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US faces elevated terrorism threats amid Iran war, cuts at FBI and Justice Department
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Grand jury refuses to indict Democratic lawmakers in connection with illegal military orders video
WASHINGTON — A grand jury in Washington refused Tuesday to indict Democratic lawmakers in connection with a video in which they urged U.S. military members to resist “illegal orders,” according to a person familiar with the matter. Sen. Mark Kelly, D-Ariz.,speaks to reporters outside of federal court in Washington on Feb. 3. kAm%96 yFDE:46 s6A2CE>6?E @A6?65 2? :?G6DE:82E:@? :?E@ E96 G:56@ 762EFC:?8 s6>@4C2E:4 $6?D] |2C< z6==J 2?5 t=:DD2 $=@E<:?
Ryan Wedding, former Olympic snowboarder on FBI's 'Most Wanted,' has been arrested
ONTARIO, Calif. — Ryan Wedding, a former Canadian Olympic snowboarder who was among the FBI's top fugitives and faces charges related to multinational drug trafficking and the killing of a federal witness, has been arrested in Mexico, top Justice Department officials said Friday. kAm(655:?8[ cc[ :D 244FD65 @7 CF??:?8 2 5CF8 EC277:4<:?8 @A6C2E:@?[ 2?5 @77:4:2=D D2J 96 @C496DEC2E65 D6G6C2= <:==:?8D E@ 7FCE96C E96 5CF8 4C:>6D] w6 H2D @? E96 uqxVD %6?
Suspect in Colorado attack said he researched for a year
BOULDER, Colo. — A man accused of throwing Molotov cocktails into a Colorado group that gathered to bring attention to Israeli hostages in Gaza planned the attack for more than a year and specifically targeted what he described as a "Zionist group," authorities said in court papers unsealed Monday charging him with a federal hate crime. Witnesses in Boulder said the suspect, Mohammed Sabry Soliman, 45, yelled "Free Palestine" and used a makeshift flamethrower and incendiary devices.
Trump downplays national security team texting military operation plan as 'minor glitch'
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump on Tuesday downplayed the texting of sensitive plans for a military strike against Yemen's Houthis this month to a group chat that included a journalist, claiming it was "the only glitch in two months" of his administration as Democratic lawmakers heaped criticism on the administration for handling highly sensitive information carelessly.
Russia has released detained American teacher Marc Fogel, the White House says
WASHINGTON — Marc Fogel, an American teacher who was deemed wrongfully detained in Russia, has been released in what the White House described as a diplomatic thaw that could advance negotiations to end the war in Ukraine. Steve Witkoff, a special envoy for President Donald Trump, left Russian airspace with Fogel, a history teacher from Pennsylvania, and he's expected to be reunited with his family by the end of the day. Fogel was arrested in August 2021 and was serving a 14-year prison sentence.
Lawmakers are concerned about background checks of Trump's Cabinet picks as red flags surface
WASHINGTON — As senators prepare to consider President-elect Donald Trump's picks for his Cabinet, they will likely be doing so without a well-established staple of the confirmation process: an FBI background check. The Trump transition team so far has not signed the requisite agreements with the White House or Justice Department to allow the FBI to screen his personnel choices, both for the process of obtaining security clearances and meeting the Senate's usual standards for nominations.
Secret Service report details failures preceding July assassination attempt on Trump
WASHINGTON — Communication breakdowns with local law enforcement hampered the Secret Service's performance ahead of a July assassination attempt on former President Donald Trump, according to a new report that lays out a litany of missed opportunities to stop a gunman who opened fire from an unsecured roof.
Iranian hackers sent stolen Trump campaign info to people at Biden campaign, FBI says
WASHINGTON — Iranian hackers sent people associated with President Joe Biden's campaign unsolicited information that had been stolen from Republican Donald Trump's campaign, the FBI and other federal agencies said Wednesday.
Trump heads to convention as authorities investigate motive, security in assassination attempt
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BUTLER, Pa. (AP) — Former President Donald Trump called for unity and resilience Sunday after an attempt on his life injected fresh uncertainty into an already tumultuous presidential campaign, while President Joe Biden implored Americans to “cool it down” in the final stretch and “resolve our differences at the ballot box.” The opponents' statements followed an attack that shook the firmament of the American political system, causing at least a temporary detente in a heated presidential...
By Jill Colvin Verified, Colleen Long Verified, Michael Balsamo, Eric Tucker, Colleen Long, Eric Tucker, Michelle Price Verified
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Arizona Daily Sun
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Guilty: Trump becomes first former US president convicted of felony crimes in historic hush money case
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NEW YORK — Donald Trump became the first former president to be convicted of felony crimes Thursday as a New York jury found him guilty of falsifying business records in a scheme to illegally influence the 2016 election through hush money payments to a porn actor who said the two had sex. Jurors deliberated for 9.5 hours over two days before convicting Trump of all 34 counts he faced.
By Michael Sisak Verified, Jennifer Peltz Verified, Eric Tucker, Michelle Price Verified, Eric Tucker
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Mason City Globe Gazette
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Trump fined $1,000 for gag order violation in hush money case as judge warns of possible jail time
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NEW YORK — The judge presiding over Donald Trump's hush money trial fined him $1,000 on Monday for violating his gag order once again and sternly warned the former president that additional violations could result in jail time. The fine marks the second time since the trial began last month that Trump has been sanctioned for violating the gag order, which bars him from making incendiary comments about jurors, witnesses and other people closely connected to the case.
By Michael Sisak Verified, Jennifer Peltz Verified, Eric Tucker, Jake Offenhartz Verified, Eric Tucker
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Mason City Globe Gazette
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Tabloid publisher says he pledged to be Trump campaign's 'eyes and ears' during 2016 race
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NEW YORK (AP) — A veteran tabloid publisher testified Tuesday that he pledged to be Donald Trump 's “eyes and ears" during his 2016 presidential campaign, recounting how he promised the then-candidate that he would help suppress harmful stories and even arranged to purchase the silence of a doorman.
By Michael Sisak Verified, Jennifer Peltz Verified, Eric Tucker, Jake Offenhartz Verified, Eric Tucker
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The Times and Democrat
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‘Catch and kill’: Tabloid chief reveals scheme to quash Trump stories during hush money testimony
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NEW YORK — A veteran tabloid publisher testified Tuesday that he pledged to be Donald Trump's “eyes and ears" during his 2016 presidential campaign, recounting how he promised the then-candidate that he would help suppress harmful stories and even arranged to purchase the silence of a doorman.
By Michael Sisak Verified, Jennifer Peltz Verified, Eric Tucker, Jake Offenhartz Verified, Eric Tucker
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Mason City Globe Gazette
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Trump tried to 'corrupt' the 2016 election, prosecutor alleges as hush money trial gets underway
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NEW YORK (AP) — Donald Trump tried to illegally influence the 2016 presidential election by preventing damaging stories about his personal life from becoming public, a prosecutor told jurors Monday at the start of the former president's historic hush money trial.
By Michael Sisak Verified, Jennifer Peltz Verified, Eric Tucker, Jake Offenhartz Verified, Eric Tucker
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The Times and Democrat
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Trump's historic hush money trial gets underway; 1st day ends without any jurors being picked
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NEW YORK (AP) — The historic hush money trial of Donald Trump got underway Monday with the arduous process of selecting a jury to hear the case charging the former president with falsifying business records in order to stifle stories about his sex life. The day ended without any jurors being chosen. The selection process was scheduled to resume Tuesday.
By Jennifer Peltz Verified, Michael Sisak Verified, Eric Tucker, Jake Offenhartz Verified, Eric Tucker
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The Daily Nonpareil
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Trump's historic hush-money trial gets underway; 1st day ends without any jurors picked
NEW YORK — The historic hush-money trial of Donald Trump got underway Monday with the arduous process of selecting a jury to hear the case charging the former president with falsifying business records in order to stifle stories about his sex life. The day ended without any jurors being seated. The selection process was scheduled to resume Tuesday.
House passes reauthorization of key US surveillance program after days of upheaval over changes
WASHINGTON — The House voted Friday to reauthorize and reform a key U.S. government surveillance tool following a dramatic showdown on the floor over whether the FBI should be restricted from using the program to search for Americans' data. The bill was approved on a bipartisan basis, 273-147, though it will still have to clear the Senate to become law. The surveillance program will expire April 19 unless Congress acts.
Judge rejects Trump request to dismiss classified documents prosecution
WASHINGTON — A federal judge refused Thursday to throw out the classified documents prosecution against Donald Trump, turning aside defense arguments that a decades-old law permitted the former president to retain the sensitive records after he left office. Lawyers for Trump had cited a 1978 statute known as the Presidential Records Act in demanding that the case, one of four against the presumptive Republican nominee, be tossed out before trial.
Abogados de Trump piden a jueza desestimar caso de documentos confidenciales
FORT PIERCE, Florida, EE.UU. (AP) — Los abogados de Donald Trump exhortaron a una jueza federal el jueves a que desestime la causa sobre retención de documentos confidenciales con el argumento de que la ley en la que se basan las acusaciones es inconstitucionalmente vaga en cuanto se refiere a un expresidente.
What's next as Trump tries to stave off his 2020 election trial? All eyes are on the Supreme Court
WASHINGTON (AP) — In Donald Trump's federal 2020 election interference case, all eyes are on the Supreme Court, whose next moves could determine whether the former president stands trial in Washington before the November election. An appeals court panel on Tuesday unanimously rejected Trump's claims that he is immune from prosecution, with the judges saying they cannot accept the idea that former presidents are “above the law for all time" once they leave the White House.
Trump's lawyers want special counsel Jack Smith held in contempt
WASHINGTON (AP) — Lawyers for Donald Trump on Thursday pressed to have special counsel Jack Smith’s team held in contempt. Citing “outrageous conduct,” the presidential candidate's attorneys told U.S. District Judge Tanya Chutka she should consider holding Smith and two of his prosecutors in contempt for submitting to the defense thousands of pages of evidence and an exhibit list while the case was paused.
Special counsel Jack Smith asks the Supreme Court to rule quickly on whether Trump can be prosecuted
WASHINGTON — Special counsel Jack Smith asked the Supreme Court on Monday to take up and rule quickly on whether former President Donald Trump can be prosecuted on charges he plotted to overturn the 2020 election results. Smith made his request for the court to act with unusual speed to prevent any delays that could push back the trial of the 2024 Republican presidential primary front-runner, scheduled to begin March 4, until after next year's presidential election.
Jim Jordan's rapid rise has been cheered by Trump and the far right. Could it soon make him speaker?
WASHINGTON — Rep. Jim Jordan has such a reputation as a political brawler that former House Speaker John Boehner once said he had never met someone "who spent more time tearing things apart." Almost a decade after Boehner stepped down in the face of a conservative revolt, it is Jordan who is trying to bring the Republican Party together to win the speaker's gavel. He is a favorite of former President Donald Trump and a darling of the party's hard-right base.
Trump is indicted in Georgia over 2020 election meddling, the 4th criminal case against him
ATLANTA (AP) — Donald Trump and several allies were indicted in Georgia on Monday, accused of scheming to illegally overturn his 2020 election loss in the state. It’s the fourth criminal case to be brought against the former president and the second to allege that he tried to subvert the results of the vote.
Trump is indicted in Georgia over 2020 election meddling, the 4th criminal case against him
ATLANTA (AP) - Donald Trump and several allies were indicted in Georgia on Monday, accused of scheming to illegally overturn his 2020 election loss in the state. It's the fourth criminal case to be brought against the former president and the second to allege that he tried to subvert the results of the vote.
Trump is indicted in Georgia over 2020 election meddling, the 4th criminal case against him
ATLANTA (AP) — Donald Trump and several allies were indicted in Georgia on Monday, accused of scheming to illegally overturn his 2020 election loss in the state. It’s the fourth criminal case to be brought against the former president and the second to allege that he tried to subvert the results of the vote.
Trump is indicted in Georgia over 2020 election meddling, the 4th criminal case against him
ATLANTA (AP) - Donald Trump and several allies were indicted in Georgia on Monday, accused of scheming to illegally overturn his 2020 election loss in the state. It's the fourth criminal case to be brought against the former president and the second to allege that he tried to subvert the results of the vote.
Trump is indicted in Georgia over 2020 election meddling, the 4th criminal case against him
ATLANTA (AP) — Donald Trump and several allies were indicted in Georgia on Monday, accused of scheming to illegally overturn his 2020 election loss in the state. It’s the fourth criminal case to be brought against the former president and the second to allege that he tried to subvert the results of the vote.
Trump is indicted in Georgia over 2020 election meddling, the 4th criminal case against him
ATLANTA (AP) — Donald Trump and several allies were indicted in Georgia on Monday, accused of scheming to illegally overturn his 2020 election loss in the state. It’s the fourth criminal case to be brought against the former president and the second to allege that he tried to subvert the results of the vote.
Trump is indicted in Georgia over 2020 election meddling, the 4th criminal case against him
ATLANTA (AP) — Donald Trump and several allies were indicted in Georgia on Monday, accused of scheming to illegally overturn his 2020 election loss in the state. It’s the fourth criminal case to be brought against the former president and the second to allege that he tried to subvert the results of the vote.
Trump is indicted in Georgia over 2020 election meddling, the 4th criminal case against him
ATLANTA (AP) — Donald Trump and several allies were indicted in Georgia on Monday, accused of scheming to illegally overturn his 2020 election loss in the state. It’s the fourth criminal case to be brought against the former president and the second to allege that he tried to subvert the results of the vote.
Trump is indicted in Georgia over 2020 election meddling, the 4th criminal case against him
ATLANTA (AP) — Donald Trump and several allies were indicted in Georgia on Monday, accused of scheming to illegally overturn his 2020 election loss in the state. It’s the fourth criminal case to be brought against the former president and the second to allege that he tried to subvert the results of the vote.
Trump is indicted in Georgia over 2020 election meddling, the 4th criminal case against him
ATLANTA (AP) — Donald Trump and several allies were indicted in Georgia on Monday, accused of scheming to illegally overturn his 2020 election loss in the state. It’s the fourth criminal case to be brought against the former president and the second to allege that he tried to subvert the results of the vote.
Trump is indicted in Georgia over 2020 election meddling, the 4th criminal case against him
ATLANTA (AP) — Donald Trump and several allies were indicted in Georgia on Monday, accused of scheming to illegally overturn his 2020 election loss in the state. It’s the fourth criminal case to be brought against the former president and the second to allege that he tried to subvert the results of the vote.
Trump is indicted in Georgia over 2020 election meddling, the 4th criminal case against him
ATLANTA (AP) — Donald Trump and several allies were indicted in Georgia on Monday, accused of scheming to illegally overturn his 2020 election loss in the state. It’s the fourth criminal case to be brought against the former president and the second to allege that he tried to subvert the results of the vote.
Trump is indicted in Georgia over 2020 election meddling, the 4th criminal case against him
ATLANTA (AP) — Donald Trump and several allies were indicted in Georgia on Monday, accused of scheming to illegally overturn his 2020 election loss in the state. It’s the fourth criminal case to be brought against the former president and the second to allege that he tried to subvert the results of the vote.
Trump is indicted in Georgia over 2020 election meddling, the 4th criminal case against him
ATLANTA (AP) — Donald Trump and several allies were indicted in Georgia on Monday, accused of scheming to illegally overturn his 2020 election loss in the state. It’s the fourth criminal case to be brought against the former president and the second to allege that he tried to subvert the results of the vote.
Trump is indicted in Georgia over 2020 election meddling, the 4th criminal case against him
By Kate Brumback And Eric Tucker, The Associated Press on August 14, 2023. Media vehicles stage outside the Fulton County Courthouse, Monday, Aug. 14, 2023, in Atlanta. The indictment Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis may bring as soon as this week could be the most sprawling case against former President Donald Trump.
Trump is indicted in Georgia over 2020 election meddling, the 4th criminal case against him
By KATE BRUMBACK and ERIC TUCKER, Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — Donald Trump and several allies were indicted in Georgia on Monday, accused of scheming to illegally overturn his 2020 election loss in the state. It’s the fourth criminal case to be brought against the former president and the second to allege that he tried to subvert the results of the vote.
Trump is indicted in Georgia over 2020 election meddling, the 4th criminal case against him
ATLANTA (AP) — Donald Trump and several allies were indicted in Georgia on Monday, accused of scheming to illegally overturn his 2020 election loss in the state. It’s the fourth criminal case to be brought against the former president and the second to allege that he tried to subvert the results of the vote.
Trump is indicted in Georgia over 2020 election meddling, the 4th criminal case against him
By KATE BRUMBACK and ERIC TUCKER Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — Donald Trump and several allies were indicted in Georgia on Monday, accused of scheming to illegally overturn his 2020 election loss in the state. It’s the fourth criminal case to be brought against the former president and the second to allege that he tried to subvert the results of the vote.
Trump heads to Washington to face charges
WASHINGTON — Donald Trump headed to Washington Thursday to answer to charges that he worked to overturn the 2020 presidential election, with the former president scheduled to appear in a federal courthouse mere blocks from the U.S. Capitol building that his supporters stormed to try to block the peaceful transfer of power. Trump departed from his New Jersey golf club and boarded a private plane for the flight to Washington.
Trump indicted for efforts to overturn 2020 election and block transfer of power
WASHINGTON (AP) — Donald Trump was indicted on felony charges Tuesday for working to overturn the results of the 2020 election in the run-up to the violent riot by his supporters at the U.S. Capitol, with the Justice Department acting to hold him accountable for an unprecedented effort to block the peaceful transfer of presidential power and threaten American democracy.
Donald Trump charged by Justice Department for efforts to overturn his 2020 presidential election loss
Donald Trump was charged Tuesday in a Justice Department investigation into his efforts to overturn the results of the 2020 presidential election, a frantic but ultimately failed endeavor that culminated in the violent riot by his supporters at the U.S. Capitol.
Trump's target letter suggests the sprawling US probe into the 2020 election is zeroing in on him
A target letter sent to Donald Trump suggests that a sprawling Justice Department investigation into efforts to overturn the 2020 elections is zeroing in on him. Federal prosecutors have cast
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