Politics

Lawyers for Rudy Giuliani are begging jurors not to grant two Georgia election workers the up-to $43 million in damages they’ve requested in their defamation case against the former Trump attorney. Before the court on Monday, Giuliani’s lawyer Joe Sibley called the proposed damages “the civil equivalent of the death …

Concerns that a second Donald Trump term could take an iron-fisted turn have been amplified by Trump himself. Instead of refuting reports that have warned of his authoritarian aspirations for a return to the White House, Trump has now declared twice that he’ll act as a “dictator” — clarifying he’d …

Special Counsel Jack Smith took Donald Trump’s claims of presidential immunity straight to the Supreme Court on Monday. Smith’s office had petitioned the court to rule on Trump’s central defense against charges of election interference: that his former status as president make him immune to criminal charges related to his …

Allies of Alexei Navalny say the imprisoned Russian opposition leader has been missing for days. The disappearance of one of Vladimir Putin’s staunchest critics follows the Russian president’s announcement on Friday that he would once again seek re-election. On Monday, Navalny’s spokesperson ​​Kira Yarmysh wrote on X, formerly Twitter, that …

Climate activists say the 2023 UN Climate Conference is on “the verge of complete failure” after oil-producing nations secured the removal of language calling for a phase-out of fossil fuels from the summit’s draft agreement. COP28, held in Dubai and headed by Sultan al-Jaber — the CEO of the United …

Kate Cox, the Texas mother who sought permission to obtain an abortion, has been forced to flee the state to get medical care, her lawyers said on Monday. “This past week of legal limbo has been hellish for Kate,” said Nancy Northup, president and CEO at the Center for Reproductive …

Donald Trump defended comments he made last week where he said he wanted to be a dictator if re-elected but only on “Day One” in office. Trump began by complaining that Peter Baker of The New York Times wrote an article referencing his comments. “[Peter] Baker today in the New …

Senator J.D. Vance denied that Republicans are trying to restrict access to birth control, despite mounting evidence to the contrary. The senator claimed he doesn’t know “any Republican, at least not a Republican with a brain, that’s trying to take those rights away from people.” The topic came up during …

Al Gore criticized the United Arab Emirates for hosting a United Nations climate conference and appointing an oil executive to serve as the summit’s president, saying the move was “ridiculous” and “a direct conflict of interests.” The former vice president made the comments on CNN’s State of the Union after …

Donald Trump has been laser-focused on his thirst for vengeance during his campaign for president, threatening to indict his political opponents and even going so far as to say he would act as “a dictator” on his first day back in the White House should he win the 2024 election. …