The Republican investigation was undercut when an FBI informant who claimed there was a bribery scheme involving the president, his son Hunter, and a Ukrainian energy company was charged with fabricating the story.
Katherine Lee
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Criminal case over handwritten lyrics to ‘Hotel California’ goes to trial
The trial concerns about 100 pages of drafts of the words to songs from the 1976 release ‘Hotel California,’ which is the third-biggest selling album ever in the U.S.
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White House promises ‘major sanctions’ on Russia in response to Alexei Navalny’s death
National Security Council spokesman John Kirby said the U.S. had not determined how Navalny had died, but insisted that the ultimate responsibility lies with Russian President Vladimir Putin.
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Russian court extends pretrial detention for WSJ reporter Evan Gershkovich
The Moscow City Court rejected an appeal against Gershkovich’s detention filed by his lawyers, upholding an earlier ruling to keep him behind bars until the end of March.
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Supreme Court rejects Republican House members’ appeal over $500 fines for not wearing masks
The fines were issued in May 2021 to Reps. Marjorie Taylor Greene of Georgia, Thomas Massie of Kentucky and Ralph Norman of South Carolina.
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Taylor Swift gives $100,000 to family of the woman killed in the Chiefs parade shooting
Two $50,000 donations were posted Friday under the singer’s name on a GoFundMe page dedicated to Lisa Lopez-Galvan.
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Environmental groups sue to force ship speed rules aimed at protecting rare whales
They filed a request in federal court to allow a paused lawsuit to go forward, saying endangered North Atlantic right whales need the protection of rules that NOAA proposed in 2022 but has yet to finalize.
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Jon Stewart returns to ‘The Daily Show’ with his trademark zeal and wit
A lot has changed since Stewart left his post, including national levels of political vitriol and the role of the media in making or breaking candidates.
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A shooter opened fire in a Houston church. Gunfire has also scarred other Texas places of worship
The shooting at the Lakewood megachurch underscored the ease of bringing weapons into sanctuaries in a state with few limits on gun possession, as well as a growing effort by some churches to provide armed security.
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Trump appears at a Florida hearing in his classified documents case
Trump faces dozens of felony counts accusing him of hoarding highly classified records at his Mar-a-Lago estate and obstructing FBI efforts to get them back.