginia man pleads not guilty to charges in DC pipe bomb case
Court Watch 01/10/2026A Virginia man has pleaded not guilty to charges accusing him of planting two pipe bombs outside the headquarters of the Democratic and Republican national parties on the eve of the Capitol riot on Jan. 6, 2021. Brian J. Cole Jr., of Woodbridge, Virg...
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Maduro Pleads Not Guilty, Claims Capture in U.S. Drug Case
Court Watch 01/08/2026A defiant Nicolás Maduro declared himself “the president of my country” as he protested his capture and pleaded not guilty Monday to federal drug trafficking charges that the Trump administration used to justify removing him from p...
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Public release of Epstein records puts Maxwell under fresh scrutiny
Court Watch 12/27/2025Days after Ghislaine Maxwell asked a judge to immediately free her from a 20-year prison sentence, the public release of grand jury transcripts from her sex trafficking case returned the spotlight to victims whose allegations helped land her behind b...
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Do Kwon sentenced to 15 years in prison for $40 billion stablecoin fraud
Court Watch 12/11/2025Onetime cryptocurrency mogul Do Kwon was sentenced Thursday to 15 years in prison after a $40 billion crash revealed his crypto ecosystem to be a fraud. Victims said the 34-year-old financial technology whiz weaponized their trust to convince them th...
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Supreme Court meets to weigh Trump’s birthright citizenship restrictions
Court Watch 12/01/2025The Supreme Court is meeting in private Friday with a key issue on its agenda — President Donald Trump ’s birthright citizenship order declaring that children born to parents who are in the United States illegally or temporarily are not A...
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FBI seeks interviews with Democrats who urged US troops to defy illegal orders
Court Watch 11/25/2025Democratic lawmakers who appeared in a social media video urging U.S. troops to defy “illegal orders” say the FBI has contacted them to begin scheduling interviews, signaling a possible inquiry into the matter. It would mark the second in...