#Georgia charges against 5 Trump enablers, explained

#Georgia charges against 5 Trump enablers, explained

The indictment unveiled in Georgia late Monday night charged former President Trump with 13 crimes. But unlike the other three indictments Trump faces, Georgia’s case sees a plethora of aides, lawyers and supporters charged, as well. In addition to Trump, 18 people have been indicted as a result of the probe spearheaded by Fulton County, Ga.,…

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#Alarm grows as Ukraine’s counteroffensive falters

#Alarm grows as Ukraine’s counteroffensive falters

There is growing alarm about the pace and prospects of Ukraine’s counteroffensive, with few signs of progress in recent weeks and Russian lines holding strong.  Those concerns picked up steam in the past week after Ukraine launched a second push in the southern Zaporizhzhia region and has still come up mostly empty in the eyes…

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#Trump indictment sidesteps key details unearthed by Jan. 6 panel

#Trump indictment sidesteps key details unearthed by Jan. 6 panel

The sweeping indictment brought against Donald Trump in the Jan. 6 case touches on nearly every aspect of the former president’s plot to stay in power. But a few eye-catching omissions in the high-profile case point to the complexities facing the Justice Department (DOJ), while raising questions about prosecutors’ future plans to hold to account those involved…

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#GOP memo argues direct payments to President Biden not needed to show corruption 

#GOP memo argues direct payments to President Biden not needed to show corruption 

House Republicans probing the foreign business dealings of President Biden’s family members are arguing that they do not have to show direct payments to the president in order to demonstrate corruption.  The new argument comes as Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) and other Republicans have floated opening an impeachment inquiry into the president over issues revolving…

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#Trump directs rage at DC judge handling his Jan. 6 case

#Trump directs rage at DC judge handling his Jan. 6 case

From the attorneys prosecuting his cases to his allies-turned-foes, few who have gone up against former President Trump have been spared his wrath. Now, in the days after his indictment over efforts to subvert the 2020 election results, Trump is directing his anger at a new target: U.S. District Judge Tanya Chutkan, who is overseeing that…

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#Trump ratchets up attacks on Pence after Jan. 6 indictment

#Trump ratchets up attacks on Pence after Jan. 6 indictment

Former President Trump’s indictment over his actions after the 2020 election and around Jan. 6 has poured gasoline on a long-simmering dispute between the former president and his old running mate, former Vice President Mike Pence.  Trump had been restrained over the past year even as Pence grew increasingly vocal about differing accounts of the…

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