President Donald Trump says Google CEO Sundar Pichai rejected his proposal to rename the Atlantic Ocean, despite the company's earlier decision to change Google Maps labels for the Gulf of Mexico and Lake Ontario at his administration's direction.Speaking at an October 21, 2026, campaign rally in Pendleton, South Carolina, Trump... Read More »
A federal judge ordered President Donald Trump on Thursday, October 22, to answer questions under oath by December 11 in his $10 billion defamation lawsuit against the BBC, threatening to dismiss the case if he fails to comply.U.S. Magistrate Judge Enjoliqué Lett issued the order during a hearing in Miami... Read More »
A federal judge has struck down New York's ban on buying body armor, ruling that the Second Amendment protects bulletproof vests and other defensive equipment, not just firearms. The decision found that the state failed to establish a historical justification for restricting purchases by ordinary residents.U.S. District Judge John L.... Read More »
Former Los Angeles County Sheriff Alex Villanueva is entitled to qualified immunity in an excessive force lawsuit brought by two protesters who allege deputies shot them with projectiles as they retreated from a 2020 demonstration, a federal appeals court ruled Wednesday, October 21, 2026. The decision reverses a lower court... Read More »
A retired NYPD detective has been charged with murder after allegedly shooting a father of two during an apparent road rage confrontation on the George Washington Bridge, killing the driver during the evening rush hour. Victor Romero, 62, was arrested Wednesday, October 21, 2026, in the death of Koran Irvine,... Read More »
Jared Kushner joined peace talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday, October 21, 2026, a day after participating in negotiations with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, as a federal lawsuit seeks to restrict his role as President Donald Trump's diplomatic envoy.Kushner joined special envoy Steve Witkoff virtually during a meeting... Read More »
New Mexico has sued Jeffrey Epstein's longtime lawyer and accountant, accusing them of helping finance his sex trafficking operation, conceal payments to victims, and move millions of dollars through his businesses. The federal lawsuit, filed October 21, 2026, targets Darren Indyke and Richard Kahn, who now oversee more than $100... Read More »
Two U.S. Border Patrol vehicles parked outside Leon County's busiest early voting site in Tallahassee, Florida, on the first day of voting, prompting the county's elections supervisor to file a formal FBI complaint over possible voter intimidation just two weeks before the November 3 midterm elections.Leon County Supervisor of Elections... Read More »
Supreme Court Justice Elena Kagan accused her conservative colleagues of damaging American democracy through rulings on voting rights, congressional redistricting and campaign spending, warning that their decisions have deepened political divisions ahead of the November 3 midterm elections.Speaking at the Catholic University of America's law school in Washington, D.C., on... Read More »
President Donald Trump pardoned Venezuelan billionaire Julio Herrera Velutini after the banker's daughter offered his longtime attorney and Justice Department adviser Alina Habba a contract worth $40 million, with bonuses that could push the total above $50 million, according to an October 20 investigation by The New York Times. The... Read More »
A bipartisan group of lawmakers is pushing a bill that would force federal financial regulators to release Jeffrey Epstein-related records, investigate banks and executives tied to his financial network, and pursue penalties where violations are found.The Epstein Wall Street Records Act, introduced October 15, 2026, would apply to the Federal... Read More »
A Mississippi police officer who fatally shot a 1-year-old boy during a Walmart shoplifting investigation has been cleared in the state's criminal review, despite the child's family disputing the police account and demanding the release of body-camera footage.Kohen Wiley was sitting in his mother's lap inside a car outside a... Read More »
Mahmoud Khalil, the former Columbia University graduate student who spent 104 days in immigration detention over his pro-Palestinian activism, asked the U.S. Supreme Court on October 19, 2026, to overturn a ruling that could send him back into ICE custody as the Trump administration pursues his deportation.Khalil, a lawful permanent... Read More »
Federal prosecutors charged 28 green card holders with voting-related crimes in California on October 19, 2026, arresting 11 as the Justice Department fights to block ballots tied to more than 20,000 voters it suspects are noncitizens ahead of the November 3 midterm elections.The arrests escalate a federal lawsuit filed four... Read More »
A federal judge has found that the Trump administration likely exceeded its authority when it waived dozens of federal laws to build border barriers in Texas's Big Bend region, citing evidence that the sprawling sector has the lowest migrant apprehension rates along the U.S.-Mexico border.In a 14-page opinion issued October... Read More »
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