Trump selects retired Gen. Keith Kellogg as special envoy to Russia, Ukraine

Judge pauses upcoming deadlines in Trump's election interference case

The judge in Donald Trump's federal election interference case has paused all upcoming deadlines in the case, after special counsel Jack Smith requested the pause.

Judge pauses Trump proceedings as special counsel seeks to wind up case

Jack Smith is ending his prosecution of Trump over efforts to overturn 2020 election and classified documents retention. US elections 2024 – live updates The federal judge overseeing Donald ...

World - The Guardian - November 8

Petition urges Trump to make Musk special adviser on AI

Americans for Responsible Innovation (ARI), an artificial intelligence (AI) advocacy group, is calling on President-elect Trump to make Elon Musk a special adviser on AI in his second ...

Politics - The Hill - November 11

Special counsel Jack Smith to resign before Trump takes office

Special counsel Jack Smith and his team plan to resign before Donald Trump takes office, with two outstanding criminal cases against the president-elect now upended by the election.

Special Counsel Jack Smith to resign before Trump takes office

Special Counsel Jack Smith, who has led the federal election interference and classified documents cases against Donald Trump, is planning to step down before the president-elect assumes office in ...

Special Report: Biden hosts Trump at White House ahead of transition

President-elect Donald Trump and President Joe Biden met at the White House — Trump's first time in the building since he left office in 2021. NBC News' correspondents cover the historic meeting ...

Trump urges Florida official to run in special election to fill Gaetz's seat

President-elect Trump urged Florida’s Chief Financial Officer Jimmy Patronis to run in the special election for former Rep. Matt Gaetz’s (R) seat in Florida’s 1st Congressional District on Monday. ...

Politics - The Hill - 2 days ago

Special counsel files to drop Jan. 6 charges against Trump

Special counsel Jack Smith has filed to dismiss the charges against President-elect Trump for his alleged involvement in attempts to overturn the 2020 election results in the lead-up to the Capitol ...

Special counsel seeks to end bid to revive documents case against Trump

Special counsel Jack Smith asked a federal appeals court to dismiss his appeal in the documents case against President-elect Donald Trump.

US special counsel moves to drop criminal cases against Trump

Filings bring an end to unprecedented attempts to prosecute a former president

World - Financial Times - 2 days ago

China and Canada respond to Trump’s tariff threats and border comments – live

China’s embassy in Washington has responded to Trump’s announcement, saying that no one will win a trade war or tariff war’. Prosecutors drop federal cases against Trump Corey Lewandowski , ...

World - The Guardian - 2 days ago

Trump election case is tossed after special counsel requests dismissal

A judge has dismissed Donald Trump's election interference case after Jack Smith asked her to toss the case due to a DOJ policy against prosecuting sitting presidents.

Judge dismisses special counsel's election case against Trump

The case was dismissed "without prejudice", meaning charges could be refiled when Trump leaves office.

Judge approves special counsel's request to dismiss Trump's Jan. 6 charges

A judge is signing off on special counsel Jack Smith's request to dismiss his federal investigation into President-elect Donald Trump. The cases concerned Trump's mishandling of classified ...

Politics - NBC News - 2 days ago

Special Counsel Moves to Dismiss Federal Cases Against Trump

Also, Israel is nearing a decision on a Lebanon cease-fire. Here's the latest at the end of Monday.

Top stories - The New York Times - 2 days ago

‘A big cratering’: an expert on gen Z’s surprise votes – and young women’s growing support for Trump

The gender gap among young people was predictably vast. But the numbers still defied expectations, as the political scientist Melissa Deckman explains. A masculinity researcher on the Democrats’ ...

World - The Guardian - November 8

‘Carved on bodies and souls’: Ukrainian men face ‘systemic’ sexual torture in Russian detention centres

Ukraine only beginning to grapple with impact of widespread but unspoken abuse . Russian troops tortured Oleksii Sivak for weeks, applying electric shocks to his genitals in a freezing basement in ...

World - The Guardian - October 29

Spats over Russia and Ukraine show cracks in South Africa's unity government

South Africa’s unity government has been rocked by a spat between its main political parties, the African National Congress and the Democratic Alliance, over a deal to grant visa-free access for ...

World - ABC News - October 29

Ukraine and Russia in talks about halting strikes on energy plants

Qatar-mediated discussions mark resumption of previous efforts abandoned after Kyiv’s invasion of Kursk region

Business - Financial Times - October 29

As Russia Advances, U.S. Fears Ukraine Has Entered a Grim Phase

Weapons supplies are no longer Ukraine’s main disadvantage, American military officials say.

World - The New York Times - November 1

SKorea mulls arming Ukraine as North Korean troops mass in Russia

World - Yahoo News - November 1

2024 election could impact Ukraine's war against Russia

Ukrainians are paying close attention to the 2024 U.S. presidential election as the war against Russia continues. James Waterhouse with BBC News, a CBS News partner, reports.

Ukraine fooled Russia with the same deceptions Germany used at WWII's Battle of the Bulge

World - Yahoo News - November 2

U.S. citizen who helped Russia from Ukraine appears in Moscow

A U.S. citizen who was spirited out of eastern Ukraine by Russian special forces after helping the Kremlin target Ukrainian troops said in Moscow on Saturday he had asked for Russian citizenship.

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