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Nation Jun 10
Former federal judge says push to dismiss Flynn case is abuse of powerA former federal judge appointed to review the Justice Department's motion to dismiss criminal charges against President Donald Trump's former national security adviser Michael Flynn said there was evidence of a "gross abuse" of prosecutorial power and that the request…
Nation Jun 04
ACLU sues over police force on protesters near White HouseThe American Civil Liberties Union has sued the Trump administration, alleging officials violated the civil rights of protesters who were forcefully removed from a park near the White House by police using chemical agents before President Donald Trump walked to…
Nation Jun 03
D.C. National Guard to investigate helicopter maneuvers to show forceThe National Guard of the District of Columbia is investigating the use of one of its helicopters to make a "show of force" against protesters near the White House.
Nation Jun 03
WATCH: Esper breaks with Trump, opposes using military for protestsEsper says active-duty troops in a law enforcement role should be used in the United States "only in the most urgent and dire of situations," adding, "We are not in one of those situations now."…
Nation May 31
Protesters converge on White House for second straight dayPolice fired pepper spray at demonstrators near the White House and the D.C. National Guard was called in as pockets of violence and vandalism erupted during a second straight night of protests over the death of George Floyd in Minneapolis…
Politics May 30
Trump claims protesters in DC risked facing ‘vicious dogs’President Donald Trump on Saturday claimed that many Secret Service agents were “just waiting for action” and ready to unleash “the most vicious dogs, and the most ominous weapons, I have ever seen" if protesters angered by his response to…
Nation May 30
Crowds protest Floyd killing and Trump outside White HouseHundreds of people gathered outside the White House late Friday to protest the police killing of a black man in Minneapolis — and President Donald Trump’s response.
Nation May 28
Trump ally Stone won’t need to go to prison quarantine siteLongtime Trump confidant Roger Stone will start his prison sentence without needing to comply with a Bureau of Prisons directive that newly-sentenced inmates be sent to a quarantine site.
Nation May 21
Texas naval base shooting is ‘terrorism-related,’ says FBIA shooting at a Texas naval air station that wounded a sailor and left the gunman dead is being investigated as “terrorism-related,” the FBI said Thursday.
Nation May 21
Ex-Trump lawyer Michael Cohen released from U.S. prisonPresident Donald Trump's longtime personal lawyer and fixer Michael Cohen was released from federal prison Thursday to serve the remainder of his sentence at home.