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Awaiting special counsel's final report
Special counsel Jack Smith resigned his post but not before submitting one final report about his investigation into President-elect Trump's alleged election interference in 2020. NBC News' Aaron ...NBC News - 2d -
Confirmation hearings for Trump's Cabinet picks begin this week
Confirmation hearings for President-elect Donald Trump's Cabinet nominees are set to begin Tuesday. Senators will get a chance to directly question Trump's picks, including Pete Hegseth, his ...CBS News - 2d -
Jack Smith resigns as special counsel after submitting Trump report
Special counsel Jack Smith, who led two criminal cases against Donald Trump, has resigned. His resignation comes as Trump’s team tries to block the release of Smith’s final report about election ...NBC News - 2d -
Jack Smith, special counsel who oversaw Trump investigations, resigns
Jack Smith, the special counsel appointed by Attorney General Merrick Garland in November 2022 to take over two investigations into President-elect Donald Trump, has resigned.CBS News - 3d -
Special counsel Jack Smith resigns from DOJ as Trump's fight to block final report continues
Special counsel Jack Smith was appointed by Attorney General Merrick Garland to criminally investigate Donald Trump.CNBC - 3d -
Jack Smith resigns from US justice department as special counsel
Smith, who tried to prosecute Donald Trump over classified documents and US Capitol riot, stepped down Friday. Jack Smith, the justice department’s special counsel assigned to oversee two criminal ...The Guardian - 3d -
Special counsel Jack Smith who investigated Trump quits
Jack Smith's exit comes amid a dispute over his report into Donald Trump's handling of classified documents.BBC News - 3d -
Special counsel Jack Smith resigns
Special Counsel Jack Smith has resigned from the Justice Department ahead of President-elect Donald Trump taking office, officials said in a court filing.NBC News - 3d -
Key senators receive Pete Hegseth's FBI background check days out from confirmation hearing
An FBI background check for Pete Hegseth, Donald Trump’s pick to lead the Department of Defense, was transmitted to key senators late Friday.NBC News - 4d -
Trump sentenced to "unconditional discharge" in New York "hush money" case | Special Report
President-elect Donald Trump has received a sentence of "unconditional discharge" for his New York state conviction on 34 counts of falsifying business records. Norah O'Donnell anchored CBS News' ...CBS News - 4d -
DOJ fights 3-day delay in releasing special counsel Trump Jan. 6 report
The Justice Department is pushing to overturn a three-day delay on releasing special counsel Jack Smith's Jan. 6 report after an appeals court denied a bid from President-elect Trump to block it ...The Hill - 4d -
Appeals Court Declines to Block Release of Special Counsel Report on Trump Cases
The judges left in place a lower-court injunction that bars the disclosure of the report for three days, and the Justice Department then appealed it.The New York Times - 4d -
Appeals court won't block partial release of special counsel's Trump report
Special counsel Jack Smith submitted his final report on his investigations into President-elect Donald Trump to Attorney General Merrick Garland on Tuesday.CBS News - 4d -
Appeals court allows special counsel's report about Trump's Jan. 6 case to be released publicly
A federal appeals court ruled that the Justice Department can release a report on Donald Trump’s efforts to overturn his 2020 election loss, but kept in place a judge's order requiring a three-day ...NBC News - 5d -
Special Report: The funeral of Jimmy Carter
Family and friends, including President Joe Biden, paid tribute to former President Jimmy Carter at his National Funeral Service.NBC News - 5d -
Garland tells Congress he'll provide Trump special counsel report to leaders when courts allow
Attorney General Merrick Garland told lawmakers Wednesday that he believes it is in the public interest to release special counsel Jack Smith’s report covering the Mar-a-Lago documents probe after ...The Hill - 5d -
AG Merrick Garland intends to release special counsel report on Trump's Jan. 6 case, DOJ says
Special Counsel Jack Smith has turned over to Attorney General Merrick Garland the completed final report on his two investigations that resulted in felony criminal charges against President-elect ...NBC News - 6d -
Special counsel's Trump report should be partially released, DOJ says
The Justice Department told a federal appeals court that the portion of special counsel Jack Smith's report on his investigation involving the 2020 election should be released to the public.CBS News - 6d -
Judge in Trump's classified docs case blocks release of special counsel's report
The judge in Donald Trump's classified documents case has temporarily blocked the release of special counsel Jack Smith's final report on the case.ABC News - 6d -
Pete Hegseth fails to embody military professionalism
How does the time when I, a U.S. Navy veteran, roleplayed as a nuclear terrorist relate to Hegseth’s candidacy for secretary of Defense? Let me explain.The Hill - 6d -
Judge temporarily blocks release of special counsel report on Trump's criminal cases
The federal judge who oversaw the classified documents case against President-elect Donald Trump temporarily blocked the release of special counsel Jack Smith’s report on his investigation.NBC News - Jan. 7 -
Judge allows Trump to temporarily block release of special counsel report
Judge Aileen Cannon issued a temporary injunction until an appeals court rules on Trump’s arguments. US politics – live updates A federal judge has temporarily blocked special counsel Jack ...The Guardian - Jan. 7 -
Judge temporarily blocks release of special counsel's Trump report
A federal judge has temporarily blocked the Justice Department from releasing a report prepared by special counsel Jack Smith.CBS News - Jan. 7 -
Cannon temporarily blocks Trump special counsel report's release
U.S. District Court Judge Aileen Cannon temporarily blocked the Justice Department from releasing special counsel Jack Smith’s report on President-elect Trump’s two prosecutions, granting a request ...The Hill - Jan. 7 -
Trump seeks to block 'imminent' release of special counsel Jack Smith's report
Trump’s lawyers said they reviewed a two-volume draft copy of Smith’s report at the special counsel’s office in Washington, D.C. over the weekend.NBC News - Jan. 7 -
Schiff on Trump effort to block special counsel report: 'No shortage of nerve'
Sen. Adam Schiff (D-Calif.) said President-elect Trump has “no shortage of nerve” for asking Attorney General Merrick Garland to block the release of special counsel Jack Smith’s final report on ...The Hill - Jan. 7 -
Trump’s Lawyers Seek to Block Special Counsel Report in Classified Documents Case
Both the Justice Department and the judge who oversaw the case were asked to stop the public release of the report.The New York Times - Jan. 7 -
Trump's attorneys ask Garland to stop the release of special counsel report
Special counsel Jack Smith has been working on a final report to be completed before Trump's inauguration, sources familiar with the matter confirmed to CBS News.CBS News - Jan. 7 -
Trump attorneys ask Garland to stop release of special counsel report
Attorneys for Donald Trump are urging Attorney General Merrick Garland to block the release of special counsel Jack Smith's upcoming report on two dismissed criminal cases against the ...CBS News - Jan. 7 -
Trump looks to block release of special counsel Jack Smith's report
President-elect Donald Trump’s legal team is urging Attorney General Merrick Garland to stop special counsel Jack Smith from releasing his findings in the election interference and classified ...NBC News - Jan. 7 -
Trump co-defendants ask Judge Cannon to block release of Special Counsel report
Lawyers for Walt Nauta and Carlos De Oliveira asked Judge Aileen Cannon to issue an order barring AG Merrick Garland from publicly releasing the report by Jan. 10.ABC News - Jan. 6 -
Congress certifies Trump's 2024 election win against Harris | Special Report
Congress has certified President-elect Donald Trump's victory in the 2024 election. This comes four years after the Jan. 6, 2021, riots on Capitol Hill during the 2020 election certification ...CBS News - Jan. 6 -
Thune has privately told Trump that Hegseth has the votes to be confirmed, sources say
When asked for comment, a spokesman for Senate Majority Leader John Thune said "two things we don't discuss publicly: Whip counts and private conversations with the president."CBS News - Jan. 5 -
Trump ordered to appear for sentencing in New York "hush money" case | Special Report
A New York judge on Friday ordered President-elect Donald Trump to appear for sentencing in his New York criminal "hush money" case 10 days before his second inauguration. CBS News chief Washington ...CBS News - Jan. 3 -
Senate panel seeking more info on Hegseth ahead of confirmation hearings: Sources
Members of the Senate Armed Services Committee have quietly requested more information regarding allegations involving Defense Secretary pick Pete Hegseth, sources say.ABC News - Jan. 3 -
Donald Trump, Pete Hegseth and the Honor of the American Military
Donald Trump’s foreign policy may not be as disastrous as that of George W. Bush, whose idealism and hubris led to calamity, but that doesn’t mean it won’t be corrosive.The New York Times - Jan. 2