The Supreme Court has agreed to hear Carnahan v. Maloney, a case concerning the ability of House Democrats to sue for information from a federal agency regarding a lease for the Old Post Office building in Washington, D.C. that was awarded to a former President Donald Trump's company. The Biden administration is represented by Solicitor General Elizabeth Prelogar, who argued that the appeals court decision allowing the lawsuit threatens the balance of power between the executive and legislative branches. The outcome of the case could determine the extent to which Congress is able to obtain information from the executive branch in the future.
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Two members of Rep. Gerry Connolly's staff were attacked with a baseball bat at his district office in Fairfax, Virginia on Monday morning. The individual responsible is now in police custody and the two staff members were taken to the hospital with non-life threatening injuries. No further details have been released about the individual or the motive behind the attack, but police are continuing to investigate.
Federal prosecutors have requested a judge to stop former President Donald Trump from being deposed in a four-year-old civil lawsuit filed by two former FBI officials who allege they were wrongfully terminated. The Justice Department is seeking to protect Trump from being deposed in a civil case while they are still investigating him in a criminal case and have asked the lower court judge to reconsider their ruling. If not, they will appeal to the U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals for Washington, D.C.
Rep. George Santos (R-N.Y.) was indicted Wednesday on 13 federal charges, including wire fraud, money laundering, theft of public funds and making false statements to the House of Representatives. He pleaded not guilty at a Long Island courthouse and was released on $500,000 bond. House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) commented on the news, noting that Santos is innocent until proven guilty. The Justice Department is continuing to investigate the case and no further information has been released.
Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas accepted private school tuition payments from conservative GOP megadonor Harlan Crow for his teenage grandnephew, Mark Martin, according to a new report from ProPublica. The total amount that Crow paid for Martin’s tuition over the years is unclear, but the news of Justice Thomas’ undisclosed gifts has raised questions about whether the payments were appropriate and if they violated the Code of Conduct for United States Judges. This has sparked a debate about the ethics of accepting gifts from those with a direct interest in a case before the court.
Former Vice President Mike Pence testified before a federal grand jury in Washington, D.C. on Thursday for more than seven hours in connection with an investigation into former President Donald Trump's efforts to overturn the 2020 election. The testimony marks a key milestone in the Justice Department's investigation, as it gives prosecutors a first-person account of certain conversations and events that occurred in the weeks leading up to the Jan. 6 insurrection. Pence's testimony was made possible after a three-judge panel on the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals rejected Trump's argument that Pence should be shielded from testifying.
Brian Walshe of Cohasset, Massachusetts has been accused of murdering his wife Ana Walshe and disposing of her remains. Prosecutors allege that Walshe had hired a private investigator to follow his wife before her disappearance, and that he was motivated to claim her life insurance benefits. Walshe has pleaded not guilty to all charges and is being held without bail. The investigation is ongoing.
Jury deliberations began Wednesday in the seditious conspiracy trial of former Proud Boys national chairman Enrique Tarrio and four co-defendants, who are accused of plotting to keep President Donald Trump in the White House after the 2020 election. Attorneys for the Proud Boys placed blame for the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol on Donald Trump during closing arguments on Tuesday. If convicted, the defendants could face up to 20 years in prison, and the jury's decision will be closely watched by both sides of the political aisle.