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Top Eric Adams advisor has phone seized, home searched as NYC mayor pleads not guilty

The chief advisor to New York City Mayor Eric Adams had her phone seized and her home searched by law…

Conservative outlet Newsmax settles with Smartmatic in 2020 election defamation case

A settlement has been reached in a defamation lawsuit pitting an electronic voting machine manufacturer targeted by allies of former…

Trump ally Matt Gaetz says House Ethics panel issued subpoena for him in sex, drug probe

Rep. Matt Gaetz said Thursday that he has learned the House Ethics Committee will subpoena him as it investigates whether…

Eric Adams federal probe hones in on little-known Turkish businessman

Federal prosecutors have honed in on ties between New York City Mayor Eric Adams and little-known Turkish businessman Enver Yucel,…

Rudy Giuliani disbarred in D.C. over Trump election lies

Former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani is officially disbarred from practicing law in the nation’s capital over his efforts…

Eric Adams indictment unsealed: New York mayor charged in campaign contribution scheme

A federal indictment charging New York City Mayor Eric Adams with a decade-long campaign contribution scheme, bribery and other crimes…

FTC cracks down on DoNotPay, others for ‘deceptive AI claims and schemes’

The Federal Trade Commission on Wednesday announced a crackdown on what the regulator called “deceptive AI claims and schemes” by…

Secret Service agent under investigation for alleged sex assault on Harris aide

The U.S. Secret Service is investigating allegations that one of its agents sexually assaulted a female staff member of the…

FTX fraudster Caroline Ellison sentenced to 2 years in prison, ordered to forfeit $11 billion

Caroline Ellison, the star witness in the prosecution of her former boyfriend, FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried, was sentenced Tuesday in New…

Judge orders would-be Trump assassin Ryan Routh held without bail

A federal judge in Florida on Monday ordered that Ryan Routh, the alleged would-be assassin of Donald Trump, be held…