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Court Puts on Hold Graham’s Testimony in Ga. Election Probe

Court Puts on Hold Graham’s Testimony in Ga. Election Probe

A federal appeals court on Sunday agreed to temporarily put on hold a lower court’s order requiring that U.S. Sen. Lindsey Graham testify before a special grand jury that’s investigating possible illegal efforts to overturn then-President Donald Trump’s 2020 election loss in Georgia.Read more

Pence Tells GOP to Stop Lashing Out at FBI Over Trump Search

Pence Tells GOP to Stop Lashing Out at FBI Over Trump Search

Former Vice President Mike Pence on Wednesday implored fellow Republicans to stop lashing out at the FBI over the search of Donald Trump’s Florida home and denounced calls by some of the former president’s allies to defund the FBI, saying that was “just as wrong” as a push by Democratic activists to shift money from police.Read more

Giuliani is Target of Election Probe, His Lawyers are Told

Giuliani is Target of Election Probe, His Lawyers are Told

Prosecutors in Atlanta on Monday told lawyers for Rudy Giuliani that he’s a target of their criminal investigation into possible illegal attempts by then-President Donald Trump and others to interfere in the 2020 general election in Georgia, one of Giuliani’s lawyers said Monday.Read more

Georgia’s Kemp Seeks Tax Breaks, Rebutting Abrams on Economy

Georgia’s Kemp Seeks Tax Breaks, Rebutting Abrams on Economy

Georgia GOP Gov. Brian Kemp unfurled the first major policy proposals of his reelection bid Thursday, pledging to spend $2 billion on another state income tax rebate and revival of a long-dormant state property tax break while contending with Democratic challenger Stacey Abrams over who’s best for the state’s economy.Read more

Sen. Graham Fights Subpoena in Georgia Election Probe

Sen. Graham Fights Subpoena in Georgia Election Probe

Prosecutors in Atlanta said they need a special grand jury to hear from U.S. Sen. Lindsey Graham because he may be able to provide insight into the extent of any coordinated efforts to influence the results of the 2020 general election in Georgia.Read more

Iranian Operative Charged in Plot to Murder John Bolton

Iranian Operative Charged in Plot to Murder John Bolton

An Iranian operative has been charged in a plot to murder former U.S. national security adviser John Bolton in presumed retaliation for a U.S. airstrike that killed the country’s most powerful general, offering $300,000 to “eliminate” the Trump administration official, the Justice Department said Wednesday.Read more

Austin Pledges Military Training, Support for Baltics

Austin Pledges Military Training, Support for Baltics

The U.S. will conduct more military exercises with Baltic nations such as Latvia, and look to provide increased training, Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin said Wednesday, saying the U.S. may bring in additional troops from America if needed to bolster the region against any possible threat from Russia.Read more

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Pence Tells GOP to Stop Lashing Out at FBI Over Trump Search

Pence Tells GOP to Stop Lashing Out at FBI Over Trump Search

Former Vice President Mike Pence on Wednesday implored fellow Republicans to stop lashing out at the FBI over the search of Donald Trump’s Florida home and denounced calls by some of the former president’s allies to defund the FBI, saying that was “just as wrong” as a push by Democratic activists to shift money from police.Continue Reading

Georgia’s Kemp Seeks Tax Breaks, Rebutting Abrams on Economy

Georgia’s Kemp Seeks Tax Breaks, Rebutting Abrams on Economy

Georgia GOP Gov. Brian Kemp unfurled the first major policy proposals of his reelection bid Thursday, pledging to spend $2 billion on another state income tax rebate and revival of a long-dormant state property tax break while contending with Democratic challenger Stacey Abrams over who’s best for the state’s economy.Continue Reading

Iranian Operative Charged in Plot to Murder John Bolton

Iranian Operative Charged in Plot to Murder John Bolton

An Iranian operative has been charged in a plot to murder former U.S. national security adviser John Bolton in presumed retaliation for a U.S. airstrike that killed the country’s most powerful general, offering $300,000 to “eliminate” the Trump administration official, the Justice Department said Wednesday.Continue Reading

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