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Faulty redactions in court document show federal investigators seized more info in case against Rudy Giuliani than previously disclosed

New York federal prosecutors investigating Rudy Giuliani have seized material from a wider array of individuals than previously disclosed, including messages from email and iCloud accounts they believe belong to two former Ukrainian government officials, as well as the cell phone and iPad of a pro-Trump Ukrainian businessman, according to a court document unsealed Tuesday.

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White House ousts four Trump-appointed members of prestigious arts commission

The White House has ousted several members of a prestigious arts commission in the nation’s capital, the latest move in the Biden administration’s purge of Trump-era appointees from government agencies and boards. The seven-member Commission of Fine Arts — an independent federal agency tasked with advising the President, Congress and government agencies on “matters of

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Judge blasts Barr’s Justice Dept. for ‘getting a jump on public relations’ in Mueller report rollout

A federal judge slammed the Department of Justice for “getting a jump on public relations” when its leaders in 2019 discussed a public rollout that would blunt the Mueller investigation’s damaging findings about then-President Donald Trump, according to a newly released opinion from the judge. Judge Amy Berman Jackson’s scathing analysis was revealed Tuesday morning

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US will make ‘significant contributions’ to rebuilding Gaza, Blinken says in first stop of Mideast tour

The United States will make “significant contributions” to rebuilding Gaza following the recent conflict between Israel and Hamas, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said in Jerusalem on the first day of his first official visit to the region. Blinken, speaking alongside Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, said the US would “work to ensure that

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Ex-WH counsel McGahn agrees to testify before House Judiciary Committee behind closed doors next week

Former Trump White House Counsel Don McGahn has agreed to testify before the House Judiciary Committee next week after House Democrats and the Justice Department struck a deal paving the way for his closed-door testimony, according to three sources familiar with the discussions. McGahn’s testimony is coming after a years-long legal battle between House Democrats

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Top Republicans dig in over January 6 commission bill and plan to filibuster as soon as this week

Texas Sen. John Cornyn was clear in February: Congress should establish a 9/11-style outside commission to investigate the January 6 attack, a rare sign of bipartisanship just a month after the deadly Capitol insurrection. “I agree w/Speaker Pelosi — a 911-type investigation is called for to help prevent this from happening again,” Cornyn, a member

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Ex-WH counsel McGahn agrees to testify before House Judiciary Committee behind closed doors, likely next week

Former Trump White House Counsel Don McGahn has agreed to testify before the House Judiciary Committee after House Democrats and the Justice Department struck a deal paving the way for his closed-door testimony, which is likely to occur next week, according to two sources familiar with the discussions. McGahn’s testimony is coming after a years-long

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