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Former Trump aide Manafort removed from flight due to revoked passport

By Associated Press

Former Trump adviser Paul Manafort was removed from a plane at Miami International Airport before it took off for Dubai because he carried a revoked passport.

This week in politics: Ukraine and Supreme Court nominee hearings

By PBS NewsHour

Between the war in Ukraine and the upcoming confirmation hearings for U.S. Supreme Court nominee Kentaji Brown Jackson, political divisions are emerging. NewsHour Weekend Special Correspondent Jeff Greenfield joins Hari Sreenivasan to discuss the political implications on these topics and…

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US pays $2M a month to protect Pompeo, aide from Iran threat

By Matthew Lee, Associated Press

The State Department says it’s paying more than $2 million per month to provide 24-hour security to former Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and a former top aide, both of whom face “serious and credible” threats from Iran.

Judge says Trump's attempt to delay E. Jean Carroll's defamation claims is in 'bad faith'

By Larry Neumeister, Associated Press

A judge says former President Donald Trump's moves aimed at delaying a rape accuser's defamation claims from reaching trial are in bad faith and so far succeeding.

Florida House approves creation of a police force to pursue voter fraud

By Anthony Izaguirre, Associated Press

Voter fraud is rare and generally detected. There is also widespread consensus among election officials and experts that there was no fraud that could have impacted results in the last presidential election.

Pence to urge there's no room in GOP 'for apologists for Putin'

By Jill Colvin, Associated Press

Excerpts from his speech were shared ahead of his remarks. Pence has been working to differentiate himself from Trump as he lays the groundwork for a possible 2024 presidential run.

House Jan. 6 panel alleges Trump engaged in 'criminal conspiracy'

By Eric Tucker, Farnoush Amiri, Mary Clare Jalonick, Associated Press

The 221-page filing marks the committee’s most formal effort to link the former president to a federal crime, though the actual import of the filing is not clear since lawmakers do not have the power to bring charges on their…

Texas primary offers first midterm measure of U.S. political mood

By Will Weissert, Paul J. Weber, Associated Press

Republicans are betting that Tuesday will be the first step toward them easily retaking Congress in November. But the fight over the party's future is much fiercer than it was 20 years ago.

U.S. drops name of Trump's 'China Initiative' counter-espionage effort after criticism

By Eric Tucker, Associated Press

The decision to abandon the China Initiative was announced by the department's top national security official. It follows a monthslong review undertaken after charges that the program chilled academic collaboration and contributed to anti-Asian bias.

Prosecutors in charge of Manhattan district attorney's criminal investigation into Trump suddenly resigned

By Associated Press

The D.A.'s office investigation led to tax fraud charges last July against Trump's company, the Trump Organization, and its longtime finance chief, Allen Weisselberg.