Anastasia Kaliabakos

Aug 1, 2024 | theamericanconservative.com | Anastasia Kaliabakos

Politics Russia Set to Free American Prisoners in Swap The Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich and the former U.S. Marine Paul Whelan are reportedly being released Thursday in a prisoner exchange between Russia, Germany, and the United States. This swap would be one of the largest between Moscow and the West since the Cold War.

Jul 16, 2024 | theamericanconservative.com | Anastasia Kaliabakos |Mason Letteau Stallings

Politics Menendez Convicted on All Counts Sen. Bob Menendez (D-NJ) was convicted on Tuesday of all 16 counts he faced in his corruption trial. Charges included accepting gold and cash bribes and acting as a foreign agent for the Egyptian government. The verdict was the culmination of a nine week trial. Prosecutors argued that Menendez abused the power of his office to protect and enrich his associates, including his wife.

Jul 15, 2024 | theamericanconservative.com | Anastasia Kaliabakos

In a ruling on Monday, Judge Aileen Cannon dismissed the classified documents case against the former President Donald Trump. Cannon argued that the appointment of special counsel Jack Smith violated the Appointments Clause of the Constitution. “In the end, it seems the Executive’s growing comfort in appointing ‘regulatory’ special counsels in the more recent era has followed an ad hoc pattern with little judicial scrutiny,” Cannon wrote.

Jul 12, 2024 | theamericanconservative.com | Anastasia Kaliabakos

Politics Rand Paul: Gain-of-Function Research is the ‘Nuclear Threat of Our Time’ Senator Rand Paul (R-KY) introduced the Risky Research Review Act on Wednesday, aiming to establish an independent board dedicated to overseeing and approving federal funding for “high-risk life sciences research” projects.

Jun 28, 2024 | theamericanconservative.com | Anastasia Kaliabakos |Mason Letteau Stallings

The U.S. Supreme Court on Friday overturned the DOJ’s use of 1512(c)(2), obstruction of an official proceeding, in cases against the January 6 riot defendants. Obstruction charges have also been made against the former President Donald Trump. The justices ruled 6–3 that in order to charge defendants with obstruction, there must be proof that they tried to tamper with or destroy documents. Not all of those involved in J6 have those qualifications.