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Politics Jul 24
WATCH LIVE: FBI Director Wray testifies on investigation into attempted assassination of TrumpWednesday's hearing before the House Judiciary Committee will represent Wray's most detailed comments to date about a shooting that has again thrust the FBI into the political maelstrom.
Politics Jul 20
Gunman flew drone over rally site in advance of attempt to assassinate Trump, official saysThe gunman in the attempted assassination of former President Donald Trump is believed to have flown a drone around the Pennsylvania rally site ahead of time in an apparent attempt to scope out the site before the event, a law enforcement official…
Politics Jul 18
Rally shooter had photos of Trump, Biden and other U.S. leaders on his phone, sources sayInvestigators searching Thomas Matthew Crooks' devices have also found that the shooter looked up the dates for the Democratic National Convention as well as Trump’s appearances.
Nation Jul 17
Long court fight awaits after judge’s order dismisses Trump classified docs caseA planned appeal by special counsel Jack Smith of U.S. District Judge Aileen Cannon’s order is expected to tee up a court fight that might reach the U.S. Supreme Court and could result in the reinstatement of the indictment and…
Politics Jul 15
Read the full filing tossing Trump’s classified documents trialDefense lawyers filed multiple challenges to the case, including a legally technical one that asserted that special counsel Jack Smith had been illegally appointed under the Constitution's Appointments Clause, which governs the appointment of certain government positions. Judge Aileen Cannon,…
Politics Jul 15
Judge Cannon dismisses Trump’s federal classified documents caseU.S. District Judge Aileen Cannon granted the defense motion to dismiss the case on Monday, voiding a prosecution that at the time it was brought was seen as the most perilous of the multiple legal threats Trump faced.
Politics Jul 14
Gunman pointed rifle at local officer before firing at Trump during rally, sources tell APNot long before shots rang out at Trump's campaign rally in Butler, Pennsylvania, rallygoers noticed a man climbing to the roof of a nearby building and warned local police, according to two law enforcement officials.
Politics Jul 13
WATCH: Biden condemns shooting at Trump rally, ‘no place for this kind of violence’“There's no place in America for this type of violence,” President Joe Biden, who is running against Trump as the presumptive Democratic nominee, said in remarks. “It’s sick. It’s sick.”…
World Jul 11
WATCH: Ukraine’s Zelenskyy asks Biden to lift U.S. limits on striking Russian military targetsUkrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Thursday embraced the support of allies who have provided substantial new aid and a path to joining NATO, even as he emphatically pushed for the help to arrive faster and for restrictions to be lifted on the use of…
Politics Jun 27
Judge in Trump classified documents case grants his request for another hearing, ensuring further delays in trialThe order ensures further delays in a criminal case already snarled by significant delays, resulting in the indefinite postponement of a trial that had been set to begin May 20.