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Clintons agree to in-person depositions in 11th-hour offer to avoid contempt vote in Jeffrey Epstein investigation

By Annie Grayer, CNN (CNN) — Bill and Hillary Clinton have agreed to appear for in-person depositions in Washington, DC, in the congressional Jeffrey Epstein probe, caving in hopes of avoiding a looming House contempt of Congress vote. It was not immediately clear if House Oversight Chairman James Comer will accept the eleventh-hour offer nor

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Jeffrey Epstein is seen in this image released by the Department of Justice on December 19

Epstein victims’ lawyers ask judges to force takedown of released files, citing ‘thousands of redaction failures’

By MJ Lee, CNN (CNN) — Lawyers representing victims of Jeffrey Epstein are asking judges to force the Justice Department to take down the millions of Epstein-related documents it has posted online, saying in a letter dated Sunday that the failure to properly redact victims’ information has triggered an “unfolding emergency.” The letter, written by

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Georgia General Election 2020 ballots are loaded onto trucks by the FBI

Fulton County expected to make new court filing challenging legality of FBI’s seizure of 2020 election records

By Jason Morris, CNN (CNN) — An official in Fulton County, Georgia, has announced the county will challenge the legality of the FBI’s search and seizure of 2020 election records. Commissioner Marvin Arrington Jr. said the effort will seek to “force the government to return the ballots taken.” Arrington said that the county’s attorneys are

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House Speaker Mike Johnson during a press conference on Capitol Hill on January 21.

Trump leans on Republicans to back his funding deal with Democrats — eager to end government shutdown

By Sarah Ferris, Manu Raju, Alison Main, CNN (CNN) — Top Republicans — including President Donald Trump himself — are attempting to quell a conservative rebellion against a sprawling funding bill this week as they race to reopen the federal government before Americans feel the pain. House Speaker Mike Johnson is meeting with key Republicans

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Attorney General Pam Bondi departs following a briefing at the US Capitol in Washington

Justice Department expected to ramp up efforts to deliver on Trump’s ‘weaponization’ priorities

By Paula Reid, Casey Gannon, CNN (CNN) — Justice Department officials are expected to meet Monday to discuss how to reenergize probes that are considered a top priority for President Donald Trump — reviewing the actions of officials who investigated him, according to a source familiar with the plan. Almost immediately after Pam Bondi stepped

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Eric Trump

UAE-linked firm bought major stake in Trump family crypto company, Wall Street Journal reports

By Alejandra Jaramillo, CNN (CNN) — An investment firm tied to the United Arab Emirates acquired nearly half of the Trump family’s cryptocurrency company, a $500 million stake, four days before President Donald Trump’s second inauguration, according to a report Sunday by The Wall Street Journal. The deal, signed by the president’s son Eric Trump,

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Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche meets with reporters as the Justice Department announces the release of three million pages of documents in the latest Jeffrey Epstein disclosure in Washington

Deputy attorney general signals no new Epstein charges, defends Gabbard role in Georgia election search

By Alejandra Jaramillo, CNN (CNN) — Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche defended the Justice Department’s actions on multiple fronts Sunday, signaling that no new charges will be brought in the Jeffrey Epstein investigation, downplaying Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard’s involvement in a probe into alleged voter fraud in Georgia, and defending the decision to

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President Donald Trump speaks before signing executive orders in the Oval Office in the White House in Washington

Trump says federal government won’t step into protests in Democratic-led cities ‘until they ask us for help’

By Alejandra Jaramillo, CNN (CNN) — President Donald Trump said Saturday that he has instructed Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem not to intervene in protests or unrest in Democratic-led cities unless local officials formally request assistance, amid criticism over heavy-handed immigration enforcement tactics used by the feds. “I have instructed Secretary of Homeland Security, Kristi

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House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries

Shutdown expected to last until at least Tuesday as Jeffries says Democrats won’t help pass funding bill

By Manu Raju, Sarah Ferris, CNN (CNN) — The federal government likely won’t reopen until at least Tuesday, when the House is expected to hold critical votes on a must-pass funding package, as Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries warns Republicans they can’t rely on Democrats. It is unclear whether House Speaker Mike Johnson has enough GOP

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Don Lemon is seen at The Museum of Modern Art on Tuesday

Journalist Don Lemon promises to fight federal charges following his arrest after Minnesota church protest

By Brian Stelter, Kara Scannell, Hannah Rabinowitz, Nick Watt, Nicki Brown, CNN (CNN) — A defiant Don Lemon vowed to fight the charges brought against him by federal prosecutors Friday, after he and another independent journalist were arrested in connection with a protest at a church in St. Paul, Minnesota. “I have spent my entire

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Pictured is a Walmart store in San Leandro

Fact check: Trump twice promotes phony claim that Walmart is closing 250 California stores

By Daniel Dale, CNN (CNN) — President Donald Trump did another social media posting spree on Wednesday night and Thursday morning. As with Trump’s previous posting blitzes, this one was filled with wildly inaccurate and often conspiratorial claims about elections and other subjects. Here’s a debunking of two of them. No, Walmart isn’t shutting down

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The US Capitol in Washington

Trump’s deal with Senate leaders to avert government shutdown hits snags as lawmakers refuse to allow quick vote

By Morgan Rimmer, Ted Barrett, Manu Raju, CNN (CNN) — Senate leaders have a bipartisan funding deal in hand but it remains to be seen whether they will avert a costly government shutdown as the clock ticks down toward Friday’s midnight deadline. Lawmakers left Capitol Hill late Thursday after all rank-and-file senators could not come

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US Secretary of Education Linda McMahon at Alpha School Austin on September 9

‘What if I told you this school had no teachers?’: Is AI schooling the future of education — or a risky bet?

By Sunlen Serfaty, Linda Gaudino, Nicky Robertson, CNN (CNN) — Chatty, bright-eyed children surrounded US Department of Education Secretary Linda McMahon as she walked with them through an airy building in Texas. Part of a 50-state tour, this stop last year was at an unusual institution: the Austin campus of Alpha, a chain of private

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Minneapolis Police Chief Brian O’Hara speaks during a CNN Town Hall in Minneapolis on January 28.

Takeaways from CNN’s Minnesota town hall

CNN By Eric Bradner, CNN (CNN) — Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey, in a CNN town hall Wednesday night, stood by the city’s sanctuary policies and repeated his demand that federal immigration agents leave the city. Frey’s comments come as state, local and federal officials look for ways to tamp down tensions in the wake of

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