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Former Special Agent In Charge Of The New York FBI Counterintelligence Division Charged With Violating U.S. Sanctions On Russia — A Russian Court and Government Interpreter Is Also Charged with Violating U.S. Sanctions on Russia — Damian Williams, the United States Attorney …
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Former senior FBI official accused of working for Russian he investigated — Charles McGonigal, a former counterintelligence chief, is charged with money laundering and other counts connected to oligarch Oleg Deripaska — NEW YORK — The former head of the FBI's counterintelligence division …
ABC News:
Former top FBI official Charles McGonigal arrested over ties to Russian oligarch Oleg Deripaska — Oleg Deripaska has been sanctioned by the U.S. — A former top FBI official in New York has been arrested over his ties to a Russian oligarch, law enforcement sources told ABC News Monday.
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Benjamin Weiser / New York Times:
Former Top FBI Official in New York Charged in Money Laundering — Prosecutors say Charles McGonigal, who was chief of counterintelligence in the city, took payments from Oleg Deripaska to investigate a rival Russian oligarch. — A former high-level F.B.I. official has been indicted …
New York Times:
7 Killed in Another Mass Shooting in California — A suspect was in custody after he was found in a vehicle outside a sheriff's office substation in Half Moon Bay, the authorities said. — Seven people were shot to death on Monday afternoon in San Mateo County, Calif., the sheriff's office said …
Rachel Weiner / Washington Post:
Four other Oath Keepers found guilty of Jan. 6 seditious conspiracy — The verdict is the second of three seditious conspiracy cases charged in the U.S. Capitol breach — Four members of the far-right Oath Keepers group were convicted of seditious conspiracy Monday, joining founder Stewart Rhodes …
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Oath Keepers members found guilty of seditious conspiracy — Three members of the Oath Keepers and a fourth person associated with the far-right militia group were convicted of seditious conspiracy by a Washington, DC, jury on Monday for their role in the January 6, 2021, insurrection.
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NBC News:
Monterey Park suspect may have been targeting his ex-wife in the mass shooting, mayor says — Monterey Park suspect dead from self-inflicted gunshot wound — The gunman behind the deadly dance hall shooting in the Los Angeles suburb of Monterey Park that left 10 people dead and at least 10 …
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What we know about the suspect in the Monterey Park massacre
What we know about the suspect in the Monterey Park massacre
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Ellie Quinlan Houghtaling / The Daily Beast:
Monterey Park Shooting Suspect Claimed to Cops That Family Was Poisoning Him
Monterey Park Shooting Suspect Claimed to Cops That Family Was Poisoning Him
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Burgess Everett / Politico:
Senate GOP to McCarthy: Debt fight is all yours — Senate Republicans are happy to leave the hard work on averting a cataclysmic debt default this year to the House's new speaker. — After Kevin McCarthy blasted last month's Senate GOP leadership-backed $1.7 trillion spending plan …
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Al Weaver / The Hill:
Schumer calls on House GOP to unveil proposed spending cuts in debt ceiling negotiations
Schumer calls on House GOP to unveil proposed spending cuts in debt ceiling negotiations
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Janay Kingsberry / Washington Post:
Why the new game ‘Hogwarts Legacy’ is roiling the LGBTQ community — Harry Potter fans debate: Is it possible to separate the world they love from J.K. Rowling? — A new Harry Potter game's upcoming release has sparked fierce reactions among trans gamers and LGBTQ allies …
Jill Lawrence / The Bulwark:
What the ‘Weaponization’ Committee Is Really After — 'It's a drug they're going to put out on the street for conservative media and conservative voters.' — The defeat of election deniers running for important statewide offices last fall suggested a nation edging away from seven years of Trumpism.
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Miranda Devine / New York Post:
There's no hiding Biden's fright over classified document scandal
There's no hiding Biden's fright over classified document scandal
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Stephen Collinson / CNN:
FBI search deepens political implications of Biden document discoveries
FBI search deepens political implications of Biden document discoveries
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Andrew J. Tobias / Plain Dealer:
U.S. Sen. Sherrod Brown hires campaign manager as he gears up for 2024 reelection contest — 1,042 — COLUMBUS, Ohio — Sen. Sherrod Brown has hired a former communications aide to manage his 2024 reelection campaign, a major formal step toward preparing for what's expected …
NBC News:
Mike Pompeo criticizes journalist Jamal Khashoggi as an ‘activist’ who received too much media sympathy — Former Secretary of State Mike Pompeo sharply criticizes murdered Washington Post columnist Jamal Khashoggi in his new book, questioning his journalism credentials and lambasting …
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NBC News:
Jan. 6 rioter who put feet on desk in Pelosi's office convicted on all counts — An Arkansas man who was photographed during the Jan. 6 riot with his feet on a desk in then-House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's office, was found guilty on all counts Monday after brief jury deliberations.
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Jennifer Rubin / Washington Post:
In blocking an AP Black studies course, DeSantis tells us who he is — Florida's Republican governor and presidential aspirant Ron DeSantis has made a name for himself by harassing Black voters, setting up a system to sue teachers for teaching race in ways that might offend Whites …
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Stanley Kurtz / National Review:
AP Teacher's Guide Proves DeSantis Right in African-American Studies Clash
AP Teacher's Guide Proves DeSantis Right in African-American Studies Clash
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Jacob Knutson / Axios:
Jeffries says GOP has “double standard” on committee assignments — House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) nominated Reps. Adam Schiff (D-Calif.) and Eric Swalwell (D-Calif.) to the Intelligence Committee in a letter to House Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) on Saturday first obtained by Punchbowl News.
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Dan Ladden-Hall / The Daily Beast:
M&M's Ditches ‘Spokescandies’ After Tucker Carlson Complained About Their Sexiness — ‘SHOES CAN BE POLARIZING’ — M&M's announced Monday that it will no longer use its famous cartoon character “spokescandies” after apparently getting sick of dealing with waves of conservative uproar about the way the animated chocolates dress.
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Rob Stein / NPR:
The FDA considers a major shift in the nation's COVID vaccine strategy — The Food and Drug Administration is considering a major shift in the nation's COVID-19 vaccine strategy. — The goal is to simplify vaccination against COVID and perhaps adopt an approach similar to what is used for the flu vaccine …
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Jane Herz / New York Post:
Aretha Franklin song ‘Natural Woman’ blasted by transgender activists — They're saying a little prayer. — One activist group based in Norway is calling for Aretha Franklin's hit 1968 song “(You Make Me Feel Like) A Natural Woman” to be removed from both Apple Music and Spotify after they deemed its lyrics offensive.
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Lisa Friedman / New York Times:
Depleted Under Trump, a ‘Traumatized’ E.P.A. Struggles With Its Mission — Despite an injection of funding, the agency still has not recovered from an exodus of scientists and policy experts, both insiders and critics say. — WASHINGTON — The nation's top environmental agency is still reeling …
New York Times:
How Kevin McCarthy Forged an Ironclad Bond With Marjorie Taylor Greene — The close alliance that has developed between the speaker and the hard-right Georgia Republican explains his rise, how he might govern and the heavy influence of the extremes on the new House G.O.P. majority.
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CNN:
George Santos' lies are casting a harsh spotlight on a powerful Republican who endorsed and raised money for him — Cascading revelations about New York Rep. George Santos' pattern of lies and deception are putting increased scrutiny on powerful New York Rep. Elise Stefanik …
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Jim Fitzpatrick / openDemocracy:
Revealed: UK government helped sanctioned Putin ally sue British journalist — UK Treasury, then under Rishi Sunak's control, let Yevgeny Prigozhin circumvent sanctions to target Eliot Higgins — The UK government helped the boss of Russia's murderous mercenary army to circumvent …
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Department of Justice:
Retired FBI Executive Charged with Concealing $225,000 in Cash Received from Former Intelligence Officer — Charles F. McGonigal Arrested in New York — Charles F. McGonigal, 54, a former FBI Special Agent in Charge of the New York Field Office, has been arrested on charges relating …