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Of all the legal problems currently facing Donald Trump—and there are many—the federal government’s documents case currently poses the biggest threat. As Trump’s own ex-attorney-general noted, the 37-count indictment is “very, very damning.” And, as others have said, if Special Counsel Jack Smith can convince a jury to convict on just one of the charges, Trump could effectively go to prison

A northeast Kansas man convicted in the malnutrition death of his 2-year-old daughter was sentenced Friday to nearly 57 years in prison. Jeffery “James” Exon, of Topeka, was convicted in April of four crimes related to the death of his daughter Aurora, including aggravated child endangerment and first-degree murder in the commission of a felony. Officials said Aurora had died of malnutrition,

But this indictment is on more serious charges — an attack on American democracy. Trump’s effort to overturn the 2020 election amounted to a conspiracy to defraud the United States and led directly to the deadly riot at the U.S. Capitol, according to federal prosecutors. Jan. 6 “was fueled by lies,” special counsel Jack Smith said in announcing the indictment, “lies by the defendant targeted

A lawsuit against the state of Utah that sought to challenge a law requiring porn websites to verify the age of their users was tossed out on Tuesday by a district court judge. Brought on by a coalition of adult entertainers and digital privacy advocates, the suit argued that the law unfairly discriminates against the free speech of porn viewers and is therefore unconstitutional. Passed in