Jan 09 Justice Department reviewing potentially classified documents at Penn Biden Center By Zeke Miller, Associated Press The Justice Department is reviewing a batch of potentially classified documents found in the Washington office space of President Joe Biden's former institute, the White House said Monday. Continue reading
Dec 02 Russian news agencies say Edward Snowden receives passport, takes citizenship oath By Associated Press Russian news agencies say former U.S. intelligence contractor Edward Snowden, who fled prosecution after revealing highly classified surveillance programs, has received a Russian passport and taken the citizenship oath. Continue reading
Oct 13 Watch 5:00 News Wrap: Supreme Court refuses Trump request in Mar-a-Lago documents case In our news wrap Thursday, the U.S. Supreme Court refused former President Trump's request for an independent arbiter to examine classified White House documents found at his Mar-a-Lago estate, the U.S. Labor Department turned in another tough report on inflation… Continue watching
Oct 04 Watch 7:42 Former Pence chief of staff Marc Short on tensions within Republican Party Donald Trump's influence over Republicans still looms large, but the numerous ongoing investigations surrounding the former president are also raising serious questions for the GOP. Marc Short worked in the Trump White House and was later chief of staff to… Continue watching
Oct 04 Donald Trump asks Supreme Court to intervene in Mar-a-Lago dispute By Eric Tucker, Associated Press Lawyers for former President Donald Trump have asked the U.S. Supreme Court to step into the legal fight over the classified documents seized during an FBI search of his Florida estate. Continue reading
Sep 21 Federal appeals panel lifts hold on Mar-a-Lago records for use in Trump investigation By Eric Tucker, Associated Press A federal appeals court has lifted a judge's hold on the Justice Department's ability to use classified records seized from former President Donald Trump's Florida estate in its ongoing criminal investigation. Continue reading
Sep 20 Watch 4:29 News Wrap: New York City lifting vaccine mandate for private sector workers In our news wrap Tuesday, New York City is lifting its vaccine mandate for private sector workers as of November 1, federal authorities in Minnesota charged 47 people in a fraud scheme taking advantage of pandemic relief funds and the… Continue watching
Sep 20 Trump legal team unwilling to answer judge's declassification questions By Eric Tucker, Mike Sisak, Associated Press Lawyers for Trump and for the Justice Department are to appear in federal court in Brooklyn on Tuesday before a veteran judge named last week as special master to review the roughly 11,000 documents — including about 100 marked as… Continue reading
Sep 16 Watch 6:14 Judge names special master who will review classified documents seized from Mar-a-Lago A federal judge rejected the Justice Department’s access to classified documents seized by the FBI in the raid of former President Trump’s home. The judge also appointed a veteran New York jurist to serve as a special master who will… Continue watching
Sep 14 Watch 6:51 Investigations surrounding former President Trump intensify ahead of midterms By William Brangham Former President Trump is at the center of several ongoing investigations. From missing classified government documents to influencing 2020 election results, the probes loom over a contentious midterm season. Andrea Bernstein is a reporter covering democracy for Pro-Publica and is… Continue watching