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Cuellar, wife indicted on bribery charges

Rep. Henry Cuellar (D-Texas) and his wife were indicted Friday on charges related to accepting nearly $600,000 in bribes and laundering the funds. The...

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Texas Democrat declares innocence ahead of expected indictment

Rep. Henry Cuellar (D-Texas) addressed an expected indictment following reports the Justice Department is preparing charges against him, saying he is...

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Potatoes will remain classified as a vegetable, not a grain, Collins says

Spuds won’t be considered a starch following protests from more than a dozen senators. Sen. Susan Collins (R-Maine) said she received assurances...

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Judiciary Republicans zero in on top prosecutor in Trump hush money case

The House Judiciary Committee is again singling out a top prosecutor in former President Trump’s hush money case, asking the Justice Department to...

30.04.2024 3

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Stefanik files ethics complaint against Jack Smith

Rep. Elise Stefanik (R-N.Y.) filed an ethics complaint against special counsel Jack Smith on Tuesday, accusing the prosecutor overseeing the federal...

30.04.2024 7

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DOJ rebuffs GOP’s second demand for Biden-Hur audio recordings

The Justice Department on Thursday for a second time declined to turn over audio recordings of President Biden’s interview with special counsel...

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Supreme Court justices skeptical of sweeping immunity claims by Trump

Justices on the Supreme Court voiced skepticism Thursday to assertions from former President Trump’s attorneys that presidential immunity could...

25.04.2024 10

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Trump brushed off warnings he’d be charged in documents case: unsealed filings

Former President Trump brushed off warnings he could be charged for keeping classified documents at his Mar-a-Lago residence, promising to pardon one...

23.04.2024 10

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Former Jan. 6 panel chair seeks to strip Secret Service protection from felons

The former chair of the now-disbanded Jan. 6 committee introduced a bill Friday that would strip Secret Service protection of any former executive...

19.04.2024 5

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Senate privacy hawks push to kill House amendment to warrantless surveillance bill

Senators on both sides of the aisle are banding together to try and kill a House-passed addition to the bill reauthorizing Section 702 of the Foreign...

19.04.2024 6

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Judge rejects Trump co-defendants' request to dismiss charges in documents case

A federal judge rejected efforts from former President Trump’s two co-defendants in the Mar-a-Lago case to toss the charges against them. The order...

19.04.2024 6

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GOP impeachment efforts hit brick wall

Republican impeachment efforts against President Biden and his Cabinet appear to have hit a brick wall after the Senate swiftly dismissed articles of...

19.04.2024 10

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Senate duo pushes for warrant requirement in foreign spy bill

A bipartisan Senate duo is pushing to require a warrant before accessing information on Americans swept by the government foreign spying activities,...

18.04.2024 4

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DOJ courts Senate on warrantless spy bill ahead of looming deadline

The Department of Justice (DOJ) on Thursday sought to assuage concerts over a provision included in the bill to reauthorize the nation’s warrantless...

18.04.2024 10

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Mayorkas tells senators he never read articles of impeachment targeting him

Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas said he never read the impeachment articles that sought to boot him from office — disclosing the...

18.04.2024 4

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GOP effort to make Mayorkas face of border runs into Senate dead-end

The dismissal of impeachment articles against Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas caps a nearly two-year campaign to boot the official from...

18.04.2024 10

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House passes bill requiring warrant to purchase data from third parties

The House on Wednesday approved a bill that would limit how the government can purchase data from third parties — legislation that scored a vote...

18.04.2024 20

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House Republicans subpoena Mayorkas over migrant numbers

House Judiciary Committee Republicans subpoenaed Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas shortly before the Senate dismissed articles of...

18.04.2024 30

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Comer: Criminal referrals in Biden probe could come 'within weeks'

House Oversight and Accountability Committee Chair James Comer (R-Ky.) said Wednesday that criminal referrals stemming from his investigation into...

17.04.2024 10

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Will a FISA lapse cause a disaster? It depends on who you ask

Grumbling in the Senate over how – and when – to reauthorize the nation’s warrantless surveillance powers is renewing questions over whether the...

17.04.2024 30

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Intelligence community largely won House FISA fight. Now comes the Senate

A bill to reauthorize the nation’s warrantless spy powers is headed to the Senate in what is largely viewed as a victory for the intelligence...

16.04.2024 10

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Antisemitic incidents reached new all-time high in 2023: ADL

Antisemitic incidents spiked last year to an all-time record, with the bulk of the surge coming in the days following the Oct. 7 Hamas attack in...

16.04.2024 10

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White House declines Comer testimony invite, declaring impeachment investigation 'over'

President Biden declined to appear before House impeachment investigators, writing in a Monday letter through an attorney that the investigation “is...

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House sends foreign surveillance reform bill to Senate

The House on Monday settled its procedural business on a bill to reform the nation's warrantless surveillance powers, kicking the controversial...

16.04.2024 10

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House approves contentious FISA bill in bipartisan vote

The House in a bipartisan vote reauthorized the nation’s warrantless surveillance powers Friday, approving the program for another two years even as...

12.04.2024 6

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Johnson shifts from FISA critic to champion as Speaker

The battle over the nation’s warrantless surveillance powers is highlighting the evolution of Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.), a onetime critic of the...

12.04.2024 40

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House leadership eyes FISA Plan B after failed floor vote

House leadership is eyeing a Plan B to reauthorize the country's spying authority after a band of 19 GOP lawmakers blocked the legislation from...

11.04.2024 4

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Group of Republicans blocks FISA bill with spy powers deadline looming

A group of House Republicans on Wednesday tanked a procedural vote to begin debate on a bill to reauthorize the nation’s warrantless surveillance...

10.04.2024 30

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Trump on warrantless surveillance reauthorization: 'Kill FISA'

Former President Trump on Wednesday urged House Republicans to spike a bill that would reauthorize the nation’s warrantless spy powers, conflating...

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FISA bill overcomes key hurdle to tee up floor fight on warrant requirement

A bill to reauthorize the nation’s warrantless surveillance powers passed a key hurdle in the House on Tuesday even as it still faces a rocky...

10.04.2024 10

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Divided Congress set for fight over spy powers

Lawmakers are returning to Washington with a rapidly approaching deadline to extend the nation’s warrantless surveillance powers and with the same...

09.04.2024 10

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Justice Department asks GOP to 'avoid conflict' following Garland contempt threat

The Justice Department urged House Republicans to “avoid conflict” in a brewing battle after they threatened the possibility of contempt...

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Shift in Guatemala’s leadership spurs fresh focus from US on migration

GUATEMALA CITY, GUATEMALA — Guatemala’s election of a new president is sparking a renewed focus from the Biden administration, which is placing...

07.04.2024 4

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Speaker Johnson urges competing factions to back House's FISA bill

Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) is pitching colleagues on the chamber’s latest proposal to extend the nation’s warrantless surveillance powers,...

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CIA says GOP allegations of interference in Hunter Biden probe are false

The Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) denied the latest claims from House GOP impeachment investigators, who had accused the agency of intervening in...

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Cannon rejects Trump bid to toss documents case on claim records were personal property

A federal judge denied former President Trump’s efforts to toss his Mar-a-Lago documents case by arguing that the more than 300 classified records...

04.04.2024 5

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Trump says special counsel should be sanctioned for 'attacking' judge in documents case

Former President Trump again lashed out at special counsel Jack Smith, accusing the prosecutor of “attacking” the judge overseeing his documents...

04.04.2024 7

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Outgoing DHS lawyer calls to up security ahead of 'next Jan. 6'

A departing top lawyer for the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) who also counseled the House Jan. 6 committee warned of the need to bolster...

04.04.2024 10

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Smith airs frustration with Cannon's embrace of 'fundamentally flawed' instructions

Special counsel Jack Smith aired frustration at U.S. District Court Judge Aileen Cannon, arguing that giving credence to a legal theory from former...

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Google agrees to destroy private browsing data

Welcome to The Hill's Technology newsletter {beacon} Technology Technology The Big Story  Google agrees to destroy private browsing data Google has...

02.04.2024 10

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Comer urges President Biden to testify in impeachment inquiry

House Republicans are pressing President Biden to testify before the Oversight Committee as part of their impeachment inquiry, raising disputed claims...

29.03.2024 30

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Texas border law plagued by legal doubts

The whiplash created by rapid-fire court orders is sparking alarm over whether a Texas law clearing the way for state and local authorities to carry...

26.03.2024 7

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Criminal referrals create new headaches for GOP impeachment investigators

Republicans are weighing criminal referrals to the Justice Department instead of articles of impeachment against President Biden, a move that would...

24.03.2024 30

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Republicans subpoena Biden ghost writer

Republicans on the House Judiciary Committee on Friday subpoenaed President Biden’s ghost writer, advancing their efforts to gain access to...

22.03.2024 20

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Cannon largely sides with prosecutors in bid to limit sharing of classified evidence

U.S. District Court Judge Aileen Cannon largely sided with special counsel Jack Smith in a battle to shield certain information from former President...

22.03.2024 10

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Republicans sue to force DOJ testimony in Hunter Biden investigation

House Judiciary Committee Republicans are suing the Justice Department to compel testimony from two line attorneys who worked on the Hunter Biden...

21.03.2024 10

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Democrats press GOP for evidence as they push forward on impeachment inquiry

Democrats on Wednesday pressured Republicans to identify the criminal conduct underlying their probe into President Biden in a hearing scheduled amid...

21.03.2024 30

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Ocasio Cortez demands GOP unveil specific crimes in Biden impeachment inquiry

Rep. Alexandria Ocasio Cortez (D-N.Y.) pressured the GOP to name the crime they are accusing President Biden with as they proceed with their...

20.03.2024 2

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Trump argues immunity protects presidents from 'de facto blackmail' in Supreme Court filing

Former President Trump made his pitch to the Supreme Court to toss his election interference case, asking it to reverse lower court decisions that...

19.03.2024 6

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Lev Parnas to testify as Democrat's witness at hearing on Hunter Biden

Democrats have secured Lev Parnas, a convicted former aide to Rudy Guiliani, as their witness for a Republican-led hearing Wednesday to review Hunter...

19.03.2024 6

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