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Washington Post says US secretly obtained reporters’ records

WASHINGTON (AP) – The Trump Justice Department secretly seized the phone records of three Washington Post reporters who covered the federal investigation into ties between Russia and Donald Trump‘s 2016 presidential campaign, the newspaper said Friday. The disclosure sets up a new clash between the federal government and news organizations and advocates for press freedom, …

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Former acting Defense chief to testify on Jan. 6 response

WASHINGTON (AP) – Former acting Defense Secretary Christopher Miller is scheduled to testify next week about the Pentagon’s role in responding to the deadly Jan. 6 riot at the Capitol, the latest in a series of high-profile congressional hearings centered on the insurrection. Miller is expected to appear Wednesday before the House Oversight Committee alongside …

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Air Force vet who tried to help Trump build border wall with GoFundMe campaign indicted for tax fraud

An Air Force veteran who raised more than $25 million through GoFundMe for a privately-built wall along the U.S. border with Mexico was charged with filing a false tax return and fraud this week, a mere seven months after he was charged with fraud associated with his fundraising attempt. Brian Kolfage, a former Security Forces …

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