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The meeting, along with the reconvening of a grand jury, signals that the special counsel may indict Trump soon.Former US president Donald Trump golfs at his Trump International Golf Links & Hotel in Doonbeg, Co. Clare, during his visit to Ireland, in May 2023.Brian Lawless/PA Images via Getty Images Lawyers representing former President Donald Trump in the federal inquiry into his mishandling of government documents (including hundreds marked classified) met with Department of Justice (DOJ) officials on Monday, an action that could signal that the investigation may be ending soon, with an indictment decision from special counsel Jack Smith to come.

A person waves a trans flag in the sky during an outdoor protest on July 4, 2020, in Madrid, Spain.Marcos del Mazo / LightRocket via Getty Images On Tuesday, an emergency rule that sought to ban almost all gender-affirming care in the state of Missouri (for both children and adults) was abruptly removed from a state website, signaling it was no longer applicable.

The Justice Department and Minneapolis officials have agreed to negotiate toward a deal on a court-enforced consent decree.A consent decree in this case, between the Department of Justice and a state or local governmental agency, such as a police department, is a court-approved agreement that creates and enforces a road map for changes and overhaul within the agency where the Justice Department has found evidence of abuse and misconduct.Typically, a federal judge, along with an independent monitor, is appointed to oversee the changes and enforce the agreement.

Maryanna Harstad was stunned and then elated when she heard that the Supreme Court had upheld a law on Thursday aimed at keeping Native American adoptees with their tribes and traditions.Adopted herself by a white family nearly two decades before the law was passed in 1978, she was worried about the effect that overturning it could have had on Native children.

North Carolina Democrats weren't sure what to expect when Anderson Clayton, 25, won their election for chair, making her the youngest state party leader in the country.At one of her first meetings with state party officials, she said, one looked at her with a worried expression and said, I didn't know if you were going to be a crazy 25-year-old-type-person.

Bayer, the pharmaceutical and biotechnology company, has agreed to pay $6.9 million to settle allegations by New York's attorney general that its Monsanto unit made false and misleading claims about the safety of the weedkiller Roundup.The sum comes on top of the billions of dollars Bayer has already paid to settle lawsuits claiming Roundup, one of the world's most widely used herbicides, causes cancer.

U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland is pictured during a Justice Department event on May 24.On Wednesday, he defended the integrity of the special counsel investigation into former President Donald Trump's handling of classified documents after leaving office.Mandel Ngan/AFP via Getty Images Attorney General Merrick Garland is defending his prosecutors and agents against rhetorical attacks from its most famous defendant, the former President Donald Trump.

Rishi Sunak has defended Suella Braverman, after the UK home secretary asked civil servants to help with a speeding fine, saying she has expressed regret, accepted the penalty and paid the fine.The prime minister ignored questions about whether he should order an ethics inquiry into Braverman's conduct but stopped short of saying he had full confidence in her.

Rishi Sunak has declined to back Home Secretary Suella Braverman over allegations she asked civil servants to help her avoid incurring points on her licence for speeding.The Prime Minister did not state whether he will launch an investigation into the Cabinet minister despite demands from Labour and the Liberal Democrats.

The Prime Minister is being urged to order an investigation following claims the Home Secretary asked civil servants to help her avoid incurring points on her licence for speeding.Suella Braverman allegedly requested that Home Office aides help organise a one-to-one driving awareness course after she was caught speeding last summer as she looked to swerve accepting points on her licence.

Former President Donald J. Trump was en route to Florida on Monday, a day before his scheduled first appearance in federal court in Miami on criminal charges of mishandling sensitive national security secrets and seeking to thwart the government's efforts to reclaim classified documents he took with him from the White House.

In his first public appearances since his federal indictment was unsealed on Friday, former President Donald Trump said he would never be detained and never stop fighting for his followers.Trump, who was most recently charged with keeping hundreds of classified documents in his homeincluding information about sensitive military and nuclear programsand refusing to return them to government officials, spoke at state Republican conventions in Georgia and North Carolina on Saturday.

Theodore J. Kaczynski, the Unabomber, who killed three people and injured 23 in a bombing spree stretching from 1978 to 1995, died by suicide at a federal prison medical center in North Carolina early Saturday, according to three people familiar with the situation.His death is being investigated by the F.B.I.

Nate Paul, a real estate investor and close associate of Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton, was arrested by the FBI Thursday afternoon, jail records show.Paul was booked into the Travis County Jail in Austin, Texas, and is being held on a federal detainer for an undetermined felony charge, the records show.

The Texas House of Representatives has voted to impeach Attorney General Ken Paxton, an unprecedented move following a legislative probe that faulted the third-term Republican for a yearslong pattern of corruption, including abusing his office's powers, retaliating against whistleblowers and obstructing justice.

The businessman at the center of the allegations that led to the impeachment of the Attorney General of Texas, Ken Paxton, has been arrested and was scheduled to appear in federal court in Austin on Friday, according to federal prosecutors.The man Nate Paul, a real estate investor in Austin and a donor to Mr. Paxton's campaign was taken into custody Thursday afternoon by the Travis County Sheriff's Office on behalf of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, according to jail records.

Lawyers for former President Donald J. Trump went to the Justice Department on Monday, two weeks after requesting a meeting with Attorney General Merrick B. Garland to discuss their concerns about the special counsel investigations into Mr. Trump's conduct, according to two people familiar with the matter.

Much of the alleged misconduct detailed in the articles of impeachment filed against Attorney General Ken Paxton centers on his relationship with a real estate investor, Nate Paul.Not long ago, Mr. Paul, who in 2018 donated $25,000 to Mr. Paxton's campaign, was heralded as one of the most successful young real estate entrepreneurs in Austin, Texas.

The former head of the civil service said one problem with the ministerial code is that any potential breach is treated as a gotcha moment.Sir Gus O'Donnell, who was cabinet secretary between 2005 and 2011, declined to say whether Home Secretary Suella Braverman broke the code over her handling of a speeding offence.

Democratic Gov. J.B. Pritzker on Tuesday signed into law a measure that requires lawsuits challenging the constitutionality of executive orders or state laws to be filed in either Cook or Sangamon county.The Democratic-controlled state legislature passed the bill along party lines last month.Democrats who supported the legislation said it was necessary to prevent people with a grievance against the state from selecting the county in which to file a lawsuit based on where they think they can get a favorable ruling.

Former Gov. Chris Christie of New Jersey, who announced a second campaign for president on Tuesday after a disappointing run in 2016, has had a roller coaster of a political career in more ways than one.In the span of four years, he went from star presidential recruit to scandal-dogged sixth-place finisher in New Hampshire.

The day after Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton accused the state House speaker of presiding over the chamber while drunk and called on him to resign, a House ethics panel on Wednesday heard explosive testimony from investigators detailing what they described as years of misconduct by the attorney general.

A measure aimed at keeping anti-abortion pregnancy centers from employing deceptive practices in an effort to dissuade women from seeking the procedure has been sent by Illinois legislators to Democratic Gov. J.B. Pritzker, who already has indicated his support.Sometimes referred to as "limited practice facilities," the nonprofit clinics operate nationwide and often open near or even adjacent to clinics where abortions are performed.

Denying the results of the 2020 election and casting doubts about the nation's voting system cost statewide Republican candidates 2.3 to 3.7 percentage points in the midterms last year, according to a new study from States United Action, a nonpartisan group that promotes fair elections.Even at the lowest end of the spectrum, 2.3 percentage points would have been enough to swing several critical midterm races that Republicans lost, including the contests for governor and attorney general in Arizona and the Senate elections in Nevada and Georgia.

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The former Cabinet minister and Welsh Labour MP Lord Morris of Aberavon has died at the age of 91.John Morris served in the cabinets of three Labour prime ministers - Harold Wilson, Jim Callaghan and Tony Blair.A former Welsh secretary and attorney general, he became Wales' longest-serving MP after representing Aberavon for more than four decades, from 1959 to 2001.

Road safety campaigners have accused the UK home secretary of trying to downplay the dangers of speeding after she reportedly requested a private speed awareness course after being caught driving over the speed limit.Suella Braverman became the latest minister to be caught committing a road traffic offence when she was clocked speeding last summer when she was attorney general.

Israel's attorney general issued a sharp rebuke to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Friday, warning him that he had broken the law by announcing that he would become more personally involved in his government's efforts to overhaul the judiciary.The attorney general, Gali Baharav-Miara, said Mr. Netanyahu's announcement on Thursday night had breached a Supreme Court ruling from earlier in the year that said the prime minister must avoid conflicts of interest between his professional role and private interests.

Amazon agreed on Wednesday to pay a civil penalty of $25 million to settle federal charges that it kept sensitive information collected from children for years, including their precise locations and voice recordings, in violation of a children's online privacy law.It was the latest legal action in an intensifying regulatory effort to require some of the world's largest tech platforms to better safeguard their younger users.

1. More and more states are introducing and passing new privacy laws, including the California Consumer Privacy Act, which are designed to give consumers more control over their data.
2. Organizations need to keep up with the ever-changing privacy landscape and ensure that their data security policies are compliant with the latest laws

Facebook's parent company has warned Australia is taking an overly broad approach to privacy law reforms, claiming that proposed limits on targeted ads will harm free digital platforms and could push them towards subscription models.Meta's privacy policy director, Melinda Claybaugh, said concerns about targeting users were a response to a perceived, unspecified harm that could hamper the personalisation of digital platforms, even when beneficial to consumers, including children.

Consumer digital rights advocates have rejected media companies' call to preserve their exemption to privacy law, warning that commercial models should not be put ahead of public interest.Peter Lewis, the director of the Australia Institute's Centre for Responsible Technology, said it was disappointing that the Right to Know coalition set up with the laudable goal of protecting journalists and whistleblowers is now being deployed to prosecute Big Media's business interests at the expense of the public they purport to serve.

Rishi Sunak has insisted he did not let home secretary Suella Braverman off the hook after clearing her of breaching the ministerial code without launching an investigation.The prime minister refused calls to launch an official investigation after she asked officials if she could attend a private speed awareness course for driving too fast.

Whether the home secretary, Suella Braverman, keeps her job is up to the prime minister, Rishi Sunak.That is in keeping with his prerogative powers to organise the composition of the government as he sees fit.But what happens when ministers hardly hide their disagreements or make a habit of defying the norms of behaviour expected of office-holders?

Speed awareness course providers have previously organised one-to-one sessions for high-profile motoring offenders but it would be wholly inappropriate to do this for Suella Braverman, a lawyer has claimed.Manchester-based solicitor Nick Freeman, who earned the nickname Mr Loophole for successfully defending numerous celebrity clients accused of motoring offences, says he has arranged speeding courses for individuals several times with several providers.

Rishi Sunak has been urged to investigate claims Suella Braverman asked her staff to help her dodge a speeding fine.The home secretary allegedly asked civil servants to help her avoid a fine and points on her licence by instead organising a private driving awareness course.Such an arrangement would have meant that she would not have had to appear at a public speed awareness course, where other participants would have been able to see that she was in attendance.

The Queensland government has passed a bill to remove legislative barriers that prohibited UN officials from visiting places of detention during their visit to Australia last year.A UN anti-torture subcommittee suspended its tour of Australian detention facilities in October after Guardian Australia revealed Queensland refused access to some mental health facilities that hold people charged with crimes, while New South Wales blocked inspectors from entering all of its detention facilities.

Suella Braverman insisted there was nothing untoward about her handling of a speeding offence as Rishi Sunak considered whether to launch a formal investigation.The Home Secretary is under pressure after reports she asked officials to try to arrange a private speed awareness course for her rather than take penalty points on her driving licence.

Suella Braverman has said she is confident that nothing untoward happened in the handling of her speeding offence and added she regrets breaking the speed limit.The home secretary is under pressure after reports she initially asked officials to try to arrange a private speed awareness course for her, rather than take penalty points on her driving licence.

Suella Braverman is facing allegations that she asked civil servants to help her avoid getting points on her licence for speeding, as prime minister Rishi Sunak is set to make a decision on her future as home secretary today.During her two stints as home secretary, Mrs Braverman has regularly attracted criticism for her comments and policy decisions.

Suella Braverman should quit if found to have breached the ministerial code by asking civil servants to arrange a private speed awareness course for her, Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer said.The Prime Minister is expected to speak to the Home Secretary on Monday following suggestions her alleged request for help from officials to arrange a one-to-one course instead of taking penalty points breached the ministerial code.

The Home Secretary is expected to face questions about claims she asked civil servants to help her to arrange a private speed awareness course as the threat of an inquiry hangs over her.The Prime Minister is expected to speak with Suella Braverman following suggestions her alleged request for support from Home Office officials after being caught speeding may have breached the ministerial code.

Suella Braverman is the author of her own misfortune over speeding points allegations but did nothing untoward by reportedly trying to arrange a private awareness course, a lawyer has said.After the home secretary was caught speeding outside London while attorney general last summer, she reportedly asked Home Office aides to help organise a one-to-one course to help her avoid incurring points on her licence.

The California attorney general will decline to take over the homicide case against former San Francisco police officer Christopher Samayoa, who shot and killed fleeing carjacking suspect Keita O'Neil in 2017, Mission Local has learned."They're gonna start killing more of our people," said an outraged April Green, O'Neil's aunt, who was informed in a Thursday afternoon meeting with Attorney General Rob Bonta of his plan to decline the case.

The San Francisco District Attorney's office today released video of the April 27 Banko Brown shooting, revealing that Brown was shot and killed by Walgreens security guard Michael Earl-Wayne Anthony as Brown was retreating from the store.DA Brooke Jenkins, who had earlier stated that evidence "clearly" showed Anthony acting in self-defense, today formally confirmed her office will not be bringing charges.

Real estate agents are pushing back against proposed privacy law changes, saying small businesses should not face more red tape to keep customer and tenant data safe.The Real Estate Institute of Australia president, Hayden Groves, said that an additional layer of responsibility is really not necessary on top of agents' existing duties, saying that increased regulatory risks could be the last straw for smaller agencies which may shut up shop.

New York State Attorney General Letitia James has proposed a law that would ban cryptocurrency exchanges from trading their own tokens, which in turn might save folks from burning their fingers on erratic or errant assets and investments.The draft Crypto Regulation, Protection, Transparency, and Oversight (CRPTO) Act [PDF] is wide-sweeping legislation that would crack down on the crypto-coin industry and perhaps prevent future market meltdowns.

When the slim House Republican majority came into power this year, White House officials said they saw opportunities to work with Biden district Republicans GOP lawmakers whose districts President Joe Biden carried in 2020.But nearly four months into the new Congress and with the debt ceiling showdown now barreling into full crisis mode many of those Republicans say they've received minimal to no engagement from the White House.

As he spoke to about a dozen voters in a dimly lit Mexican restaurant on the outskirts of Louisville, Daniel Cameron, Kentucky's popular attorney general, explained how he viewed the tightening battle for the Republican nomination for governor.Some folks in this race have been running on ads, and I've been running on a record, said Mr. Cameron, who has long been seen as a rising Republican political talent and is a close ally of Senator Mitch McConnell.

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They're starting to line up to run for governor to replace lame duck Gov. Gavin Newsom when his term expires after 2026.Yes, already.The first in line Monday was Lt. Gov. Eleni Kounalakis, 57.A few hours later, former state Controller Betty Yee, 65, said she plans to run too.

The Justice Department on Wednesday filed a complaint challenging a recently enacted Tennessee bill that prohibits gender-affirming care for minors, saying it denies necessary medical care to youth based solely on who they are.DOJ argues in its complaint that the legislation violates the Fourteenth Amendment's Equal Protection Clause by discriminating on the basis of both sex and transgender status and asks the court to issue an immediate order to block the law from taking effect on July 1.

Sen. Edward Markey (D-MA) and Rep. Pramila Jayapal (D-WA) introduced a "Transgender Bill of Rights" in the House and Senate, just in time for the Transgender Day of Visibility."Day after day, we see a constant onslaught of anti-trans rhetoric and legislation coming from elected officials.

There is a considerable amount of work to be done ahead of the resumption of an inquest into the death of a teenager who was shot in the grounds of a Belfast hospital almost 50 years ago, a coroner has said.Efforts include the combing of army records to find potential witnesses to give evidence.Patrick Crawford, 15, was struck while walking through the grounds of the Royal Victoria Hospital on August 10 1975.

Former President Donald Trump's defense attorney repeatedly speculated as a legal pundit that Trump's alleged affair with Stormy Daniels likely happened and that the $130,000 payment made to Daniels days before the 2016 election could be seen as an in-kind campaign contribution, contradicting his recent legal and public defense of Trump.