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Justice Department watchdog concludes yearslong probe into FBI actions after 2016 standoff with protesters in Oregon

By Hannah Rabinowitz, CNN (CNN) — The Justice Department’s inspector general found flaws with the FBI’s procedures for handling evidence after an officer-involved shooting in 2016, concluding a years-long investigation that began after the actions of FBI agents were questioned following a fatal standoff at an Oregon wildlife refuge. The inspector general’s office released its report

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Justice Department says it disrupted Russian ‘bot farm’ used to spread propaganda in US

By Sean Lyngaas, CNN (CNN) — The US Justice Department said Tuesday that it seized two internet domains and searched nearly 1,000 social media accounts that Russian operatives allegedly used to pose as US residents to spread disinformation in the US and abroad. The so-called bot farm used artificial intelligence to create fake social media profiles purporting

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Intelligence on Russian sabotage threat prompted increase in security at US military bases in Europe

By Natasha Bertrand, CNN (CNN) — US military bases across Europe were placed on a heightened state of alert last week for the first time in a decade after the US received intelligence that Russian-backed actors were considering carrying out sabotage attacks against US military personnel and facilities, multiple sources familiar with the matter told CNN. The intelligence

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Zelensky says Putin ‘awaits November’ and calls for immediate aid while in Washington for NATO Summit

By Jennifer Hansler and Jack Forrest, CNN (CNN) — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Tuesday urged international leaders to promptly aid his war-torn country and “not to wait for November, or any other month.” Zelensky said that “everyone is waiting for November,” including Russian President Vladimir Putin, as the 2024 US presidential election and the

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Trump-appointed judge in Alaska resigns after investigation finds he had ‘inappropriately sexualized relationship’

By Zachary Cohen and Holmes Lybrand, CNN (CNN) — A US district court judge in Alaska who was appointed by former President Donald Trump abruptly announced his resignation from the federal bench last week, days before an investigation that found he engaged in an “inappropriately sexualized relationship” with one of his law clerks was released publicly.  Judge

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READ: 2024 Republican Party platform

By CNN Staff (CNN) — The Republican National Committee’s platform committee on Monday approved a platform that reflects former President Donald Trump’s broader policy agenda on a range of issues. Read the GOP platform below: The-CNN-Wire™ & © 2024 Cable News Network, Inc., a Warner Bros. Discovery Company. All rights reserved.

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Cost of modernizing US Air Force’s nuclear missile arsenal increases by over 80%

By Haley Britzky, CNN (CNN) — The US Air Force’s project to modernize its nuclear missile arsenal is projected to cost approximately $141 billion, which is roughly 81% more than previously anticipated, and will be delayed by several years, officials said Monday. A review of the Sentinel program was conducted after the Air Force said in January its costs were exceeding baseline projections. The

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