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Ex-officials reflect on Trump’s transformation of DOJ

Justice Department officials appointed by President Trump have made sweeping changes since he returned to office. They’ve redefined the focus of key divisions and challenged legal norms, and thousands of career lawyers have resigned or been fired. Justice Correspondent...

DOJ: 5 arrested over plot to attack White House UFC event

The Justice Department says it arrested five people who were planning to attack this weekend's UFC event at the White House. According to an arrest document, one of the individuals is a 19-year-old from Ohio who said he had...

Maritime security expert weighs U.S.-Iran deal’s impact

To discuss what the Iran deal would mean for global shipping and the Strait of Hormuz, Amna Nawaz spoke with Ian Ralby. He’s a global maritime security expert, president of Auxilium Worldwide and a senior fellow at the Center...

News Wrap: Key oversight shifted from Education Department

In our news wrap Tuesday, the Trump administration is taking additional steps to dismantle the Department of Education by moving two high-profile functions out of the agency, crews are making progress to contain a wildfire that broke out in...

Teen believed to be on mushrooms crashes through closed garage door, flees, then returns to the scene

A 19-year-old driver is facing multiple potential charges after reportedly crashing a car through a closed garage door in unincorporated Bremerton, then fleeing the scene before returning minutes later, according to Kitsap County Sheriff’s Office spokesperson Kevin McCarty. McCarty said...

Trump administration uses hydrogen peroxide and tiny bubbles against algae in Reflecting Pool

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump’s remodeled Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool with its “American flag blue” bottom has turned chartreuse from an algal bloom that park service workers struggled to address Tuesday just days after its more than $14...

Editorial Roundup: United States

Excerpts from recent editorials in the United States and abroad: ___ The Washington Post wonders what is in the new Iran deal Vice President JD Vance said an agreement to end the Iran war was signed “digitally” on Sunday, and a formal...

News Wrap: Newsom says Trump ordering DOJ to investigate him

In our news wrap Monday, California Gov. Gavin Newsom says the Trump administration is using the Justice Department to investigate him and his wife, the U.S. military says a B-52 Stratofortress bomber crashed shortly after takeoff in California's Mojave...

Monica McNutt on the wait for a Knicks championship

The city that never sleeps finally saw its dream come true when the New York Knicks won their first NBA title since 1973. Thousands of fans across the five boroughs celebrated wildly after the Knicks pulled off this upset...

Book traces American celebration of freedom and denial of it

The United States is preparing to mark 250 years since its founding, a milestone often framed as a celebration of democracy, freedom and national promise. But Eddie Glaude Jr. argues that America’s anniversaries have always been shadowed by a...
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