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Members of the National Guard patrol the Washington Monument on August 16 in Washington

Trump says law enforcement crackdown will ‘go on to other places’ during appearance at police facility in DC

By Kristen Holmes, Samantha Waldenberg, Adam Cancryn, CNN (CNN) — President Donald Trump said Thursday he would expand the law enforcement and National Guard crackdown he ordered in Washington, DC, this month to other jurisdictions as he appeared at a US Park Police facility to promote the initiative. “We’re going to make it safe, and

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Federal Bureau of Investigation Director Kash Patel speaks during a Senate Appropriations Committee hearing in the Dirksen Senate Office Building on Capitol Hill on May 8.

FBI association accuses Director Kash Patel of violating due process in high-profile firings

By Holmes Lybrand, CNN (CNN) — The FBI Agents Association is warning lawmakers that recent firings at the agency have “purposely violated” the due process rights of agents, expressly calling out FBI Director Kash Patel for what the association sees as flagrant policy violations and potential political retribution. “We want you to be aware that

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Ian Sams speaks to members of the media outside the White House on March 12

House Oversight chair says Biden aide’s testimony raises questions about efforts to shield the former president

By Ted Barrett, CNN (CNN) — Another senior aide to former President Joe Biden testified Thursday before the House Oversight Committee as part of the GOP-led panel’s investigation into what it charges was a “cover-up” of Biden’s mental decline. House Oversight Chair James Comer said Ian Sams, who served as a special assistant to the

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Former President Barack Obama speaks at the Obama Foundation Democracy Forum in Chicago in December 2024.

Obama calls Newsom’s redistricting plan ‘a responsible approach’ in response to Texas Republicans redrawing maps

By David Wright, CNN (CNN) — Former President Barack Obama said Tuesday that he supported a proposal by California Democrats to redraw congressional lines in response to a Republican-led push in Texas to gain additional US House seats but expressed unease with the broader effects of political gerrymandering. “On this California issue, I want to

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This undated trial evidence image obtained December 8

Judge rejects Trump administration request to release Jeffrey Epstein grand jury documents

By Kara Scannell, Casey Gannon, CNN (CNN) — A federal judge said he would not unseal grand jury transcripts and exhibits from the investigation into Jeffrey Epstein – rejecting the Justice Department’s request to make them public. Judge Richard Berman said the Justice Department did not overcome long-standing precedent to keep grand jury materials sealed

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New US citizens use handheld fans to take shade from the sun during a naturalization ceremony at George Washington's Mount Vernon in Virginia

Trump administration expands ‘good moral character’ requirement to become naturalized citizen

By Michael Williams, CNN (CNN) — The Trump administration is expanding the requirement for immigrants who are hoping to become US citizens to display “good moral character,” in a move that some immigration lawyers denounced as a troubling change that adds uncertainty to the naturalization process. US Citizenship and Immigration Services, an agency within the

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Razor wire at the at the border wall in Juarez

Southern border wall will be painted black to deter people from climbing it during hot weather, DHS secretary says

By Hanna Park, CNN (CNN) — The wall along the southern border will be painted black in an effort to make the structure too hot to climb, Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem announced Tuesday, saying the suggestion came from President Donald Trump. “It’s tall, which makes it very, very difficult to climb, almost

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