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  • Former high-level FBI official charged in alleged schemes to help sanctioned Russian oligarch and conceal payments from ex-Albanian intel employee

     

    The former head of counterintelligence for the FBI’s New York field office was charged in two separate indictments Monday for allegedly working with a sanctioned Russian oligarch after he retired and concealing hundreds of thousands of dollars he received from a former employee of an Albanian intelligence agency while he was a top official at the bureau.

    ​The former head of counterintelligence for the FBI’s New York field office was charged in two separate indictments Monday for allegedly working with a sanctioned Russian oligarch after he retired and concealing hundreds of thousands of dollars he received from a former employee of an Albanian intelligence agency while he was a top official at the bureau. 

  • Salesforce under siege from top activist hedge fund

    Salesforce under siege from top activist hedge fund

     

    Software giant Salesforce, one of the 30 stocks in the venerable Dow Jones Industrial Average, had a miserable 2022. Now the company is under attack from a big hedge fund that wants to shake things up at the company that owns Slack.

    ​Software giant Salesforce, one of the 30 stocks in the venerable Dow Jones Industrial Average, had a miserable 2022. Now the company is under attack from a big hedge fund that wants to shake things up at the company that owns Slack. 

  • House Democratic whip’s daughter arrested at protest and charged with assaulting police officer

    House Democratic whip’s daughter arrested at protest and charged with assaulting police officer

     

    House Democratic Whip Katherine Clark’s daughter was arrested and charged with assault after an encounter with police during a protest in Boston on Saturday, according to a press release from the Boston Police Department.

    ​House Democratic Whip Katherine Clark’s daughter was arrested and charged with assault after an encounter with police during a protest in Boston on Saturday, according to a press release from the Boston Police Department. 

  • Trump adds stop in New Hampshire ahead of Saturday campaign event in South Carolina

    Trump adds stop in New Hampshire ahead of Saturday campaign event in South Carolina

     

    Former President Donald Trump will make a stop Saturday in Salem, New Hampshire, ahead of a campaign event in South Carolina, two sources familiar with the plans told CNN.

    ​Former President Donald Trump will make a stop Saturday in Salem, New Hampshire, ahead of a campaign event in South Carolina, two sources familiar with the plans told CNN. 

  • DOJ to monitor new anti-abortion bills in state legislatures

    DOJ to monitor new anti-abortion bills in state legislatures

     

    Upcoming state-level pushes to further restrict abortion access will be on the radar of the US Justice Department, top DOJ officials said Monday as they touted the work the Biden administration has sought to do to shore up abortion access in the wake of the Supreme Court’s Roe v. Wade reversal last year.

    ​Upcoming state-level pushes to further restrict abortion access will be on the radar of the US Justice Department, top DOJ officials said Monday as they touted the work the Biden administration has sought to do to shore up abortion access in the wake of the Supreme Court’s Roe v. Wade reversal last year. 

  • The short and very lucrative career of one former Disney PR boss

    The short and very lucrative career of one former Disney PR boss

     

    Few top executives have ever failed in a job so quickly — or so lucratively — as Geoff Morrell.

    ​Few top executives have ever failed in a job so quickly — or so lucratively — as Geoff Morrell. 

  • How the White House plans to target 18 House Republicans from districts Biden won

    How the White House plans to target 18 House Republicans from districts Biden won

     

    In parts of the West Wing and Capitol Hill, they’re known as “The 18” — the 18 House Republicans elected in districts where voters supported President Joe Biden over Donald Trump. His aides are putting together plans to squeeze and shame them in the hopes of peeling off a few key votes over the next two years.

    ​In parts of the West Wing and Capitol Hill, they’re known as “The 18” — the 18 House Republicans elected in districts where voters supported President Joe Biden over Donald Trump. His aides are putting together plans to squeeze and shame them in the hopes of peeling off a few key votes over the next two years. 

  • House GOP keeps up attacks on IRS with bill to abolish the agency

    House GOP keeps up attacks on IRS with bill to abolish the agency

     

    The Republican-controlled House has made the Internal Revenue Service a political target after Democrats bolstered the agency with new funding last year.

    ​The Republican-controlled House has made the Internal Revenue Service a political target after Democrats bolstered the agency with new funding last year. 

  • Tyre Nichols’ family to watch video of his arrest by Memphis police days before his death

    Tyre Nichols’ family to watch video of his arrest by Memphis police days before his death

     

    Tyre Nichols’ family is expected Monday to view footage of his arrest earlier this month, giving them a first opportunity to see what happened before he was taken in critical condition to a hospital, where he died days later.

    ​Tyre Nichols’ family is expected Monday to view footage of his arrest earlier this month, giving them a first opportunity to see what happened before he was taken in critical condition to a hospital, where he died days later. 

  • Economic barometer warns that a US recession could come soon

    Economic barometer warns that a US recession could come soon

     

    A key barometer for the health of the economy continues to flash a recession warning sign, indicating a downturn is in store for the US in the near future.

    ​A key barometer for the health of the economy continues to flash a recession warning sign, indicating a downturn is in store for the US in the near future.