DOJ expected to announce indictment of Texas Democratic Rep. Henry Cuellar, sources say  —  Federal authorities searched the congressman's home in Laredo in 2022 as part of an investigation into the country of Azerbaijan and a group of U.S. businessmen.  —  WASHINGTON — The Justice Department …

SEC charges Trump Media auditor with ‘massive fraud’ on hundreds of companies, imposes lifetime ban … The auditing firm for Trump Media and the auditor's owner were charged Friday with “massive fraud” by the Securities and Exchange Commission for work that affected more than 1,500 SEC filings, the federal regulator announced.

Mark Meadows unmasked in Arizona fake electors indictment, faces 9 felony charges: Report  —  Charges have formally been made public against Mark Meadows, the onetime chief of staff to former President Donald Trump, in the expansive fake electors case now underway in Arizona.

Trump Trial Live Updates: Hope Hicks Details Campaign's Panic Over ‘Access Hollywood’ Tape  —  On the stand in Donald J. Trump's criminal trial, Ms. Hicks, who was his press secretary in 2016, described the chaos that ensued after the infamous recording of the candidate discussing how he groped women was made public.

Austin City Council passes gender affirming care protections after Texas lawsuit  —  The Austin City Council passed protections for gender-affirming care Thursday, only a few days after the state of Texas filed a lawsuit over Title IX changes granting protections for transgender people.

Biden's allies move to sink RFK Jr.  —  The effort reflects a level of concern among Democrats about Kennedy — but also an opportunity they see to wound Donald Trump.  —  The coalition of Democratic groups that pressured No Labels out of the 2024 contest is now turning its sights on Robert F. Kennedy Jr.

Gov. Kristi Noem's account of meeting North Korean dictator in doubt  —  UPDATE: Since the original publication of this story, a Noem spokesman told The Dakota Scout “the publisher will be addressing conflated world leaders' names in the book before it is released.”

Biden faces new Democratic pressure to rein in Israel … - Among the assurances is that the country will “facilitate and not arbitrarily deny, restrict, or otherwise impede” aid into Gaza, or else U.S. weapons transfers would be halted. … - They pointed to allegations …

Louisiana governor fires back at Mick Jagger jab: ‘Might remember the Stone Age’  —  Gov. Jeff Landry (R-LA) hit back at Rolling Stones singer Mick Jagger after the rock star threw a jab at him.  —  At a Thursday night concert, Jagger, 80, made a quip that Landry wanted to return the world to the Stone Age …

8 Possible Trump VP Candidates Who Haven't Shot Their Dogs  —  That we know of!  —  LOADING  —  Kristi Noem thought the political world would be impressed by her story of executing a dog, but she seems to have misjudged her fellow Republicans — including, most critically, Donald Trump.

Hope Hicks gets teary testifying at Trump's hush money trial  —  After a week of tabloid-focused testimony, the former aide led the jury through the whirlwind of the 2016 campaign and directly to the Oval Office.  —  NEW YORK — Hope Hicks, a former top aide to Donald Trump …

Trump Violates Gag Order by Posting Video Attacking Judge's Daughter  —  This potential violation occurred after Judge Merchan held Trump in contempt of court  —  On Thursday night, Trump posted a link to a Rumble clip of Steve Bannon's War Room podcast in which Trump supporting host Doug Burquam …

Missouri abortion rights group collects enough signatures to advance ballot measure  —  An amendment to enshrine abortion rights in the Missouri constitution is now one step closer to appearing before voters this year.  —  A proposed amendment to enshrine abortion access in Missouri's constitution cleared …

Texas man files legal action to probe ex-partner's out-of-state abortion  —  The previously unreported petition reflects a potential new antiabortion strategy to block women from ending their pregnancies in states where abortion is legal.  —  As soon as Collin Davis found out his ex-partner …

Former government official charged with falsely implicating colleagues in Jan. 6 attack  —  Investigators say Miguel Zapata used “burner” emails to submit anonymous, false tips to an FBI tipline about seven ex-colleagues.  —  Federal prosecutors have charged a former government employee …

Anti-Israel George Washington University Professor Dubs US Congressman a ‘Race Traitor’ and ‘Uncle Tom’  —  A George Washington University professor accused an African American congressman of being a “race traitor” and an “Uncle Tom” over his support for Jewish students as they face a tidal wave …

Israel briefs US on plan to move Gazans ahead of Rafah invasion  —  The Israel Defense Forces recently told the U.S. government and aid groups operating on the ground that they had developed a plan to move people out of Rafah.  —  The Israeli military has informed aid groups …

An AI tool used in thousands of criminal cases is facing legal challenges  —  Cybercheck's founder has said the software tops 90% accuracy.  Defense lawyers have said he lied under oath about his expertise and made false claims about when and where the technology has been used.

US Justice Department warns it will sue if Iowa tries to enforce its new immigration law  —  The U.S. Department of Justice will sue Iowa to block a new immigration law criminalizing “illegal reentry” if it remains in effect, a top DOJ official wrote to Gov. Kim Reynolds and Attorney General Brenna Bird Thursday.

Prosecutors: Docs in boxes seized from Mar-a-Lago were inadvertently jumbled  —  Special counsel Jack Smith's team acknowledged mischaracterizing the issue at a recent hearing in the Trump classified documents case, but said the reordering was not significant.