State Department orders nonprofit libraries to stop processing passport applications

State Department orders nonprofit libraries to stop processing passport applications

NORWICH, Conn. (AP) — The U.S. State Department has ordered certain public libraries nationwide to stop processing passport applications, disrupting a longstanding service that librarians say their communities have come to rely on and that has run smoothly for years. The agency, which regulates US passports, began issuing cease and desist orders to nonprofit libraries … Read more

Kennedy Center reportedly changed the rules before the vote to add Trump’s name

Kennedy Center reportedly changed the rules before the vote to add Trump’s name

The Kennedy Center was reported to have adopted bylaws earlier this year limiting voting to trustees appointed by Donald Trump – a controversial move that appears to reveal the long-held plan to install Trump’s name on the center. The bylaws, in possible violation of the institution’s charter, were revised in May and specified that board … Read more

Federal judge weighs Trump’s claim that he is immune from civil litigation over Capitol attack

Federal judge weighs Trump’s claim that he is immune from civil litigation over Capitol attack

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump’s lawyers urged a federal judge on Friday to rule that Trump is entitled to presidential immunity from civil claims that he instigated a mob attack on the U.S. Capitol to stop Congress from certifying the results of the 2020 election. US District Judge Amit Mehta did not rule from … Read more