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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 :?
US faces elevated terrorism threats amid Iran war, cuts at FBI and Justice Department
WASHINGTON — In New York City, two men who federal authorities say were inspired by the Islamic State brought powerful homemade bombs to a far-right protest outside the mayoral mansion. kAmx? |:49:82?[ 2 ?2EFC2=:K65 4:E:K6? 7C@> {632?@? C2>>65 9:D G69:4=6 :?E@ 2 DJ?28@8F6]k^Am kAmx? ':C8:?:2[ 2 >2? AC6G:@FD=J :>AC:D@?65 @? 2 E6CC@C:D> 4@?G:4E:@? H2D 962C5 J6==:?8 Qp==29F 2<32CQ 367@C6 7:C:?8 :? 2 F?:G6CD:EJ 4=2DDC@@> :? 2? 2EE24< E92E @77:4:2=D D2:5 6?565 H96?
Justice Department says it's reviewing whether Epstein-related records were withheld
WASHINGTON — The Justice Department said Wednesday it was looking into whether it improperly withheld documents from the Jeffrey Epstein files after several news organizations reported that some records involving uncorroborated accusations made by a woman against President Donald Trump were not among those released to the public.
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:?
Journalist Don Lemon faces federal civil rights charges after covering church protest
Journalist Don Lemon and three other people were arrested Friday in connection with an anti-immigration enforcement protest that disrupted a service at a Minnesota church and increased tensions between residents and federal officials.
Inside a year of firings that have shaken the Trump Justice Department
WASHINGTON — Michael Ben'Ary was driving one evening last October when he paused at a red light to check his work phone. He was in the middle of a counterterrorism prosecution so important that President Donald Trump highlighted it in his address to Congress. kAmq6?VpCJ D2:5 96 H2D D9@4<65 E@ D66 9:D A9@?6 H2D 5:D23=65] w6 7@F?5 E96 6IA=2?2E:@? =2E6C :? 9:D A6CD@?2= 6>2:= 244@F?E[ 2 =6EE6C :?7@C>:?8 9:> 96 H2D 7:C65]k^Am kAmp G6E6C2?
Judge: Immigration agents in Minneapolis can't detain, tear gas peaceful protesters
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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 who aren't obstructing authorities, including when these people are observing the agents, a judge in Minnesota ruled Friday. kAm&]$] s:DEC:4E yF586 z2E6 |6?6?56KVD CF=:?8 255C6DD6D 2 42D6 7:=65 :? s646>36C @? 3692=7 @7 D:I |:??6D@E2 24E:G:DED] %96 D:I 2C6 2>@?8 E96 E9@FD2?5D H9@ 92G6 366? @3D6CG:?8 E96 24E:G:E:6D @7 x>>:8C2E:@?
By Audrey McAvoy Verified, Alanna Durkin Richer Verified, Eric Tucker, Eric Tucker, Jack Brook Verified
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Rubio says US won’t govern Venezuela but will press for changes through oil blockade
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After US strikes on Venezuela and the capture of Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro, Colombia has deployed a heavy military presence to the border of Colombia and Venezuela. CNN’s David Culver reports from Cúcuta, Colombia.
By Regina Garcia Cano Verified, Matthew Lee Verified, Will Weissert Verified, Eric Tucker, Eric Tucker
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The Times of Northwest Indiana
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Rubio says US won’t govern Venezuela but will press for changes through oil blockade
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WASHINGTON — Secretary of State Marco Rubio suggested Sunday that the United States would not take a day-to-day role in governing Venezuela other than enforcing an existing “oil quarantine” on the country, a turnaround after President Donald Trump announced a day earlier that the U.S. would be running Venezuela following its ouster of leader Nicolás Maduro.
By Regina Garcia Cano Verified, Matthew Lee Verified, Will Weissert Verified, Eric Tucker, Eric Tucker
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Motive still unknown after suspect in Brown attack and MIT professor's killing found dead
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Investigators on Friday tried to sort out why a former Brown University student allegedly opened fire on the campus decades after he dropped out and later gunned down an esteemed Massachusetts college professor he attended school with in Portugal in the 1990s. kAmr=2F5:@ }6G6D '2=6?E6[ H9@[ =:<6 |2DD249FD6EED x?DE:EFE6 @7 %649?@=@8J AC@76DD@C }F?@ u]v] {@FC6:C@[ H2D 2 !@CEF8F6D6 ?2E:@?2= =:G:?8 :?
By Kimberlee Kruesi Verified, Alanna Durkin Richer Verified, Eric Tucker, Hannah Schoenbaum Verified, Eric Tucker
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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@?
Ex-Trump national security adviser Bolton charged
Newly released court records show the FBI seized multiple documents labeled secret, confidential and classified from the office of John Bolton in a recent raid. (Scripps News)
New York Attorney General Letitia James indicted on fraud charge, AP source says
WASHINGTON — A grand jury indicted New York Attorney General Letitia James on a fraud charge, a person familiar with the matter told The Associated Press on Thursday. James was indicted in the Eastern District of Virginia on one count after a mortgage fraud investigation, said the person, who spoke on the condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to publicly discuss the matter.
Comey pleads not guilty to Trump Justice Department case accusing him of lying to Congress
ALEXANDRIA, Va. — Former FBI Director James Comey pleaded not guilty Wednesday to face a criminal case that has thrown a spotlight on the Justice Department's efforts to target adversaries of President Donald Trump.
Comey pleads not guilty to Trump Justice Department case accusing him of lying to Congress
The arraignment is expected to be brief, but the moment is nonetheless loaded with significance given that the case has amplified concerns the Justice Department is being weaponized in pursuit of Trump's political enemies and is operating at the behest of a White House determined to seek retribution for perceived wrongs against the president. Comey entered a not guilty plea through his lawyer at the federal courthouse in Alexandria, Virginia, to allegations that he lied to Congress five years go.
Ex-FBI Director James Comey charged
WASHINGTON — James Comey was charged Thursday with making a false statement and obstruction in a criminal case filed days after President Donald Trump appeared to urge his attorney general to prosecute the former FBI director and other perceived political enemies.
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.
Authorities recover high-powered rifle as search for Charlie Kirk's killer continues
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OREM, Utah — The sniper who assassinated Charlie Kirk has not yet been identified by law enforcement and is believed to have jumped off the roof and fled into a neighborhood after firing a single shot, the authorities said Thursday in disclosing that they recovered a high-powered rifle from the scene.
By Hannah Schoenbaum Verified, Alanna Durkin Richer Verified, Mark Sherman, Eric Tucker, Mark Sherman, Eric Tucker
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Conservative activist Charlie Kirk assassinated at Utah university
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No suspect was in custody late Wednesday, though authorities were searching for a new person of interest, according to a law enforcement official familiar with the matter who was not authorized to discuss the situation by name and spoke on condition of anonymity. Two people were detained earlier in the day but neither was determined to have had any connection to the shooting and both have been released, Utah public safety officials said.
By Hannah Schoenbaum Verified, Alanna Durkin Richer Verified, Mark Sherman, Eric Tucker, Mark Sherman, Eric Tucker
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The Times of Northwest Indiana
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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.
By Hannah Schoenbaum Verified, Alanna Durkin Richer Verified, Mark Sherman, Eric Tucker, Mark Sherman, Eric Tucker
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Senate confirms Trump lawyer Emil Bove for appeals court, pushing past whistleblower claims
WASHINGTON — The Senate confirmed former Trump lawyer Emil Bove 50-49 for a lifetime appointment as a federal appeals court judge late Tuesday as Republicans dismissed whistleblower complaints about his conduct at the Justice Department. A former federal prosecutor in the Southern District of New York, Bove was on Trump’s legal team during his New York hush money trial and defended Trump in the two federal criminal cases.
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 uses surprise White House appearance to attack Trump's enemies on the Russia investigation
WASHINGTON (AP) — As the national intelligence director, Tulsi Gabbard is responsible for guarding America's secrets and discovering threats from overseas. But when she made a surprise appearance in the White House briefing room Wednesday, her targets were President Donald Trump’s political enemies.
Trump roars down multiple paths of retribution as he vowed. Some targets yield while others fight
WASHINGTON — The executive order against one of the country's most prestigious law firms followed a well-worn template as President Donald Trump roared down the road to retribution. Reaching far beyond government, Trump has set out to impose his will across a broad swath of American life, from individuals who have been targeted to institutions known for their own flexes of power and intimidation. Paul Weiss, a New York law firm born in 1875, got the word that it was in trouble.
Justice Department says it fired employees involved in prosecutions of the president
WASHINGTON — The Justice Department said Monday it fired more than a dozen employees who worked on criminal prosecutions of President Donald Trump, taking retribution against lawyers involved in the investigations and signaling an early willingness to take action favorable to the president's personal interests.
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 law. The dismissals began Friday night and were effective immediately, according to two people familiar with the actions. They spoke on condition of anonymity to provide details that were not yet 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.
Judge clears the way for release of special counsel Smith's report on Trump's Jan. 6 case
WASHINGTON — The Justice Department can publicly release special counsel Jack Smith's investigative report on President-elect Donald Trump's 2020 election interference case, a federal judge said Monday in the latest ruling in a court dispute over the highly anticipated document days before Trump is set to reclaim the White House.
Trump chooses loyalist Pam Bondi for attorney general pick after Matt Gaetz withdraws
WASHINGTON (AP) — President-elect Donald Trump said Thursday he will nominate former Florida Attorney General Pam Bondi to lead the Justice Department, turning to a longtime ally after his first choice, Matt Gaetz, withdrew his name from consideration amid scrutiny over sex trafficking allegations. Bondi has been an outspoken defender of Trump.
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.
What to know about John Ratcliffe, Trump's pick for CIA director
By ERIC TUCKER - Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President-elect Donald Trump announced Tuesday that he would appoint John Ratcliffe to serve as CIA director in his new administration.
WASHINGTON — A video that purports to show election fraud in Georgia by a man who claims to be from Haiti is fake and the work of “Russian influence actors,” U.S. intelligence officials said Friday. The video in question shows someone claiming to be a Haitian immigrant talking about how he’s intending to vote multiple times in two Georgia counties for Vice President Kamala Harris.
FBI arrests Afghan man who officials say planned Election Day attack in the US
WASHINGTON — The FBI has arrested an Afghan man who officials say was inspired by the Islamic State militant organization and was plotting an Election Day attack targeting large crowds in the U.S., the Justice Department said Tuesday. Nasir Ahmad Tawhedi, 27, of Oklahoma City told investigators after his arrest Monday that he had planned his attack to coincide with Election Day next month and that he and a co-conspirator expected to die as martyrs, according to charging documents.
Prosecutors lay out new evidence in Trump election case, accuse him of having 'resorted to crimes'
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 court filing unsealed Wednesday from prosecutors that offers new evidence from the landmark criminal case against the former president.
US announces charges and sanctions for Russian disinformation efforts
WASHINGTON — The Biden administration announced wide-ranging actions Wednesday meant to call out Russian influence in the upcoming U.S. presidential election, unsealing criminal charges against two employees of a Russian state-run media company and seizing internet domains used by the Kremlin to spread disinformation.
Gunman in Trump assassination attempt saw rally as 'target of opportunity,' FBI official says
Republican presidential candidate former President Donald Trump is moved from the stage at a campaign rally, Saturday, July 13, 2024, in Butler, Pa. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci) Evan Vucci Republican presidential candidate former President Donald Trump is surrounded by U.S. Secret Service agents at a campaign rally, Saturday, July 13, 2024, in Butler, Pa. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci) Evan Vucci Republican presidential candidate former President Donald Trump is helped off the stage at a campaign event in...
Pakistani man with ties to Iran is charged in plot to carry out political assassinations on US soil
WASHINGTON — A Pakistani man alleged to have ties to Iran has been charged in a plot to carry out political assassinations on U.S. soil, including potentially of former President Donald Trump. The case disclosed by the Justice Department on Tuesday is the latest murder-for-hire plot originating from abroad to target American public figures, coming two years after officials disrupted a separate scheme that they said was aimed at former Trump administration national security adviser John Bolton.
Former President Donald Trump is calling for national unity and resilience as he recovers after apparent attempt to kill him
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BUTLER, Pa. — On the heels of an apparent attempt to kill him, former President Donald Trump called Sunday for unity and resilience as shocked leaders across the political divide recoiled from the shooting that left him injured but “fine” and the gunman and a rally-goer dead. The presumptive Republican presidential nominee said the upper part of his right ear was pierced in the shooting. His aides said he was in “great spirits” and doing well.
By Jill Colvin Verified, Colleen Long Verified, Michael Balsamo, Eric Tucker, Colleen Long, Eric Tucker, Michelle Price Verified
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Former President Donald Trump is calling for national unity and resilience as he recovers after apparent attempt to kill him
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BUTLER, Pa. — On the heels of an apparent attempt to kill him, former President Donald Trump called Sunday for unity and resilience as shocked leaders across the political divide recoiled from the shooting that left him injured but “fine” and the gunman and a rally-goer dead. The presumptive Republican presidential nominee said the upper part of his right ear was pierced in the shooting. His aides said he was in “great spirits” and doing well.
By Jill Colvin Verified, Colleen Long Verified, Michael Balsamo, Eric Tucker, Colleen Long, Eric Tucker, Michelle Price Verified
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Trump is fine after being whisked off stage following gunfire at rally; shooter dead, rally attendee killed
BUTLER, Pa. — Donald Trump's campaign said in a statement that the former president was "fine" after a shooting at his rally in Butler, Pennsylvania. A local prosecutor says the suspected gunman and at least one attendee are dead. "President Trump thanks law enforcement and first responders for their quick action during this heinous act," spokesman Steven Cheung said in a statement. "He is fine and is being checked out at a local medical facility.
Trump is fine after being whisked off stage following gunfire at rally; shooter dead, rally attendee killed
BUTLER, Pa. — Donald Trump's campaign said in a statement that the former president was "fine" after a shooting at his rally in Butler, Pennsylvania. A local prosecutor says the suspected gunman and at least one attendee are dead. "President Trump thanks law enforcement and first responders for their quick action during this heinous act," spokesman Steven Cheung said in a statement. "He is fine and is being checked out at a local medical facility.
WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange will plead guilty in deal with US and be freed from prison
WASHINGTON — WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange will plead guilty to a felony charge in a deal with the U.S. Justice Department that will free him from prison and resolve a long-running legal saga that spanned multiple continents and centered on the publication of a trove of classified documents, according to court papers filed late Monday.
Guilty: Trump becomes first former U.S. president convicted of felony crimes
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NEW YORK (AP) — Donald Trump became the first former American president to be convicted of felony crimes Thursday as a New York jury found him guilty of all 34 charges in a scheme to illegally influence the 2016 election through a hush money payment to a porn actor who said the two had sex.
By Michael Sisak Verified, Jennifer Peltz Verified, Eric Tucker, Jill Colvin Verified, Eric Tucker, Michelle Price Verified
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In Trump's hush money trial, prosecutors and defense lawyers are poised to make final pitch to jury
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NEW YORK — Prosecutors and defense lawyers in Donald Trump's hush money trial are set to deliver closing arguments to the jury Tuesday, each side looking to score final points with the panel before it starts deliberating the fate of the first former American president to be charged with felony crimes. The arguments, expected to last the entire day, will give the attorneys one last chance to address the Manhattan jury hearing the landmark case.
By Michael Sisak Verified, Jennifer Peltz Verified, Eric Tucker, Michelle Price Verified, Eric Tucker
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In Trump's hush money trial, prosecutors and defense lawyers are poised to make final pitch to jury
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NEW YORK — Prosecutors and defense lawyers in Donald Trump's hush money trial are set to deliver closing arguments to the jury Tuesday, each side looking to score final points with the panel before it starts deliberating the fate of the first former American president to be charged with felony crimes. The arguments, expected to last the entire day, will give the attorneys one last chance to address the Manhattan jury hearing the landmark case.
By Michael Sisak Verified, Jennifer Peltz Verified, Eric Tucker, Eric Tucker, Michelle Price Verified
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The Times of Northwest Indiana
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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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Trump fixer-turned-foe, Michael Cohen, says in hush money trial he lied, bullied on boss's behalf
NEW YORK — Donald Trump's fixer-turned-foe, Michael Cohen, characterized his celebrity client as a hands-on manager and said he sometimes lied for him and bullied others on his behalf during highly anticipated testimony Monday in the former president's hush money trial.
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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