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Ex-FBI Director James Comey indicted on charges of lying to Congress and obstruction

WASHINGTON (AP) — James Comey was charged Thursday with lying to Congress in a criminal case filed days after President Donald Trump appeared to urge his attorney general to prosecute the former FBI director and other perceived political enemies. The indictment makes Comey the first ...
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Soros’ foundation says reported Justice Department push for probe is politically motivated

WASHINGTON (Reuters) -George Soros-funded Open Society Foundations on Thursday slammed a reported push by the U.S. Justice Department to investigate the philanthropic organization for supporting terrorism and other crimes as “politically motivated attacks” to silence President Donald Trump’s adversaries. The New York Times reported earlier ...
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US officials spotlight European ‘censorship’ despite concerns over free speech at home

By Simon Lewis and Humeyra Pamuk NEW YORK (Reuters) -Trump administration officials hosted an event on the sidelines of the U.N. General Assembly on Thursday purporting to promote free speech, the latest stage in a push against what Washington calls censorship in Europe that has ...
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FBI ex-chief Comey criminally charged as Trump targets critics, source says

By Andrew Goudsward and Sarah N. Lynch WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Former FBI Director James Comey was indicted on criminal charges of false statements and obstruction on Thursday, a person familiar with the move said, in an escalation of President Donald Trump’s campaign to seek retribution against ...
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Top Wall St regulator says he will review White House call for layoff plans

WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The head of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission said on Thursday he had yet to review a call from the White House for mass layoffs at federal agencies during a possible government shutdown but believed the agency was working to meet ...
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Justice Department sues six US states over voter registration lists

(Reuters) -The U.S. Justice Department said on Thursday that it had filed lawsuits against California, New York, and four other states for not providing their voter registration lists to the department. “Every state has a responsibility to ensure that voter registration records are accurate, accessible, ...
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Hegseth calls rare meeting of large number of generals and admirals

(WASHINGTON) -- Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has asked a large number of general officers and admirals to gather next Tuesday at the Marine base at Quantico, Virginia, according to five U.S. officials. Two of them told ABC News they don't know what prompted this ...
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Federal probe into James Comey centers around 2020 Senate testimony: Sources

(WASHINGTON) -- A key Senate hearing from five years ago is the center of the federal probe into former FBI Director James Comey, sources told ABC News Thursday.At least two exchanges he had with lawmakers on the Senate Judiciary Committee in September of 2020 ...
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Ex-Fed and Treasury chiefs urge Supreme Court not to let Trump fire Cook

By Dan Burns (Reuters) -A group of 18 former U.S. Federal Reserve officials, Treasury secretaries and other top economic officials who served under presidents from both parties urged the Supreme Court on Thursday to reject President Donald Trump’s petition to allow his unprecedented attempt to ...
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White House budget office tells agencies to draft mass firing plans ahead of potential shutdown

WASHINGTON (AP) — The White House is telling agencies to prepare large-scale firings of federal workers if the government shuts down next week. In a memo released Wednesday night, the Office of Management and Budget said agencies should consider a reduction in force for federal ...
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Trump says Justice Dept will decide on any Comey indictment

WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. President Donald Trump criticized James Comey on Thursday but said the Justice Department would decide whether to seek the indictment of his former FBI director. “I can’t tell you what’s going to happen, because I don’t know,” Trump told reporters at the ...
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Trump, Vance direct blame at Democrats for Dallas ICE shooting

(WASHINGTON) -- President Donald Trump and Vice President JD Vance blamed Democrats after a sniper opened fire on an ICE facility in Texas -- as questions remain about the motive behind the attack and the intended target."This violence is the result of the Radical Left Democrats ...
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