At the Munich Security Conference, Vice President Kamala Harris declared that Russia has committed crimes against humanity in Ukraine, citing “gruesome acts of murder, torture, rape, and deportation”. Wang Yi, top foreign policy adviser to Chinese President Xi Jinping, proposed that “territorial and sovereignty integrity of all countries will be respected”. Harris concluded by emphasizing the importance of justice being served to the perpetrators, saying “this warfare can not continue to rage on”.
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Emails and text messages released as part of a legal filing show that Fox News executives and hosts privately trashed lies pushed by former President Donald Trump and his legal team, but chose not to disclose the truth out of fear of alienating their audience. The lies included a bizarre tale of a rigged election involving voting machine software manipulation “created in Venezuela” by the late Hugo Chavez.
Donald Trump's lawyers have filed a motion in court to block testimony from previous accusers and to ban the infamous 2005 "Access Hollywood" tape from being used in the sexual battery lawsuit filed against him by writer E. Jean Carroll. The tape features Trump boasting about grabbing women, and Carroll is claiming that Trump defamed her by denying her allegations and accusing her of lying. The motion is the latest development in the ongoing legal battle between Carroll and Trump.
The Justice Department conducted a consensual search of former Vice President Mike Pence's public policy organization, Advancing American Freedom, on Friday. One binder containing three previously redacted documents was taken as part of an ongoing investigation into the Trump administration's activities. Pence has been cooperative and transparent with the authorities and is looking forward to the conclusion of the matter.
The Arizona Court of Appeals has denied Kari Lake's request to set aside the results of the 2022 election for governor, upholding the lower court ruling that Lake had not provided evidence to support her claims. The court noted that Lake's arguments highlighted election-day difficulties, but that her request for relief failed due to lack of evidence. The court's decision is final and cannot be appealed.
Sen. Rick Scott, R-Fla., has amended his “Rescue America” plan, which originally called for all federal legislation to sunset in five years, to include exemptions for Social Security, Medicare, national security, veterans benefits, and other essential services. The proposal has been met with mixed reactions from both sides of the aisle, with Democrats criticizing the potential to weaken the safety net and Republicans expressing frustration with the lack of specifics. The new language is intended to address these concerns, though it is uncertain if it will be enough to gain the support of both parties.
Sen. Rick Scott (R-FL) has proposed the "Rescue America" plan to reduce the size of the federal government and increase accountability. The revised version of the plan includes exceptions for Social Security, Medicare, national security, veterans benefits, and other essential services, and has been met with mixed reactions from both sides of the aisle. President Joe Biden has expressed concern that the plan could jeopardize popular programs, and it remains to be seen how the plan will be received by Congress.
Fox News employees have expressed serious concerns about allegations of voter fraud in the 2020 presidential election, according to a court filing in a $1.6 billion defamation lawsuit against the network. Internal communications from Fox News employees involved in election coverage reveal that producers, executives and stars of the network knew that the election wasn’t stolen and that many fraud claims were bogus. The filing is part of a larger legal battle between Fox News and Dominion Voting Systems, and it remains to be seen how the court will rule on the case.