Federal Reserve Moves to Block Subpoenas for Chair Jerome Powell Amid Criminal Probe
The Federal Reserve is mounting a closed-door legal effort to block grand jury subpoenas issued by the U.S. Justice Department to Chair Jerome Powell, according to sources familiar with the matter. Powell disclosed in...
U.S. Blocks Venezuela From Funding Maduro’s Drug Case Defense
The Trump administration has blocked Venezuela’s government from paying the legal fees of former president Nicolás Maduro, who is facing drug-trafficking charges in New York, according to his attorney. Lawyer Barry Pollack said the...
House Democrats Move to Block Taxpayer Funds for Jan. 6 Defendants
Amid a surge of lawsuits filed by pardoned January 6 defendants seeking financial compensation, House Democrats on Wednesday introduced legislation aimed at preventing any taxpayer money from being awarded to participants in the 2021...