## Judge to allow release of Jack Smith's report on Trump election interference case

Authored by nbcnews.com

WASHINGTON — Federal Judge Aileen Cannon on Monday denied a request to extend an injunction banning the Justice Department from releasing a volume of a report former special counsel Jack Smith issued on President-elect Donald Trump's efforts to overturn his 2020 election loss.

The ruling from U.S. District Court Aileen Cannon means that the Justice Department could release the portion of the Smith report that deals with Trump's efforts to overturn his 2020 election loss as soon as midnight, barring future legal action from Trump or his team.

She kept in place a prohibition on releasing the portion of the report about the classified document case, which the Justice Department said it didn't intend to release at this point.

The Justice Department still has a pending motion before the 11th Circuit asking to release the portion of the report about Jan. 6 immediately, but the court has yet to rule on that motion.

The volume of the report that deals with Trump's handling of classified documents will not be released because two co-defendants are still facing charges.

The long-awaited report into Trump's election interference efforts in the lead-up to the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol is expected to come out just days before Trump takes the oath of office.

Trump was indicted on four federal felony charges in connection with his attempts to overturn his election loss, but the case was stymied by delay tactics and was ultimately dropped after Trump won the 2024 election. »

### Zelenskyy offers firefighting help from Ukraine for Los Angeles-area wildfires: "Nothing short of extraordinary"

Authored by cbsnews.com

"The situation there is extremely difficult, and Ukrainians can help Americans save lives.

This is currently being coordinated, and we have offered our assistance to the American side through the relevant channels.

"Ukraine's offer of support to California during these devastating wildfires is nothing short of extraordinary," said a post on X. »

### ‘White people shouldn’t mess with it’: Native American church laments psychedelic cactus shortage

Authored by theguardian.com

The shortage is concerning for members of the Native American Church of North America who practise peyotism, a synthesis of traditional Native American beliefs and elements of Christianity that considers peyote a sacred sacrament and has about 350,000 adherents.

The Native American Church originated in the late 19th century in the Oklahoma Territory after peyote was introduced to the southern Great Plains from Mexico.

Colorado and Oregon have legalised natural psychedelic compounds, including peyote, without proper consultation with Native American groups, critics say. »

### Suddenly Donald Trump doesn’t want to talk so much about the economy

Authored by msnbc.com

Suddenly, it seems Trump doesn’t want to talk so much about the economy anymore.

One reason is that, before Trump enters office, his predecessor Joe Biden isn’t giving him much bad economic news to talk about.

If Trump doesn’t want to talk about the economy, Democrats can fill the vacuum. »

### Disney sued for $10billion in Moana 2 copyright claim

Authored by independent.co.uk

An animator has sued Disney for allegedly copying the idea for hit franchise Moana from his decades-old screenplay without his consent.

The film was a word-of-mouth success, grossing more than $680m (£535m) globally and streaming for over 1 billion hours on Disney+.

open image in gallery Moana and Chief Tui, voiced by Temuera Morrison, in a scene from ‘Moana 2’ ( Disney Enterprises ). »

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