Trump ordered to sit for deposition in $10bn defamation case against BBC A federal judge has ordered the US president to sit for a deposition in his defamation lawsuit against the BBC by December 11 The Independent UK · Oct 22
Trump Scrambles To Block Jack Smith Testimony as $10 Billion BBC Lawsuit Backfires Trump faces possible sanctions in his $10 billion BBC lawsuit as the broadcaster fights to depose Jack Smith and challenges his efforts to block key evidence. International Business Times UK · Oct 20
How Trump’s justice department is shattering practice of political neutrality as midterms loom From the attorney general stumping for Republican candidates to federal agents raiding the home of a Democratic congresswoman up for re-election, the department is violating longstanding norms The Guardian - US · Oct 18
Kash Patel Fired FBI Agent Overseeing Dozens of Iran Cases Just Three Days Before US Strikes, Suit Says A lawsuit alleges FBI Director Kash Patel signed the dismissal of Jeremy Linton, who oversaw dozens of Iran-related investigations, days before US strikes began in February. International Business Times UK · Oct 16
Trump's 'Personal Vendetta' Blamed as Nine FBI Staff Sue Over Firings Tied to His Classified Documents Case Nine former FBI employees have sued the Trump administration, alleging they were unlawfully dismissed in retaliation for their roles in the Mar-a-Lago classified documents investigation. International Business Times UK · Oct 16
Trump Administration 'Respectfully Request' That Court Continue Oral Argument Until January 2027 Lawyers for Trump's former co-defendants want the 11th Circuit to move a November hearing over Jack Smith's Mar-a-Lago report to January 2027 or later. International Business Times UK · Oct 6
Biden-Era FBI Tracked Trump Family Movements Before the Mar-a-Lago Raid, 'Plasmic Echo' Files Reveal Declassified Plasmic Echo files show the Biden-era FBI tracked Melania and Barron Trump's travel before the Mar-a-Lago search and logged call details for Trump aide Susie Wiles. International Business Times UK · Oct 6
Jack Smith defends his Trump investigations in a Senate hearing. Then he attends a Maryland concert and people notice what is on his shirt: ‘No Kings’ He got a shoutout from Dave Grohl, as well. We Got This Covered · Oct 5
Republican senator John Kennedy is thinking about running for president: ‘Why not me on a rainy day?’ The Louisiana Republican says he’ll enter the race ‘if a bunch of goobers’ seek the GOP nomination The Independent UK · Oct 5
Jack Smith's 'No Kings' Shirt Sparks Fiery Trump Attack on Truth Social Dave Grohl dedicates 'My Hero' to Jack Smith while wearing an Iowa shirt, reviving Eric Schmitt's viral Hawks-Hawkeyes blunder as Trump unleashes on Smith. International Business Times UK · Oct 5
Trump's superpower is fading Relentless persistence has driven his quest for grift and revenge. With midterm payback coming, it's not enough Salon · Oct 2
Photos of the week | September 25-October 1, 2026 The Senate closed up shop Wednesday night to head home until after the midterm elections in November. Before leaving town, clouds appeared in the Hart Senate Office Building, and former special counsel Jack Smith appeared before the Senate Judiciary Committee. Here are photographs of the action captured by CQ Roll… Roll Call · Oct 2
Jimmy Kimmel on Trump’s plan for AI safety: ‘Like asking your kids to self-police their Halloween candy’ Late-night hosts discussed Trump’s summit with tech CEOs and Republicans’ embarrassing hearing with special counsel Jack Smith The Guardian - US · Oct 1
Salon · Oct 1 Jack Smith attack exposes GOP propaganda MAGA media was ready to amplify the Missouri senator's conspiracy theory. It turned out to be laughably false
The Economic Times · Oct 1 In 1996, Tim Draper bought Hotmail shares for $300,000. 2 years later, Microsoft acquired the startup for $400 million Microsoft announced the Hotmail acquisition on December 31, 1997. It did not reveal how much it paid for the company. A later securities filing provided more detail. Hotmail’s owners received 2,769,148 Microsoft shares in the deal. Wired estimated those shares were worth about $400 million at the time.
The Independent UK · Oct 1 GOP senator was warned about ‘evidence’ he planned to use against Jack Smith IN FULL
The Independent UK · Oct 1 Senator in botched Jack Smith gotcha moment was warned his facts were ‘unvetted’: report Eric Schmitt’s allegation rested on an apparent mix-up between the Atlanta Hawks and the Iowa Hawkeyes
International Business Times UK · Oct 1 Lindsey Graham Was 'Likely' Witness in Trump 2020 Election Case, Jack Smith Tells Late Senator's Sister Jack Smith hearing: See what the former special counsel told Darline Graham about her brother's phone data. Learn why Marsha Blackburn is taking Smith to federal court.
The Independent UK · Sep 30 Excited staffer goes viral as senator bursts Republican conspiracy theory An excited staffer has gone viral for his reaction as a Republican senator’s attempted ‘gotcha’ moment on Jack Smith blew up in his face.
Salon · Sep 30 We need Jack Smith’s defiance right now Republicans aren't just attacking one of Trump's enemies. They're trying to rewrite history
The Independent UK · Sep 30 Senator reveals the moment she knew viral Jack Smith gotcha was a slow-mo train wreck Sen. Amy Klobuchar tells The Independent: ‘Don't ask a question unless you know the answer’
Roll Call · Sep 30 Blackburn sues Jack Smith over phone records Sen. Marsha Blackburn, R-Tenn., sued former special counsel Jack Smith on Wednesday, alleging that his prosecution of the president also unconstitutionally pulled in her records as a member of Congress. The lawsuit, filed in the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Tennessee, moves a political fight over the…
International Business Times UK · Sep 30 Jack Smith Hearing: Representative Jamie Raskin Criticises Republican Senator Over Political Stunt Jamie Raskin accused Senator Eric Schmitt of staging a political stunt after a Senate hearing dispute over whether Jack Smith attended an Atlanta Hawks or Iowa Hawkeyes game.
The Independent UK · Sep 30 Senator behind viral Jack Smith gotcha blunder doubles down when confronted over error One stunned senator’s reaction during the failed gotcha led one social media user to quip that her ‘soul had left her body’