Author: Michael Balsamo
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Ex-Trump adviser Peter Navarro subpoenaed in DOJ’s 1/6 probe
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WASHINGTON • Former Trump adviser Peter Navarro revealed in a court filing Tuesday that he has been subpoenaed to appear before a grand jury this week as part of the Justice Department’s sprawling probe into the deadly riot at the U.S. Capitol. Navarro, who was a trade adviser to then-President Donald Trump, said he was…
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Brooklyn subway suspect tipped off police to his location
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NEW YORK • The man accused of shooting 10 people on a Brooklyn subway train was arrested Wednesday and charged with a federal terrorism offense after the suspect himself called police to come get him, law enforcement officials said. Frank James, 62, was taken into custody about 30 hours after the carnage on a rush-hour…
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Official: Sacramento shooting suspect seen on video with gun
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SACRAMENTO, Calif. • A second suspect arrested Tuesday in connection with the mass shooting that killed six people in Sacramento had posted a live Facebook video of himself brandishing a handgun hours before gunfire erupted, a law enforcement official said. Smiley Martin, 27, who is the brother of the first suspect taken into custody, was…
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FBI still hunting Jan. 6 suspects, pipe bomber a year later
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WASHINGTON • The suspect was covered from head to toe, skulking through the dark streets of the nation’s capital before methodically placing two explosives outside the offices of the Republican and Democratic national committees. Only 17 hours later — and just before the U.S. Capitol was stormed by a sea of pro-Trump rioters — were…
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Inmate killed at Supermax in Florence, 3rd death in new spate of federal prison violence
WASHINGTON (AP) — A federal prisoner at a high-security penitentiary in Colorado died Monday in an altercation with another inmate, marking the third time an inmate has been killed in a U.S. federal prison in the last month. Jamarr Thompson, 33, was pronounced dead Monday afternoon at Supermax in Florence, shortly after prison staff members…
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Garland defends school board memo amid GOP criticism
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WASHINGTON • Attorney General Merrick Garland on Wednesday defended a memo aimed at combating threats against school officials nationwide while Republicans insisted he rescind the directive. He signaled he had no plans to do so despite their criticism. The memo took center stage as Garland appeared before the Senate Judiciary Committee — his second congressional…
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Capitol Police officers sue Trump, allies over Jan. 6 riot
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WASHINGTON • U.S. Capitol Police officers who were attacked and beaten during the Capitol riot filed a lawsuit Thursday against former President Donald Trump, his allies and members of far-right extremist groups, accusing them of intentionally sending a violent mob on Jan. 6 to disrupt the congressional certification of the election. The suit in federal…
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Man surrenders after claiming to have bomb near U.S. Capitol
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WASHINGTON • A North Carolina man who claimed to have a bomb in a pickup truck near the U.S. Capitol surrendered to law enforcement after an hourslong standoff Thursday that prompted a massive police response and the evacuations of government buildings in the area. Authorities were investigating what led the suspect, identified as 49-year-old Floyd…
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Chief in charge of intel before Capitol riot returns to post
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WASHINGTON • Yogananda Pittman, the Capitol Police official who led intelligence operations for the agency when thousands of Donald Trump loyalists descended on the building last January, is back in charge of intelligence as officials prepare for what’s expected to be a massive rally at the Capitol to support those who took part in the…
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Report: Officials mulling ousting U.S. prisons director
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WASHINGTON • Biden administration officials have discussed whether to remove the holdover director of the beleaguered federal Bureau of Prisons who has been at the center of the agency’s myriad crises. The discussions about whether to fire Michael Carvajal are in the preliminary stages and a final decision hasn’t yet been made, two people familiar…