Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis is to blame for the delay in former President Donald Trump's Georgia election interference case, some legal experts have said. An appeals court in Georgia on Wednesday has indefinitely paused the case against Trump, pending a ruling on defendants' efforts to disqualify Willis from the investigation. Analysts have criticized the prosecutor leading the case against Trump and his co-defendants who have been accused of trying to overturn his 2020 election loss in the state.

Should Ms. Willis and her office be removed from the case, a state board would need to appoint a new prosecutor. “Upon consideration of the Application for Interlocutory Appeal, it is ordered that it be hereby GRANTED,” reads the May 8 order. President Trump and eight codefendants that sought review will have 10 days to file their appeal. He and 14 others were indicted last August under the state’s Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations (RICO) Act, with prosecutors alleging their actions to challenge the 2020 election results amounted to a...

Kishida highlighted the value of the US commitment to global security and offered reassurances that Japan is a strong partner. Kishida is in Washington this week visiting President Biden as the White House completes hosting each leader of the Quad — an informal partnership between the US, Japan, Australia, and India that is seen as important to countering China’s growing military strength in the region. WASHINGTON — Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida addressed US lawmakers at the Capitol on Thursday, urging them to consider the importance of global commitments at...

The head of the Prosecuting Attorneys’ Council of Georgia will take over the investigation of Lt. Gov. Burt Jones’ alleged involvement in attempts to overturn President Joe Biden’s 2020 election victory in Georgia. In a two-sentence statement, Pete Skandalakis, the council’s executive director, announced his appointment to pursue the case.

One of Georgia's top elected Republicans is now under investigation for his role in a "fake elector" scheme that aimed to steal the 2020 election for former President Donald Trump. In a two-sentence press statement, the Prosecuting Attorneys' Council of Georgia, which provides legal support to district attorneys across the state, announced that its executive director, Peter J. Skandalakis, "or his designee," would lead an investigation into Lt. Gov. Burt Jones.