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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…

Judge tosses two criminal counts against Trump, keeps top charge in Georgia election case

A judge on Thursday dismissed two criminal counts against Donald Trump in his Georgia election interference case, but kept intact…

Biden administration did not fast-track student loan relief before final rule: official

A senior Biden administration official says the U.S. Department of Education did not plan to begin forgiving up to $147…

RFK Jr. back on Michigan presidential ballot after state Supreme Court ruling

Former independent presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. will appear on the ballot in Michigan in November, the state’s Supreme…

Trump election interference case resumes in D.C. after yearlong delay over immunity fight

The federal criminal election interference case against Donald Trump resumed in Washington, D.C., on Thursday after a nearly yearlong delay…

Hunter Biden pleads guilty in tax case, hours after jury selection for trial was to begin

Hunter Biden pleaded guilty to all nine counts in his criminal tax case in Los Angeles federal court on Thursday…

Snap sued by New Mexico over ‘sextortion’ of kids by predators

The New Mexico attorney general has filed a lawsuit against Snap, alleging that the design and algorithmic recommendations of its…

U.S. targets Russia over 2024 election influence operation

The Biden administration on Wednesday announced sanctions targeting Russian government-backed efforts to manipulate American opinion leading up to the 2024…