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U.S. President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin hold a meeting at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson on August 15 in Anchorage

Rubio doubles down on Trump pledge to back Ukraine security guarantees but says Europe must lead

By Kylie Atwood, Haley Britzky, Zachary Cohen, Isabelle Khurshudyan, CNN (CNN) — Secretary of State Marco Rubio told European counterparts Thursday the US will participate in post-war security guarantees for Ukraine but that the Trump administration believes Europe should take the lead, according to a European diplomat familiar with the call. During a call with

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This 2020 photo shows Omar Fateh during a vigil for Dolal Idd in Minneapolis

Minnesota Democrats revoke endorsement of democratic socialist candidate for Minneapolis mayor

By Eva McKend, CNN (CNN) — A Minnesota Democratic committee on Thursday revoked the party’s endorsement of mayoral candidate Omar Fateh, a democratic socialist challenging the incumbent Democratic mayor of Minneapolis. Fateh was the top delegate winner at Minneapolis’ Democratic Farmer-Labor Party convention last month. “After a thoughtful and transparent review of the challenges, the

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House Oversight Committee Chairman James Comer speaks to reporters at the US Capitol on Monday

House Oversight Chair says panel to release Epstein files ‘as quickly as we can,’ while protecting victims

By Ted Barrett, CNN (CNN) — House Oversight Committee Chairman James Comer said his “goal” is to release files related to Jeffrey Epstein quickly once the Justice Department starts turning them over Friday, but stressed they want to be careful not to do anything that could harm victims. “We’re going to review (them) and we’ll

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Pirro directs prosecutors to pursue tougher charges in DC but softens enforcement of some gun crimes

By Hannah Rabinowitz, Katelyn Polantz, CNN (CNN) — Washington DC’s top federal prosecutor says that her office will pursue the toughest criminal charges for arrests made in the Trump administration’s purported crime crackdown, even as the office softens enforcement of a DC law that makes it illegal to possess rifles and shotguns in the city.

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Members of the National Guard patrol the Washington Monument on August 16 in Washington

Trump says law enforcement crackdown will ‘go on to other places’ during appearance at police facility in DC

By Kristen Holmes, Samantha Waldenberg, Adam Cancryn, CNN (CNN) — President Donald Trump said Thursday he would expand the law enforcement and National Guard crackdown he ordered in Washington, DC, this month to other jurisdictions as he appeared at a US Park Police facility to promote the initiative. “We’re going to make it safe, and

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Federal Bureau of Investigation Director Kash Patel speaks during a Senate Appropriations Committee hearing in the Dirksen Senate Office Building on Capitol Hill on May 8.

FBI association accuses Director Kash Patel of violating due process in high-profile firings

By Holmes Lybrand, CNN (CNN) — The FBI Agents Association is warning lawmakers that recent firings at the agency have “purposely violated” the due process rights of agents, expressly calling out FBI Director Kash Patel for what the association sees as flagrant policy violations and potential political retribution. “We want you to be aware that

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Ian Sams speaks to members of the media outside the White House on March 12

House Oversight chair says Biden aide’s testimony raises questions about efforts to shield the former president

By Ted Barrett, CNN (CNN) — Another senior aide to former President Joe Biden testified Thursday before the House Oversight Committee as part of the GOP-led panel’s investigation into what it charges was a “cover-up” of Biden’s mental decline. House Oversight Chair James Comer said Ian Sams, who served as a special assistant to the

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Former President Barack Obama speaks at the Obama Foundation Democracy Forum in Chicago in December 2024.

Obama calls Newsom’s redistricting plan ‘a responsible approach’ in response to Texas Republicans redrawing maps

By David Wright, CNN (CNN) — Former President Barack Obama said Tuesday that he supported a proposal by California Democrats to redraw congressional lines in response to a Republican-led push in Texas to gain additional US House seats but expressed unease with the broader effects of political gerrymandering. “On this California issue, I want to

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