Washington – A full federal appeals court in Washington, D.C., dealt another blow to former President Donald Trump’s attempt to shield his tax returns from House Democrats Thursday, refusing a request from the former president to reconsider a three-judge appellate panel’s ruling against him. The D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals …
Read More »Washington — The National Records and Archives Administration told House Democrats on Friday that it has not yet retrieved all the records from officials in the Trump administration that it should have under federal law and would consult with the Justice Department on further action. In a letter to House …
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Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton ran out of his house and jumped into a truck driven by his wife, a state senator, to avoid being served a subpoena to testify Tuesday in an abortion access case, according to court documents. A process server wrote in an affidavit that he was …
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The National Guard is expected to miss its recruiting goals by 9,000 members when the fiscal year ends next week, the chief of the National Guard bureau said Tuesday. The Army National Guard will miss its goal by 6,000, and the Air National Guard will be about 3,000 short, Gen. …
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The Pentagon has paused accepting new F-35 fighter jets after learning one of its metal parts was made in China. The temporary pause does not impact the F-35s already in service. The F-35 Joint Program Office learned in late August that one of the metals used in a magnet for …
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The director of national intelligence is preparing to review the items recovered during the FBI search of at former President Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Lago estate earlier this month, CBS News has learned. In a letter sent to congressional leaders Friday, Director of National Intelligence Avril Haines said her office would conduct …
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The Pentagon has rejected a second request from District of Columbia Mayor Muriel Bowser for the deployment of the D.C. National Guard to help receive and shelter migrants bused into the city from states like Texas and Arizona. In a letter to Bowser Monday, the Pentagon said the D.C. Guard …
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Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp is seeking to dismiss a subpoena brought by the Fulton County District Attorney’s office regarding a grand jury’s investigation into former President Donald Trump’s behavior after losing the 2020 election. In court documents filed Wednesday, Kemp’s attorneys said the governor received a subpoena on Aug. 4 …
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Washington — Donald Trump’s attorneys agreed to the public release of the search warrant authorizing the FBI’s seizure of documents from his Florida home, according to court papers filed Friday. The warrant was released Friday afternoon. Trump’s consent to the disclosure follows Attorney General Merrick Garland’s announcement Thursday that the Justice …
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Washington — President Biden tested positive for COVID-19 on Thursday, confining himself to the White House to recover from seemingly mild symptoms as his doctor said he should respond well to treatment since he is fully vaccinated and boosted against the coronavirus. The president, who is 79 years old, has …
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