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A Federal Court justice ruled four men, suspected ISIS members, must be repatriated to Canada from a Syrian detention camp. Here’s why the decision is flawed and an ongoing appeal is justified.

Trump is the first former president to face criminal charges

Former U.S. President Donald Trump is expected to be formally arrested and arraigned Tuesday, the first time a former occupant of the White House has faced criminal charges. In a move without precedent in U.S. history, a grand jury in New York voted Thursday to indict Trump on charges related to paying off a porn…

Surreptitious third-party payments are routinely prosecuted as campaign finance violations in New York and nationally under various statutes.

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Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg is relying on debatable facts and untested legal theories to transform minor misconduct into a felony.

“Six months from now we might look back and this is a footnote that pales in comparison to potential Justice Department indictments.”

Mr. Trump will be the first former president to face criminal charges. The precise charges are not yet known, but the case is focused on a hush-money payment to a porn star during his 2016 campaign.

Attorney General Merrick Garland declined a request to look at whether the civil rights of some Jan. 6 defendants have been violated after being held for so long.

A George Soros-funded media outlet is propping up arguments for a second Big Tech censorship of former President Donald Trump be