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"This decisive defeat once again shows that no one—including Donald Trump—is above the law"

Brace yourself for Donald Trump 2.0, America. The ex-president returns from political hiatus Sunday seeking to regain control of a Republican Party that is out of power and pondering whether the flawed billionaire can win again in 2024.After losing the Senate and White House, and failing to retake t...

A New York prosecutor has obtained copies of Donald Trump's tax records after the Supreme Court this week rejected the former president's last-ditch effort to prevent them from being handed over.

The ex-cartel leader's wife expected to be taken into custody, a sign she plans to cooperate with U.S. law enforcement, sources tell VICE News.

Texas sued to block the ban on Biden's third day in office. Federal Judge Drew Tipton had already temporarily paused it twice before Tuesday night's order.

Gov. Andrew Cuomo's (D) aides are the first to say the governor is brash, loud, and gets irritated easily. But his style of governing has come into question after state Sen. Ron Kim (D) accused the governor of 'abusing his powers' when threatening Kim's career if he didn't cover up the governor's nursing home COVID-19 deaths scandal. Interviews with dozens of lawmakers, former officials, political consultants and…

Manhattan DA Cy Vance has not been twiddling his thumbs while waiting for the Supreme Court Monday ruling that will now allow Manhattan prosecutors to obtain Trump's return, writes Jennifer Rodgers. Trump should indeed be worried; at this point Vance may be closer to the end of this investigation than the beginning.

The Department of Justice described the case as involving one of the "largest healthcare fraud schemes in United States history."

Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman's beauty queen wife, who reveled in a luxurious lifestyle and stood by her Sinaloa cartel kingpin husband throughout his headline...

The Supreme Court ruled in July that the subpoena of the Republican president's records was constitutional, but their release was held up by an appeal.

President Biden's choice to lead the Justice Department is facing two days of questioning, and the topics may include inquiries into the president's son, the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol and the origins of the Russia investigation. Judge Garland has broad support to win confirmation.

A conservative caucus in the House will begin circulating a playbook on how Republicans plan to oppose President Biden's $1.9 trillion coronavirus relief package, targeting "liberal goo…

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EXCLUSIVE: The largest conservative caucus in the House is circulating a new playbook on how to fight back against President Biden's $1.9 trillion coronavirus relief bill by exposing each of the ''liberal goodies" tucked inside the package.

If all goes as planned at this week's Senate confirmation hearing and Judge Merrick Garland takes the reins as attorney general at the US Justice Department, he will face a daunting thicket of quandaries that present thorny issues of law, accountability and politics, writes Elie Honig.

Almost a year after the pandemic began, Newsom is staring at a possible recall and Cuomo may be rebuked by his own state party.

With Muslims making up a quarter of the world's population, a clear consensus on the Islamic view of Bitcoin has global implications.

Leaders of the Coalition for Change IL3 released a list of demands Friday regarding the appointment, including that Madigan hand his votes over to a proxy and play no role in the decision.

Lawsuits involving Donald Trump tore apart the Supreme Court while he was president, and the justices apparently remain riven by him.

It's been only three months since former Peruvian President Martin Vizcarra was impeached by his country's Congress and removed from office over corruption allegations which he has repeatedly denied. Yet there he was again on Monday, making a public statement blaming 'a political class that is only interested in generating chaos' for his implication in a vaccine scandal that has riled up the Andean nation.