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  • Federal regulators to Santos: Appoint a campaign treasurer or stop raising and spending money

    Federal regulators to Santos: Appoint a campaign treasurer or stop raising and spending money

     

    The Federal Election Commission is warning embattled Rep. George Santos that he needs to name a campaign treasurer if he plans to continue raising and spending money.

    ​The Federal Election Commission is warning embattled Rep. George Santos that he needs to name a campaign treasurer if he plans to continue raising and spending money. 

  • First on CNN: FBI searched University of Delaware for Biden documents, source says

    First on CNN: FBI searched University of Delaware for Biden documents, source says

     

    The FBI has conducted two searches at the University of Delaware in connection with the investigation into President Joe Biden’s handling of classified documents, a source familiar with the investigation told CNN.

    ​The FBI has conducted two searches at the University of Delaware in connection with the investigation into President Joe Biden’s handling of classified documents, a source familiar with the investigation told CNN. 

  • Two Tennessee National Guardsman dead in Alabama helicopter crash

    Two Tennessee National Guardsman dead in Alabama helicopter crash

     

    Two Tennessee National Guardsman were killed after their helicopter crashed during a training flight in northern Alabama, the national guard confirmed Wednesday.

    ​Two Tennessee National Guardsman were killed after their helicopter crashed during a training flight in northern Alabama, the national guard confirmed Wednesday. 

  • Top Republicans plot Santos’ ouster as embattled freshman weighs reelection

    Top Republicans plot Santos’ ouster as embattled freshman weighs reelection

     

    Embattled Rep. George Santos is contemplating a nightmare scenario for House Republicans: Trying to stick it out in Congress, even if he is indicted on criminal charges.

    ​Embattled Rep. George Santos is contemplating a nightmare scenario for House Republicans: Trying to stick it out in Congress, even if he is indicted on criminal charges. 

  • Use of tasers by North Carolina officers in question for man who died in police custody

    Use of tasers by North Carolina officers in question for man who died in police custody

     

    The director of a criminal justice advocacy group advising the family of a man who died in police custody says she believes Raleigh Police officers used unnecessary force and violated their own policies when they administered two separate taser stuns within 50 seconds during the attempted arrest.

    ​The director of a criminal justice advocacy group advising the family of a man who died in police custody says she believes Raleigh Police officers used unnecessary force and violated their own policies when they administered two separate taser stuns within 50 seconds during the attempted arrest. 

  • DOJ officially decides not to charge Matt Gaetz in sex-trafficking probe

    DOJ officially decides not to charge Matt Gaetz in sex-trafficking probe

     

    The Justice Department has informed lawyers for at least one witness that it will not bring charges against Florida GOP Rep. Matt Gaetz after a years-long federal sex-trafficking investigation, according to a source familiar with the matter.

    ​The Justice Department has informed lawyers for at least one witness that it will not bring charges against Florida GOP Rep. Matt Gaetz after a years-long federal sex-trafficking investigation, according to a source familiar with the matter. 

  • Wild celebrations greet Kansas City Chiefs as they take to the streets for Super Bowl parade

    Wild celebrations greet Kansas City Chiefs as they take to the streets for Super Bowl parade

     

    It was party time in Missouri on Wednesday as the Chiefs continued their celebrations after Sunday’s Super Bowl win with a parade through the streets of Kansas City and a rally where two-time Super Bowl MVP Patrick Mahomes told the crowd he was planning to see them in the same place next year.

    ​It was party time in Missouri on Wednesday as the Chiefs continued their celebrations after Sunday’s Super Bowl win with a parade through the streets of Kansas City and a rally where two-time Super Bowl MVP Patrick Mahomes told the crowd he was planning to see them in the same place next year. 

  • Mike Pence says his fight against subpoena in Trump probe is about ‘separation of powers’

     

    Former Vice President Mike Pence spoke publicly for the first time about his plans to fight a subpoena issued in the Justice Department’s 2020 election subversion investigation, saying Wednesday that his fight was about ” separation of powers” and “defending the prerogatives that I had as president of the Senate.”

    ​Former Vice President Mike Pence spoke publicly for the first time about his plans to fight a subpoena issued in the Justice Department’s 2020 election subversion investigation, saying Wednesday that his fight was about ” separation of powers” and “defending the prerogatives that I had as president of the Senate.” 

  • Judge bars testimony on Alex Murdaugh’s roadside shooting in September 2021

    Judge bars testimony on Alex Murdaugh’s roadside shooting in September 2021

     

    The jury in Alex Murdaugh’s double murder trial saw footage Wednesday from a crucial interview he had with state investigators, in which they confronted him for the first time with evidence that contradicted his earlier statements to law enforcement.

    ​The jury in Alex Murdaugh’s double murder trial saw footage Wednesday from a crucial interview he had with state investigators, in which they confronted him for the first time with evidence that contradicted his earlier statements to law enforcement. 

  • US could default on debt between July and September if Congress doesn’t act, CBO projects

     

    The federal government will be unable to fully pay its obligations sometime between July and September if Congress doesn’t address the debt limit before then, the Congressional Budget Office said Wednesday.

    ​The federal government will be unable to fully pay its obligations sometime between July and September if Congress doesn’t address the debt limit before then, the Congressional Budget Office said Wednesday.