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FBI arrests Saudi OpenAI employee accused of bugging company conference room
WASHINGTON (AP) — An engineer at OpenAI has been charged with secretly installing a recording device inside a conference room in what officials said Tuesday was an effort to capture sensitive conversations about the company’s technology.
Whistleblower says Trump’s campus antisemitism probes were used as tool, lacked evidence
WASHINGTON (AP) — A Trump administration task force created to combat antisemitism pushed for settlements with Ivy League universities despite government investigations that were rushed and incomplete or that failed to establish legal violations by the schools, a former US Justice Department lawyer alleged in a whistleblower disclosure obtained by The Associated Press.
Sospechoso de irrumpir en cena de corresponsales es acusado de intento de asesinato de Trump
Los asistentes y trabajadores del hotel son evacuados tras un incidente en el Washington Hilton, durante la cena de corresponsales de la Casa Blanca, el sábado 25 de abril de 2026, en Washington. (Foto AP/Mark Schiefelbein) (ASSOCIATED PRESS) WASHINGTON (AP) — El hombre que según las autoridades intentó irrumpir en la cena de la Asociación de Corresponsales de la Casa Blanca con armas de fuego y cuchillos ha sido acusado de intento de asesinato del presidente Donald Trump.
Sospechoso de irrumpir en cena había escrito sobre atacar a funcionarios del gobierno, dice Trump
WASHINGTON (AP) — El hombre acusado de irrumpir en la cena de la Asociación de Corresponsales de la Casa Blanca había escrito sobre atacar a funcionarios del gobierno y su familia expresó preocupaciones a las fuerzas del orden antes del evento, declaró el domingo el presidente Donald Trump.
US Justice Department reviewing if any Epstein-related files were mistakenly withheld
WASHINGTON (AP) — The US Justice Department said Wednesday that it was looking into whether it had 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.
Maduro arrives at New York court for first hearing since capture by US forces
NEW YORK (AP) — Deposed Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro was set to make his first appearance Monday in an American courtroom on the narco-terrorism charges the Trump administration used to justify capturing him and bringing him to New York. Maduro and his wife were expected to appear at noon local time before a judge for a brief, but required, legal proceeding that will likely kick off a prolonged legal fight over whether he can be put on trial in the US.
After missing deadline, US Justice Dept. says it needs more time to release Epstein files
WASHINGTON (AP) — The US Justice Department said Wednesday that it may need a “few more weeks” to release all of its records on the late sex offender Jeffrey Epstein after suddenly discovering more than a million potentially relevant documents, further delaying compliance with last Friday’s congressionally mandated deadline. The Christmas Eve announcement came hours after a dozen US senators called on the Justice Department’s watchdog to examine its failure to meet the deadline.
Suspect in Brown University shooting and murder of MIT physicist found dead
AP — A man suspected in the fatal shootings at Brown University and of a Massachusetts Institute of Technology professor has been found dead in a New Hampshire storage facility after a five-day search that spanned several New England states, authorities said Thursday. Claudio Neves Valente, 48, a former Brown student and Portuguese national, was found dead Thursday evening from a self-inflicted gunshot wound, said Col. Oscar Perez, the Providence police chief.
House Republicans subpoena Jack Smith for closed-door interview
Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... By ERIC TUCKER, Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Republican-led House Judiciary Committee has subpoenaed former Justice Department special counsel Jack Smith for a closed-door interview later this month even though he had earlier volunteered to appear for an open hearing about his prosecutions of President Donald Trump. Rep.
Trump says he’s owed a ‘lot of money’ over federal probes. How the government could pay him
President Donald Trump has suggested he’s entitled to compensation from the federal government over investigations he faced that he claims were politically motivated. Now, the Justice Department that Trump has exerted control over could approve a hefty payout in taxpayer dollars. The Republican president’s comments in the Oval Office on Tuesday have put a spotlight on a law through which people can seek damages if they believe they were wronged by the federal government.
FBI releases photo of suspect in Charlie Kirk shooting, recovers rifle nearby
Law enforcement officials believe shooter jumped off a roof and fled into a neighborhood after firing one shot, with bolt-action rifle found hidden in a towel in nearby wooded area OREM, Utah (AP) — The sniper who assassinated Charlie Kirk is believed to have jumped off a roof and fled into a neighborhood after firing one shot and has not been identified, authorities said Thursday in disclosing they have recovered a high-powered, bolt-action rifle they believe was used in the attack and are...
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Justice Department subpoenas New York AG James as it investigates whether she violated Trump’s rights
By ERIC TUCKER, Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Justice Department has subpoenaed New York Attorney General Letitia James as it investigates whether she violated Trump’s civil rights. That’s according to people familiar with the matter on Friday. The subpoenas mark an escalation of the Trump administration’s ongoing efforts to scrutinize perceived adversaries of the president, including those like James who had investigated Trump before his election win last November.
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Trump's Epstein problems continue as report resurfaces 2003 birthday letter
Wall Street Journal says president signed 50th birthday letter for sex trafficking financier Jeffery Epstein; Trump says he will sue over ‘false, malicious, and defamatory’ report WASHINGTON (AP) — The controversy over President Donald Trump ’s handling of records from the Jeffrey Epstein investigation entered a new dimension Thursday as his administration struggles to make good on its promises to release details on the sex trafficking case involving a one-time friend of the now-president.
Furor over Epstein files sparks clash between Trump's top officials, roils MAGA base
WASHINGTON (AP) — The FBI and US Justice Department are struggling to contain the fallout and appease the demands of far-right conservative personalities and influential members of US President Donald Trump’s base after his administration’s decision this week to withhold records from the Jeffrey Epstein sex trafficking investigation.
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US announces man wrongly deported to El Salvador will return to face federal charges
WASHINGTON (AP) — Kilmar Abrego Garcia, whose mistaken deportation to El Salvador became a political flashpoint in the White House’s stepped-up immigration enforcement, was returned to the United States on Friday to face criminal charges related to what the administration of US President Donald Trump said was a large human smuggling operation that brought immigrants into the country illegally.
Fierce Trump loyalist Kash Patel confirmed 51-49 as FBI director by Senate
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate on Thursday narrowly voted to confirm Kash Patel as director of the FBI, moving to place him atop the nation’s premier federal law enforcement agency despite doubts from Democrats about his qualifications and concerns he will do Donald Trump’s bidding and go after the Republican president’s adversaries. “I cannot imagine a worse choice,” Sen. Dick Durbin, D-Illinois, told colleagues before the 51-49 vote by the GOP-controlled Senate.
Upending US policy on Ukraine, Trump says he and Putin agreed to start talks to end war
WASHINGTON (AP) — US President Donald Trump upended three years of US policy toward Ukraine on Wednesday, saying that he and Russian President Vladimir Putin had agreed to begin negotiations on ending the war following a dramatic prisoner swap. Trump said in a social media post that he and Putin held a lengthy phone call during which they committed to “work together, very closely” to bring the conflict to an end and would meet in person, including perhaps in each other’s countries.
Trump names Jared Kushner's father as US ambassador to France
WEST PALM BEACH, Florida (AP) — US President-elect Donald Trump said Saturday that he wants real estate developer Charles Kushner, father of Trump’s son-in-law Jared Kushner, to serve as ambassador to France. Trump made the announcement in a Truth Social post, calling Charles Kushner “a tremendous business leader, philanthropist, & dealmaker.” Kushner is the founder of Kushner Companies, a real estate firm.
Elección de Gaetz muestra el valor que da Trump a la lealtad… y las represalias
Donald Trump ha tenido pocos defensores en el Congreso tan confiables como Matt Gaetz, quien ha criticado a un fiscal tras otro por su supuesto sesgo contra el presidente electo y ha amplificado con vehemencia el grito de batalla republicano de que las investigaciones penales en su contra son “una caza de brujas”.
Justice Department brings criminal charges in Iranian murder-for-hire plot targeting Donald Trump
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Justice Department on Friday disclosed an Iranian murder-for-hire plot to kill Donald Trump, charging a man who said he had been tasked by a government official before this past week’s election with planning the assassination of the Republican president-elect.
Iranian operatives charged in the US with hacking Trump's presidential campaign
WASHINGTON (AP) — Three Iranian operatives have been charged with hacking Donald Trump’s presidential campaign as part of what the Justice Department says was a sweeping effort to undermine the former president and erode confidence in the US electoral system.
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Unsealed memo from 1950 says Ethel Rosenberg 'did not engage' in atomic espionage
WASHINGTON (AP) — A top US government codebreaker who decrypted secret Soviet communications during the Cold War concluded that Ethel Rosenberg knew about her husband’s activities but “did not engage in the work herself,” according to a recently declassified memo that her sons say proves their mother was not a spy and should lead to her exoneration in the sensational 1950s atomic espionage case.
US intel community formally blames Iran for hack of Trump campaign
WASHINGTON (AP) — US intelligence officials said Monday they were confident that Iran was responsible for the hack of Donald Trump’s presidential campaign, casting the cyber intrusion as part of a brazen and broader effort by Tehran to interfere in American politics and undermine faith in democratic institutions.
Rally shooter had photos of Trump, Biden and other US officials on his phone, AP sources say
WASHINGTON (AP) — The 20-year-old Pennsylvania man who tried to assassinate Donald Trump had photos on his phone of the former Republican president, President Joe Biden and other officials, including Attorney General Merrick Garland and FBI Director Chris Wray, according to two people familiar with the matter.
Who is Julian Assange and why is the embattled WikiLeaks founder now on the verge of freedom?
WASHINGTON — (AP) — A plea deal with WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange will bring a stunning conclusion to an international saga of the quixotic hacker who exposed government secrets. The deal reached with the U.S. Justice Department will lead to freedom for Assange after spending 12 years either in self-exile or prison. A look at Assange, the case and the latest developments: Who is Julian Assange?
First-ever convicted US president: Trump guilty on all 34 counts in hush money trial
Former president falsified business records in scheme to illegally influence 2016 election through payments to porn actor who said the two had sex; could face prison time NEW YORK (AP) — 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.
Star witness in Trump's hush money trials testifies as defense tries to discredit him
Michael Cohen describes how payments were disguised, explains why he finally decided to testify against the former US president NEW YORK (AP) — 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.
Star witness Michael Cohen to take stand in critical moment at Trump trial
NEW YORK (AP) — The star prosecution witness in Donald Trump’s hush money trial is set to take the stand Monday with testimony that could help shape the outcome of the first criminal case against an American president. Michael Cohen, Trump’s former lawyer and personal fixer, is by far the Manhattan district attorney’s most important witness in the case and his expected appearance signals that the trial is entering its final stretch.
Judge warns Trump of potential jail time for violating gag order in hush money case
NEW YORK (AP) — The judge presiding over Republican presidential candidate’s Donald Trump’s hush money trial fined him $1,000 on Monday for violating his gag order once again and sternly warned the former US president that additional violations could result in jail time.
Prosecutor alleges Trump tried to 'corrupt' 2016 election at opening of trial
Prosecution seeks to frame hush money trial as election interference; defense lawyers argue ex-president attempting to squash ‘sinister’ attempts at hurting himself and loved ones NEW YORK (AP) — Donald Trump tried to illegally influence the 2016 US 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.
Biden hits back at special counsel report that questions his memory, handling of docs
WASHINGTON (AP) — A special counsel report released Thursday found evidence that President Joe Biden willfully retained and shared highly classified information when he was a private citizen, including about military and foreign policy in Afghanistan, but concluded that criminal charges were not warranted. The report from special counsel Robert Hur resolves a criminal investigation that had shadowed Biden’s presidency for the last year.
Iranian man, 2 Canadians charged in a murder-for-hire plot on US soil
WASHINGTON (AP) — An Iranian man who federal prosecutors say operates a criminal network that targets dissidents and activists abroad has been charged alongside a pair of Canadians with plotting to kill two people, including a defector from Iran, who had fled to the United States.
Trump asks to postpone classified documents trial until after 2024 election
WASHINGTON (AP) — Lawyers for former US president Donald Trump have asked a judge to postpone his classified documents trial until after next year’s presidential election, saying they have not received all the records they need to review to prepare his defense. The trial on charges of illegally hoarding classified documents, among four criminal cases the Republican former president is facing, is currently scheduled for May 20, 2024, in Florida.
Republicans launch impeachment inquiry into Biden, claiming 'mountain of evidence'
Democrats pan lawmakers for trying to prove link between president and son’s business dealings overseas as shutdown looms; Senate Republicans also question logic of move WASHINGTON (AP) — House Republicans launched their formal impeachment hearing Thursday against US President Joe Biden, saying they intend to “provide accountability” as they make their case to the public, their colleagues and skeptics in the Senate.
US Senator Menendez, wife charged with bribery over alleged scheme to aid Egypt
NEW YORK (AP) — US Senator Bob Menendez was charged Friday with secretly aiding the authoritarian regime of Egypt in exchange for gold bars and hundreds of thousands of dollars in cash as prosecutors unsealed a corruption indictment that accuses him of using his foreign affairs influence for personal gain.
US should help win the freedom of Israeli scholar missing in Iraq, her sister says
WASHINGTON (AP) — The United States should use its influence to help win the freedom of an Israeli-Russian academic from Princeton University who went missing in Iraq nearly six months ago and is believed to be held by an Iran-backed militia regarded by Washington as a terrorist group, her sister said Wednesday. “The current level of pressure is unsatisfactory. It’s just not enough,” Emma Tsurkov said in an interview with The Associated Press.
Trump surrenders at Atlanta jail over 2020 election charges, is booked and released
Mug shot shows unsmiling former president as he reports for fourth indictment since leaving office; calls sprawling case around alleged bid to undo vote a ‘travesty of justice’ ATLANTA, Georgia (AP) — Former US President Donald Trump surrendered Thursday on charges that he illegally schemed to overturn the 2020 election in Georgia, a brisk 20-minute booking that yielded a historic first: a mug shot of an American ex-president.
Trump, loyalists step up efforts to undermine criminal case in lead-up to hearing
WASHINGTON (AP) — Donald Trump and his allies are escalating efforts to undermine the criminal case against him and drum up protests as the former president braces for a history-making federal court appearance this week on dozens of felony charges accusing him of illegally hoarding classified information. Trump’s Tuesday afternoon appearance in Miami will mark his second time in as many months facing a judge on criminal charges.
US Justice Department closes in on Trump indictment in classified documents probe
WASHINGTON (AP) — A federal grand jury investigating Donald Trump in Florida heard from at least one additional witness Wednesday amid signs that the Justice Department was moving toward a possible indictment over the former president’s mishandling of classified documents.
US sanctions IRGC member over alleged plot to kill ex-Trump aide Bolton
WASHINGTON (AP) — The US imposed sanctions Thursday on an Iranian Revolutionary Guard official and others it says took part in wide-ranging plots to kill former national security adviser John Bolton and others around the world, including at least one additional US government official.
Former VP Mike Pence testifies before grand jury in US Capitol insurrection probe
WASHINGTON (AP) — Former Vice President Mike Pence testified Thursday before a federal grand jury investigating efforts by then-President Donald Trump and his allies to overturn the results of the 2020 presidential election, according to a person familiar with the matter.
US nabs suspect in Pentagon intel leak, will charge him for removing classified docs
WASHINGTON (AP) — A Massachusetts Air National Guard member who has emerged as a main person of interest in the disclosure of highly classified military documents on the Ukraine war was taken into custody Thursday by federal agents, US Attorney General Merrick Garland announced. Investigators believe that the guardsman, who specializes in intelligence, led the online chat group where the documents were posted.
US Justice Deptartmemt sues Google over digital advertising dominance
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Justice Department and eight states filed an antitrust suit against Google on Tuesday, seeking to shatter its alleged monopoly on the entire ecosystem of online advertising as a hurtful burden to advertisers, consumers and even the US government.
Merrick Garland appoints special counsel to investigate Biden's classified docs
WASHINGTON (AP) — Attorney General Merrick Garland on Thursday appointed a special counsel to investigate the presence of documents with a classified marking found at US President Joe Biden’s home in Wilmington, Delaware, and at an office in Washington. The announcement followed Biden’s acknowledgment Thursday morning that a document with classified markings from his time as vice president was found in his personal library, along with other documents found in his garage.
'A roadmap to justice': The laws the January 6 panel says were broken by Trump
WASHINGTON (AP) — The House Jan. 6 committee on Monday urged the US Justice Department to consider prosecuting Donald Trump for four different crimes — actions that touch not only the former president’s efforts to undo the results of the 2020 presidential election but also his behavior during last year’s insurrection at the US Capitol.
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