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Florida Governor Ron DeSantis signed a law allowing the death penalty for sexual assault of a child under 12, even if the victim survived — directly challenging a 2008 Supreme Court ruling. Here's what it means.
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Philadelphia DA Larry Krasner warned Epstein associates that a presidential pardon only covers federal crimes — state prosecutors retain full authority to file charges, and some cases may still be legally viable under extended statutes of limitations.
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The 2nd Circuit voted 5-3 to uphold the $83 million Carroll defamation verdict against Trump, leaving him the only U.S. president in history found civilly liable for sexual abuse by a jury.
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A federal appeals court refused 5-3 to rehear Trump's challenge to E. Jean Carroll's $83 million defamation verdict, leaving intact the finding that Trump civilly sexually abused her — a distinction no other U.S. president has ever held.
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Alabama Governor Kay Ivey has signed HB41, the Child Predator Death Penalty Act, making rape and sexual torture of children under 12 a capital offense. The law takes effect October 1, 2026, and is expected to face a Supreme Court challenge.
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Minnesota passed HF 1606, the first U.S. law banning AI nudification tools — apps that generate fake explicit images of real people. The vote was 132 to 1.
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An Amazon driver's delivery call cracked open one of the largest dogfighting operations in U.S. history. Vincent Lemark Burrell was convicted on 103 counts and sentenced to 475 years — believed to be the longest dogfighting sentence ever handed down.
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James Comey, the former FBI Director fired by President Trump in 2017, was indicted on April 28, 2026 on two federal counts — making threatening communications and interstate transmission of threats. The charges stem from an Instagram post Comey published that displayed the number “86 47.” Federal prosecutors argue the post was a veiled call […]
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At least 11 documented assassination attempts on Barack Obama — and most were never reported. One hit the White House itself, and the Secret Service didn't know for four days.
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Senator Dick Durbin says DHS data shows less than 14% of immigrants arrested by ICE had violent criminal charges — raising serious questions about who is actually being caught up in Trump's mass deportation campaign.
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Cole Tomas Allen, a Caltech-educated teacher from Torrance, California, is charged with attempting to assassinate President Trump at the White House Correspondents’ Dinner after signing a farewell email to his family ‘Friendly Federal Assassin.’
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Three times someone has tried to kill Donald Trump. Three times he has walked away. Behind the headlines, his family lives with constant fear every time he steps out the door.
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