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Law & Courts
U.S. charges 3 for alleged murder-for-hire plot to kill Iranian defector in Maryland
The indictment unsealed in federal court is at least the third Iran-based murder-for-hire plot prosecuted by the Justice Department since 2022.
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Politics
Ex-Trump adviser Peter Navarro sentenced to 4 months for contempt of Congress
Former Trump White House trade adviser Peter Navarro was convicted last year for defying a subpoena from the House committee investigation the Jan. 6 Capitol attack.
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Politics
Justice Department report finds 'critical failures' in response to Uvalde attack
The Justice Department's critical incident review comes more than a year and a half after the gunman killed 19 children and two teachers at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas.
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Politics
DOJ to seek death penalty for gunman in Buffalo supermarket mass shooting
Federal prosecutors said Friday that they will seek the death penalty against a white supremacist who killed 10 Black people at the Tops supermarket in 2022.
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Politics
Hunter Biden has been indicted on federal tax charges
A federal grand jury in the Central District of California returned the indictment charging the president's son with three felony tax offenses and six misdemeanor tax offenses.
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Politics
U.S. unveils war crimes charges against 4 Russian-allied troops
The indictment, unsealed in the Eastern District of Virginia, marks the first time the U.S. has brought war crimes charges in connection with the Russian assault on Ukraine.
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Politics
Appeals court says Trump isn't immune from Jan. 6 riot lawsuits
The ruling stems from several lawsuits brought by Capitol Police officers and Democratic members of Congress seeking civil damages from Donald Trump related to the events of Jan. 6, 2021.
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Law & Courts
U.S. charges Indian national in alleged assassination plot of Sikh separatist in NYC
According to the indictment, an Indian government employee recruited the defendant in May to orchestrate the plot, offering to secure the dismissal of a criminal case against him in India in return.
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Law & Courts
Justice Department watchdog finds alarming conditions inside Florida federal prison
The inspector general's office found inmates served moldy bread, containers of food covered by what appear to be rodent droppings and insects in bags of cereal.
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Law & Courts
Wray warns of increased terrorist threat, says U.S. is in a 'dangerous period'
Senior American officials say Hamas' deadly Oct. 7 attack on Israel has created a new dynamic with dangerous implications at home and abroad.