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Russiagate story 'will not die,' journalist Matt Taibbi says: 'How much meat is on the bone?'

The Justice Department is again accusing Russia of attempting to interfere with U.S. elections. “This Russiagate story will not die,” investigative journalist Matt Taibbi said on “The Story,” Thursday. “This story just won’t go away. It reminds me of the ‘Friday the 13th’ movies. No matter how many times they killed Jason, he keeps leaping...

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Trump skips federal court hearing Thursday, pleads not guilty to charges in Jack Smith's election case

Lawyers entered a not guilty plea on behalf of former President Trump in federal court in Washington, D.C., on Thursday related to charges from Special Counsel Jack Smith’s new indictment after the Supreme Court ruled a president is immune from prosecution for official acts in office. Trump did not appear in court Thursday, but his...

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Secret surveillance of congressional staff by DOJ in focus after whistleblower advocates notch court win

A federal judge last week ruled in favor of a whistleblower advocacy group that sued the Justice Department to unseal documents related to its secretly obtaining communications about congressional staffers who were investigating the DOJ. Empower Oversight Whistleblowers & Research won a partial victory in a lawsuit it filed in May, when a federal court...

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Trump trial stemming from Jack Smith's probe delayed past Election Day

Federal Judge Tanya Chutkan will not hold the trial for former President Trump on charges stemming from Special Counsel Jack Smith’s Jan. 6 investigation until after the 2024 presidential election. Chutkan held a status hearing Thursday morning in U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia, in which lawyers for Trump pleaded not guilty on...

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FBI raids homes of top aides for New York City Mayor Eric Adams

The FBI on Wednesday raided the homes of at least three high-ranking members of New York City Mayor Eric Adams’ administration, Fox News Digital has confirmed. FBI agents showed up to the homes of First Deputy Mayor Sheena Wright and Deputy Mayor for Public Safety Philip Banks III early Wednesday and seized electronic devices. New...

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Republicans 'skeptical' of DOJ move to block Russian election interference

President Biden’s Department of Justice (DOJ) announced new efforts to crack down on Russian election interference on Wednesday, but Republicans say they are “skeptical” of the new moves so close to the November election. “We’ve seen this before. In 2016, the same people pushed the Russia hoax and we now know it was totally bogus....

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House GOP presses Hochul on alleged CCP agent's influence in New York, including secret Chinese police station

FIRST ON FOX – Rep. Claudia Tenney, R-N.Y., is demanding answers from New York Gov. Kathy Hochul regarding former senior aide Linda Sun, who was recently indicted for allegedly being an agent for the Chinese Communist Party. Tenney penned a letter to the Democratic governor this week, and inquiring about how Sun had influenced the...

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2 Russia-based RT employees indicted by US, internet domains seized in election influence probe

The Biden administration on Wednesday accused Russia of trying to influence the 2024 U.S. presidential election by targeting American voters through state-run media and other online platforms as part of a campaign referred to as “doppelganger.” Attorney General Merrick Garland, speaking alongside FBI Director Christopher Wray and Deputy Attorney General Lisa Monaco, said prosecutors have...

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DOJ charges Hamas leaders over 'terrorist atrocities' in Oct 7 Israel attack

The Department of Justice on Tuesday unsealed criminal charges against Hamas chief Yahya Sinwar and other leaders of the brutal organization over the “terrorist atrocities” of the Oct. 7, 2023, massacre in Israel. The criminal complaint filed in federal court in New York City includes charges of conspiracy to provide material support to a foreign...

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US seizes Venezuelan leader Maduro's plane in the Dominican Republic

The United States seized a plane owned by Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro in the Dominican Republic, Fox News has confirmed. Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) flew Maduro’s personal plane back to the United States Monday morning, when it landed in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, and is now in U.S. custody, a U.S. official told Fox News following...