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The judge overseeing Trump's federal case denied a request from prosecutors who want to keep the potential witness list under seal The judge overseeing Donald Trump's federal case on Monday denied a request from prosecutors who want to keep secret the names of 84 potential witnesses that the former president and his associate Walt Nauta would be barred from speaking to about the facts of their case. U.S. District Judge Aileen Cannon suggested in her order that she wants more explanation from special counsel Jack Smith's office as to why the names must be filed under seal -- after a coalition of media organizations, including ABC News, objected to the names not being made available to the public. Cannon also faulted the government for not explaining why a partial sealing of the list wouldn't be acceptable and for not detailing the duration of their proposed sealing of the names. MORE: Trump, who told supporters 'I am your retribution,' now says, 'I...

The U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday again rejected Alabama Republicans' push not to have to add a second majority Black district in their election map The U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday again rejected Alabama's push not to have to add a second Black district to their election map, with the justices refusing a request to halt a lower court order that outside experts will draw new district s for the 2024 elections. The brief order did not note any dissents from the court. The state, led by Republicans, had sought an emergency stay. In September, a three-judge federal panel found that that a GOP-drafted plan likely did not comply with the Voting Rights Act as it did not create a second district in which Black voters would likely be able to elect their preferred candidate. The federal ruling that originally struck down Alabama's map in 2022 ordered the Legislature to draw "two districts in which Black voters either comprise a voting-age majority or something quite close ...

Senate Republicans are seeking concessions on President Joe Biden's $106 billion request for aid to Israel and Ukraine. Senate Republicans made clear Tuesday they hope to make some major modifications to President Joe Biden's $106 billion national security funding request that includes aid to Ukraine and Israel. "It's pretty clear that the supplemental that was sent over is just a starting point," Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell said at a press conference Tuesday. "We are going to go over it with a fine tooth comb." Now, just days after the request arrived on the hill, Senate Republicans are drawing lines in the sand with a particular focus on modifying policies at the southern border. Their aim is to extract policy wins while crafting a bill that would be most palatable to their House colleagues. MORE: Biden's foreign aid package with $14B for Israel, $60B for Ukraine heads to Congress The Senate Appropriations Committee will likely be ...

House progressives are sharply criticizing Israel's request for Gaza to be evacuated. House progressives are sharply criticizing the Israel Defense Force on Friday calling for all residents of Gaza City evacuate their homes within 24 hours -- with one member referring to the request , estimated to affect 1.1 million people, as "ethnic cleansing." "The mass expulsion of over 1 million people in a day is ethnic cleansing," Rep. Ilhan Omar, D-Minn., tweeted Friday. "The UN has already said this is 'impossible' and will have 'devastating humanitarian consequences.' We have to stop ignoring the thousands of Palestinian lives lost and millions at stake! We must use all diplomatic tools stop this." Rep. Ilhan Omar, D-Minn., speaks during a news conference by the Congressional Progressive Caucus on the threat of default, May 24, 2023, on Capitol Hill in Washington. Jacquelyn Martin/AP Others, including Rep. Mark Pocan, D-Wisc., and Rep. Al...

The judge overseeing the Fulton County election interference case will allow attorneys for Trump's codefendants to interview the jurors who returned the indictment. The judge overseeing the Fulton County election interference case will allow attorneys for two of Donald Trump's codefendants to interview the grand jurors who returned the indictment, according to a new order on Tuesday, after the attorneys raised concerns that it was not "properly returned." Judge Scott McAfee ruled that the attorneys for Kenneth Chesebro and Sidney Powell -- who are headed to trial next month -- can speak with grand jurors but said the Court would "guide and maintain oversight" of the process to ensure that "privileged matters remain protected." Each interview must be voluntary and be conducted in the presence of the court, the order said. Fulton County Superior Judge Scott McAfee hears motions from attorneys representing Ken Chesebro and Sidney Powell, at the Fulto...