The U.S. Supreme Court has declined to hear President Donald Trump's appeal seeking to overturn a $5 million civil judgment awarded to writer and former advice columnist E. Jean Carroll, bringing another chapter of the long-running legal battle to a close. By refusing to take up the case, the nation's highest court leaves intact a 2023 jury verdict that found Trump liable for sexually abusing Carroll and later defaming her through public statements denying her allegations and

Saturday night at the Washington Hilton Saturday night at the Washington Hilton was supposed to be Washington's most famous dinner party. It became something else entirely. Cole Tomas Allen, 31, charged a security checkpoint at 8:36 p.m. armed with a shotgun, a handgun, and multiple knives, firing at a Secret Service agent before being tackled and arrested at the scene. A Secret Service officer was struck by at least one round but was protected by a bulletproof vest and is ex

What Happens When the Powerful Stop Playing by the Rules A quote often attributed to Bob Marley warns: “You’ll never find justice in a world where criminals make the laws.” For many Americans, that sentence no longer sounds dramatic. It sounds familiar. Across the country, people are living through a growing distrust of institutions that once carried unquestioned authority. In communities large and small, people have always understood that justice often moves differently for