New York Attorney General Letita James subpoenaed Ivanka Trump and Donald Trump Jr., the former US president’s children, according to court documents filed Monday. The subpoena, which was issued in late December, is the latest revelation in the ongoing civil tax fraud investigation of the Trump Organization. The subpoena requests testimony and documents from Ivanka [...]

A poll released Monday by Ipsos and National Public Radio (NPR) revealed pessimism and concern over the future of American democracy. The poll, which was conducted online between December 17 and December 20, sampled 1,126 American adults. Roughly half of the participants identified as Democrats and half Republicans, with around ten percent identifying as independents. [...]

On the second anniversary of the drone-strike death of General Qassem Soleimani on Monday, Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi called for former US President Donald Trump and former Secretary of State Mike Pompeo to face justice, warning that if those responsible for the attack go unpunished, “revenge will come.” “ deeply believed that the United States cannot [...]

The Irish language gained full official and working status in the European Union on Saturday, culminating a derogation arrangement that has been in place since 2007, the government of Ireland announced. In 2004, Dublin requested the inclusion of Irish as an official EU language. The Irish language was given official and working status on January [...]

Afghanistan’s Justice Ministry reiterated Monday that the country’s independent lawyers will need to re-certify under a new qualification process ser by the Ministry, signaling the intent of the Taliban authorities to plough ahead with plans to strip the country’s legal profession of its independence. According to the statement, the country’s lawyers will be authorized to [...]

Claimants wishing to accuse national governments of violations before the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR, Court) will have shorter timeframes within which to file their complaints, according to a statement released by the Court on Monday. The ECHR has jurisdiction over the 47 Council of Europe member states that have ratified the European Convention on [...]

In an exceptional instance of diplomatic harmony, China, France, Russia, the UK and the US released a joint statement Monday advocating for nuclear non-proliferation, and citing the historic refrain, “nuclear war cannot be won and must never be fought.” The statement, which urged the imperative of compliance with international nuclear security accords, was issued as [...]

On Friday, Morgan Stanley agreed to pay $60 million as a preliminary settlement of a class action lawsuit brought against it for allegedly failing to secure customers’ personal data before retiring old information technology, Reuters reported. The settlement offer awaits the approval of New York District Judge Analisa Torres.  The lawsuit was filed on behalf [...]

The Federal Bureau of Investigation announced the launch of the Law Enforcement Suicide Data Collection (LESDC) Monday. Former President Donald Trump signed the Law Enforcement Suicide Data Collection Act into law on June 16, 2020. The Act gave the Attorney General one year to establish the LESDC. According the text of the Act, the FBI [...]

The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) on Thursday filed a lawsuit in Georgia, claiming that the state’s newly-drawn state House and Senate districts disadvantage Black voters. The complaint notes that Georgia is one of the fastest growing states in the nation, with much of that growth driven by an increase in the Black population which [...]