Former FBI Director James Comey is pushing to dismiss the federal case against him by challenging the lawfulness of recently-appointed U.S. Attorney Lindsey Halligan, the former personal attorney for President Donald Trump who secured the indictment against the president's rival. Comey on Tuesday filed a notion of intent, indicating his legal team will be filing a motion to dismiss the case later this week. The brief filing was made in U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia;
Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer has praised US President Donald Trump's leadership in the Gaza peace talks, claiming the deal "would not have happened" without him. On Wednesday, Trump announced Israel and Hamas had agreed to the first phase of his 20-point peace plan, in a major step towards a permanent end to their war. It comes two years and two days after the Hamas-led attack on southern Israel on 7 October 2023, in which about 1,200 people were killed and 251 others taken hostage.
Just over an hour later, Trump published a Truth Social post announcing that Israel and Hamas have both signed off on the first Phase of our Peace Plan. This means that ALL of the Hostages will be released very soon, and Israel will withdraw their Troops to an agreed upon line as the first steps toward a Strong, Durable, and Everlasting Peace. All Parties will be treated fairly! he wrote.
When I watch television last night, and I'm watching the news and I see that nine people were killed in Chicago and 54 were badly wounded with bullets, I say, That's not our country. We have to do something,' Trump said in early September.
Throughout his 2024 presidential campaign, Donald Trump vowed vengeance on a Democratic Party he regularly called "the radical left" (or, on occasion, "communists") and accused of a treasonous conspiracy to turn over the country to criminal immigrants and America-hating globalist elites. Even as he has relentlessly pressed to expand his own powers to unprecedented levels, the 47th president has begun acting on his threats by deploying the machinery of justice against people, institutions, and ideas he dislikes.
Trump on Monday warned New York City residents not to vote for Mamdani, whom Trump called a "self proclaimed New York City Communist," and said if Mamdani wins in November, "He is going to have problems with Washington like no Mayor in the history of our once great city." Trump continued: "Remember, he needs the money from me, as President, in order to fulfill all of his fake communist promises. He won't be getting any of it, so what's the point of voting for him?"
Gov. Ron DeSantis and the three other members of the Florida cabinet voted unanimously Tuesday to give a $67 million plot of land adjacent to Miami's Freedom tower to Donald Trump's presidential library foundation with few strings attached. Trump has not publicly committed to using the land, and there are still discussions of having multiple presidential library sites - including one in Palm Beach County. Trump's team is also considering building a hotel on the Miami property, according to sources.