Trump Pardons Michael Flynn, Who Pleaded Guilty To Lying About Russia Contact President Trump has pardoned his first national security adviser, Michael Flynn, who pleaded guilty to lying to the FBI about his contacts with the Russian ambassador. It was announced on Twitter. Ryan Lucas
'Anomalies' Found In Census Could Thwart Trump's Bid To Alter Electoral College The Census Bureau has found routine irregularities in the 2020 census that require more quality checks, throwing into question whether Trump can receive a key set of numbers before his term ends. Hansi Lo Wang
Trump Lawyers Allege Massive Vote Tampering More than two weeks after the election, President Trump still refuses to concede. And now his legal team is alleging an unsubstantiated conspiracy theory that Democrats stole the election. Pam Fessler
Despite More Than 2 Dozen Legal Losses, Trump's Lawyers Press On With Election Fights President Trump's campaign is insisting that Trump has a path to reelection victory, despite Joe Biden's decisive victory. Lawyers say they will pursue legal challenges to results in swing states. Pam Fessler
Former Special Forces Captain Guilty Of Espionage Peter Rafael Dzibinski Debbins, code name lkar Lesnikov, pleads guilty to providing intelligence to Russia, and could spend the rest of his life in prison. Dustin Jones
Judge Rules Acting DHS Secretary Lacked Authority To Suspend DACA Program It's the latest court ruling against the Trump administration's attempts to terminate the Obama-era program that protects young immigrants who were brought to the U.S. illegally as children. James Doubek
Biden Wants Census To See 'Invisible' Groups: LGBTQ, Middle Eastern, North African The Biden-Harris administration is poised to revive proposals that could change how LGBTQ people and people with roots in the Middle East or North Africa can identify themselves for the next census. Hansi Lo Wang
Legal Avenues Closing As Trump Lawsuits Meet With Defeat Or Dead Ends President Trump's campaign attempted a number of court challenges in states key to the result in the presidential race. Those efforts mostly have not gone well for the plaintiffs. Philip Ewing
Senate Republicans Back Push For President-Elect Biden To Get Intelligence Briefings Even as many Senate Republicans refuse to recognize President-elect Joe Biden's win, they signaled support for Biden to receive intelligence briefings. Claudia Grisales
Jeffrey Epstein's Former Prosecutors Used 'Poor Judgment' In Deal, DOJ Says Prosecutors including then-U.S. Attorney Alexander Acosta did nothing illegal in a 2008 deal under which Epstein avoided federal charges related to sex with underage girls, the department says. Jaclyn Diaz