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US Army accepting roughly $1 million donation to bring senior leaders to DC conference as troops brace for missed paycheck

By Haley Britzky, CNN (CNN) — The US Army is accepting a donation of roughly $1 million for the travel and lodging of senior leaders to a professional development conference in Washington, DC, next week, as active duty forces are bracing for a missed paycheck amid the government shutdown, multiple US officials told CNN. Many

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Attorney General Letitia James sits in the courtroom during the civil fraud trial of former U.S. President Donald Trump at New York Supreme Court in January 2024 in New York City.

Letitia James, the New York attorney general who defeated Trump in court, indicted by Justice Department

CNN By Kristen Holmes, Hannah Rabinowitz, Kara Scannell, CNN (CNN) — New York Attorney General Letitia James was indicted Thursday in Alexandria, Virginia, as President Donald Trump’s Justice Department continues to pursue charges against his political opponents. James has been under investigation since May over a 2023 mortgage she took out to buy a home

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Attorney General Letitia James sits in the courtroom during the civil fraud trial of former U.S. President Donald Trump at New York Supreme Court in January 2024 in New York City.

Letitia James, the New York attorney general who defeated Trump in court, indicted by Justice Department

By Kristen Holmes, Hannah Rabinowitz, Kara Scannell, CNN (CNN) — New York Attorney General Letitia James was indicted Thursday in Alexandria, Virginia, as President Donald Trump’s Justice Department continues to pursue charges against his political opponents. James has been under investigation since May over a 2023 mortgage she took out to buy a home in

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An election judge sets up a Dominion voting machine

Former GOP election official buys Dominion Voting Systems, says he’ll push for paper ballots

By Alayna Treene, Marshall Cohen, CNN (CNN) — Dominion Voting Systems, the election vendor that was falsely accused of rigging the 2020 election, is being sold and rebranded as Liberty Vote effective immediately. Scott Leiendecker, the founder of a Missouri-based election technology company who previously served as the Republican director for the St. Louis City

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President Donald Trump speaks during a Cabinet meeting at the White House on October 9. Democratic senators on October 9 gave some credit to Trump for brokering phase one of a ceasefire deal between Israel and Hamas but warned of potential challenges in enacting the plan.

Democrats give Trump credit for Gaza deal but stop short of backing GOP calls to award him Nobel Peace Prize

By Alison Main, Manu Raju, Arlette Saenz, Morgan Rimmer, CNN (CNN) — Democratic senators on Thursday gave some credit to President Donald Trump for brokering phase one of a ceasefire deal between Israel and Hamas but warned of potential challenges in enacting the plan. Connecticut Democratic Sen. Richard Blumenthal said he’s “waiting to exhale” and

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White House rebukes Colombian president’s claim that boat US struck off Venezuela coast was carrying Colombians

By Alejandra Jaramillo, Michael Rios, CNN (CNN) — The White House on Thursday dismissed Colombian President Gustavo Petro’s allegation that the most recent US strike in the Caribbean may have targeted a Colombian vessel, saying the claim is “baseless and reprehensible.” “The United States looks forward to President Petro publicly retracting his baseless and reprehensible

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US Attorney Lindsey Halligan fixes an earring at the end of an interview outside of the White House

Comey’s challenge of Lindsey Halligan is the latest bid to derail Trump’s top prosecutors

By Katelyn Polantz, Kara Scannell, CNN (CNN) — Before FBI Director James Comey heads to trial in January over charges of lying to Congress, his team plans to put the prosecutors — and specifically President Donald Trump’s handpicked interim US Attorney Lindsey Halligan — on the defensive. Comey’s strategy, as outlined in court on Wednesday,

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