Sentences finalized for 3 people in ex-first lady's corruption case

Court crushes Trump ICE's detention of new mother as agency refuses to defend arrest

A federal judge appointed by President Donald Trump on Tuesday ordered ICE to release the nursing mother of a 6-month-old from ICE custody, according to reports.Judge David C. Joseph of the United States District Court for the Western District of Louisiana ruled that Karina Alvarez San Juan, who has three other minor children who are U.S. citizens, was detained in violation of ICE's policy against detaining most pregnant or postpartum mothers. She was detained on May 6 and taken to ICE’s South Louisiana Processing Center in Basile, Louisiana, on May 9. San Juan argued that she was being unlawfully detained and that her bond hearing was cancelled and her emergency motion denied without explanation, violating due process.Joseph called on ICE to provide additional information, and the agency filed a response saying it had no further evidence.He gave ICE a chance to defend the detention. The agency declined, Kyle Cheney, senior legal affairs reporter for Politico, wrote on X.

Sick twist in Nancy Guthrie case as FBI says ransom notes were fake

All ransom notes linked to missing Arizona woman Nancy Guthrie are believed to be fake, according to senior FBI officials. Several notes were sent to US media outlets soon after her disappearance. Reuters reported that a senior FBI official disclosed the development, with a second official confirming the claim. Nancy Guthrie, 84, is the mother of US television host Savannah Guthrie and has been missing since early February. Savannah Guthrie last week made an on-air appeal for information, saying she remains in agony over her mother’s disappearance. "We are in agony," she said on NBC Today. "We're begging for your help... and so please, if you're watching, no matter how small, a reward is there. You can tell us, it can be anonymous. Please do the right thing for us, for our family for our children." The family is offering a $US1 million reward for information leading to their mother's recovery.

The Step-Parent Crisis: How a Brief Comment at a Dinner Party Instantly Ignited a Bitter Multi-Household War

There was really no wrong way for her to handle this situation. The post The Step-Parent Crisis: How a Brief Comment at a Dinner Party Instantly Ignited a Bitter Multi-Household War appeared first on TwistedSifter.

Trump’s Justice Department finalizes second settlement with Michael Flynn

The first settlement with the former White House official was described as “a miscarriage of justice.” The second settlement adds insult to injury. The post Trump’s Justice Department finalizes second settlement with Michael Flynn appeared first on MS NOW.

Justice Barrett faces backlash after voting to uphold birthright citizenship

Justice Amy Coney Barrett is facing fierce backlash from conservative lawmakers and pundits after voting to uphold birthright citizenship, serving a severe blow to a core pillar of President Trump’s immigration agenda. Barrett joined Chief Justice John Roberts, Justice Brett Kavanaugh and the court’s three liberal justices in striking down Trump’s Day 1 executive order []...Click to read more