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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:?
Motive still unknown after suspect in Brown attack and MIT professor's killing found dead
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By Kimberlee Kruesi Verified, Alanna Durkin Richer Verified, Eric Tucker, Hannah Schoenbaum Verified, Eric Tucker
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Times-News (Idaho)
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FBI Deputy Director Dan Bongino says he plans to resign
WASHINGTON — FBI Deputy Director Dan Bongino said Wednesday that he will resign from the bureau next month, ending a brief and tumultuous tenure in which he clashed with the Justice Department over the handling of the Jeffrey Epstein files and was forced to reconcile the realities of his law enforcement job with provocative claims he made in his prior role as a popular podcast host. Dan Bongino, FBI deputy director, speaks Dec. 4 during a news conference at the Department of Justice in Washington.
Ex-Trump national security adviser Bolton charged
GREENBELT, Md. — Former Trump administration national security adviser John Bolton was charged Thursday with storing top secret records at home and sharing with relatives diary-like notes about his time in government that contained classified information. kAm%96 `g\4@F?E :?5:4E>6?E 2=D@ DF886DED 4=2DD:7:65 :?7@C>2E:@? H2D 6IA@D65 H96? @A6C2E:G6D 36=:6G65 =:?<65 E@ E96 xC2?:2? C68:>6 924<65 q@=E@?VD 6>2:= 244@F?E :? a_a` 2?5 82:?65 2446DD E@ D64C6ED 96 D92C65]k^Am kAmp q@=E@?
WATCH LIVE: Officials hold press briefing on search for Charlie Kirk’s killer
OREM, Utah — The suspect in the Charlie Kirk assassination has been captured, President Donald Trump said Friday, representing a significant breakthrough in the investigation into a targeted killing that raised fresh alarms about political violence in the United States. “With a high degree of certainty, we have him,” Trump announced in a live interview on Fox News Channel. He said a minister also involved with law enforcement turned the suspect in to authorities.
WATCH LIVE: Officials hold press briefing on search for Charlie Kirk’s killer
OREM, Utah — The suspect in the Charlie Kirk assassination has been captured, President Donald Trump said Friday, representing a significant breakthrough in the investigation into a targeted killing that raised fresh alarms about political violence in the United States. “With a high degree of certainty, we have him,” Trump announced in a live interview on Fox News Channel. He said a minister also involved with law enforcement turned the suspect in to authorities.
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.
Manhunt for Charlie Kirk shooter: Rifle found, person of interest photos released
(Utah Dispatch) — The morning after conservative influencer Charlie Kirk was shot and killed at Utah Valley University in Orem, Utah, Department of Public Safety and FBI officials said the manhunt for his killer continues while investigators recovered what they believe to be the killer’s weapon. “It’s a high-powered, bolt-action rifle,” FBI Special Agent In Charge Robert Bohls said in an early morning news conference held at UVU.
Justice Department meets with Ghislaine Maxwell, Jeffrey Epstein's former girlfriend
WASHINGTON — The Justice Department's No. 2 official met Thursday with Ghislaine Maxwell, the imprisoned former girlfriend of financier and convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.
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.
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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Times-News (Idaho)
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Trump officials texted war plans to a group chat in a secure app that included a journalist
WASHINGTON — Top national security officials for President Donald Trump, including his defense secretary, texted war plans for upcoming military strikes in Yemen to a group chat in a secure messaging app that included the editor-in-chief for The Atlantic, the magazine reported in a story posted online Monday.
Federal workers confront mass confusion as Musk's deadline to list accomplishments looms
WASHINGTON — Confusion and chaos loom as hundreds of thousands of federal employees begin their workweek on Monday facing a deadline from President Donald Trump's cost-cutting chief, Elon Musk, to explain their recent accomplishments or risk losing their jobs.
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.
Federal prosecutors told to investigate local efforts to obstruct immigration enforcement
WASHINGTON — The Justice Department is directing its federal prosecutors to investigate any state or local officials who stand in the way of beefed-up enforcement of immigration laws under the Trump administration, according to a memo to the entire workforce obtained by The Associated Press on Wednesday.
Special counsel Jack Smith has resigned after submitting his Trump report, Justice Department says
WASHINGTON (AP) — Special counsel Jack Smith has resigned from the Justice Department after submitting his investigative report on President-elect Donald Trump, an expected move that comes amid legal wrangling over how much of that document can be made public in the days ahead. The department disclosed Smith’s departure in a court filing Saturday, saying he had resigned one day earlier.
Judge temporarily blocks release of special counsel report on Trump cases amid simmering court fight
WASHINGTON — A federal judge on Tuesday temporarily blocked the public release of special counsel Jack Smith's report on investigations into Donald Trump as an appeals court weighs a challenge to the disclosure of a much-anticipated document just days before the president-elect reclaims office.
Watchdog finds FBI missteps before Jan. 6 riot
WASHINGTON — The FBI should have done more to gather intelligence before the Capitol riot, according to a watchdog report Thursday that also said no undercover FBI employees were on the scene on Jan. 6, 2021, and that none of the bureau's informants was authorized to participate.
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. Please subscribe to continue reading… Love Funny Wow Sad Angry
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Justice Department brings criminal charges in thwarted Iranian plot to kill Trump
WASHINGTON — The Justice Department unsealed criminal charges Friday in a thwarted Iranian plot to kill President-elect Donald Trump before this week's presidential election. A criminal complaint filed in federal court in Manhattan alleges that an unnamed official in Iran's paramilitary Revolutionary Guard instructed a contact this past September to put together a plan to surveil and ultimately kill Trump.
Trump 'resorted to crimes' after losing 2020 election in bid to keep power, prosecutors say
WASHINGTON — Donald Trump laid the groundwork to try to overturn the 2020 election even before he lost, knowingly pushed false claims of voter fraud and “resorted to crimes” in his failed bid to cling to power, according to a newly unsealed court filing from prosecutors that lays out fresh details from the landmark criminal case against the former president.
An American pastor detained in China for nearly 20 years has been released
WASHINGTON (AP) — A Christian pastor from California has been freed from China after nearly 20 years behind bars and is back home in the U.S., the State Department said Monday. David Lin, 68, was detained after he entered China in 2006, later convicted of contract fraud and sentenced to life in prison, according to the U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom and advocacy groups.
Justice Department prepares to file charges in Iranian hack of Trump campaign, sources say
WASHINGTON — The Justice Department is preparing criminal charges in connection with an Iranian hack that targeted Donald Trump's presidential campaign in a bid to shape the outcome of the November election, two people familiar with the matter said Thursday.
Justice Department watchdog finds serious failures in FBI's handling of child sex abuse cases
WASHINGTON — The FBI has failed to report some child sexual abuse allegations to local law enforcement or social service agencies even after changes prompted by its handling of the case against former USA Gymnastics team doctor Larry Nassar, according to a Justice Department watchdog report released Thursday.
Feds file new indictment in Trump Jan. 6 case, narrowing allegations
WASHINGTON — Special counsel Jack Smith on Tuesday filed a new indictment against Donald Trump over his efforts to undo the 2020 presidential election that keeps the same criminal charges but narrows the allegations against him following a Supreme Court opinion conferring broad immunity on former presidents. Please subscribe to continue reading… Love Funny Wow Sad Angry
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Acting Secret Service boss 'cannot defend' why roof in Trump rally shooting wasn't secured
WASHINGTON — The acting director of the Secret Service says he “cannot defend” why the roof used by the gunman in the assassination attempt of former President Donald Trump was not secured. Ronald Rowe is testifying Tuesday before two Senate committees. Rowe says he recently traveled to the Pennsylvania shooting site and says what he saw made him ashamed. Rowe is being joined by FBI Deputy Director Paul Abbate at a joint hearing of the Senate committees on the Judiciary and Homeland Security.
Trump agrees to be interviewed as part of an investigation into his assassination attempt, FBI says
WASHINGTON — Former President Donald Trump agreed to be interviewed by the FBI as part of an investigation into his attempted assassination in Pennsylvania this month, a special agent said Monday in disclosing how the gunman prior to the shooting had researched mass attacks and explosive devices. The expected interview with the 2024 Republican presidential nominee is part of the FBI's standard protocol to speak with victims during the course of its criminal investigations.
Garland slams attacks on the Justice Department, telling lawmakers: 'I will not be intimidated'
WASHINGTON — Attorney General Merrick Garland rebuked Republicans for what he described as unprecedented attacks on the Justice Department Tuesday, telling lawmakers who have sought to hold him in contempt that he will “not be intimidated.” Appearing before a House panel led by allies of former President Donald Trump, Garland condemned what he called the “conspiracy theory” that the department was behind Trump’s state court prosecution in New York in which the former Republican president was...
As House Speaker heads to court with Trump, hush money witness Cohen is testifying
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NEW YORK — Donald Trump's fixer-turned-foe Michael Cohen awaits a bruising round of questioning from the former president's lawyers on Tuesday after testimony linked their celebrity client to all aspects of a hush money scheme that prosecutors say was aimed at stifling stories that threatened his 2016 campaign.
By Michael Sisak Verified, Eric Tucker, Michelle Price Verified, Colleen Long Verified, Eric Tucker, Colleen Long
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Corvallis Gazette-Times
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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 has fined him $1,000 for violating his gag order and sternly warned the former president that additional violation could result in jail time. The fine marks the second sanction for Trump for inflammatory comments about witnesses since the start of the trial last month. He was fined $9,000 last week for nine violations. Judge Juan M.
By Michael Sisak Verified, Jennifer Peltz Verified, Eric Tucker, Jake Offenhartz Verified, Eric Tucker
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Corvallis Gazette-Times
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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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Corvallis Gazette-Times
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12 jurors have been picked for Donald Trump's hush money trial. Selection of alternates ongoing
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NEW YORK (AP) — A jury of 12 people was seated Thursday in former President Donald Trump’s hush money trial in New York, and the court quickly turned to selecting alternate jurors. The rapid progress Thursday afternoon propelled the case closer to opening statements and weeks of testimony in a case charging the Republican ex-president with falsifying business records to suppress stories about his sex life in the final days of the 2016 election.
By Michael Sisak Verified, Jennifer Peltz Verified, Eric Tucker, Jake Offenhartz Verified, Eric Tucker
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Corvallis Gazette-Times
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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.
Trump's historic hush-money trial gets underway; 1st day ends without any jurors being picked
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.
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.
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 appears skeptical of Trump's bid to dismiss his classified documents prosecution
FORT PIERCE, Fla. (AP) — A federal judge appeared reluctant Thursday to dismiss the classified documents prosecution of Donald Trump after his lawyers argued for hours that the case trampled on the former president’s rights. Please subscribe to continue reading… Love Funny Wow Sad Angry
Fani Willis case ensnared in legal arguments during testimony about romantic relationship timeline
ATLANTA (AP) — Georgia prosecutors sought to knock down misconduct allegations against Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis on Friday, calling her father to the witness stand to testify about his knowledge of her romantic relationship with the special prosecutor she hired to lead Donald Trump's case.
Trump's New York hush-money case will start March 25. It’s the first of his criminal trials
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NEW YORK (AP) — Donald Trump’s hush-money trial will go ahead as scheduled with jury selection starting March 25, a New York judge ruled Thursday, turning aside demands for delay from the former president’s defense lawyers, who argued it would interfere with his campaign to retake the White House.
By Michael Sisak Verified, Jennifer Peltz Verified, Jake Offenhartz Verified, Eric Tucker, Eric Tucker
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Corvallis Gazette-Times
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Trump's New York hush-money case will start March 25
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NEW YORK — Donald Trump's hush-money trial will go ahead as scheduled with jury selection starting on March 25, a New York judge ruled Thursday, turning aside demands for delay from the former president's defense lawyers who argued it would interfere with his campaign to retake the White House.
By Michael Sisak Verified, Jennifer Peltz Verified, Jake Offenhartz Verified, Eric Tucker, Eric Tucker
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Corvallis Gazette-Times
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Special counsel: Biden 'willfully' disclosed classified materials, but no criminal charges warranted
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WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden "willfully" retained and disclosed highly classified materials when he was a private citizen, including documents about military and foreign policy in Afghanistan and other sensitive national security matters, according to a Justice Department report that nonetheless says no criminal charges are warranted for him or anyone else.
By Eric Tucker, Lindsay Whitehurst Verified, Zeke Miller Verified, Colleen Long Verified, Eric Tucker, Colleen Long
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Times-News (Idaho)
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Special counsel: Biden 'willfully' disclosed classified materials, but no criminal charges warranted
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WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden "willfully" retained and disclosed highly classified materials when he was a private citizen, including documents about military and foreign policy in Afghanistan and other sensitive national security matters, according to a Justice Department report that nonetheless says no criminal charges are warranted for him or anyone else.
By Eric Tucker, Lindsay Whitehurst Verified, Zeke Miller Verified, Colleen Long Verified, Eric Tucker, Colleen Long
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Corvallis Gazette-Times
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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 is not immune from prosecution in his 2020 election interference case, US appeals court says
WASHINGTON — A federal appeals panel ruled Tuesday that Donald Trump can face trial on charges that he plotted to overturn the results of the 2020 election, rejecting the former president’s claims that he is immune from prosecution. The decision marks the second time in as many months that judges have spurned Trump’s immunity arguments and held that he can be prosecuted for actions undertaken while in the White House and in the run-up to Jan.
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.
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