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Prosecutors ask judge in classified documents case to block Trump from statements endangering law enforcement

The request comes after the former president falsely claimed the Biden administration authorized the FBI to use deadly force against him during the 2022 search of Mar-a-Lago.
Image: Former President Trump Votes In Florida's Primary Election In Palm Beach
Image: Former President Trump Votes In Florida's Primary Election In Palm Beach

Boos and anti-Trump chants at Libertarian convention where former president is set to speak

Vivek Ramaswamy was booed when he mentioned Trump, while a convention-goer who called for "Donald Trump to go f--- himself" was met with widespread applause.
Image: Presidential Candidate Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. Speaks At The Libertarian National Convention politics political
Image: Presidential Candidate Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. Speaks At The Libertarian National Convention politics political

Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin resumes duty after undergoing procedure at Walter Reed

Austin, 70, faced criticism  for not immediately informing the president or Congress of either his diagnosis or hospitalization for complications from a prostatectomy.
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Image: politics lloyd austin us defense secretary

Ex-Boston police officer who assaulted a Capitol Police officer with a chair on Jan. 6 is sentenced

Joseph Fisher, who helped with the manhunt for one of the Boston Marathon bombing suspects, called his conduct at the Capitol riot "egregious."
Joseph Fisher smokes a cigarette outside the Capitol.
Joseph Fisher smokes a cigarette outside the Capitol.

Ex-CIA officer accused of spying for China pleads guilty in a Honolulu courtroom

Alexander Yuk Ching Ma, 72, has been in custody since he was arrested in August 2020.
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Image: spy cia officer trial

Robert De Niro calls Trump 'out of control' in new Biden campaign ad

The 30-second video paints former President Donald Trump as a candidate who is seeking “revenge.”
Robert De Niro
Robert De Niro
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Trump's Truth Social struggles to grow its user base, according to new data

The former president's media company is worth more than $8 billion on the stock market despite posting under $800,000 in revenue last quarter.
An image of former President Donald Trump reflected in a phone screen that is displaying the Truth Social app
An image of former President Donald Trump reflected in a phone screen that is displaying the Truth Social app

Jan. 6 rioter who attacked cops lashes out at Trump-appointed judge after 12-year sentence

Christopher Quaglin said that Donald Trump would be back in the White House in eight short months and called the judge who sentenced him Trump's "worst mistake of 2016."
january 6 riot rioter us capitol
january 6 riot rioter us capitol

ROTC cadets don't receive military death benefits. Families who lost loved ones are trying to change that.

Lawmakers are working to extend benefits to ROTC cadets and enlistees in the Delayed Entry Program. “As a grieving family, you’re screaming into the wind,” one parent said.
rotc cadet killed Mackenzie Swan
rotc cadet killed Mackenzie Swan

Biden campaign preps for a Trump trial verdict: From the Politics Desk

Plus, what voters are saying about the state of democracy heading into the next election.
Image: President Joe Biden
Image: President Joe Biden

'Phony' checks and hush money payments: Breaking down Trump’s 34 charges in his New York criminal trial

Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg charged Trump in April 2023 with 34 counts of falsifying business records in the first degree.
Image: Former President Donald Trump
Image: Former President Donald Trump

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