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The Justice Department on Wednesday fired Maurene Comey from the United States Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of New York, where she most recently led the prosecution of Sean “Diddy” Combs, multiple sources told ABC News. A spokesman for the U.S. Attorney’s Office in Manhattan declined to comment. A spokesperson for the Justice Department […]
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Attorney General Pam Bondi has fired at least 20 prosecutors and support staffers who assisted former Special Counsel Jack Smith’s investigations into President Donald Trump, sources familiar with the matter told ABC News Saturday. Senior leadership at the department had already ousted most of the remaining prosecutors associated with the probes. A DOJ spokesperson didn’t […]
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Immigrants who arrive in the United States illegally will no longer be eligible for a bond hearing, a move that comes as the Trump administration ramps up efforts to keep immigrants who enter the country legally detained, sources familiar with the matter told ABC News. The new policy change was announced in a memo last […]
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The FBI is planning to reallocate potentially thousands of agents away from immigration enforcement to focus on cyber threats and counterterrorism efforts, sources familiar with the matter told ABC News Tuesday. The shift in resources was prompted in part by the U.S. strikes in Iran over the weekend, the sources said. The FBI has discussed […]
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Multiple B-2 stealth bombers were headed to Guam Saturday, two sources familiar with their movements told ABC News. At this point, the bombers have no orders beyond that, according to the sources. In this July 4, 2020, file photo, a U.S. Air Force B-2 Spirit Stealth Bomber is flanked by 4 U.S. Marine Corps F-35 […]
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Mistakenly deported Salvadoran native Kilmar Abrego Garcia is on his way back to the United States where he will face criminal charges for allegedly transporting undocumented migrants within the U.S., according to sources familiar with the matter. More than two months after the Trump administration admitted it mistakenly deported Abrego Garcia from Maryland to his […]
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President Donald Trump ordered Attorney General Pam Bondi to investigate whether former President Joe Biden’s administration sought to conspire to cover up his mental state while in office, prompting a response from Biden. “Let me be clear: I made the decisions during my presidency,” Biden said in a statement. “I made the decisions about the […]
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The release from prison of reality TV stars Todd and Julie Chrisley Wednesday is the latest in a flurry of pardons that President Donald Trump has handed out in recent weeks — including some to his political and financial supporters. Beyond the nearly 1,600 “Day 1” pardons and 14 commutations handed out to those charged […]
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A federal court has determined that President Donald Trump does not have the authority to unilaterally impose tariffs, dealing a sweeping blow to the president’s main weapon in his ongoing global trade war. A panel of judges on the U.S. Court of International Trade found the tariffs were unlawful and permanently vacated them. Since Trump […]
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Despite previous claims from the Department of Defense that the United States has officially accepted the luxury Boeing 747-8 jumbo jet from Qatar, the United States and Qatar have not yet finalized the details of the agreement, which are still being reviewed by the prospective legal teams, according to a White House official and sources […]
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