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- One year after Trump assassination attempt, Butler widow demands accountability from Secret Service
- Brazil hits back at Trump’s 50% tariff as he decries ‘witch hunt’ on Bolsonaro for alleged coup attempt
- Federal judge blocks Trump's birthright citizenship ban for all infants, testing lower court powers
An appeals court has reversed the conviction of a pro-Trump influencer charged with spreading false information on social media to suppress Democratic voter turnout during the 2016 election, voiding conspiracy charges and a monthslong federal prison sentence handed down by a jury in Brooklyn, New York.
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the 2nd Circuit on Wednesday unanimously voided the conviction of Douglass Mackey on federal conspiracy charges and remanded the case back to the U.S. Court in the Eastern District of New York to enter a new judgment of acquittal.
The unanimous three-judge panel said in their ruling that "no rational jury" could have found that Mackey, 36, "knowingly" joined others in an illegal conspiracy aimed at influencing the outcome of the 2016 election or depriving people of their right to vote… READ MORE.
Former President Barack Obama talks with President-elect Donald Trump, next to Melania Trump, as they arrive to attend the state funeral for former President Jimmy Carter at Washington National Cathedral in Washington, Thursday, Jan. 9, 2025. (AP Photo/Ben Curtis)
FEDERAL FAILURE: Secret Service suspended 6 agents tasked with protecting Trump during July 2024 assassination attempt
SPACE SHUFFLE/BLAST OFF: Trump taps Sean Duffy to serve as interim NASA chief
PATRIOT'S PURSE: Trump installs massive new American flags at the White House - and they don't cost taxpayers a penny
PAYBACK: Brazil hits back at Trump’s 50% tariff as he decries ‘witch hunt’ on Bolsonaro for alleged coup attempt
'NO CHOICE': Trump cautioned Putin he would ‘bomb the s---' out of Moscow if Russia invaded Ukraine, new book claims
DEFENSE UPGRADE: Taiwan conducts live-fire drills with US-made tanks as president looks on
Mya Lesnar of Colorado State celebrates after winning the women's shot put at 62-4 1/2 (19.01m) during the NCAA Track and Field Championships at Hayward Field. (Kirby Lee-Imagn Images)
BEIJING BLOCK: Hawley moves to block China's buy-up of US farmland as Trump admin sounds alarm
VOTE-A-RAMA DRAMA: 'Gut check time': Dissent among Senate GOP ranks threatens to reduce Trump's spending cut demand
ICE, ICE MAYBE: Federal judge to hear from ICE on its plans for Abrego Garcia pending release from custody
MEDICAL BILL: Comer dismisses Biden doctor's bid for pause in cover-up probe: 'Throwing out every excuse'
POWER PLAY: Mamdani lands endorsement of a top Cuomo backer in NYC mayoral primary
EXPOSING IDENTITIES: Massachusetts bill would force ICE agents to unmask
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