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ERIC TUCKER

ERIC TUCKER

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US should use its influence to help win the freedom of a scholar missing in Iraq, her sister says

The sister of a Russian-Israeli academic at Princeton University who went missing in Iraq nearly six months ago says the United States should use its influence to help win her freedom

US should use its influence to help win the freedom of a scholar missing in Iraq, her sister says
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Trump, legal team must use secure facility to review classified evidence in documents case

A federal judge in the case charging Donald Trump with illegally hoarding top secret documents at his Florida estate has directed the former president to use a secure facility to review classified evidence and has sharply restricted his ability to discuss that information with others

Election|News|US

The Justice Department says there's no valid basis for the judge to step aside from Trump's DC case

The Justice Department is challenging efforts by ex-President Donald Trump to disqualify the Washington judge presiding over the case charging him with plotting to overturn the 2020 election

The Justice Department says there's no valid basis for the judge to step aside from Trump's DC case
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A new Iran deal shows the Biden administration is willing to pay a big price to free Americans

As the Biden administration heralds the forthcoming release of five U.S. citizens detained by Iran, it’s also confronting questions about the price being paid to bring them home

A new Iran deal shows the Biden administration is willing to pay a big price to free Americans
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Prosecutors seek narrow gag order on Trump in federal election case after ‘inflammatory’ comments

Federal prosecutors in the case charging Donald Trump with scheming to overturn the 2020 presidential election are seeking an order that would restrict the former president from “inflammatory” and “intimidating” comments about witnesses, lawyers and the judge

Prosecutors seek narrow gag order on Trump in federal election case after ‘inflammatory’ comments
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Florida jury pool could give Trump an advantage in classified documents case

The classified documents prosecution of Donald Trump would seem, on paper at least, to be the most straightforward of the four criminal cases the former president is facing

Florida jury pool could give Trump an advantage in classified documents case
Africa|Crime|News|US|World

US contractor originally from Ethiopia arrested on espionage charges, Justice Department says

The Justice Department says a contractor for the U.S. government who is originally from Ethiopia has been arrested on espionage charges, accused of providing a foreign country classified information that he downloaded and printed from his work computer system

US contractor originally from Ethiopia arrested on espionage charges, Justice Department says
Africa|Crime|Election|News|US

Gold bars, cash-stuffed envelopes: New indictment of Sen. Menendez alleges vast corruption

Democratic U.S. Sen. Bob Menendez of New Jersey has been indicted, accused of using his foreign affairs influence to help Egypt in return for bribes from the authoritarian regime

Gold bars, cash-stuffed envelopes: New indictment of Sen. Menendez alleges vast corruption
Election|News|US

Judge Chutkan denies Trump’s request to recuse herself in federal election subversion case

U.S. District Judge Tanya Chutkan says she won’t recuse herself from Donald Trump’s 2020 election interference case in Washington

Judge Chutkan denies Trump’s request to recuse herself in federal election subversion case
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House Republicans make their case for Biden impeachment inquiry at first hearing

House Republicans have spent more than six hours making their case for pursuing an impeachment inquiry against President Joe Biden

House Republicans make their case for Biden impeachment inquiry at first hearing
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A key US government surveillance tool should face new limits, a divided privacy oversight board says

A sharply divided privacy oversight board says the FBI and other government agencies should be required to get court approval before reviewing the communications of U.S. citizens collected through a secretive foreign surveillance program

A key US government surveillance tool should face new limits, a divided privacy oversight board says
Election|News|US

Shutdown's shadow, Biden's speech and arguing the case: Takeaways from the House impeachment hearing

House Republicans repeatedly used the word “brand” at their opening impeachment inquiry as a shorthand to allege that Hunter Biden was selling access to his family’s power and connections when he pursued lucrative business dealings

Shutdown's shadow, Biden's speech and arguing the case: Takeaways from the House impeachment hearing
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Federal prosecutors press Trump gag order request as judge sets hearing for arguments

Federal prosecutors are pressing their case for a limited gag order on former President Donald Trump

Federal prosecutors press Trump gag order request as judge sets hearing for arguments
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A lead prosecutor in the Hunter Biden case cut a contentious path during his time in Baltimore

Before Leo Wise was assigned to investigate Hunter Biden, he had built a reputation in Baltimore as a tough and hard-charging federal prosecutor

A lead prosecutor in the Hunter Biden case cut a contentious path during his time in Baltimore
Asia|Crime|News|US

US announces sweeping action against Chinese fentanyl supply chain producers

The Biden administration is taking aim at the fentanyl trafficking threat, announcing a series of indictments and sanctions against Chinese companies and executives blamed for importing the chemicals used to make the deadly drug

US announces sweeping action against Chinese fentanyl supply chain producers
Election|News|Political|US

Trump's lawyers seek to postpone his classified documents trial until after the 2024 election

Former President Donald Trump's lawyers have asked a judge to postpone his Florida classified documents trial until after next year’s presidential election

Trump's lawyers seek to postpone his classified documents trial until after the 2024 election
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Trump lawyers seek dismissal of DC federal election subversion case, arguing presidential immunity

Lawyers for Donald Trump have asked a judge to dismiss the Washington federal election subversion case against him

Trump lawyers seek dismissal of DC federal election subversion case, arguing presidential immunity
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Biden interviewed as part of the special counsel investigation into handling of classified documents

The White House says President Joe Biden has been interviewed as part of the special counsel investigation into his handling of classified documents

Biden interviewed as part of the special counsel investigation into handling of classified documents
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Biden interview in special counsel documents investigation suggests sprawling probe near conclusion

President Joe Biden's interview with prosecutors over his handling of classified documents signals that a sprawling investigation that has included questioning of some of his closest aides is nearing a conclusion

Biden interview in special counsel documents investigation suggests sprawling probe near conclusion
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Judge scolds prosecutors as she delays hearing for co-defendant in Trump classified documents case

A judge has scolded federal prosecutors in the classified documents case against former President Donald Trump as she abruptly postponed a hearing to determine if the lawyer for a co-defendant had a conflict of interest

Judge scolds prosecutors as she delays hearing for co-defendant in Trump classified documents case
Election|News|US

A proposed gag order on Trump in his federal election case is putting the judge in a tricky position

A request from prosecutors for a gag order aimed at reining in Donald Trump’s rhetoric is putting the judge overseeing his federal election interference case in a tricky position

A proposed gag order on Trump in his federal election case is putting the judge in a tricky position
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Jim Jordan's rapid rise has been cheered by Trump and the far right. Could it soon make him speaker?

Rep. Jim Jordan becoming House speaker would help cement the far right’s takeover of the Republican Party and trigger conflict with Democrats over the size and scope of government

Jim Jordan's rapid rise has been cheered by Trump and the far right. Could it soon make him speaker?
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Trump scheduled to be questioned in lawsuits from ex-FBI employees who sent negative texts about him

Donald Trump is scheduled to be questioned under oath as part of lawsuits from two former FBI employees who provoked the former president’s outrage after sending each other pejorative text messages about him

Trump scheduled to be questioned in lawsuits from ex-FBI employees who sent negative texts about him
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Trump is 'not above the law,' prosecutors say in urging judge to let federal election case proceed

Federal prosecutors say Donald Trump is “not above the law” as they are urging a judge to reject the former president’s efforts to dismiss the case charging him with plotting to overturn the 2020 presidential election

Trump is 'not above the law,' prosecutors say in urging judge to let federal election case proceed
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Army private who fled to North Korea charged with desertion, held by US military, officials tell AP

An Army private who fled to North Korea before being returned home to the United States last month has been detained by the U.S. military

Army private who fled to North Korea charged with desertion, held by US military, officials tell AP

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