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Bondi struggled to prosecute Trump foes. But will a new attorney general make a difference?
WASHINGTON — Pam Bondi is out of her job after failing to deliver criminal cases against President Donald Trump's political enemies. kAmqFE E96C6VD ?@ 8F2C2?E66 96C DF446DD@C H:== 92G6 2?J 36EE6C DF446DD 2E A=242E:?8 E96 AC6D:56?E]k^Am kAm~G6C E96 =2DE J62C[ q@?5:VD yFDE:46 s6A2CE>6?E 92D 6?4@F?E6C65 C6D:DE2?46 7C@> ;F586D[ 8C2?5 ;FC@CD 2?5 :ED @H? H@C<7@C46 :?
Bondi clashes with Democrats as she struggles to turn the page on Epstein files furor
WASHINGTON — Attorney General Pam Bondi defended President Donald Trump Wednesday as she tried to turn the page from criticism of the Justice Department's handling of the Jeffrey Epstein files, repeatedly shouting at Democrats during a combative hearing in which she postured herself as the Republican president's chief protector. kAmq6D:6865 3J BF6DE:@?D @G6C tADE6:?
In the latest Epstein files are famous names and details about an earlier investigation
NEW YORK — Newly disclosed government files on Jeffrey Epstein offer more details about his interactions with the rich and famous after he served time for sex crimes in Florida, and on how much investigators knew about his abuse of underage girls when they decided not to indict him on federal charges nearly two decades ago. kAm%96 5@4F>6?ED C6=62D65 uC:52J :?4=F56 tADE6:?VD 4@>>F?:42E:@?D H:E9 7@C>6C (9:E6 w@FD6 25G:D6CD[ 2? }u{ E62> 4@\@H?6C 2?5 3:==:@?2:C6D :?4=F5:?8 q:== v2E6D 2?5 t=@?
Judge: Immigration agents in Minneapolis can't detain, tear gas peaceful protesters
MINNEAPOLIS — Federal officers in the Minneapolis-area participating in its largest recent U.S. immigration enforcement operation can't detain or tear gas peaceful protesters, a U.S. judge in Minnesota ruled Friday. kAm&]$] s:DEC:4E yF586 z2E6 |6?6?56K CF=65 :? 2 42D6 7:=65 :? s646>36C @? 3692=7 @7 D:I |:??6D@E2 24E:G:DED]k^Am kAm%9@FD2?5D @7 A6@A=6 92G6 366? @3D6CG:?8 E96 24E:G:E:6D @7 x>>:8C2E:@? 2?5 rFDE@>D t?7@C46>6?E 2?5 q@C56C !2EC@= @77:46CD 6?7@C4:?8 E96 %CF>A 25>:?:DEC2E:@?VD :>>:8C2E:@?
Maduro pleads not guilty on drug trafficking charges
NEW YORK — Deposed Venezuelan leader Nicolas Maduro declared himself "innocent" and a "decent man" as he pleaded not guilty to federal drug trafficking charges in a U.S. courtroom on Monday. kAmQxV> :??@46?E] x 2> ?@E 8F:=EJ] x 2> 2 5646?E >2?[ E96 AC6D:56?E @7 >J 4@F?ECJ[Q |25FC@ E@=5 2 ;F586]k^Am kAm|25FC@ H2D >2<:?8 9:D 7:CDE 2AA62C2?46 :? 2? p>6C:42? 4@FCEC@@> |@?52J @? E96 ?2C4@\E6CC@C:D> 492C86D E96 %CF>A 25>:?:DEC2E:@?
Judge dismisses Comey, James indictments after finding that prosecutor was illegally appointed
WASHINGTON — A federal judge on Monday dismissed the criminal cases against former FBI Director James Comey and New York Attorney General Letitia James, concluding that the prosecutor who brought the charges at President Donald Trump’s urging was illegally appointed by the Justice Department. kAm%96 CF=:?8D 7C@> &]$] s:DEC:4E yF586 r2>6C@? |4v@H2?
Trump's Justice Department faces questions about the grand jury process
ALEXANDRIA, Va. — The prosecution of former FBI Director James Comey hit another hurdle Wednesday as the Justice Department acknowledged a possible lapse in how the case was presented to a federal grand jury for indictment. kAm%96 4@?46DD:@? C:D<65 7FCE96C :>A6C:=:?8 2 A@=:E:42==J 492C865 AC@D64FE:@? 2=C625J DF3;64E E@ 492==6?86D 2?5 56>2?5D 7@C :ED 5:D>:DD2=]k^Am kAmxE 42>6 5FC:?8 2 962C:?8 :? H9:49 r@>6JVD =2HJ6CD 2D<65 &]$] s:DEC:4E yF586 |:4926= }249>2?@77 E@ E9C@H @FE E96 42D6 @?
Ex-Trump national security adviser Bolton charged
GREENBELT, Md. — Former Trump administration national security adviser John Bolton was charged Thursday in a federal investigation into the potential mishandling of classified information, a person familiar with the matter told The Associated Press. kAm%96 :?G6DE:82E:@? :?E@ q@=E@?[ H9@ D6CG65 7@C >@C6 E92? 2 J62C :? !C6D:56?E s@?2=5 %CF>AVD 7:CDE 25>:?:DEC2E:@? 367@C6 36:?8 7:C65 :? a_`h[ 3FCDE :?E@ AF3=:4 G:6H :? pF8FDE H96? E96 uqx D62C4965 9:D 9@>6 :? |2CJ=2?5 2?5 9:D @77:46 :? (2D9:?8E@?
Patel faces congressional hearings after missteps in Kirk assassination probe
WASHINGTON — Hours after the assassination of conservative activist Charlie Kirk, FBI Director Kash Patel declared online that "the subject" in the killing was in custody. The shooter was not, and two detained men were quickly released. Utah officials acknowledged the gunman remained at large. The false assurance spotlighted the uncertainty surrounding Patel's leadership of the bureau when its credibility is under extraordinary pressure, as is his own.
FBI releases photos of person of interest in Charlie Kirk's Utah university campus killing
OREM, Utah — The shooter who killed conservative activist Charlie Kirk and vanished off a roof into the woods remained at large more than 24 hours later Thursday afternoon as federal investigators appealed for the public's help by releasing a pair of photos of the person believed responsible. Investigators obtained clues including a palm print, a shoe impression and a high-powered hunting rifle found in a wooded area along the path down which the shooter fled.
Conservative activist Charlie Kirk assassinated at Utah university
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OREM, Utah (AP) — Charlie Kirk, a conservative activist and close ally of President Donald Trump who played an influential role in rallying young Republican voters, was shot and killed Wednesday at a Utah college event in what the governor called a political assassination carried out from a rooftop. “This is a dark day for our state. It’s a tragic day for our nation," said Utah Gov. Spencer Cox.
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Gabbard's claims of an anti-Trump conspiracy are not supported by declassified documents
WASHINGTON — Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard this month declassified material that she claimed proved a "treasonous conspiracy" by the Obama administration in 2016 to politicize U.S. intelligence to cast doubt on the legitimacy of Donald Trump's election victory.
Takeaways from AP's report on Attorney General Bondi's comments about evidence in Epstein case
Attorney General Pam Bondi's recent comments about evidence the Justice Department is reviewing from its Jeffrey Epstein sex trafficking investigation fueled anticipation about the expected release of more files related to the wealthy financier. Weeks after Bondi's claim about "tens of thousands" of Epstein videos in the government's possession, it remains unclear what she was referring to.
DOJ says Epstein 'client list' doesn't exist, walking back theory Bondi had promoted
WASHINGTON — Jeffrey Epstein did not maintain a "client list," the Justice Department acknowledged Monday as it said no more files related to the wealthy financier's sex trafficking investigation would be made public despite promises from Attorney General Pam Bondi that had raised the expectations of conservative influencers and conspiracy theorists.
Kilmar Abrego Garcia returned to US, charged with transporting people in the US illegally
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WASHINGTON — Kilmar Abrego Garcia, whose wrongful deportation to El Salvador became a political flashpoint in the Trump administration's stepped-up immigration enforcement, was returned to the United States on Friday to face criminal charges related to what the Trump administration claims was a large human smuggling operation that brought immigrants into the country illegally.
By Eric Tucker, Alanna Durkin Richer Verified, Lindsay Whitehurst Verified, Ben Finley Verified, Eric Tucker
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Trump officials’ defiance over Abrego Garcia’s deportation is ‘shocking,’ appeals court says
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration’s claim that it can’t do anything to free Kilmar Abrego Garcia from an El Salvador prison and return him to the U.S. “should be shocking,” a federal appeals court said Thursday in a scathing order. A three-judge panel from the 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals unanimously refused to suspend a judge’s decision to order sworn testimony by Trump administration officials to determine if they complied with her instruction to facilitate Abrego Garcia’s return.
Trump administration sues Maine over participation of transgender athletes in girls sports
WASHINGTON — The Trump administration said Wednesday it is suing Maine's education department for not complying with the government's push to ban transgender athletes in girls sports, escalating a dispute over whether the state is abiding by a federal law that bars discrimination in education based on sex. The lawsuit follows weeks of feuding between the Republican administration and Democratic Gov.
Key federal agencies refuse to comply with Musk's latest demand in his cost-cutting crusade
WASHINGTON — Key U.S. agencies, including the FBI, State Department and the Pentagon, have instructed their employees not to comply with cost-cutting chief Elon Musk's latest demand that federal workers explain what they accomplished last week — or risk losing their job.
Justice Department's independence is threatened as Trump's team asserts power
WASHINGTON — Pam Bondi insisted at her Senate confirmation hearing that as attorney general, her Justice Department wouldn't "play politics." Yet in the month since the Trump administration took over the building, a succession of actions raised concerns the department is doing exactly that.
Trump uses mass firing to remove independent inspectors general at agencies
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump's administration fired about 17 independent inspectors general at government agencies, a sweeping action to remove oversight of his new administration that some members of Congress suggested violates federal oversight laws. The dismissals began Friday night and were effective immediately, according to two people familiar with the actions who spoke on condition of anonymity to provide details that had not been made public.
Bondi says she won't play politics as attorney general but won't rule out probes of Trump foes
WASHINGTON — Pam Bondi, Donald Trump's pick for attorney general, sought to reassure Democratic senators Wednesday that her Justice Department would not prosecute anyone for political purposes but refused to rule out the potential for investigations into adversaries of the Republican president-elect.
Appeals court won't block release of special counsel's report on Trump election probe
WASHINGTON — A federal appeals court on Thursday denied a bid to block the public release of special counsel Jack Smith's report on President-elect Donald Trump's efforts to overturn his 2020 election loss. The 11th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals turned down a emergency challenge from Trump and his co-defendants in his classified documents case, who are fighting to keep the report under wraps because they say it's one-sided and prejudicial.
Trump is 'fine' after being whisked off stage following gunfire at rally; shooter dead, rally attendee killed
BUTLER, Pa. — The shooting at former President Donald Trump's rally in Pennsylvania is being investigated as an attempted assassination of the former president and presumptive Republican nominee, law enforcement officials say. Trump's campaign said in a statement that the former president was "fine" after the shooting in Butler, Pennsylvania. A local prosecutor said the suspected gunman and at least one attendee are dead.
Check stubs, fake receipts, blind loyalty: Cohen offers inside knowledge in Trump’s hush money trial
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NEW YORK — It wasn’t until after a decade in the fold, after his family pleaded with him, after the FBI raided his office, apartment and hotel room, Michael Cohen testified Tuesday, that he finally decided to turn on Donald Trump. That decision led to a 2018 guilty plea to federal charges involving a payment to the porn actor Stormy Daniels to bury her story of an alleged sexual encounter with Trump and to other, unrelated crimes.
By Michael Sisak Verified, Eric Tucker, Michelle Price Verified, Colleen Long Verified, Eric Tucker, Colleen Long
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Ship that caused bridge collapse had apparent electrical issues while still docked, AP source says
BALTIMORE — The massive container ship that caused the deadly collapse of a Baltimore bridge experienced apparent electrical issues before it left port but set out anyway, someone with knowledge of the situation told The Associated Press on Monday, hours after the FBI said it was investigating whether any laws might have been broken.
With Trump present in court, judges express skepticism of claims that he's immune from prosecution
WASHINGTON (AP) — With Donald Trump listening intently in the courtroom, federal appeals court judges in Washington expressed deep skepticism Tuesday that the former president was immune from prosecution on charges that he plotted to overturn the results of the 2020 election.
Federal judges: Trump may not be immune from prosecution
WASHINGTON — With Donald Trump listening intently in the courtroom, federal appeals court judges in Washington expressed skepticism Tuesday that the former president was immune from prosecution on charges that he plotted to overturn the results of the 2020 election. The panel of three judges, two of whom were appointed by President Joe Biden, also questioned whether they had jurisdiction to consider the appeal at this point in the case, raising the prospect that Trump’s appeal could be dismissed.
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