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U.S. news

FBI arrests five in U.S. accused of trying to coerce political dissenters to return to China

Justice Department

Con man and fake spy who once worked for DEA, DHS gets seven years in prison

Akbar Badrkhani / Iranian Health Ministry via AP file

Health news

Iran's Covid death toll may be four times the government's official tally, says top doctor

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Elections

More than 1 million mail-in ballots may be rejected, say experts

Investigations

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Crime & Courts

3 accused of making, shipping firearms are facing federal weapons charges

U.S. news

Trump admin dismantles 'firewall' for editorial independence at U.S.-funded outlets

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Coronavirus

Large corporate landlords have filed 10,000 eviction actions in five states since September

Coronavirus

'Toxic': CDC staffers say morale inside the agency has plummeted during the pandemic

U.S. news

Legal limbo: Hundreds of Louisville protesters still waiting to learn their fate months after arrest

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Immigration

Is the Trump administration really 'working very hard' to reunite migrant parents and children?

Advocates say Trump admin is only offering assistance now to reunite parents and kids because of "backlash" over reports about 545 kids still separated.

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National Security

Trump admin considers branding Amnesty International, other human rights groups as 'anti-Semitic'

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2020 Election

Trump admin has known for weeks that Iran, Russia hacked local governments, say officials

U.S. news

Ghislaine Maxwell: Epstein accuser's account of Prince Andrew tryst is 'ludicrous'

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Elections

Rudy Giuliani gives alleged Hunter Biden hard drive to Delaware authorities

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Immigration

Lawyers say they can't find the parents of 545 migrant children separated by Trump administration

White House

Melania Trump expressed surprise over Vogue selection of Beyoncé for 2018 cover

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Immigration

ICE arrests 15 foreign students for allegedly using visa program to stay in U.S. fraudulently

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National Security

Trump looks for foreign policy wins ahead of election

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Military

Top U.S. Marine in Europe, Africa under investigation for racial slur, relieved of duty

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National Security

Ratcliffe: No proof foreign actors tied to 'Biden' laptop. Officials: FBI is probing

Andre Teague / Bristol Herald Courier via AP file

2020 Election

What police plan to do about armed men at the polls on Election Day

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U.S. news

Early numbers suggest domestic violence homicides may be on the rise around the country

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White House

Ex-White House lawyers question contract former friend signed to work for Melania Trump

Justice Department

Trump rally 'VIP' among six Chinese nationals charged with drug money laundering

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National Security

CIA, other spy agencies gathered intel on Rudy Giuliani's dealings with alleged Russian agents

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Military

O'Brien confirms Trump ordered Pentagon to cut U.S. troops in Afghanistan to 2,500

U.S. news

Trump administration cuts off democracy activists in Belarus and Hong Kong

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National Security

Feds examining whether alleged Hunter Biden emails are linked to a foreign intel operation

U.S. news

Secret tapes show neo-Nazi group The Base recruiting former members of the military

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U.S. news

Another jetpack reported thousands of feet above Los Angeles

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Immigration

Cameroonian asylum seekers pulled off deportation plane amid allegations of ICE abuse

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2020 Election

Here's how most states use signatures to verify voters' identities, or nullify their ballots

Kevin Lamarque / Reuters file

Justice Department

'Unmasking' probe pushed by Barr ends with no charges

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2020 Election

Trump weighs pre-election foreign policy speech that reveals plan to pull more troops from Afghanistan

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Justice Department

Justice Department sues author over book about her relationship with Melania Trump

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U.S. news

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