Today: September 21, 2024
Today: September 21, 2024

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Prosecutors in classified files case say Trump team's version of events 'inaccurate and distorted'

Prosecutors in the classified documents case against former President Donald Trump have told a judge that defense lawyers had painted an “inaccurate and distorted picture of events” and had unfairly sought to “cast a cloud of suspicion” over government officials who were simply trying to do their jobs

Prosecutors in classified files case say Trump team's version of events 'inaccurate and distorted'
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US moves to seize more than 500,000 barrels of Iranian oil it says was illegally trafficked

The Justice Department has announced that it is seizing more than 500,000 barrels of internationally sanctioned Iranian fuel

US moves to seize more than 500,000 barrels of Iranian oil it says was illegally trafficked
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In new filing, Trump lawyers foreshadow potential lines of defense in classified documents case

Lawyers for former President Donald Trump are foreshadowing elements of their defense in the criminal case charging him with illegally retaining classified documents

In new filing, Trump lawyers foreshadow potential lines of defense in classified documents case
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Navy officer who'd been jailed in Japan over deadly crash now released from US custody, family says

The family of a Navy officer jailed in Japan over a car crash that killed two Japanese citizens says he's been released from U.S. custody one month after he was returned to the United States and placed in a federal prison

Navy officer who'd been jailed in Japan over deadly crash now released from US custody, family says
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Prosecutors urge appeals court to reject Trump's immunity claims in election subversion case

Special counsel Jack Smith is urging a federal appeals court to reject former President Donald Trump’s claims that he is immune from prosecution

Prosecutors urge appeals court to reject Trump's immunity claims in election subversion case
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With the Supreme Court on sideline for now, Trump's lawyers press immunity claims before lower court

Donald Trump's lawyers are telling a federal appeals court that he was acting within his role as president when he pressed claims about “alleged fraud and irregularity” in the 2020 election

With the Supreme Court on sideline for now, Trump's lawyers press immunity claims before lower court
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Trump's lawyers ask full appeals court to review gag order restricting his speech in election case

Lawyers for Donald Trump have asked the full federal appeals court in Washington to review a gag order restricting the former president’s speech in the case charging him with plotting to overturn the 2020 election

Trump's lawyers ask full appeals court to review gag order restricting his speech in election case
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A Navy officer jailed in Japan over a deadly car crash is transferred to US custody, his family says

A Navy officer jailed in Japan over a car crash that killed two Japanese citizens has been transferred into American custody and returned to the United States, where he was booked into a federal detention center

A Navy officer jailed in Japan over a deadly car crash is transferred to US custody, his family says
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How the 2016 election could factor into the case accusing Trump of trying to overturn the 2020 race

Federal prosecutors and lawyers for Donald Trump have signaled their desire to invoke the 2016 election in the former president's trial on charges of scheming to overturn the results of the 2020 presidential election

How the 2016 election could factor into the case accusing Trump of trying to overturn the 2020 race
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FBI chief makes fresh pitch for spy program renewal and says it'd be 'devastating' if it lapsed

FBI Director Christopher Wray is making a fresh pitch for the reauthorization of a U.S. government surveillance tool set to expire at the end of the year

FBI chief makes fresh pitch for spy program renewal and says it'd be 'devastating' if it lapsed
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Families of American hostages in Gaza describe their anguish and call on US government for help

Families of American hostages held by Hamas in the Gaza Strip are describing their anguish and calling on the U.S. and Israeli governments to do all they can to bring home their loved ones home

Families of American hostages in Gaza describe their anguish and call on US government for help
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In new challenge to indictment, Trump's lawyers argue he had good basis to question election results

Former President Donald Trump's lawyers are arguing that he had a good faith basis to question the outcome of the 2020 election that he lost

In new challenge to indictment, Trump's lawyers argue he had good basis to question election results
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Key GOP lawmaker calls for renewal of surveillance tool as he proposes changes to protect privacy

The Republican chairman of the House Intelligence Committee is calling for the renewal of a key U.S. government surveillance tool while also proposing a series of changes aimed at safeguarding privacy

Key GOP lawmaker calls for renewal of surveillance tool as he proposes changes to protect privacy
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A key US spy tool will lapse at year's end unless Congress and the White House can cut a deal

FBI Director Christopher Wray is making a fresh push to Congress to authorize a spy program that Biden administration says is vital to preventing terrorism, catching spies and disrupting cyberattacks

A key US spy tool will lapse at year's end unless Congress and the White House can cut a deal
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Judge declines for now to push back Trump's classified documents trial but postpones other deadlines

A federal judge in Florida has declined for now to postpone former President Donald Trump’s classified documents trial

Judge declines for now to push back Trump's classified documents trial but postpones other deadlines
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Federal prosecutors urge judge to reinstate Trump gag order, citing comments about ex-chief of staff

Federal prosecutors are urging a judge to reinstate a gag order on Donald Trump

Federal prosecutors urge judge to reinstate Trump gag order, citing comments about ex-chief of staff
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Trump is 'not above the law,' prosecutors say in urging judge to let federal election case proceed

Federal prosecutors say Donald Trump is “not above the law” as they are urging a judge to reject the former president’s efforts to dismiss the case charging him with plotting to overturn the 2020 presidential election

Trump is 'not above the law,' prosecutors say in urging judge to let federal election case proceed
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Trump scheduled to be questioned in lawsuits from ex-FBI employees who sent negative texts about him

Donald Trump is scheduled to be questioned under oath as part of lawsuits from two former FBI employees who provoked the former president’s outrage after sending each other pejorative text messages about him

Trump scheduled to be questioned in lawsuits from ex-FBI employees who sent negative texts about him
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Trump's lawyers seek to postpone his classified documents trial until after the 2024 election

Former President Donald Trump's lawyers have asked a judge to postpone his Florida classified documents trial until after next year’s presidential election

Trump's lawyers seek to postpone his classified documents trial until after the 2024 election
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Federal prosecutors press Trump gag order request as judge sets hearing for arguments

Federal prosecutors are pressing their case for a limited gag order on former President Donald Trump

Federal prosecutors press Trump gag order request as judge sets hearing for arguments
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A key US government surveillance tool should face new limits, a divided privacy oversight board says

A sharply divided privacy oversight board says the FBI and other government agencies should be required to get court approval before reviewing the communications of U.S. citizens collected through a secretive foreign surveillance program

A key US government surveillance tool should face new limits, a divided privacy oversight board says
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US contractor originally from Ethiopia arrested on espionage charges, Justice Department says

The Justice Department says a contractor for the U.S. government who is originally from Ethiopia has been arrested on espionage charges, accused of providing a foreign country classified information that he downloaded and printed from his work computer system

US contractor originally from Ethiopia arrested on espionage charges, Justice Department says
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Prosecutors seek narrow gag order on Trump in federal election case after ‘inflammatory’ comments

Federal prosecutors in the case charging Donald Trump with scheming to overturn the 2020 presidential election are seeking an order that would restrict the former president from “inflammatory” and “intimidating” comments about witnesses, lawyers and the judge

Prosecutors seek narrow gag order on Trump in federal election case after ‘inflammatory’ comments
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The Justice Department says there's no valid basis for the judge to step aside from Trump's DC case

The Justice Department is challenging efforts by ex-President Donald Trump to disqualify the Washington judge presiding over the case charging him with plotting to overturn the 2020 election

The Justice Department says there's no valid basis for the judge to step aside from Trump's DC case
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Trump, legal team must use secure facility to review classified evidence in documents case

A federal judge in the case charging Donald Trump with illegally hoarding top secret documents at his Florida estate has directed the former president to use a secure facility to review classified evidence and has sharply restricted his ability to discuss that information with others

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