Special counsel says Trump's election prohibited case from going to trial. Here is the news to know on Tuesday.

IF THESE WERE “NORMAL” TIMES, Pam Bondi almost certainly would not be confirmed as attorney general. But these are far from normal times, and with her leading the Department of Justice under a re-elected Donald Trump, the times are likely to get a whole lot less normal.

Pam Bondi cast herself as an independent prosecutor who would keep politics out of the Justice Department if confirmed as President Trump’s attorney general. Senators on both sides predicted she would be confirmed.

WASHINGTON (AP) — Donald Trump's pick to lead the Justice Department, Pam Bondi, faced questions on Capitol Hill Wednesday over her loyalty to the Republican president-elect, who has vowed to use the agency to pursue revenge on his perceived political enemies.

After more than a decade of defending Trump, Pam Bondi is now the president-elect's nominee to be the country's top prosecutor and reform the Department of Justice.

President Joe Biden bid goodbye to Americans in a farewell address in which he also warned of serious dangers that threaten democracy.

January 14, 2025 • Special counsel Jack Smith says evidence against President ... Ceasefire negotiations have resumed in Qatar with Israel and Hamas appearing to close in on a deal.

Qatar's Prime Minister said in Davos on Tuesday he hoped the Palestinian Authority would return to play a governing role in Gaza once the war with Israel comes to an end.

Just after noon next Monday, Donald Trump will take an oath to preserve, protect, and defend the Constitution, despite having, four years before, “engaged in an unprecedented criminal effort to overturn the legitimate results of the election in order to retain power.”

I spent much of the past two years following and applauding the efforts of special counsel Jack Smith to bring Donald Trump to book. But I am coming around to agreeing with Trump that Smith is a ...

I spent much of the past two years following and applauding the efforts of special counsel Jack Smith to bring Donald Trump to book. But I am coming around to agreeing with Trump that Smith is a “lame-brain prosecutor” — weak and totally ineffectual.

Judge Aileen M. Cannon said prosecutors should not be allowed to share the report outside the Justice Department, adding that it contained information that had not been made public.