The Senate confirmed former Trump lawyer Emil Bove as a federal appeals court judge with a 50-49 vote, despite Democratic opposition to his role in the Justice Department and his handling of the January 6 attack cases. Bove’s nomination was controversial due to his actions against FBI officials and prosecutors. Senator Susan Collins opposed Bove’s nomination, citing similar concerns as Democrats, but Gagnon suggests her independent stance won’t threaten her re-election unless a notable challenger emerges. There are rumors of Janet Mills considering a Senate run, which could impact Collins’ position, but no official confirmation has been made.
Melania Trump and Usha Vance took their first trip together, spending time in North Carolina on Wednesday with service members and their families to show appreciation for their service and sacrifice as the holidays approach.
Members of the Sackler family who own OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma must pay billions of dollars to settle a flood of lawsuits over the harms of opioids, in a new deal formally approved by a federal bankruptcy judge on Tuesday.
The House voted overwhelmingly in favor of a bill Tuesday to force the Justice Department to publicly release its files on the convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, a remarkable display of approval for an effort that had struggled for months to overcome opposition from President Donald Trump and Republican leadership.
Internet infrastructure provider Cloudflare says it is deploying a fix for an issue that caused global outages for ChatGPT, social media platform X, transit infrastructure and other prominent internet services.
