Federal prosecutors maneuvered to throw out their indictment against former Rep. Jeff Fortenberry, which prompted him to resign from Congress in 2022, over charges that he lied to the FBI.

"It is great to see that the Department of Justice has dropped the Witch Hunt against former Congressman Jeff Fortenberry, a longtime proud and highly respected American public servant," Trump posted. "Jeff and his family were forced to suffer greatly due to the illegal Weaponization of our Justice System by the Radical Left Democrats."

U.S. District Judge John Coughenour, appointed by former President Ronald Reagan, signed the temporary restraining order on Thursday to block Trump’s action. Coughenour’s decision just days after a number of states, including New Jersey, sued the Trump administration over the move.

Senate Majority Leader Sen. John Thune, R-S.D., told a CNN reporter Monday he believes President Donald Trump’s nominee to lead the Department of Health and Human Services, Robert F. Kennedy Jr., has a path to the 50 required votes for Senate confirmation.

The Department of Justice has moved to dismiss the case against former U.S. Congressman Jeff Fortenberry from Nebraska.

WASHINGTON — For years, conservative activist Ed Martin has promoted Donald Trump’s false claims about a stolen 2020 election, railed against the prosecution of the rioters who stormed the U.S. Capitol and represented some of them in court.

Fortenberry represented Nebraska until resigning in 2022 following an initial conviction in a jury trial in California. That conviction was later overturned by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit in a ruling that said the case instead should have been filed in Nebraska or Washington, D.C.

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth's first day at the Pentagon is expected to include an array of executive orders, including "removing DEI inside the Pentagon, reinstating troops who were pushed out because of Covid mandates" and an "Iron Dome for America.

President Donald Trump’s Justice Department is weighing whether to drop charges against New York City Mayor Eric Adams in his bribery case, according to reports.

Trump’s lawyers filed a notice of appeal Wednesday asking the state’s mid-level appeals court to overturn his conviction.

Mr. Kennedy appears to have most Republicans behind him as he seeks the job of health secretary, though he couldn’t escape his past stances on vaccines and abortion.