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A federal judge rejected former President Donald Trump's attempt to pause his deposition in a defamation lawsuit scheduled for later this month saying Trump's efforts to delay the case are "inexcusable."

A federal judge on Wednesday threw out the Justice Department's lawsuit against casino mogul and Republican megadonor Steve Wynn seeking an order that he register under the Foreign Agents Registration Act.

A trio of Democratic senators announced Wednesday that a bill to wall off private information about federal judges that are stored in public databases -- such as tax records and vehicle information -- has been added to a must-pass legislative package of defense funding that is expected to be approved before the end of the year.

The longer they can agree to cut their water usage, the more money they will receive.

Sen. Raphael Warnock continues to hold an advantage over Herschel Walker in Georgia's US Senate race, according to a new poll from Quinnipiac University, with the margin between the two candidates little changed compared with polling conducted before allegations emerged that Walker paid for a woman's abortion and encouraged her to have another one.

A US Secret Service employee and driver for former first lady Michelle Obama was charged with criminal harassment and witness intimidation in a Massachusetts court on Friday, according to court documents.

Cities, towns and villages are expecting to curb spending by nearly 3% for fiscal 2022 compared with the year before, in anticipation of an economic slowdown in the near future, according to the National League of Cities' annual City Fiscal Conditions report.

Navy SEAL candidate Kyle Mullen, 24, died of bacterial pneumonia in the hours after completing what is known as "Hell Week" during the special operations force's demanding basic training program in February, a Navy line of duty investigation released Wednesday found.

The Supreme Court took a rare foray into the world of visual arts Wednesday, exploring the delicate intersection between an artist's freedom to borrow from existing works and the dry confines of copyright law in a case that has the global art world on edge.

Americans' views of President Joe Biden have rebounded slightly from their dismal outlook over the summer, according to a new CNN poll conducted by SSRS. But public assessment of the economy remains grim, and Americans remain largely unconvinced that Biden, Congress or the government as a whole are meaningfully addressing major issues facing the country.

In September 2011, Dr. Theodore Tapper treated 17-year-old CJ Rice for lingering and debilitating injuries after he was shot in the abdomen. Six days later, Rice was arrested and ultimately convicted on charges of attempted murder in a shooting of four people in South Philadelphia.

A US district judge could decide soon whether to temporarily block President Joe Biden's student loan forgiveness program from taking effect after hearing a motion for a preliminary injunction on Wednesday.

President Joe Biden on Tuesday for the first time addressed his son's exposure to possible criminal charges for allegedly lying on a gun-purchase application, but he said he was proud of Hunter Biden for confronting his struggles with drug addiction in an interview with Jake Tapper aired on "CNN Tonight."

It's never going to feel normal to hear a president discussing the danger of "Armageddon" -- especially now, on camera.

President Joe Biden told CNN's Jake Tapper on Tuesday that the prospect of a "slight recession" is possible but that he doesn't anticipate it -- even as experts are sounding the alarm about the future of the American and global economies.

Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson said he's been "blown away" by the calls for him to launch a White House bid, but maintained that his focus at the moment is raising his family.

The woman who previously said she had an abortion paid for by Herschel Walker, the GOP Senate nominee in Georgia, said she had to repeatedly push him to fund the 2009 procedure that she said he wanted her to have, The Washington Post reported Tuesday.

South Carolina Sen. Lindsey Graham has asked the 11th Circuit US Court of Appeals to reverse a lower court ruling requiring him to testify before a Fulton County special grand jury investigating efforts by former President Donald Trump and his allies to overturn the 2020 election in Georgia.

The US does not have an "adequate" number of Covid-19 tests with winter approaching, due to a lack of congressional funding, the White House's coronavirus response coordinator said Tuesday.

Sen. Tommy Tuberville of Alabama took the crime messaging Republicans across the country have been weaving and doused it in overt racism and a conspiracy theory over the weekend. Other Republicans don't seem to mind.