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Gabbard tries to explain Snowden support to skeptical intel leaders

Tulsi Gabbard is trying to explain her past support for Edward Snowden, including her push to pardon the national security leaker, to a tough crowd:...

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5th Circuit rules DACA is unlawful, but limits its ruling to Texas

A federal appeals court Friday upheld a lower court ruling that found protections for so-called Dreamers to be unlawful, suspending the program in...

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Garland cautions against abuse of DOJ power in farewell address

Attorney General Merrick Garland gave a tearful goodbye while warning of the risks of "grave injustice" for those who abuse the Justice Department's...

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Durbin seeks information from Patel personnel files at national security agencies

Sen. Dick Durbin (Ill.), the top Democrat on the Senate Intelligence Committee, asked a suite of agencies that previously employed Kash Patel to turn...

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Judiciary Dems float killing Mar-a-Lago case in nudging Garland to release Trump report

House Judiciary Democrats pressed Attorney General Merrick Garland to consider ending the prosecution of President-elect Trump's two co-defendants in...

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Pam Bondi grilled over Trump's influence at AG hearing: 5 takeaways

Pam Bondi, President-elect Trump’s pick to lead the Department of Justice, echoed attacks on the agency she would lead if confirmed, but demurred on...

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Bondi wouldn't say whether she would investigate Jack Smith

Pam Bondi declined to say whether she would investigate special counsel Jack Smith, even as she criticized his investigation into President-elect...

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AG nominee Pam Bondi won't say Trump lost 2020 election

Attorney general nominee Pam Bondi dodged a question from Sen. Dick Durbin (D-Ill.) on Wednesday about whether President-elect Trump lost the 2020...

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Jack Smith gets last word with Trump report

Former special counsel Jack Smith used his final report to counter years of claims from President-elect Trump while peeling back the curtain on how he...

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Smith defends Trump prosecution as final Jan. 6 report released to the public

Special counsel Jack Smith in a final report on his investigation into President-elect Trump released publicly early Tuesday morning said his...

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Trump makes last-minute bid to block Smith's Jan. 6 report

Attorneys for President-elect Trump made an eleventh-hour bid to block the release of the volume special counsel Jack Smith’s report dealing with...

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David Weiss condemns pardon, defends record in Hunter Biden prosecution report

Special Counsel David Weiss defended his handling of the Hunter Biden investigation in a final report capping his multi-year probe into the...

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Senate Democrats eye effort to secure Jack Smith's Trump Jan. 6 report

The top Democrat on the Senate Judiciary Committee is asking the Justice Department to retain all records relating to special counsel Jack Smith,...

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FBI, DHS warn of possible copycat efforts following New Orleans attack

Federal law enforcement is asking the public to remain vigilant as they warn of possible copycat attacks similar to those seen in New Orleans. In a...

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Cannon allows for release of Smith report on Trump election interference

U.S. District Court Judge Aileen Cannon on Monday allowed the release of the volume of special counsel Jack Smith’s report dealing with...

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Wray defends Mar-a-Lago search: 'Part of the FBI’s job is to safeguard classified information'

Outgoing FBI Director Christopher Wray said Sunday the bureau had a duty to retrieve the documents stored in President-elect Trump’s Florida home,...

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Trump Mar-a-Lago co-defendants ask Cannon to further block Smith report

President-elect Trump’s two co-defendants in the Mar-a-Lago case are asking U.S. District Court Judge Aileen Cannon to further stay any release of...

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Durbin pushes for details on Bondi's past lobbying work

Sen. Dick Durbin (Ill.), the top Democrat on the Senate Judiciary Committee, is asking two agencies to turn over additional information on Pam Bondi...

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2 spy agencies float possibility of foreign weapon behind 'Havana syndrome,' but most find no links

A report from the intelligence community released Friday maintains its conclusion that a foreign adversary is not behind the mysterious ailments...

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DOJ fights three-day delay in releasing special counsel Trump Jan. 6 report

The Justice Department is pushing to overturn a three-day delay on releasing special counsel Jack Smith's Jan. 6 report after an appeals court denied...

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Appeals court denies Trump's bid to block release of Smith Jan. 6 report

A federal appeals court on Thursday rejected a bid from President-elect Trump’s two co-defendants in the Mar-a-Lago documents case to block the...

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Trump pushes court to block Smith report entirely

President-elect Trump asked an appeals court to block the release of special counsel Jack Smith’s report on both investigations into him. ...

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Garland tells Congress he'll provide Trump special counsel report to leaders when courts allow

Attorney General Merrick Garland told lawmakers Wednesday that he believes it is in the public interest to release special counsel Jack Smith’s...

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Garland to release Smith's Jan. 6 report, hold back Trump Mar-a-Lago report

Attorney General Merrick Garland plans to release only the volume of special counsel Jack Smith’s report dealing with Donald Trump’s plans to...

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Garland thinking about officers 'who still bear the scars' on Jan. 6 anniversary

Attorney General Merrick Garland commended the officers who respond to the Jan. 6, 2021, riot at the Capitol. “On this day, four years ago,...

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New Orleans attacker acted alone, FBI says

The FBI said they believe Shamsud-Din Jabbar acted alone in New Orleans in what they described as a terror attack inspired by ISIS. “Let me be...

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US levels sanctions on entities in Iran, Russia over attempted election interference

The Biden administration announced new sanctions against Russia and Iran on Tuesday in response to efforts by both countries to influence the 2024...

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Outage leaves most of Puerto Rico without power on New Year's Eve

More than 1 million Puerto Ricans are without power on New Year’s Eve as a blackout hit nearly all of the island early Tuesday morning. Nearly 90...

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Former director of both FBI, CIA cautions against Patel and Gabbard

The only man to lead both the FBI and CIA spoke out against Kash Patel and Tulsi Gabbard, two of President-elect Trump’s top intelligence picks,...

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Trump, GOP zero in on Liz Cheney as potential target

President-elect Trump’s fixation on former Rep. Liz Cheney (R-Wyo.) is escalating as he suggests she should be prosecuted for her work on the...

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Trump faces roadblocks to ambitious border crackdown

President-elect Trump has made ambitious promises on the border and immigration, including the biggest deportation operation ever seen.  But much...

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5 things to know about Trump's threats to retake the Panama Canal

President Trump is sparking a new feud with Panama over an old topic: the vital maritime canal connecting the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans. What...

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Trump sues over required sale of border wall material

President-elect Trump is asking a court to intervene in alleged sales of border wall materials, accusing the Biden administration of selling off...

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GOP lawmakers urge novel replacement strategy for US attorneys on Trump's Day 1

Sixteen House Republicans are asking the Trump administration to find and appoint 94 acting U.S. attorneys to take over on Day 1 of the transition,...

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DOJ reviewing complaints against Smith's team

The Justice Department’s Office of Professional Responsibility (OPR) has opened a review into whether special counsel Jack Smith’s team skirted...

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House Intel members downplay drone risks, call for legislation

House Intelligence Committee members sought to ease public worries Tuesday about drone sightings following a briefing, echoing law enforcement...

18.12.2024 9

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GOP report recommends Liz Cheney be criminally investigated over Jan. 6 work

Republicans on Tuesday released a report reviewing the “failures and politicization” of the now-disbanded House Jan. 6 committee, capping their...

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Former FBI informant pleads guilty to fabricating Biden claims

A former FBI informant on Monday entered a guilty plea on four federal charges related to falsifying statements that in part spurred a GOP...

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Federal workers brace for change amid DOGE rhetoric

President-elect Trump’s focus on the federal workforce has sparked alarm among employees as they take center stage in discussions about...

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Raskin demands FBI vetting of Trump nominees, details on Epshteyn

Rep. Jamie Raskin (D-Md.) on Friday made a series of demands of the Trump transition team, asking for assurances President-elect Trump’s Cabinet...

13.12.2024 3

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Democrats say FBI director Wray should have forced Trump to fire him

Democrats are expressing disappointment in FBI Director Christopher Wray’s decision to step down, arguing the move allows President-elect Trump...

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DOJ: No undercover FBI agents were present for Jan. 6, countering conspiracy theories

There were no undercover FBI agents on the National Mall on Jan. 6, 2021, as then-President Trump encouraged his supporters to march to the...

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Christopher Wray to resign as FBI director ahead of Trump takeover

FBI Director Christopher Wray announced Wednesday he plans to resign from the agency, leaving his post ahead of President-Trump's apparent plans to...

11.12.2024 3

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House task force cites 'various failures' ahead of 'preventable' Trump shooting

The House select committee that investigated the two assassination attempts against President-elect Trump released a report on Tuesday that found...

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Trump DOJ improperly subpoenaed lawmakers, staff during leak investigations: IG

The Justice Department during President-elect Trump's first term privately reviewed the communications of a wider pool of people than previously...

10.12.2024 4

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Patel FBI plans spark concern over agency independence, retribution

Kash Patel, President-elect Trump’s nominee to lead the FBI, has promised to deliver a massive reform of a bureau he sees as among the agencies...

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Grassley tells Wray it's time to move on 'for the good of the country'

Incoming Senate Judiciary Chair Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) told FBI Director Christopher Wray on Monday he has a “vote of no confidence” in his...

09.12.2024 2

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Democrats divided over Biden talk of preemptive pardons

President Biden’s consideration of preemptive pardons for those he fears may be targeted under a coming Trump administration is dividing his...

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Former national security officials urge caution on Gabbard

A group of nearly 100 former national security officials urged the Senate to “carefully scrutinize” Tulsi Gabbard, President-elect Trump’s...

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Intel Republicans find adversaries likely behind AHI attacks, triggering blowback

A report from Republicans on the House Intelligence Committee says they are “convinced” foreign adversaries are behind anomalous health incidents...

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