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The U.S. Department of Justice reportedly opened a criminal inquiry into E. Jean Carroll, examining whether she committed perjury in a 2022 deposition tied to lawsuits against President Trump. Carroll had prevailed in a civil trial after accusing Trump of sexual abuse.
The Treasury Department is preparing to feature President Trump's image on a proposed new $250 bill intended to celebrate the U.S.'s 250th anniversary. The move would require legislation allowing a living person to appear on U.S. currency, and Democrats have vowed to block it in Congress.
President Trump refiled a $10 billion lawsuit against the Wall Street Journal, claiming the newspaper damaged his reputation by reporting on a card allegedly bearing his signature found among Jeffrey Epstein's possessions.
A federal judge declined to block President Trump's executive order seeking to create a national list of eligible voters and limit mail voting, rejecting arguments by Democrats and civil rights groups that the order would harm voting access.
President Trump threatened to 'blow up' U.S. ally Oman if it does not 'behave,' making the comments casually during a cabinet meeting amid discussions over control of the Strait of Hormuz after reports that Iran and Oman discussed jointly charging a toll for ships.
A bipartisan group of former federal judges asked a federal court to reopen President Trump's lawsuit against the Internal Revenue Service and challenged his $1.8 billion 'anti-weaponization' fund, arguing it was a 'fraud on the court' that would funnel taxpayer dollars to Trump allies including January 6 rioters.
U.S. inflation rose at its fastest pace in three years during April, with the PCE inflation rate hitting a three-year high as the Iran war contributed to rising prices. Americans are growing frustrated with Trump's handling of the economy ahead of the midterms.
A federal court ordered the Customs and Border Protection commissioner to appear at a hearing next month regarding tariff refunds, as part of ongoing legal challenges to Trump administration tariff policies.
A Trump-linked Memphis crime taskforce has been accused by community observers of using 'immense force' in an intimidation campaign, with agents allegedly tailing cars, surveilling homes, and making false arrests.
U.S. forces downed drones near the Strait of Hormuz, prompting attacks on an American airbase in Kuwait, escalating military tensions with Iran as the U.S. and Iran continue exchanging strikes while Israel intensifies attacks on southern Lebanon.