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By Sean Lyngaas, CNN The FBI and private investigators have seized about $30 million worth of cryptocurrency stolen by North Korean government-linked hackers from a video game company in March, according to Chainalysis, a US firm that said it worked with the FBI to claw back the stolen money. It’s the latest example of a

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

Former Donald Trump aide Steve Bannon was indicted on 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 an indictment obtained by CNN. Read the indictment here: The-CNN-Wire™ & © 2022 Cable News Network,

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

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,

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

By Gabby Orr, CNN Former President Donald Trump has endorsed Ohio GOP Gov. Mike DeWine ahead of a rally in Youngstown next week. “[L]ittle has been said about the race for Governor, where we have an outstanding person running, Mike DeWine, who quietly, but professionally, goes about doing his job and really well,” Trump, who

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

By Oren Liebermann and Hannah Rabinowitz, CNN A former soldier who prosecutors say claimed he enlisted to become better at killing Black people was kicked out of the Army following an FBI investigation that uncovered ties to White supremacist organizations and Nazi ideology. Killian M. Ryan was arrested August 26 and charged with one count

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

By Dana Bash, CNN Former President Barack Obama plans to campaign for a variety of candidates this fall as the 2022 midterms approach, a source familiar with his plans tells CNN. He will publicly appear with candidates in congressional and gubernatorial races but will also campaign with candidates for some secretary of state races in