Washington — The federal judge overseeing special counsel Jack Smith’s classified documents case against Donald Trump once again rejected requests by the former president’s legal team to dismiss the charges against him, according to an order filed Monday evening.  Judge Aileen Cannon denied numerous claims by Trump’s defense attorneys and his co-defendants arguing the 2023 indictment was technically flawed, but she criticized prosecutors’ description of one incident as unnecessary to the charges and agreed to strike a single paragraph from the charging document because she said it “improperly contained unchargedRead More

Hunter Biden’s lawyers said Friday they would announce Monday whether he will testify in his own defense as his gun trial enters its second week.  Hunter Biden’s attorney Abbe Lowell told the judge Friday “we are down to that last decision” in the case, a reference to whether to call the defendant. The defense has only called three witnesses so far, including Naomi Biden, Hunter Biden’s eldest daughter, who gave emotional testimony Friday about her father’s drug use.  Another possible witness is President Biden’s brother, James “Jimmy” Biden, who wasRead More

According to the agency of the Pentagon that accounts for the missing or those taken prisoner during war, Mr. Finnegan, a second lieutenant, was a passenger on an aircraft that crashed into the ocean on the north coast of New Guinea in May 1944 after its engines failed. Three men, including Mr. Biden’s uncle, were lost in the crash while a fourth was rescued by a passing barge. There are no indications that the plane was shot down or that Mr. Finnegan was flying the plane. Mr. Finnegan would haveRead More

According to the Vancouver Police Department, the man, who had an “aggressive” dog, allegedly pointed “what appeared to be a firearm” at an officer, who shot him. VANCOUVER, Wash. — A man is dead after being shot by a Vancouver police officer Saturday afternoon.  According to the Vancouver Police Department (VPD), around 1:45 p.m., police responded to a call about a man with a German Shepherd that was running loose and had bitten at least one person, who later notified police they were seeking medical treatment for bite wounds. Police alsoRead More