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Trump’s company charged Secret Service ‘exorbitant’ hotel rates to protect the first family, House committee report says

By Zachary Cohen and Kara Scannell, CNN The Trump Organization charged the Secret Service “exorbitant rates” — upwards of $1.4 million over four years — to protect the former President and his family at properties they owned, according to documents released by the House Oversight Committee on Monday. The committee found that the Trump Organization

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Ron Johnson’s campaign paid law firm associated with January 6 false elector scheme for ‘recount consulting,’ per FEC records

By Donald Judd, CNN Wisconsin Sen. Ron Johnson‘s Senate campaign has paid over $20,000 to a Wisconsin-based law firm that played a role in former President Donald Trump‘s efforts to overturn the 2020 election in the state, paying the firm for “legal consulting,” including efforts for a possible recount, Federal Election Commission records show. Per

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US trying to speed up delivery of key air defense systems to Ukraine after Russia’s Iranian-supplied drone attacks

By Barbara Starr and Katie Bo Lillis, CNN The US Defense Department is trying to speed up the delivery of two advanced surface-to-air missile systems to Ukraine as Russia has increasingly used Iranian-supplied drones that explode on impact to pummel Ukrainian cities and infrastructure. The Pentagon’s effort is just the latest evidence of a newly

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House report alleges Trump aides blocked public health officials from providing accurate Covid-19 information during pandemic

By Daniella Diaz, CNN Trump administration aides “usurped control of CDC communications and blocked public health officials from providing accurate information about the coronavirus to the American people,” the House Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Crisis, led by Democratic Rep. Jim Clyburn, said in a report released Monday. In its third wide-ranging investigation on the

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Political mood tilts in Republicans’ favor with economy and inflation top of mind three weeks from midterms

By Jennifer Agiesta, CNN Polling Director The economy and inflation are the dominant issues three weeks out from the midterm congressional elections, challenging Democrats’ chances of maintaining control of Congress, according to a string of new polls released in the last few days. Widespread impressions of the economy as bad and worsening, combined with dissatisfaction

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Trump’s company charged Secret Service ‘exorbitant’ hotel rates to protect the first family, House committee report says

By Zachary Cohen and Kara Scannell, CNN The Trump Organization charged the Secret Service “exorbitant rates” — upwards of $1.4 million over four years — to protect the former President and his family at properties they owned, according to documents released by the House Oversight Committee on Monday. The committee found that the Trump Organization

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