We’re getting our most in-depth look so far at Special Counsel Jack Smith’s investigation into former President Donald Trump’s attempts to overturn the 2020 election. And there’s new skin in the game in the battle over who actually caught Shohei Ohtani’s 50th home run ball. These stories and more highlight your Unbiased Updates for Thursday, Oct. 3,…

Special counsel Jack Smith’s team shed light on Donald Trump’s attempts to overturn the 2020 election in a newly unsealed court filing. Prosecutors said Trump became “increasingly desperate” as he worked to overturn the results in seven states: Arizona, Georgia, Michigan, Nevada, New Mexico, Pennsylvania and Wisconsin.  The special counsel’s 165-page filing said Trump lied…

A group of 16 congressional Democrats wrote a letter to YouTube’s CEO, urging him to better enforce the company’s own policy regarding content with guns. The lawmakers want YouTube to make it harder for children and teens to find the content, which the company bans for users under 18.  The letter was reported by the…

Former President Donald Trump said on Tuesday, Oct. 1, that he would veto a national abortion ban if he’s reelected. The post came as part of a series commenting on the vice presidential debate. “Everyone knows I would not support a federal abortion ban, under any circumstances, and would, in fact, veto it, because it…

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Burlington, Vermont, the state’s only diocese, filed for bankruptcy protection this week amid a surge of lawsuits alleging decades-old sexual abuse by clergy members. The diocese faced a rise in allegations after the Vermont Legislature removed the statute of limitations on childhood sexual abuse claims in 2019. The filing temporarily…

An offshore wind farm that scattered debris into the Atlantic Ocean this summer is now at the center of a high-stakes legal battle that could be heading to the U.S. Supreme Court. A group of Nantucket residents with the organization ACK for Whales is challenging the federal government’s approval of the Vineyard Wind project, arguing…

The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) agreed to pay more than $22 million to settle a class-action lawsuit filed by 34 women who alleged sexual discrimination and harassment at its training academy in Quantico, Virginia. The settlement resolved claims that female recruits were routinely subjected to inappropriate behavior and dismissed unfairly from the academy, in…

The controversy surrounding an absentee ballot drop box in Wausau, Wisconsin, took a new turn about a month before Election Day. The box is back and moored to the ground to comply with guidance from the Wisconsin Elections Commission and the U.S. Election Assistance Commission. In September, Wausau Mayor Doug Diny removed the ballot drop…

East Palestine residents may have to wait up to two years before getting paid out by Norfolk Southern for a disastrous train derailment in 2023, according to lawyers on Monday, Sept. 30. Settlement checks were reportedly supposed to go out by the end of this year but now that appears it will not happen after…

Sheriffs from at least four Arizona counties say they will not enforce a controversial immigration measure if voters approve it in November. Proposition 314, also known as the Secure the Border Act, would make it a state crime for migrants to cross illegally in the United States. The law would lead to state and local…