Fox Corp must face Smartmatic $2.7 billion defamation claim Fox Corp must face Smartmatic $2.7 billion defamation claim 5 16 replies
GOP Pushes Bill to Stop Student Loan Forgiveness Ever Happening Again GOP Pushes Bill to Stop Student Loan Forgiveness Ever Happening Again 4 19 replies
Trump Dealt Major Blow as Judge Cannon’s Ruling Struck Down Trump Dealt Major Blow as Judge Cannon’s Ruling Struck Down 3 18 replies
President-elect Donald Trump is a convicted felon. Here are the rights he is set to lose President-elect Donald Trump is a convicted felon. Here are the rights he is set to lose 5 19 replies
Republicans sound eager to deny fire aid to Los Angeles Republicans sound eager to deny fire aid to Los Angeles 3 19 replies
Duckworth: Trump’s Pentagon pick has less experience than Applebee’s manager Duckworth: Trump’s Pentagon pick has less experience than Applebee’s manager 5 19 replies
Trump can still vote after sentencing, but can’t own a gun and will have to turn over DNA sample Trump can still vote after sentencing, but can’t own a gun and will have to turn over DNA sample 5 19 replies
Biden says federal government to cover 100% of costs for initial LA fire recovery Biden says federal government to cover 100% of costs for initial LA fire recovery 4 19 replies
We’ve Never Been Here Before: The Zero-Accountability Presidency - The only institutions that will try to hold Trump accountable are powerless, while the only ones with the power to punish him will never do it. We’ve Never Been Here Before: The Zero-Accountability Presidency - The only institutions that will try to hold Trump accountable are powerless, while the only ones with the power to punish him will never do it. 2 19 replies
Trump’s scot-free sentencing is proof of special treatment throughout trials | President-elect gets unconditional discharge for hush-money conviction – a rare sentence that cements impunity Trump’s scot-free sentencing is proof of special treatment throughout trials | President-elect gets unconditional discharge for hush-money conviction – a rare sentence that cements impunity 1 19 replies
This New Immigration Bill That’s About to Pass Is a Horrifying Trojan Horse This New Immigration Bill That’s About to Pass Is a Horrifying Trojan Horse 2 19 replies
Tim Walz endorses David Hogg for DNC vice chair, continues endorsement trend Tim Walz endorses David Hogg for DNC vice chair, continues endorsement trend 1 19 replies
Florida Accidentally Paid Healthcare Company $5 Million Instead of $50K; CEO Used Extra Funds to Run for Congress: Report Florida Accidentally Paid Healthcare Company $5 Million Instead of $50K; CEO Used Extra Funds to Run for Congress: Report 3 19 replies
Conservatives blame LA wildfires on fire chief being gay. They don't know what she did, but her being gay, they say, proves that she was a diversity hire. Conservatives blame LA wildfires on fire chief being gay. They don't know what she did, but her being gay, they say, proves that she was a diversity hire. 1 19 replies
Trump’s hush money sentence ensures a convicted felon is going to the White House Trump’s hush money sentence ensures a convicted felon is going to the White House 2 19 replies
US announces $25m reward for arrest of Venezuela's President Maduro US announces $25m reward for arrest of Venezuela's President Maduro 1 19 replies
Megathread: President-Elect Trump Sentenced in New York Fraud Felony Case to "Unconditional Discharge", Will Not Be Incarcerated President-elect Trump was [convicted in May of last year](https://apnews.com/article/trump-trial-deliberations-jury-testimony-verdict-85558c6d08efb434d05b694364470aa0) on 34 out of 34 felony fraud counts in a New York state court. Yesterday, [the US Supreme Court rejected](https://apnews.com/article/trump-hush-money-appeal-12f9e883b71d8c37178b0ea32193e8c4) an emergency request by Trump's legal team to further delay his sentencing, ruling 5 to 4 that he could be sentenced today by the judge that oversaw his trial, Judge Juan Merchan. This morning, in a decision that was assented to by the prosecution in this case and whose outcome [was signaled days in advance](https://abcnews.go.com/US/judge-trumps-hush-money-case-expected-sentence-unconditional/story?id=116706931) by Judge Merchan, Trump received... 5 20 replies
Trump being sentenced is a small but important win for the rule of law Trump being sentenced is a small but important win for the rule of law 1 19 replies
Discussion Thread: Supreme Court Hears Oral Argument in Case on TikTok Ban "The Supreme Court hears consolidated oral argument in TikTok v. Garland and Firebaugh v. Garland, a case about TikTok's First Amendment challenge to a law requiring the app to divest from Chinese parent company ByteDance or face a nationwide ban." per C-SPAN's description-in-advance of today's oral argument, which is scheduled to start at 10 a.m. Eastern. **News and Analysis** - NPR: [TikTok is heading to the Supreme Court to challenge its U.S. ban. Here's what to know](https://www.npr.org/2025/01/10/nx-s1-5254236/tiktok-supreme-court-what-to-know) - SCOTUSblog: [Parties file final briefs before Supreme Court hears TikTok case](https://www.scotusblog.com/2025/01/parties-file-final-briefs-before-supreme-court-hears-tiktok-case/)... 3 20 replies
Biden distributes $5B in last infrastructure push Biden distributes $5B in last infrastructure push 2 19 replies