Politics Sep 04 WATCH: Garland announces actions to combat Russia's alleged election disinformation efforts The Biden administration accused Russia on Wednesday of a far-reaching effort to influence the U.S. presidential election, including by promoting disinformation and enlisting unwitting American influencers to spread propaganda on Russian state media.
Politics Sep 04 U.S. preparing to accuse Russia of election disinformation campaigns, sources say The announcement anticipated from Attorney General Merrick Garland, first reported by CNN, is expected to show the depth of U.S. concerns and signal legal actions against those suspected of being involved.
World Sep 03 Justice Department charges Hamas leader, other militants over Oct. 7 massacre in Israel The seven-count criminal complaint filed in federal court in New York City includes charges of conspiracy to provide material support to a foreign terrorist organization, conspiracy to murder U.S. nationals and conspiracy to use weapons of mass destruction, resulting in…
World Sep 02 U.S. government seizes plane used by Venezuela's president Maduro, citing sanctions violations U.S. officials allege that the aircraft was illegally purchased through a shell company and smuggled out of the United States.
Politics Aug 28 Gunman who attempted Trump assassination saw Butler rally as 'target of opportunity,' FBI says The gunman in the assassination attempt of former President Donald Trump searched online for events of both Trump and President Joe Biden, repeatedly looked up information about explosives and saw the Pennsylvania rally where he opened fire as a “target of opportunity,”…
Politics Aug 27 Special counsel Jack Smith files new Jan. 6 indictment against Trump, narrows case after Supreme Court immunity ruling The new indictment removes a section of the indictment that dealt with Trump's interactions with the Justice Department, an area for which the Supreme Court in a 6-3 opinion said Trump was entitled to immunity from prosecution.
Nation Aug 27 Travis King, Army private who fled to North Korea will plead guilty to desertion The Army had charged Army Pvt. Travis King with 14 offenses, and had scheduled a hearing for last month at Fort Bliss, Texas.
Politics Aug 26 Special counsel Jack Smith asks appeals court to reinstate classified documents case against Trump U.S. District Judge Aileen Cannon threw out the case, one of four prosecutions of Trump, after concluding that Smith's appointment as special counsel was unconstitutional.
World Aug 19 U.S. intelligence officials say Iran was behind Trump presidential campaign hack The joint statement from the FBI and other federal agencies was the first formal attribution of the hack to a foreign entity, though the Trump campaign had previously said Iran was responsible.
World Aug 06 Pakistani man with ties to Iran is charged in U.S. political assassination plot Court documents do not identify any of the potential targets. But U.S. officials acknowledged last month that a threat on Donald Trump’s life from Iran prompted additional security in the days before a Pennsylvania rally in which Trump was injured…