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Trump says he was cooperating with government ahead of raid, search came ‘out of nowhere’

Former President Donald Trump on Thursday fiercely pushed back against Attorney General Merrick Garland's assertion that the Justice Department had no choice but to search his Florida residence.

August 11, 2022

DOJ moves to unseal Trump search warrant; Garland personally approved search

Attorney General Merrick Garland on Thursday voiced a full-throttled defense of the Justice Department and its employees as he took full responsibility for this week's raid at former President Trump's residence in Palm Beach, Florida.

August 11, 2022

Most Americans, including Democrats, concerned about Biden’s mental health: Poll

The majority of Americans, including Democrats, say they are concerned about President Biden's mental health amid recent gaffes and swirling questions about whether the 79-year-old should pursue a second term.

August 11, 2022

Oversight Republicans demand National Archives head explain agency’s role in Trump raid

Republicans on the House Oversight Committee demanded Wednesday that the head of the National Archives and Records Administration explain any role her agency played in the FBI's raid of former President Donald Trump's home earlier this week.

August 10, 2022

FBI politicization began under Mueller, former agent says

The politicization of the FBI began under Director Robert S. Mueller, who transformed the bureau from a traditional law enforcement agency into a counterintelligence powerhouse in the wake of the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks, according to a former G-man.

August 10, 2022

FBI puts credibility on line with Trump raid

The FBI's stunning search of former President Donald Trump's Florida home was legally justifiable to the judge who approved it, but the move could be viewed as an abuse of power so damaging to the bureau's credibility that it may never recover, former agents told The Washington Times.

August 9, 2022

White House dodges questions about Trump raid, says Biden wasn’t given advance notice

White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre on Tuesday said President Biden had not been notified in advance about the FBI search of former President Trump's Florida home as she sidestepped questions about the raid.

August 9, 2022

National Archives documents, at center of Trump raid, have spawned unusual cases for decades

From an employee selling 71 signed presidential pardons to a White House national security adviser illegally sneaking out documents stuffed in his socks, the National Archives and Records Administration has been at the center of some of America's most unusual, headline-grabbing cases.

August 9, 2022

Andrew Cuomo joins Republicans’ call for answers in FBI raid of Trump home

Former New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo on Tuesday joined Republicans demanding FBI Director Christopher Wray and Attorney General Merrick Garland explain why federal agents raided former President Trump's Mar-a-Lago resort.

August 9, 2022

Republicans call on FBI Director Wray to appear before Congress to explain Trump raid

Republicans are demanding that FBI Director Christopher Wray appear before Congress to explain the bureau's decision to search former President Trump's Mar-a-Lago residence.

August 9, 2022

Trump: FBI agents ‘raided’ Mar-a-Lago, breached safe

Former President Donald Trump said late Monday that FBI agents raided his Mar-a-Lago estate in Palm Beach, Florida, and broke open his safe, an unprecedented search that sources said was related to a probe into whether Mr. Trump took classified government documents from his White House tenure.

August 8, 2022

‘We’re staying’: Biden pledges federal help for Kentucky flood victims

President Biden on Monday vowed that the full power of the federal government will help victims of devastating flooding in eastern Kentucky that killed 37 people and destroyed homes and businesses.

August 8, 2022

Hunter Biden expected to get ‘generous’ deal for guilty plea, shielding president from revelations

The sprawling Hunter Biden probe is hurtling toward a conclusion, and former prosecutors who have followed the case say signs point to a "generous" guilty plea deal that would spare the Biden administration further embarrassment.

August 7, 2022

Biden racks up badly needed victories ahead of critical midterm vote

President Biden is on a roll for a commander-in-chief with historically low approval ratings, scoring a string of legislative and foreign policy wins that are giving Democrats fresh hope of avoiding a drubbing in the November midterms.

August 5, 2022

Biden says he’s ‘hopeful’ about Brittney Griner’s plight after Russian conviction

President Biden said he's "hopeful" for a positive result in the case of women's basketball player Brittney Griner, who was convicted of illegally smuggling drugs into Russia and received a nine-year prison sentence.

August 5, 2022

President Biden to tour flood-ravaged eastern Kentucky next week

President Biden and first lady Jill Biden will travel to eastern Kentucky on Monday to tour the flood-devastated parts of the state, the White House announced.

August 5, 2022

Biden urges quick Senate vote after Sinema announces support for Manchin-Schumer deal

President Biden late Thursday celebrated Sen. Kyrsten Sinema's deal with Senate Democrats that could clear the way for the upper chamber to advance the president's long-stalled climate and spending bill.

August 4, 2022

Lawmakers berate FBI chief over allegations of partisanship in Trump, Hunter Biden probes

FBI Director Christopher A. Wray on Thursday repeatedly sidestepped withering questions from Republicans on the Senate Judiciary Committee about partisanship in politically charged investigations, including the Hunter Biden probe.

August 4, 2022

Wray: FBI has opened ‘a number’ of domestic terror probes into attacks on churches, pro-life centers

The FBI has opened "a number" of domestic terror investigations into attacks on churches and pro-life centers since the leak of a Supreme Court abortion opinion that ultimately overturned Roe v. Wade, FBI Director Christopher A. Wray said Thursday.

August 4, 2022

FBI Director Wray vows to protect whistleblowers amid Hunter Biden allegations

FBI Director Christopher A. Wray told a Senate panel Thursday that the bureau will take steps to protect whistleblowers, after current and former Justice Department and FBI employees alleged that agents illegally suppressed information about Hunter Biden in a criminal probe.

August 4, 2022