
Why the Biden Justice Department wants to help Donald Trump fight a defamation lawsuit
CNN
For some who have worked in the DOJ, the department's position came as no surprise because they saw it as an effort to protect the institution of the presidency
After all, the White House has changed hands since the lawsuit was first filed, and the Justice Department -- which, under former Attorney General William Barr, widely seen as a staunch Trump ally, initially argued for the right to substitute itself for Trump as the defendant -- is now led by Merrick Garland.
Before the stealth bombers streaked through the Middle Eastern night, or the missiles rained down on suspected terrorists in Africa, or commandos snatched a South American president from his bedroom, or the icy slopes of Greenland braced for the threat of invasion, there was an idea at the White House.

More than two weeks after the stunning US raid on Caracas that led to the capture of Nicolás Maduro, the political confrontation over the future of Venezuela is rapidly coalescing around two leaders, both women, who represent different visions for their country: the acting president, Delcy Rodríguez, who stands for continuity, and opposition leader María Corina Machado, who seeks the restoration of democracy.











