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Dec 1, 2024 | 
sunjournal.com | Eric Tucker |Alan Suderman
WASHINGTON — President-elect Donald Trump says he will nominate Kash Patel to serve as FBI director, turning to a fierce ally to upend America’s premier law enforcement agency and rid the government of perceived “conspirators.” It’s the latest bombshell Trump has thrown at the Washington establishment and a test for how far Senate Republicans will go in confirming his nominees.
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Oct 20, 2024 | 
pressherald.com | Zeke Miller |Mike Balsamo |Eric Tucker |Tara Copp
WASHINGTON — The United States is investigating an unauthorized release of classified documents that assess Israel’s plans to attack Iran, three U.S. officials told The Associated Press. A fourth U.S. official said the documents appear to be legitimate.
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Oct 2, 2024 | 
pressherald.com | Eric Tucker |Alanna Durkin Richer
WASHINGTON — Donald Trump laid the groundwork to try to overturn the 2020 election even before he lost, knowingly pushed false claims of voter fraud and “resorted to crimes” in his failed bid to cling to power, according to a newly unsealed court filing from prosecutors that lays out fresh details from the landmark criminal case against the former president.
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Sep 23, 2024 | 
centralmaine.com | Eric Tucker |Alanna Durkin Richer |Stephany Matat |Eric Tucker
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Sep 23, 2024 | 
pressherald.com | Eric Tucker |Alanna Durkin Richer |Stephany Matat
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. — The man accused in the assassination attempt of Donald Trump at a golf course in Florida left behind a note detailing his plans to kill the former president and kept in his car a handwritten list of dates and venues where Trump was to appear, the Justice Department said Monday. Trump complained that the current holding charges against the man were too light, but prosecutors indicated much more serious attempted assassination charges were coming.
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Sep 23, 2024 | 
centralmaine.com | Eric Tucker |Alanna Durkin Richer
WASHINGTON — The man accused in the apparent assassination attempt of Donald Trump at a golf course in Florida left behind a note saying that he intended to kill the former president and maintained in his car a handwritten list of dates and venues where Trump was to appear, the Justice Department said Monday.
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Sep 23, 2024 | 
pressherald.com | Eric Tucker |Alanna Durkin Richer
WASHINGTON — The man accused in the apparent assassination attempt of Donald Trump at a golf course in Florida left behind a note saying that he intended to kill the former president and maintained in his car a handwritten list of dates and venues where Trump was to appear, the Justice Department said Monday.
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Sep 14, 2024 | 
pressherald.com | Eric Tucker |Will Weissert
WASHINGTON — Dick Cheney is a career Republican still vilified by Democrats for his bullish defense of the Iraq War as vice president. But his partisan loyalties were cast aside in extraordinary fashion last week when he endorsed Democrat Kamala Harris for the White House. Alberto Gonzales’ service in George W. Bush’s administration was roiled by debates over intrusive government eavesdropping and an abrupt purging of U.S. attorneys that Democrats regarded with intense suspicion.
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Sep 5, 2024 | 
pressherald.com | Eric Tucker |Alanna Durkin Richer |Michael Kunzelman
WASHINGTON — A judge will hear arguments Thursday about the potential next steps in the federal election subversion prosecution of Donald Trump in the first hearing since the Supreme Court narrowed the case by ruling that former presidents are entitled to broad immunity from criminal charges. Prosecutors and defense lawyers submitted dueling proposals late Friday before the status conference.
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Sep 5, 2024 | 
centralmaine.com | Eric Tucker |Alanna Durkin Richer |Michael Kunzelman
WASHINGTON — A judge will hear arguments Thursday about the potential next steps in the federal election subversion prosecution of Donald Trump in the first hearing since the Supreme Court narrowed the case by ruling that former presidents are entitled to broad immunity from criminal charges. Prosecutors and defense lawyers submitted dueling proposals late Friday before the status conference.
