President Joe Biden made his first public comments on the mutiny in Russia. What did he say, and what’s next in the short-lived rebellion by Wagner mercenaries? Did Attorney General Merrick Garland lie to Congress? That’s a question the GOP says could lead to an impeachment inquiry over the Department of Justice’s handling of investigations…
Putin Breaks Silence as Biden Distances US From Russia’s Internal Conflict
LIVE NOW: NTD Evening News (June 26): Putin Breaks Silence After End of Wagner Mutiny; Biden, Zelenskyy Discuss Russia Events Over Phone
Russian President Vladimir Putin on June 26 broke his silence for the first time since the Wagner mutiny ended in an uncertain truce on Saturday, with the Russian leader pledging in a televised address that the leaders of the Wagner rebellion would be brought to justice. Meanwhile, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy told President Joe Biden…
NTD Evening News (June 26): Putin Breaks Silence After End of Wagner Mutiny; Biden, Zelenskyy Discuss Russia Events Over Phone
Russian President Vladimir Putin on June 26 broke his silence for the first time since the Wagner mutiny ended in an uncertain truce on Saturday, with the Russian leader pledging in a televised address that the leaders of the Wagner rebellion would be brought to justice. Meanwhile, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy told President Joe Biden…
Supreme Court to Decide Scope of Congress’s Taxing Power
June 26, 2023
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The Supreme Court agreed on June 26 to consider a challenge to an arguably unconstitutional wealth tax that was levied on capital gains a Washington state couple never received. The Mandatory Repatriation Tax, also known as the Section 965 Transition Tax, was part of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act passed by the then-Republican-controlled Congress…
Supreme Court Dismisses Lawsuit Over Trump’s Former DC Hotel
The U.S. Supreme Court on June 26 dismissed an appeal over a long-running dispute between former president Donald Trump and congressional Democrats over the former Trump International Hotel in the nation’s capital. The dispute focused on documents related to the lease of the government property in downtown Washington that housed the hotel. Democrats claimed Trump…
Supreme Court Throws out Louisiana’s Appeal, Making Way for New Congressional Map
The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday ruled that another congressional map may have to be redrawn amid claims that it inappropriately dilutes the influence of black voters in the state. “The writ of certiorari before judgment is dismissed as improvidently granted. The stay heretofore entered by the Court on June 28, 2022, is vacated,” the court…
Supreme Court Votes 6–3 to Uphold Murder Conviction Based on Another Defendant’s Confession
The Supreme Court upheld by 6–3 along ideological lines the conviction of Adam Samia, who was found guilty in a murder-for-hire scheme on the strength of another person’s written confession. In the June 23 ruling the six conservative justices found that Samia’s constitutional right to confront and cross-examine his co-defendant while he was being tried…
One Supreme Court Justice Dissents in Major Illegal Immigration Case
Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito stood alone last week in opposing a majority ruling that Louisiana and Texas lacked standing to challenge a Biden administration immigration policy. The high court, in an 8–1 decision (pdf), ruled that the state challengers lacked standing to file a lawsuit against the Biden administration’s immigration enforcement priorities that were unveiled…
IN-DEPTH: Ripple Effects of Roe Reversal Still Felt One Year Later
June 24, 2023
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Throngs of demonstrators carrying signs and bullhorns gathered outside the U.S. Supreme Court building on a Friday morning. A tangible tension mingled with the chants in the air. The date was June 24, 2022, and they were moments away from witnessing history—they all but knew it. Just weeks before, a leaked draft opinion of the…
Supreme Court Sides With Crypto Giant Coinbase in Arbitration Dispute
June 23, 2023
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The Supreme Court agreed with cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase on June 23, ruling 5–4 that customer disputes shouldn’t move forward in the lower courts while appellate courts have yet to rule on the company’s request to divert those cases to arbitration panels. The decision is expected to reinforce the ability of companies to direct customer disputes…
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