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The document shows the Justice Department examining its handling of the mortgage fraud investigation into Senator Schiff

The document shows the Justice Department examining its handling of the mortgage fraud investigation into Senator Schiff

✨ Explore this awesome post from PBS NewsHour - Politics 📖 📂 Category: Adam Schiff,Department of Justice,Mortgage fraud 💡 Here’s what you’ll learn: WASHINGTON (AP) — The Justice Department is considering the handling of the mortgage fraud investigation into Sen. Adam Schiff, including the possible involvement of people who claimed to be acting at the request or direction of two Trump administration officials who were pushing the investigation into the California Democrat, according to a document reviewed by The Associated Press. Federal authorities involved in Schiff's investigation in Maryland interviewed a Republican congressional candidate on Thursday who promoted mortgage fraud…
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Trump said Democrats should be arrested for urging the military to reject illegal orders

Trump said Democrats should be arrested for urging the military to reject illegal orders

🔥 Check out this trending post from PBS NewsHour - Politics 📖 📂 Category: Democrats,Donald Trump news,Jason Crow 💡 Key idea: Amna Nawaz: Six congressional Democrats with military and intelligence backgrounds are urging current service members to ignore the chain of command if they receive illegal orders. Rep. Chris DiLuzio (D-PA): Currently, threats to our Constitution do not come only from abroad... Rep. Jason Crow (D-Colorado): ...but from here at home. Senator Mark Kelly (Democrat, Arizona): Our laws are clear. You can reject illegal requests. Senator Elissa Slotkin (D-Mich.): You can reject illegal requests. Representative Chris DiLuzio: You must reject…
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Rapper Brass Michel was sentenced to 14 years in prison for illegal donations to the Obama campaign

Rapper Brass Michel was sentenced to 14 years in prison for illegal donations to the Obama campaign

🔥 Explore this insightful post from PBS NewsHour - Politics 📖 📂 Category: Barack Obama,Pras Michel 📌 Main takeaway: WASHINGTON (AP) — Grammy Award-winning rapper Prakazrel "Bras" Michel was sentenced Thursday to 14 years in prison in a case in which he was found guilty of illegally diverting millions of dollars in foreign contributions to former President Barack Obama's 2012 re-election campaign. Michel, 52, refused to speak in court before US District Judge Colleen Kollar-Kotelly sentenced him. In April 2023, a federal jury convicted Michelle on 10 charges, including conspiracy and acting as an unregistered agent of a foreign government.…
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WATCH: Kelmar’s attorney Abrego Garcia provides an update on the legal battle over ICE’s efforts to deport him

WATCH: Kelmar’s attorney Abrego Garcia provides an update on the legal battle over ICE’s efforts to deport him

🚀 Read this insightful post from PBS NewsHour - Politics 📖 📂 Category: immigration,Kilmar Abrego Garcia 💡 Here’s what you’ll learn: Kelmar Abrego Garcia entered the news in March 2025 after he was deported to El Salvador despite a court ruling that should have prevented this. His complex legal battle has since fueled controversy over President Donald Trump's immigration policies. Watch the latest statements from Abrego Garcia's attorney in the video player above. There is a civil case in Maryland, where he is challenging Homeland Security's attempts to deport him again. There is also a criminal case in Tennessee, where…
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The Trump administration is proposing new oil drilling operations off the coasts of California and Florida

The Trump administration is proposing new oil drilling operations off the coasts of California and Florida

🚀 Read this trending post from PBS NewsHour - Politics 📖 📂 Category: california,Donald Trump news,Doug Burgum,florida,offshore drilling,oil drilling 📌 Here’s what you’ll learn: WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration on Thursday announced new oil drilling off the coasts of California and Florida for the first time in decades, boosting a project that critics say could harm coastal communities and ecosystems, as President Donald Trump seeks to expand U.S. oil production. The oil industry is seeking access to new offshore areas, including Southern California and off the coast of Florida, as a way to boost energy security and jobs in…
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WATCH: Levitt says South Africa’s president is ‘taking his word’ in proposing US join G20 talks

WATCH: Levitt says South Africa’s president is ‘taking his word’ in proposing US join G20 talks

💥 Explore this trending post from PBS NewsHour - Politics 📖 📂 Category: Cyril Ramaphosa,Donald Trump news,g20,karoline leavitt,south africa 💡 Main takeaway: White House press secretary Carolyn Leavitt said Thursday that South Africa's president is "talking big" when he suggests the United States will participate in the G20. Watch the clip in the video player above. She was responding to President Cyril Ramaphosa's comments that the United States had "changed its mind" and said his comments were "not appreciated by the President or his team." Read more: How Trump's support for white South Africans led to a US boycott of…
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A federal judge orders the Trump administration to end National Guard deployment in D.C

A federal judge orders the Trump administration to end National Guard deployment in D.C

💥 Read this trending post from PBS NewsHour - Politics 📖 📂 Category: Donald Trump news,National Guard,Washington D.C. 📌 Here’s what you’ll learn: WASHINGTON (AP) — A federal judge on Thursday ordered the Trump administration to end a months-long deployment of National Guard troops to assist police in the nation's capital. U.S. District Judge Gia Cobb concluded that President Donald Trump's military takeover in Washington, D.C., violates the Constitution and unlawfully encroaches on the authority of local officials to direct law enforcement in the region. But she suspended her order for 21 days to allow the appeal. District of Columbia…
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The House of Representatives voted to repeal a new law that allows senators to sue the government over the seizure of phone records

The House of Representatives voted to repeal a new law that allows senators to sue the government over the seizure of phone records

✨ Read this trending post from PBS NewsHour - Politics 📖 📂 Category: fbi,Jan 6,Senate Republicans,Tommy Tuberville 💡 Main takeaway: WASHINGTON (AP) — The House voted overwhelmingly Wednesday to repeal part of a new law that gives senators the ability to sue the federal government for millions of dollars if their personal or office data is accessed without their knowledge. The 427-0 vote was a bipartisan rebuke after Majority Leader John Thune added the provision to a funding bill passed earlier this month to end the nation's longest government shutdown. The Senate's language shocked House lawmakers on both political sides…
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Trump said Democrats’ video message to the military was “seditious behavior” punishable by death

Trump said Democrats’ video message to the military was “seditious behavior” punishable by death

🚀 Check out this insightful post from PBS NewsHour - Politics 📖 📂 Category: constitution,Donald Trump news,elissa slotkin,Military 📌 Here’s what you’ll learn: President Donald Trump on Thursday charged six Democratic lawmakers with sedition “punishable by death” after the lawmakers — all veterans of the armed forces and the intelligence community — called on members of the U.S. military to respect the Constitution and defy “unlawful orders.” Watch live: The White House holds a press conference after Trump signed the release of the Epstein files The 90-second video was first posted early Tuesday from Sen. Elissa Slotkin's account “The American…
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South Africa’s president said the United States now wants to reverse its boycott and join the G20 summit

South Africa’s president said the United States now wants to reverse its boycott and join the G20 summit

🔥 Explore this insightful post from PBS NewsHour - Politics 📖 📂 Category: Cyril Ramaphosa,Donald Trump news,g20,south africa ✅ Here’s what you’ll learn: JOHANNESBURG (AP) — The United States government has indicated it has “changed its mind” and wants to participate in the G20 summit in South Africa in reversing its boycott, South Africa’s president said Thursday. South African President Cyril Ramaphosa said the summit's host country received communications from the United States at the "eleventh hour" and was now working on logistics to accommodate the United States. Read more: At the first G20 summit held in Africa, leaders urged…
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