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READ: DOJ’s motion to stay ruling ordering special master review for Mar-a-Lago documents

The Justice Department is appealing a court-ordered special master review of the materials seized by the FBI at former President Donald Trump’s Florida home. DOJ is also asking US District Judge Aileen Cannon, the Trump-appointee who ordered the special master, to partially pause part of her order, saying it has halted the intelligence community’s review

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DOJ appeals decision to order special master to review evidence seized in Mar-a-Lago search and says it’s halted intelligence review

By Tierney Sneed, CNN The Justice Department on Thursday appealed a court-ordered special master review of the materials seized by the FBI at Mar-a-Lago — including more than 100 classified documents — as it argued the order was putting US national security at risk. The government has halted the intelligence community’s risk assessment of classified

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Trump Org. investigation continues, NY district attorney says

By Kristina Sgueglia, CNN The Manhattan district attorney’s investigation into the Trump Organization’s finances is ongoing, District Attorney Alvin Bragg told reporters Thursday. Bragg made the announcement at a news conference on the indictment of Steve Bannon. “The investigation is ongoing,” he said. Bragg was asked about the next steps in that investigation. “You should

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Steve Bannon pleads not guilty to NY state charges of money laundering, conspiracy and fraud related to border wall effort

By Kara Scannell, Hannah Rabinowitz and Shawna Mizelle, CNN Former Donald Trump aide Steve Bannon pleaded not guilty Thursday in a New York court to state charges of money laundering, conspiracy and fraud related to an alleged online scheme to raise money for the construction of a wall along the southern US border, according to

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Former US attorney says Trump DOJ pressured office to ‘aid them politically,’ NYT reports

By Chandelis Duster and Evan Perez, CNN Former US Attorney Geoffrey Berman, a Donald Trump appointee who was later fired by the former President, says top Trump-era officials in the Justice Department pressured his office to “aid them politically,” The New York Times reported Thursday. “Throughout my tenure as U.S. attorney,” Berman writes in his

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Jill Biden taps a new press secretary

By Kate Bennett, CNN The East Wing will announce Thursday that Vanessa Valdivia has been tapped as Jill Biden’s new press secretary, her communications director Elizabeth Alexander told CNN. “Vanessa’s combination of strategic communications skills, expertise, and experience, as well as her commitment to public service, will make her a tremendous addition to our team,”

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White House eliminates potential hurdles for immigrants on public benefits trying to obtain legal status

By Priscilla Alvarez and Geneva Sands, CNN The Biden administration has finalized a rule eliminating potential hurdles for immigrants dependent on public benefits and trying to obtain legal status, according to a newly released regulation. The Trump administration had modified the decades-old regulation, known as “public charge,” in a way that would have reshaped the

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US Secretary of State Antony Blinken commends Ukrainian counteroffensive during unannounced trip to Kyiv

By Jennifer Hansler, CNN US Secretary of State Antony Blinken commended the Ukrainian counteroffensive during an unannounced trip to Kyiv Thursday, saying the effort to regain control of Russian-held areas of the country was “proving effective.” “It’s very early, but we’re seeing clear and real progress on the ground, particularly in the area around Kherson,

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Steve Bannon pleads not guilty to NY state charges of money laundering, conspiracy and fraud related to border wall effort

By Kara Scannell, Hannah Rabinowitz and Shawna Mizelle, CNN Former Donald Trump aide Steve Bannon pleaded not guilty Thursday in a New York court to state charges of money laundering, conspiracy and fraud related to an alleged online scheme to raise money for the construction of a wall along the southern US border, according to

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Colorado clerk Tina Peters pleads not guilty in election security breach case

By Jeremy Harlan, CNN Mesa County Clerk Tina Peters, who lost the GOP nomination for Colorado secretary of state earlier this year, pleaded not guilty to felony and misdemeanor charges Wednesday afternoon, six months after a county grand jury indicted her following an election security breach investigation by local authorities. District Judge Matthew Barrett set

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Federal judge rejects Oath Keepers leader’s last-minute effort to delay trial and fire attorneys

By Hannah Rabinowitz and Holmes Lybrand, CNN A federal judge rejected Oath Keepers leader Stewart Rhodes‘ efforts to fire his two attorneys and delay his weeks-away trial for seditious conspiracy relating to the January 6, 2021, attack on the US Capitol, telling the leader there was no “legitimate reason” to make the eleventh-hour change. According

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