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Former Trump aide Steve Bannon cites Jan. 6 Capitol riot hearing in seeking delay of criminal contempt trial
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Former Trump aide Steve Bannon cites Jan. 6 Capitol riot hearing in seeking delay of criminal contempt trial

Steve Bannon, former adviser to Donald Trump, speaks to members of the media before entering federal court in Washington, D.C., March 16, 2022. Bannon is facing contempt of Congress charges related to the investigation of the January 6, 2021, siege at the U.S. Capitol. Ting Shen | Bloomberg | Getty Images Former Trump White House […]

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Ex-Trump campaign manager Brad Parscale said Trump’s ‘civil war’ rhetoric ‘killed someone’ on Jan. 6
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Ex-Trump campaign manager Brad Parscale said Trump’s ‘civil war’ rhetoric ‘killed someone’ on Jan. 6

Trump 2020 campaign manager Brad Parscale addresses the crowd before U.S. President Donald Trump rallies with supporters in Manchester, New Hampshire, U.S. August 15, 2019. Jonathan Ernst | Reuters Ex-Trump campaign manager Brad Parscale blamed then-President Donald Trump’s rhetoric for the death of a woman involved in the Jan. 6 Capitol riot, according to evidence […]

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Jan. 6 committee hearing to examine the role extremist groups played in the Capitol riot
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Jan. 6 committee hearing to examine the role extremist groups played in the Capitol riot

The House select committee investigating the Jan. 6 riot is poised Tuesday to show how domestic violent extremist groups helped fuel the attack on the U.S. Capitol as part of former President Donald Trump’s campaign to try to overturn his loss to President Joe Biden. The committee’s seventh public hearing will focus on how Trump’s […]

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Japanese mourn ex-PM Shinzo Abe a day after his assassination
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Japanese mourn ex-PM Shinzo Abe a day after his assassination

A person prays next to flowers laid at the site where late former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe was shot while campaigning for a parliamentary election, near Yamato-Saidaiji station in Nara, western Japan, July 8, 2022. Issei Kato | Reuters A steady stream of mourners on Saturday visited the scene of former Japanese Prime Minister […]

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Trump White House counsel Pat Cipollone expected to testify before Jan. 6 committee
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Trump White House counsel Pat Cipollone expected to testify before Jan. 6 committee

Pat Cipollone, White House counsel, arrives to the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C., on Tuesday, Jan. 21, 2020. Andrew Harrer | Bloomberg | Getty Images The House select committee investigating the Jan. 6 Capitol riot is set to interview one of its most sought-after witnesses on Friday as it continues to gather evidence implicating former […]

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Theranos ex-COO Sunny Balwani found guilty in all 12 fraud charges 6 months after founder Holmes’ conviction
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Theranos ex-COO Sunny Balwani found guilty in all 12 fraud charges 6 months after founder Holmes’ conviction

SAN JOSE, Calif. – In the final chapter of the Theranos saga, Ramesh “Sunny” Balwani, the company’s former chief operating officer and ex-boyfriend of founder Elizabeth Holmes, was found guilty of all 12 criminal fraud charges. Balwani had no reaction as the verdict was read at the U.S. District Court in San Jose, California and […]

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Theranos ex-COO Sunny Balwani found guilty in all 12 fraud charges 6 months after founder Holmes’ conviction
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Theranos ex-CEO Sunny Balwani found guilty in all 12 fraud charges 6 months after founder Holmes’ conviction

SAN JOSE, Calif. – In the final chapter of the Theranos saga, Ramesh “Sunny” Balwani, the company’s former chief operating officer and ex-boyfriend of founder Elizabeth Holmes, was found guilty of all 12 criminal fraud charges. Balwani had no reaction as the verdict was read at the U.S. District Court in San Jose, California and […]

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IRS chief asks watchdog to probe rare tax audits of Trump foes Comey and McCabe
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IRS chief asks watchdog to probe rare tax audits of Trump foes Comey and McCabe

Former FBI Director James Comey (2nd L) arrives on Capitol Hill for a closed hearing before the House Judiciary Committee in Washington, DC on December 7, 2018.  Alex Edelman | AFP | Getty Images The head of the IRS has asked the Treasury Department’s internal watchdog to investigate the agency’s tax audits of two men […]

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Police say they stopped a planned July 4 mass shooting in Virginia’s capital after getting a tip
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Police say they stopped a planned July 4 mass shooting in Virginia’s capital after getting a tip

Richmond Police Chief Gerald M Smith gestures during a press conference at Richmond Virginia Police headquarters, Wednesday July 6, 2022, in Richmond, Va. Steve Helber | AP Police in Richmond, Virginia, said Wednesday that they thwarted a planned July 4 mass shooting after receiving a tip that led to the arrest of two men and […]

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Georgia DA won’t rule out subpoena for Trump in election interference investigation, says more allies will be called
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Georgia DA won’t rule out subpoena for Trump in election interference investigation, says more allies will be called

President Donald Trump arrives to address the 74th session of the United Nations General Assembly at U.N. headquarters in New York, September 24, 2019. Carlo Allegri | Reuters A Georgia district attorney on Wednesday said she will not rule out subpoenaing former President Donald Trump as part of her grand jury investigation into whether he […]

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