Sen. Lindsey Graham must testify before a special grand jury investigating whether then-President Donald Trump and others illegally tried to influence the 2020 election in Georgia, a federal appeals court said Thursday. The ruling by a three-judge panel of the 11th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals paves the way for …
Read More »Former NSA employee charged with trying to give classified information to foreign country
Jareh Dalke, a former National Security Agency (NSA) employee, has been charged with attempting to transmit national security information to a foreign country. Dalke, a resident of Colorado Springs, Colo., was arrested Thursday. According to the criminal complaint, Dalke spoke online with an undercover FBI agent over the summer. He …
Read More »Gov. Kristi Noem silent on possible appeal to ethics board over findings about daughter’s professional license
South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem faced a Friday deadline to appeal a state ethics board’s finding that there was evidence she improperly intervened in her daughter’s application for a real estate appraiser license. The Government Accountability Board voted unanimously last month that there was enough evidence to believe the Republican …
Read More »Government employee union chief warns of potential threats in wake of Mar
The leader of the nation’s largest federal government employees’ union is warning of the potential for threats and harassment against civil servants who work for the National Archives and federal law enforcement agencies, in the wake of the search of former President Trump’s Mar-a-Lago residence in Florida. The American Federation …
Read More »FBI took boxes and documents in Trump search, sources say
The FBI took boxes and documents while executing a search warrant at former President Donald Trump’s home in Florida on Monday, two sources confirmed to CBS News. No electronics were taken, according to the sources. Trump said Monday night that his Mar-a-Lago resort was being “raided” by the FBI. Sources …
Read More »Secret Service director to “briefly delay” retirement amid multiple investigations into agency
U.S. Secret Service Director James Murray announced Thursday that he will “briefly delay” his retirement amid multiple investigations into the agency’s response to the attack on the U.S. Capitol. In an internal message sent to staff Thursday afternoon and obtained by CBS News, Murray announced his decision to “briefly delay …
Read More »GOP Rep. Jody Hice subpoenaed in Georgia prosecutor’s Trump investigation
Republican Rep. Jody Hice of Georgia has been subpoenaed to appear before a special grand jury in his state investigating former President Donald Trump’s behavior after losing the 2020 election. Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis issued the subpoena on June 29, and Hice revealed its existence in a filing in …
Read More »White House communications director Kate Bedingfield to step down soon
Washington — White House communications director Kate Bedingfield plans to leave her role in the near future, a White House aide confirmed Thursday. Bedingfield has been key player in Mr. Biden’s inner circle in recent years, having served as his communications director when he was vice president and as deputy …
Read More »Supreme Court to hear major case over state legislatures’ power to set federal elections rules
Washington — The Supreme Court on Thursday agreed to take up an elections case brought by North Carolina Republicans that could diminish the power of state courts to order changes to rules for federal elections and the redrawing of congressional districts approved by state lawmakers. The dispute involves the “independent …
Read More »Andrew Gillum indicted on federal charges of wire fraud, false statements to FBI
Washington – Former Tallahassee mayor and 2018 Democratic nominee for Florida Governor Andrew Gillum was indicted on 21 counts, including conspiracy, wire fraud and making false statements to investigators. According to the federal indictment unsealed Wednesday in the Northern District of Florida, Gillum and his associate-turned-co-defendant, communications executive Sharon Lettman-Hicks, …
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