The U.S. Department of Justice on July 27 issued an updated indictment, adding new charges and a third defendant to the classified documents case against former President Donald Trump. Earlier in the day, attorneys representing Trump met with DOJ prosecutors in Washington. They pleaded his case that he committed no wrongdoing in connection with the violence at the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021.
The U.S. Supreme Court allowed Equitrans Midstream Corp. to resume the building of the Mountain Valley Pipeline in West Virginia, granting what some described as a win for Sen. Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.) by lifting a lower-court order that blocked work on the project.
Niger’s military has backed coup leaders who have claimed to have seized power in the West African country, prompting warnings from the international community.
