Author: Kaelan Deese, Washington Examiner
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Appeals court shuts down Boasberg contempt inquiry into Trump administration over El Salvador deportations
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A federal appeals court on Tuesday ordered an end to U.S. District Judge James Boasberg’s criminal contempt inquiry into Trump administration officials over last year’s deportations of Venezuelans to El Salvador, delivering a second major rebuke to Boasberg and foreclosing further pursuit of the case. In a 2-1 decision, a three-judge panel of the U.S.…
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Whistleblower contacted Democrats before filing Trump complaint that led to first impeachment, records show
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Newly declassified transcripts from the Intelligence Community’s then-inspector general show that the whistleblower whose complaint triggered President Donald Trump’s first impeachment had prior contact with congressional Democrats before filing the allegation, a newly-surfaced and damning detail that was not disclosed in the official complaint form. The records, released Monday following declassification by Director of National…
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Trump’s mail-in ballot executive order reveals why DOJ is pushing for state voter data
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President Donald Trump’s new executive order on mail-in voting is offering the clearest explanation yet for why the Justice Department has spent months aggressively seeking access to state voter rolls, while also triggering a sweeping legal challenge from Democrat-led states. Twenty-three Democratic states and the District of Columbia filed a lawsuit on Friday, just days…
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Congress urged to open antitrust investigation into Apple and OpenAI over ‘left-leaning bias’
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A conservative legal group founded by senior White House adviser Stephen Miller is urging Congress to investigate a partnership between Apple and OpenAI, arguing the companies have effectively locked millions of people into a single, politically biased artificial intelligence system. In a letter sent to Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley (R-IA) and House Judiciary…
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Pam Bondi subpoenaed for April 14 House deposition on Epstein files handling
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The House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform issued a subpoena Tuesday compelling Attorney General Pam Bondi to sit for a deposition on April 14 as part of an ongoing investigation into the Justice Department’s handling of the Jeffrey Epstein investigation and related records. The subpoena follows a March 4 committee vote authorizing the move…
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DOJ quietly closes autopen investigation targeting Biden and aides
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The Department of Justice has quietly closed an investigation into former President Joe Biden’s use of an autopen to sign official documents, according to a source familiar with the matter. DOJ pardon attorney Ed Martin, the former “weaponization” czar, opened the investigation while he was serving as interim U.S. attorney for the District of Columbia. The…
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House oversight to grill Bill Clinton about Epstein visiting White House 17 times
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Former President Bill Clinton is set to testify Friday before the House oversight committee, where Republicans say they plan to press him about Jeffrey Epstein’s visits to the White House and his past travel aboard the late disgraced financier’s private plane. The closed-door deposition is scheduled for 11 a.m. at the Chappaqua Performing Arts Center…
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Judge permanently blocks release of Trump classified documents report
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A federal judge permanently barred the Justice Department on Monday from releasing the portion of former special counsel Jack Smith’s final report detailing his investigation into President Donald Trump’s handling of classified documents, delivering a sharp rebuke of the prosecutor’s actions after the case had already been dismissed. U.S. District Judge Aileen Cannon, a Trump…
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Appeals court indefinitely halts judge’s limits on ICE tactics in Minnesota
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A federal appeals court on Monday blocked a lower-court judge’s restrictions on Immigration and Customs Enforcement tactics in Minnesota, handing the Trump administration a significant win as protests and legal challenges continue to surround federal immigration operations in the Twin Cities. The 8th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals issued an indefinite stay of a Jan.…
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Seven things to know about the criminal case against Maduro and his wife
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Captured former Venezuelan dictator Nicolas Maduro and his wife, Cilia Flores, appeared in Manhattan federal court on Monday after their dramatic capture by U.S. forces, opening one of the most consequential criminal prosecutions ever brought against a foreign head of state and his spouse. The couple was seized in Caracas during a surprise U.S. military…

