Four people associated with the far right Oath Keepers were convicted on Monday of conspiracy and obstruction charges stemming from the assault on the U.S. Capitol in the third trial involving the extremist group. Sandra Parker, of Morrow, Ohio; Laura Steele, of Thomasville, North Carolina; William Isaacs, of Kissimmee, Florida …
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Some members of the Congressional Hispanic Caucus (CHC) are considering ousting Rep. Nanette Barragán, Democrat of California, as their leader after she fired the group’s executive director on Thursday, multiple people familiar with the situation tell CBS News. Barragán, 46, represents parts of South Los Angeles and areas around the …
Read More »Washington – The Justice Department on Monday told the chairman of the House Judiciary Committee that it cannot comply with his requests for access to information related to the federal investigation into President Joe Biden’s retention of classified documents from his time as vice president. In a letter to Republican …
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When is an SUV not an SUV? It depends on who you’re asking — and it’s a question consumers interested in the newly expanded clean vehicle tax credit should look at carefully, since it’s the IRS that decides whether or not the cars they just bought will qualify. The answer …
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Allen Weisselberg, the former chief financial officer of the Trump Organization and Donald Trump’s right-hand man for decades, was sentenced to five months in jail for fraud and tax crimes on Tuesday, nearly two months after he testified against the company that employed him for almost half a century. Weisselberg …
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Washington — A panel of three judges on the federal appeals court in Atlanta appeared skeptical Tuesday of former President Donald Trump’s arguments for continuing the review by an independent arbiter of documents seized at his Mar-a-Lago resort. They raised concerns about the precedent it would set if a lower …
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A judge threw out a lawsuit Monday that challenged voting by absentee ballot in Detroit, saying a Republican candidate for secretary of state failed to produce any evidence of violations. “Plaintiffs have raised a red flag of election law violations and corruption concerning Detroit’s procedures for the November 8th election. This …
Read More »Federal prosecutors played a recording of Oath Keepers founder Stewart Rhodes meeting with members of his far-right militia on Jan. 10, 2021, days after he and other Oath Keepers allegedly participated in an attack on the U.S. Capitol building. “My only regret is they should have brought rifles,” Rhodes says …
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Former Trump adviser Steve Bannon was indicted and surrendered to New York state prosecutors Thursday morning. He faces charges for his part in a “Build the Wall” group that raised millions on promises to build a wall along the U.S.-Mexico border, but allegedly pocketed some of those donations. The charges …
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House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s husband Paul pleaded guilty Tuesday to a single charge of driving under the influence and causing injury, which stemmed from an incident in May in Northern California. He was sentenced to five days in jail and three years’ probation, but will avoid further time behind bars. …
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