Trump and allies boost calls for Justice Dept. takeover in new attack on democratic institutions
This week's charges against former President Donald Trump for trying to remain in power despite losing the 2020 election have highlighted a new worry about American democracy — increasing calls by Trump and his allies for more control of federal prosecutions
2023-08-05 12:15
Trump's threatening post flagged by U.S. prosecutors to judge
By Joseph Ax U.S. prosecutors flagged a threatening social media post from Donald Trump in a late-night court
2023-08-05 11:55
Trump indictment emerges as central GOP concern at Utah special election debate
Republican anger over the U.S. Justice Department’s indictment of former President Donald Trump was on stark display at a special election debate on Friday in suburban Salt Lake City
2023-08-05 11:49
Prosecutors ask judge to issue protective order after Trump post appearing to promise revenge
Federal prosecutors have alerted a judge overseeing the 2020 election conspiracy case against Donald Trump to a social media post from the former president in which he appeared to promise revenge on anyone who goes after him
2023-08-05 11:23
Person in connection with dancer's stabbing death at Brooklyn gas station is in custody, police say
Police have a person in custody in connection with the death of a gay man who was fatally stabbed after a confrontation between a group of friends dancing to a Beyoncé song and several young men who taunted them
2023-08-05 10:58
A funeral home in El Salvador offers pink coffins with Barbie linings
A funeral home in El Salvador has taken Barbie mania to an extreme, offering pink coffins with Barbie linings
2023-08-05 10:51
White House asks Cabinet agencies to 'aggressively execute' return to in-person work
The White House is directing Cabinet agencies to bring federal workers back into the office more frequently in the coming months, according to an internal email obtained by CNN.
2023-08-05 10:50
A judge has ruled Texas' abortion ban is too restrictive for women with pregnancy complications
A Texas judge says the state’s abortion ban has proven too restrictive for women with pregnancy complications and must allow exceptions without the risk of doctors facing criminal charges
2023-08-05 10:50
Cyberattack forces hospitals to divert ambulances in Connecticut and Pennsylvania
A cyberattack on Thursday knocked computer systems offline at hospitals in Connecticut and Pennsylvania, forcing them to send ambulances to other hospitals, hospital spokespeople told CNN.
2023-08-05 10:26
Trump boasts at Alabama fundraiser that he needs 'one more indictment to close out this election'
Former President Donald Trump has delivered a speech full of defiance and bluster just a day after his third appearance in court as a criminal defendant
2023-08-05 09:21
Power at the gas pump: Oregon lets drivers fuel their own cars, lifting decades-old self-serve ban
Oregon has ended a decades-old ban on self-serve gasoline
2023-08-05 09:20
Charles Ogletree, longtime legal and civil rights scholar at Harvard Law School, dies at 70
Law professor and civil rights scholar Charles J
2023-08-05 08:50