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Sen. Feinstein of California dies at age 90, sources tell the AP
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Sen. Feinstein of California dies at age 90, sources tell the AP

WASHINGTON (AP) U.S. Sen. Dianne Feinstein of California, a centrist Democrat who was elected to the Senate in 1992 in the Year of the Woman and broke gender barriers throughout her long career in

Ex-president 1st to face federal indictment, alleges ‘witch hunt’
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Ex-president 1st to face federal indictment, alleges ‘witch hunt’

MIAMI Donald Trump said Thursday that he has been indicted on charges of mishandling classified documents at his Florida estate, igniting a federal prosecution that is arguably the most perilous of

Trump says he’s been indicted on charges of mishandling classified documents
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Trump says he’s been indicted on charges of mishandling classified documents

MIAMI Donald Trump says he s been indicted on charges of mishandling classified documents at his Florida estate, igniting a federal prosecution that is arguably the most perilous of multiple legal t

Guardsman arrested in leak of classified military documents
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Guardsman arrested in leak of classified military documents

WASHINGTON A Massachusetts Air National Guard member was arrested Thursday in connection with the disclosure of highly classified military documents about the Ukraine war and other top national secu

FBI searched Biden home, found documents marked classified
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FBI searched Biden home, found documents marked classified

WASHINGTON The FBI searched President Joe Biden s home in Wilmington, Delaware on Friday and located six additional documents containing classification markings and also took possession of some of h

AP Investigation: Prison boss beat inmates, climbed ranks
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AP Investigation: Prison boss beat inmates, climbed ranks

The prison staff didn t know much about the new acting warden. Then, they say, he made a bizarre and startling confession: Years ago, he beat inmates and got away with it.

Garland names special counsel to lead Trump-related probes
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Garland names special counsel to lead Trump-related probes

WASHINGTON Attorney General Merrick Garland named a special counsel on Friday to oversee the Justice Department s investigation into the presence of classified documents at former President Donald T

Intruder attacks Pelosi’s husband, calling, ‘Where is Nancy’
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Intruder attacks Pelosi’s husband, calling, ‘Where is Nancy’

SAN FRANCISCO The husband of House Speaker Nancy Pelosi was attacked and severely beaten with a hammer by an assailant who authorities said broke into the couple s San Francisco home early Friday, s

FBI: Trump mixed top secret docs with magazines, other items
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FBI: Trump mixed top secret docs with magazines, other items

WASHINGTON Fourteen of the 15 boxes recovered from former President Donald Trump s Florida estate early this year contained classified documents, many of them top secret, mixed in with miscellaneous

Justice Dept. seeks to unseal search warrant of Trump home
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Justice Dept. seeks to unseal search warrant of Trump home

WASHINGTON The Justice Department is asking a federal court to unseal the warrant the FBI used to search the Mar-a-Lago estate of former President Donald Trump, Attorney General Merrick Garland said

Still few answers in FBI’s Mar-a-Lago raid
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Still few answers in FBI’s Mar-a-Lago raid

WASHINGTON The FBI s unprecedented search of former President Donald Trump s Florida residence ricocheted around government, politics and a polarized country Tuesday along with questions as to why t

US declares public health emergency over monkeypox
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US declares public health emergency over monkeypox

WASHINGTON The federal government declared a public health emergency Thursday to bolster the response to the monkeypox outbreak that has infected more than 7,100 Americans.

Jan. 6 panel to share 20 transcripts with Justice Department
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Jan. 6 panel to share 20 transcripts with Justice Department

WASHINGTON The House Jan. 6 committee will share 20 of its interview transcripts with the Justice Department as federal prosecutors have been increasingly focused on efforts by former President Dona

Former aide: Trump was told protesters had weapons on Jan. 6
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Former aide: Trump was told protesters had weapons on Jan. 6

WASHINGTON Cassidy Hutchinson, a key aide in Donald Trump s White House, told the House committee investigating the violent Jan. 6, 2021, insurrection on Tuesday that Trump was informed that people

Officials: Buffalo shooter targeted Black neighborhood
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Officials: Buffalo shooter targeted Black neighborhood

BUFFALO, N.Y. The white 18-year-old who fatally shot 10 people at a Buffalo supermarket researched the local demographics and arrived a day in advance to conduct reconnaissance with the intent of ki

Brooklyn subway shooting probe focuses on rented van
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Brooklyn subway shooting probe focuses on rented van

NEW YORK A gunman in a gas mask and construction vest set off a smoke grenade and fired a barrage of bullets in a rush-hour subway train, shooting at least 10 people Tuesday, authorities said. Polic

CNN: Trump Jr. text shows ideas to overturn 2020 election
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CNN: Trump Jr. text shows ideas to overturn 2020 election

WASHINGTON Donald Trump Jr. texted White House chief of staff Mark Meadows two days after the 2020 presidential election with strategies for overturning the result if Trump s father lost, CNN report

Cuomo to be questioned in sexual harassment investigation
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Cuomo to be questioned in sexual harassment investigation

ALBANY, N.Y. New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo is expected to be interviewed Saturday as the state attorney general s office winds down its investigation into sexual harassment and misconduct allegations t

Giuliani search warrant resolved Justice Department dispute
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Giuliani search warrant resolved Justice Department dispute

WASHINGTON The question of whether to serve a search warrant for Rudy Giuliani s records simmered inside the Justice Department in the waning months of the Trump administration, dividing officials i

Top Dems call on Cuomo to resign amid harassment allegations
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Top Dems call on Cuomo to resign amid harassment allegations

ALBANY, N.Y. New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo confronted a stunning series of defections Friday amid allegations of sexual harassment that left the high-profile Democrat fighting for his political surviva