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First on CNN: New Mexico AG probing campaign finances of GOP candidate accused of orchestrating shootings

By John Miller, Paul P. Murphy and Eric Bradner, CNN New Mexico Attorney General Raúl Torrez’ office is taking the lead in probing the campaign finances of Solomon Peña, who police say was behind a spate of shootings at Democratic officials’ homes. The move comes after Albuquerque police said they were investigating whether Peña’s campaign

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New Jersey AG files emergent application for recount and recheck of four towns in county impacted by voting system error

By Artemis Moshtaghian, CNN The New Jersey attorney general’s office on Friday filed an emergent application in superior court to ask for a full recount and recheck of vote tallies in a handful of towns in Monmouth County, which was impacted by a voting system error during the November election. The New Jersey attorney general

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FBI investigation underway after Republican senator’s campaign lost $690,000 to cybercriminals

By Jessica Dean and Sonnet Swire, CNN An FBI investigation is underway after cybercriminals targeted an accounting firm employed by a US senator’s reelection campaign last year, according to a spokesperson for the senator. Kansas Republican Sen. Jerry Moran’s campaign sent two wires for fraudulent invoices totaling $690,000 this past fall, according to a Federal

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Justice Department tells Jim Jordan it won’t share information about ongoing investigations

By Zachary Cohen, Sara Murray and Paula Reid, CNN The Justice Department signaled Friday it’s unlikely to share information about ongoing criminal investigations with the new GOP-controlled House, in a move that’s certain to frustrate Republicans in the chamber. In a letter to House Judiciary Chairman Jim Jordan responding to a flurry of document requests,

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US to designate Russia’s Wagner mercenary group as a ‘transnational criminal organization’

By Natasha Bertrand and Katie Bo Lillis, CNN The US Treasury Department will designate the Russian mercenary organization Wagner Group as a “transnational criminal organization” and will impose additional sanctions next week against the group and its support network across the world, the White House said on Friday. “These actions recognize the transcontinental threat that

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