Aug 25 DOJ turns over redacted affidavit for Mar-a-Lago search to judge By Eric Tucker, Associated Press The Justice Department has submitted to a judge a redacted version of the affidavit it relied on when it federal agents searched the Florida estate of former President Donald Trump to look for classified documents. Continue reading
Aug 24 Watch 5:19 News Wrap: New fighting erupts in Ethiopia's Tigray region By PBS NewsHour In our news wrap Wednesday, new fighting broke out in Ethiopia's Tigray region after a months-long cease-fire, the U.S. military carried out airstrikes in Syria against militias linked to Iran, a congressional report has more details on how the Trump… Continue watching
Aug 24 House panel says Trump staffers pressured FDA to authorize unproven COVID-19 treatment By Matthew Perrone, Kevin Freking, Associated Press A special House panel looking into the government's coronavirus response says the Trump White House tried to pressure U.S. health experts into reauthorizing the drug hydroxychloroquine that had been discredited as a COVID-19 treatment. Continue reading
Aug 23 Months before Mar-a-Lago raid, National Archives recovered more than 100 classified Trump documents By Eric Tucker, Associated Press The National Archives and Records Administration recovered more than 100 documents bearing classified markings, totaling more than 700 pages, from a initial batch of 15 boxes retrieved from Mar-a-Lago earlier this year. Continue reading
Aug 23 Trump requests special master to review Mar-a-Lago documents By Eric Tucker, Associated Press The request was included in a federal lawsuit, the first filing by Trump's legal team in the two weeks since the search, that takes broad aim at the FBI investigation into the discovery of classified records at Mar-a-Lago and that… Continue reading
Aug 22 Watch 8:53 Amy Walter and Annie Linskey on Trump's legal troubles, New York and Florida primaries Amy Walter of the Cook Political Report with Amy Walter and Annie Linskey of The Washington Post join Amna Nawaz to discuss the latest political news, including how New York and Florida primary elections are testing the direction of the… Continue watching
Aug 22 Fauci to leave government position in December, will 'pursue next chapter' By Associated Press Dr. Anthony Fauci, the nation's top infectious disease expert who became a household name — and the subject of partisan attacks — during the COVID-19 pandemic, announced Monday he will depart the federal government in December. Continue reading
Aug 20 Pence says he didn't leave office with any classified material By Thomas Beaumont, Associated Press Former Vice President Mike Pence said Friday that he didn’t take any classified information with him when he left office. Continue reading
Aug 19 Watch 3:38 News Wrap: Islamic State member sentenced to life in prison for killings of 4 Americans In our news wrap Friday, a British man was sentenced to life in a U.S. prison without parole for the Islamic State killings of four Americans, the U.S. pledged $775 million in additional military aid for Ukraine, the former Roman… Continue watching
Aug 19 Watch 6:41 A former FBI agent discusses threats against the agency since the search of Trump's home The Federal Bureau of Investigation and its agents have become targets of threats after the agency conducted a court-approved search of former President Trump's estate. Much of the heated rhetoric has come from Trump and his allies. One man has… Continue watching