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A request from prosecutors for a gag order aimed at reining in Donald Trump’s rhetoric is putting the judge overseeing his federal election interference case in a tricky position WASHINGTON -- A proposed gag order aimed at reining in Donald Trump's incendiary rhetoric puts the judge overseeing his federal election interference case in a tricky position: She must balance the need to protect the integrity of the legal proceedings against the First Amendment rights of a presidential candidate to defend himself in public. U.S. District Judge Tanya Chutkan will hear arguments Monday in Washington over whether Trump has gone too far with remarks such as calling prosecutors a “team of thugs” and one possible witness “a gutless pig.” It is the biggest test yet for Chutkan, underscoring the unprecedented complexities of prosecuting the former Republican president as the judge vows not to let political considerations guide her decisions. Ending the stream of Trump's harsh language would...

The judge overseeing former President Trump's federal election interference case is set to hear oral arguments Monday on a limited gag order proposed by the government. The federal judge overseeing former President Donald Trump's federal election interference case in Washington, D.C., is set to hear oral arguments Monday on a limited gag order proposed by the government. Special counsel Jack Smith's team is urging U.S. District Judge Tanya Chutkan to impose restrictions on Trump in order to protect potential jurors, citing the former president's conduct on social media regarding people involved in his various legal battles. In a court filing last week, Smith's team specifically cited Trump's post about a law clerk in his ongoing $250 million civil fraud trial in New York, which prompted the judge in that case to issue an oral order restricting all parties from speaking publicly about his court staff. MORE: Citing Trump's social posts, special couns...

Former President Trump's legal team says in a court filing that a protective order proposed by special counsel Jack Smith would infringe on Trump's right to free speech. Former President Donald Trump's legal team says that a protective order proposed by special counsel Jack Smith would infringe on Trump's right to free speech. Trump's attorneys made the argument in their response Monday to the special counsel's motion for a protective order over the discovery evidence in the case against Trump for allegedly seeking to overturn the 2020 election. Trump has pleaded not guilty to charges of undertaking a "criminal scheme" to overturn the results of the 2020 election by enlisting a slate of so-called "fake electors" targeting several states; using the Justice Department to conduct "sham election crime investigations"; and trying to enlist the vice president to "alter the election results" -- all in an effort to subvert de...

A Department of Education rules change would stop categorical bans on transgender student athletes. The Department of Education on Thursday announced a proposed change to Title IX to prohibit categorical bans on trans gender student athletes . If adopted as a rule, the change would make it illegal for schools or universities to bar transgender student athletes from participating on sports teams consistent with their gender identities "just because of who they are," the department wrote. While the change would make "one-size-fits-all" prohibitions a violation of Title IX, it would still give schools discretion to develop eligibility rules for sports teams that could ultimately restrict a transgender athlete's ability to participate. MORE: Supreme Court refuses to reinstate West Virginia ban on transgender student sports participation A senior department administration official said if a school assessed there was a need to limit transgender athletes for the pu...