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Matt Gaetz, picked to oversee Jan. 6 cases, backed rioters, spread conspiracy theories

Matt Gaetz, one of Donald Trump’s strongest supporters, may be overseeing Jan. 6 cases after years of criticizing the Capitol attack investigation.

Politics - NBC News - 6 hours ago

Judge in Trump's Jan. 6 case rules additional evidence will be unsealed Friday

The judge in Donald Trump's election interference case has ordered that a filing containing additional evidence gathered by the special counsel be released on Friday.

Trump asks for dismissal of Jan. 6 case over Jack Smith’s appointment

Attorneys for former President Trump on Thursday asked a judge to toss out his federal election subversion case by arguing that special counsel Jack Smith was unconstitutionally appointed. The new ...

Politics - The Hill - October 24

Days before the election, DOJ continues to prosecute new Jan. 6 cases

Jan. 6 cases continue to trudge through the court system, even as the fate of the FBI's Capitol attack investigation rests on whether Donald Trump wins the election.

Politics - NBC News - November 3

Judge grants Jack Smith's request to pause Trump Jan. 6 case

A federal judge granted a request from special counsel Jack Smith on Friday to suspend deadlines in President-elect Trump’s election interference case. The move comes after Smith begun discussions ...

Politics - The Hill - November 8

Judge Grants Jack Smith’s Request for Pause in Jan. 6 Case After Trump’s Election

The special counsel asked for time to assess how to proceed now that Donald Trump is returning the White House, triggering a Justice Department policy against prosecuting a sitting president.

Top stories - The New York Times - November 8

Waves of Jan. 6 defendants cite Trump election in request to delay cases

Capitol riot defendants are citing Trump's election in requests to delay their cases because of his pledge to pardon some convicted of Jan. 6-related crimes.

Trump’s pardon power looms over judges in Jan. 6 rioter cases

President-elect Trump’s pardoning power once he assumes office is looming over cases involving Jan. 6 rioters, prompting some delays over his promise to grant clemency to supporters who stormed the ...

Politics - The Hill - 15 hours ago

More Trump sealed files released in Jack Smith Jan. 6 election case

The records were made public after Judge Tanya Chutkan denied a request by Trump's lawyers to keep them sealed until after the Nov. 5 presidential election.

Business - CNBC - October 18

Chutkan unseals much-redacted Jack Smith evidence used to build Trump's Jan. 6 case

A judge on Friday unsealed nearly 1,900 pages of evidence special counsel Jack Smith assembled in building the election interference case against former President Trump, publicly posting the highly ...

Politics - The Hill - October 18

Unsealing of filing offers limited look at evidence in Jan. 6 case against Trump

The judge overseeing Donald Trump's election interference case has unsealed a highly redacted filing offering a limited look at the evidence amassed by Jack Smith's team.

Trump calls judge overseeing his Jan. 6 case 'the most evil person'

Donald Trump called Judge Tanya Chutkan, who is overseeing the Jan. 6-related case against him, "evil" despite threats against her from his supporters.

Politics - NBC News - October 18

Ex-Oath Keeper who cooperated with government in Jan. 6 cases sentenced to probation

A former Oath Keeper who gave “extensive” assistance to federal prosecutors investigating members of the anti-government militia group in connection with the Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol attack was on ...

Politics - The Hill - October 25

Smith asks court to reject Trump's challenge to his appointment in Jan. 6 case

Special counsel Jack Smith on Thursday asked a judge to decline to take up former President Trump’s latest bid to toss his Jan. 6 election interference case by arguing Smith was unlawfully ...

Politics - The Hill - October 31

Judge denies Jan. 6 defendant's bid to delay case after Trump victory

President-elect Donald Trump's election victory is already beginning to elicit requests from his supporters charged in the Jan. 6 attack for delays in their cases.

Justice Dept. to focus on 'most egregious' Jan. 6 cases until Trump is inaugurated

The Justice Department plans to focus on Jan. 6 felony arrests before President-elect Donald Trump is back in the White House.

DOJ plans to focus on 'most egregious' Jan. 6 cases ahead of second Trump term

The Justice Department plans to focus on arresting the “most egregious” Jan. 6 rioters before President-elect Donald Trump returns to the White House. NBC News' Ryan Reilly reports that the DOJ ...

Why the Menendez Brothers case is back in the spotlight, decades after their conviction

CBS News legal contributor Caroline Polisi discusses how a new generation is re-evaluating the Menendez Brothers' claims of emotional and sexual abuse. Decades after their conviction, the L.A. ...

A ‘New Day’? Justices Step Back, Slightly, From an Aggressive Climate Stance.

The Supreme Court’s decision to not temporarily block an E.P.A. rule this week signals ‘rising influence’ of Justice Barrett, one analyst said.

World - The New York Times - October 18

US backs Argentina’s fight against asset seizures in $16bn court case

Letter says that allowing claimants to take over Buenos Aires’s stake in energy company YPF would implicate ‘important foreign policy interests’

World - Financial Times - November 7

Supreme Court sends case testing limits of death penalty for intellectually disabled back to lower court

The Supreme Court vacated a federal appeals court’s decision blocking a death row inmate’s execution because he says he’s intellectually disabled, ordering the lower court to issue a clearer ...

Politics - The Hill - November 4

Widow of Jan. 6 officer testifies at rioter's sentencing

Erin Smith's husband, Jeff Smith, died by suicide days after the Jan. 6 assault on the U.S. Capitol.

2 brothers accused of attacking officers on Jan. 6

Roger and Reynold Voisine, two brothers from upstate New York, were arrested Thursday and charged with attacking police officers at the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021. Both brothers face felony ...

Politics - The Hill - October 25

Sources: Madrid eye Jan. deals, keen on TAA

Real Madrid are considering making signings in the winter transfer window with Trent Alexander-Arnold their preferred option to address their defensive issues, sources told ESPN.

Sports - ESPN - November 8

Trump says 'nothing' was done wrong on the Jan. 6 riot

During a Univision town hall event, a former Republican voter told former President Donald Trump that he would not vote for him due to his actions on the Jan. 6 riots. Trump responded that ...

Politics - NBC News - October 17

Harris campaign hits Trump for calling Jan. 6 ‘day of love’

The Harris campaign and its allies seized on former President Trump’s comments at a Univision town hall Wednesday in which he called the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the Capitol a “day of love.” A voter ...

Politics - The Hill - October 17

Trump says Jan. 6 was a "day of love," glossing over supporters' violence

A voter at the Univision town hall Wednesday challenged Trump to win back his vote by answering a question about Jan. 6, 2021, the day of the Capitol riot. Trump said it was a "day of love."

Trump compares imprisoned Jan. 6 rioters to Japanese Americans during WWII

Former President Trump on Friday alleged nobody had been treated worse than those imprisoned for storming the Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, other than Japanese Americans who were put in internment camps ...

Politics - The Hill - October 18

Trump Tries to Rewrite History of Jan. 6 in Campaign’s Final Stretch

Donald J. Trump amplified a conspiracy theory that the federal government had staged the Capitol attack and compared jailed rioters to people of Japanese descent in internment camps.

Top stories - The New York Times - October 19

Judges punishing Jan. 6 rioters say they fear more political violence

Judges punishing rioters for storming the U.S. Capitol nearly four years ago fear the nation faces more political violence on the cusp of the next presidential election

Johnson avoids Jan. 6 question, talks about foreign wars

CNN’s Jake Tapper pressed Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) over former President Trump’s threat of violence following Jan. 6 and the lawmaker instead talked about foreign wars. Johnson joined CNN’s ...

Politics - The Hill - October 20

GOP-led probe disputes ex-White House aide's House Jan. 6 testimony about note

A Republican-led House panel reviewing the work of the House committee that investigated Jan. 6 has released a report that Republicans say disputes a piece of testimony.

Woods, McIlroy tech golf league to tee off in Jan.

TGL presented by SoFi, the tech-infused golf league fronted by Tiger Woods and Rory McIlroy, will kick off its inaugural season on Jan. 7, 2025, on ESPN culminating with a best-of-three finals on ...

Sports - ESPN - October 21

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