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Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Experts say the discovery of classified documents at President Joe Biden’s Wilmington, Delaware, home and at an old Washington office of his at the Penn Biden Center has put Attorney General Merrick Garland in the middle of two “unprecedented” special counsel investigations.The parallel probes of both Biden and Donald Trump […]
Joe Raedle/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — A forthcoming book by a former prosecutor could harm the ongoing criminal investigation into former President Donald Trump and his family real estate company, Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg said Wednesday. That investigation led to the recent conviction of the Trump Organization and appeared to accelerate again on Tuesday […]
Scott Olson/Getty Images (PANAMA CITY, Fla.) — Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis announced he wants to permanently ban all mandates related to COVID-19. In a press release, DeSantis, a Republican, said he is proposing legislation that will prevent employment decisions based on COVID-19 vaccination status and prevent schools or businesses from requiring face coverings. The legislation would specifically […]
Al Drago/Bloomberg via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Democratic congressman Ritchie Torres joined residents of Republican Rep. George Santos’s district in New York on Tuesday to call for a Federal Election Commission investigation of his campaign finances. “I’m here to show support for the Concerned Citizens of NY-03, who have been systematically deceived and defrauded at […]
Rudy Sulgan/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — President Joe Biden on Tuesday continued to avoid answering reporters’ questions on the ongoing classified document drama as the White House faces questions of transparency about what it’s told the American public as opposed to the Justice Department. Face-to-face with reporters at an Oval Office meeting with Dutch Prime Minister […]
Win McNamee/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — The Golden State Warriors returned to the White House as national champions on Tuesday — their first trip back since Barack Obama’s presidency, despite winning two championships while former President Donald Trump was in office. The Warriors defeated the Boston Celtics during the 2022 NBA finals, claiming their fourth championship […]
Auburn Police Department (AUBURN, Wash.) — Police in Washington state said they have arrested a suspect who allegedly tried to abduct a barista through a drive-thru window. The Auburn Police Department had released surveillance footage of the incident — which occurred shortly after 5 a.m. local time on Monday — while seeking to identify the […]
Mint Images/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Reported threats to members of Congress in 2022 declined by more than 2,000 since the record-breaking 9,625 that were reported in 2021, according to statistics released on Tuesday by the U.S. Capitol Police. In total, there were 7,501 threat cases investigated by Capitol Police last year, the agency said. “The […]
Win McNamee/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — The Justice Department considered but decided against sending FBI agents to President Joe Biden’s Delaware home to monitor his attorneys’ search for classified documents, two sources familiar with the matter told ABC News. The detail was first reported by The Wall Street Journal. Both the president’s attorneys and the Justice […]
Walter Bibikow/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — The U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday will hear the appeal of a 33-year-old transgender woman from Guatemala who is seeking asylum in a case her attorney calls life or death. Estrella Santos Zacarias, whose claims of gender violence and discrimination were rejected by American immigration officials was deported to Mexico […]