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Patel dodges, demurs as Democrats press him on controversial statements

Kash Patel, President Trump’s pick to lead the FBI, wouldn’t acknowledge or sought to distance himself from a host of his past public statements...

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Democrats demand Patel information in special counsel's classified documents report

Democrats on the Senate Judiciary Committee are demanding to see the volume of special counsel Jack Smith’s report dealing with the Mar-a-Lago...

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Senate Judiciary advances Bondi AG nomination on party-line vote

President Trump’s pick to lead the Department of Justice, Pam Bondi, on Wednesday advanced out of the Senate Judiciary Committee on a strict...

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Trump DOJ ends Smith appeal in Florida documents case

Federal prosecutors in Florida moved to dismiss its appeal in the Mar-a-Lago case, pushing to bring an end to the classified documents case. The...

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Republican former government officials urge Senate to reject Patel nomination

A group of Republican former government officials is urging senators to reject Kash Patel’s nomination to lead the FBI, saying his confirmation...

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OPM sued over privacy concerns with new government-wide email system

Two federal employees are suing the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) to block the agency from creating a new email distribution system — an...

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Bipartisan senators demand Trump explanation for IG firings

The leaders of the Senate Judiciary Committee sent a rare bipartisan letter to President Trump demanding an explanation for his firing of 17...

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Trump IG firings leave in doubt future of oversight

President Trump’s mass firing of 17 inspectors general late Friday flouted the law and sparked widespread condemnation from those who see it as an...

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Trump fires all 3 Democrats on privacy oversight board

President Trump on Monday fired all three Democrats on the Privacy and Civil Liberties Oversight Board (PCLOB), bringing much of its work to a...

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DOJ fires prosecutors who worked on Trump criminal cases

Justice Department (DOJ) officials fired several prosecutors who worked on President Trump's criminal cases, saying they could not “trust” them....

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Senate confirms Noem to lead Department of Homeland Security 

The Senate on Saturday approved the nomination of South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem (R) to lead the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), putting her at...

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Trump's 5 biggest moves on immigration so far

President Trump released a flurry of immigration actions this week, signing a series of orders targeting the border and ramping up enforcement. While...

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Hearing set for Kash Patel nomination to lead FBI

Kash Patel, President Trump’s nominee to lead the FBI, is expected to appear before the Senate Judiciary Committee on Thursday. Patel held numerous...

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Oversight Democrats seek to flip script on Comer on ethics bill

House Oversight Democrats hoping to highlight potential conflicts of interest under President Trump see leverage in a past ethics bill from Chair...

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Presidents' unprecedented pardon power sparks scrutiny 

The unprecedented use of pardons by former President Biden on his last day in office coupled with President Trump’s sweeping pardon of violent Jan....

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Trump sued over 'Schedule F' order targeting federal employees

A federal employee union has sued over an executive order from President Trump creating a new class of federal employee — allowing those working on...

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Trump signs executive order pausing foreign assistance for 3 months

President Trump on Monday signed an executive order suspending any new U.S. foreign development assistance for three months, and directed a review of...

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ACLU sues over Trump order aimed at ending birthright citizenship

The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) late Monday launched a suit challenging an executive order from President Trump seeking to end birthright...

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Senate panel advances Noem nomination for Homeland Security secretary

A Senate committee cleared President Trump's nominee to lead the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) with a bipartisan vote, paving the way for a...

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Trump signs order on government 'weaponization'

President Trump on Monday signed an executive order aimed at correcting “past misconduct” he said qualified as weaponization of the federal...

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Cheney responds to Trump: 'Neither lies nor the liar' age well

Former Rep. Liz Cheney (R-Wyo.) blasted President Trump for false statements he made about the now-disbanded Jan. 6 committee, calling them a...

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Biden pardons family members in final minutes of presidency

President Biden announced pardons for members of his family in the last minutes of his presidency, a shocking development as President-elect Trump’s...

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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...

17.01.2025 6

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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...

13.01.2025 4

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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...

10.01.2025 3

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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...

09.01.2025 4

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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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FBI: Largest homemade explosives cache in agency history found in Virginia

The FBI arrested a Virginia man it says had the largest stockpile of explosives recovered in the agency’s history. Brad Spafford was arrested...

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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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