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‘Decisions are imminent’ on charges in Trump’s effort to overturn 2020 election in Georgia, Fulton County DA says

By Sara Murray, Jason Morris and Devan Cole, CNN Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis suggested Tuesday that the special grand jury investigating Donald Trump and his allies’ efforts to upend the 2020 election in Georgia has recommended multiple indictments and said that her decision on whether to bring charges is “imminent.” At a hearing

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Biden administration raised concerns with Beijing over Chinese companies’ non-lethal aid in Russian war effort

By Katie Bo Lillis, Natasha Bertrand, Alex Marquardt and Kylie Atwood, CNN The Biden administration has recently raised concerns with China about evidence it has suggesting that Chinese companies have sold non-lethal equipment to Russia for use in Ukraine, in an effort to ascertain how much Beijing knows about the transactions, according to two US

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House Oversight Committee chairman sends letter requesting Secret Service provide Wilmington visitor logs

By Annie Grayer, CNN House Oversight Committee Chairman James Comer has sent a letter to the US Secret Service requesting the visitor logs from President Joe Biden’s home in Wilmington, Delaware, where more classified documents have been found. In the letter, Comer, a Kentucky Republican lawmaker, says there has been a “lack of transparency” from

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Pandemic jobless benefits fraud likely tops $60 billion. House GOP to start investigating next week

By Tami Luhby, CNN More than $60 billion may have been paid out in fraudulent unemployment insurance benefits during the Covid-19 pandemic, according to a report released Monday by the US Government Accountability Office. The watchdog agency, however, warned that the estimate has limitations and should be interpreted with caution. The actual amount of pandemic

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Russian intelligence agents believed to have directed White supremacists to carry out bombing campaign in Spain, US officials say

By Katie Bo Lillis, Kylie Atwood and Alex Marquardt, CNN US officials believe that Russian intelligence officers directed a Russian White supremacist group to carry out a letter-bombing campaign that rocked Madrid late last year, targeting the prime minister, the American and Ukrainian Embassies as well as the Spanish defense ministry, according to current and

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Former high-level FBI official pleads not guilty in alleged schemes to help sanctioned Russian oligarch

By Kara Scannell and Lauren del Valle, CNN The former head of counterintelligence for the FBI’s New York field office was charged in two separate indictments Monday for allegedly working with a sanctioned Russian oligarch after he retired and concealing hundreds of thousands of dollars he received from a former employee of an Albanian intelligence

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DeSantis says Florida rejected new AP course on African American Studies for imposing ‘political agenda’

By Steve Contorno and Kit Maher, CNN Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis said Monday that the state is blocking a new Advanced Placement course on African American Studies because it included the study of “queer theory” and political movements that advocated for “abolishing prisons.” “That’s a political agenda,” DeSantis said at a press conference in Jacksonville.

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Supreme Court delays considering Florida and Texas laws that force social media platforms to host content

By Brian Fung, CNN A high-stakes legal battle over social media moderation remains in limbo after the Supreme Court on Monday delayed saying whether it will hear three cases that could decide the constitutionality of Texas and Florida laws letting users sue online platforms for alleged political censorship. The cases — viewed as a bellwether

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George Santos’ lies are casting a harsh spotlight on a powerful Republican who endorsed and raised money for him

By Pamela Brown and Gregory Krieg, CNN Cascading revelations about New York Rep. George Santos‘ pattern of lies and deception are putting increased scrutiny on powerful New York Rep. Elise Stefanik, the fourth-ranking House Republican and a vocal supporter of Santos during his 2022 campaign. Stefanik was a key validator for Santos in their shared

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