Topline A Georgia appeals court ruled Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis should be disqualified from overseeing the criminal case against President-elect Donald Trump and his allies due to her romantic relationship with former prosecutor Nathan Wade—which could substantially draw out the case, or end it altogether, as a new prosecutor will have to be … Read more
A Georgia court of appeals disqualified Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis and her team from prosecuting President-elect Donald Trump in his election interference case on Thursday. The court did not toss Trump’s indictment entirely, but Willis and the assistant DAs working in her office now have “no authority to proceed.” “After carefully considering the … Read more
CNN — Welcome to the new Washington of Donald Trump and Elon Musk. The president-elect and the world’s richest man combined Wednesday to smash a short-term spending compromise orchestrated by Republican House Speaker Mike Johnson to keep the government open until early in Trump’s new term. The stop-gap measure is packed with nearly $100 billion … Read more
House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, D-N.Y., while speaking at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C., called out House Republicans for breaking a bipartisan agreement to fund the government and avoid a government shutdown, accusing them of hurting everyday Americans across the country. On Wednesday, House GOP leaders scrambled to search for a backup plan after … Read more
Elon Musk, self-described “First Buddy” of President-elect Donald Trump, went all out to thwart a last-minute funding deal to avert a government shutdown. The move was a direct challenge to Republican House Speaker Mike Johnson, who rolled out the sweeping plan on Tuesday night. Now, it appears Musk has successfully killed the stopgap measure in … Read more
CNN — President-elect Donald Trump and Vice President-elect JD Vance on Wednesday sharply criticized a deal to fund the federal government negotiated by Republican House Speaker Mike Johnson, undermining support for the plan across Capitol Hill just days away from a shutdown deadline. Trump and Vance slammed the bill for including what they see as … Read more
Donald Trump says ‘something strange is going on’ with drone sightings Your support helps us to tell the story From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it’s investigating the financials of Elon Musk’s pro-Trump PAC or producing our latest documentary, ‘The … Read more
ABC News is facing backlash from both Democrats and Republicans following its $15-million settlement with Donald Trump. In a settlement announced on Saturday, ABC News agreed to pay $15 million toward Donald Trump‘s presidential library and issue a public apology in order to settle a defamation lawsuit over inaccurate statements made by anchor George Stephanopoulos … Read more
Dec 15, 2024 06:19 AM IST ABC News anchor George Stephanopoulus made the on-air remark in March during an interview with Senator Nancy Mace, Trump’s fellow Republican. ABC News will pay $15 million (approx. ₹127.5 crore) to Donald Trump, as the two sides reached a settlement to resolve a defamation lawsuit brought by the US … Read more