Appeals court allows special counsel's report about Trump's election interference case to be released to the public
Appeals court muddles timing of release for Jack Smith’s final report
A federal appeals court has rejected an effort by Donald Trump and his allies to block the Justice Department from releasing special counsel Jack Smith’s final report on his two defunct criminal cases against the president-elect.
Appeals Court Denies Bid to Block Public Release of Special Counsel's Report on Trump Jan. 6 Probe

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'How can he be trusted?': RFK Jr. accused of felony election fraud for voting from New York residence 'at which he does not legally reside,' watchdog group says
Watchdog groups seeks investigation into RFK Jr. for voting from a ‘sham’ address
Watchdog group accuses RFK Jr. of voter fraud
A complaint filed by the left-leaning watchdog group Accountable.US on Wednesday morning and shared exclusively with POLITICO, alleged that Robert F. Kennedy Jr. committed felony
Politics may have driven pre-election leak of Trump DOJ Covid nursing home probe, watchdog suggests
Multiple senior officials in the Justice Department under the first Trump administration improperly leaked non-public details of inquiries into Covid-19 deaths at nursing homes in Democratic-led states,
Rupert Murdoch’s Fox Corp. must face 2020 election defamation lawsuit, appeals court rules
A New York appeals court ruled Thursday that Fox Corporation must face Smartmatic’s mammoth defamation lawsuit over the airing of 2020 election lies on Fox News, dealing a blow to the Rupert Murdoch-controlled media giant.
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New York prosecutors tell justices to let Trump be sentenced
Prosecutors on Thursday urged the Supreme Court to allow Donald Trump’s sentencing in his New York hush money case to go ahead as scheduled on Friday morning. Emphasizing that Trump’s conviction rests on conduct for which he is not entitled to immunity,
Trump DOJ officials may have tried to influence 2020 election through media leaks: IG report
DOJ officials during the first Trump administration may have leaked private information to media outlets in a bid to influence the 2020 election, a watchdog report says.
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Board of Elections refuses to fire head who harassed staff, watchdog finds
New York City’s Board of Elections refused a watchdog’s recommendation to fire its executive director after a probe found he had harassed two of his female employees with sexually suggestive and racially insensitive comments, the city’s Department of Investigation said Wednesday.
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NYC Board of Elections head keeps job after watchdog found he made racial, sexual jokes
Executive Director Mike Ryan was suspended for three weeks without pay after the city's Department of Investigation substantiated allegations of harassment against him.
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Race to succeed Rep. Elise Stefanik in upstate New York heats up with new challenger
A special election for New York's 21st Congressional District will take place once Stefanik officially leaves Congress. "At the end of the day, it’s about representing the district, and for the last 12 years in Albany, I know what it means to represent ...
New York Court of Appeals denies Trump motion to stop criminal case sentencing
The New York Court of Appeals has denied a motion filed by President-elect Trump to stay the Jan. 10 sentencing in the New York v. Trump case.
Top DOJ officials may have tried to sway 2020 election to Trump: Watchdog
Justice Department officials who served under President-elect Trump’s first administration may have influenced the 2020 presidential election through intentional media leaks targeted at Democratic state governors over COVID-19 related probes,
US Supreme Court declines to halt Trump's sentencing in New York hush money case
The U.S. Supreme Court rejected on Thursday Donald Trump's request to halt his sentencing in a New York state court for the president-elect's conviction on criminal charges stemming from hush money paid to a porn star.