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Normale Ansicht

Judge Who Struck Down Trump’s Compensation Fund Asks: Will Trump Just Pay Allies Another Way?

18. September 2026 um 19:56
The question was raised at a court hearing by a federal judge who has already barred the fund from moving forward.

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A lawsuit filed in Federal District Court in Alexandria, Va., has challenged the legality of a proposed “anti-weaponization fund.”

Congress Clears Russia Sanctions Bill, Sending It to Trump

16. September 2026 um 23:30
The bipartisan measure targets financing for Russia’s war against Ukraine as attacks intensify. It passed the House over the objections of Democrats who opposed handing President Trump new tariff powers.

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Oil facilities in Krasnoyarsk, Russia. The bipartisan measure that passed on Wednesday would impose sanctions on Russian officials, oligarchs, financial institutions and energy companies.

The 5 Congress Members Whose Families Trade the Most Stocks

14. August 2026 um 21:51
Some lawmakers and their families have traded millions of dollars worth of stocks since the start of this term.

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A law passed in 2012, the STOCK Act, emphasizes that insider trading is illegal among lawmakers, as it is for the general public, and requires them to periodically disclose trades of shares held by them and members of their families.

Fauci Is Far From the First Person to Plead the Fifth Before Congress

07. August 2026 um 03:24
The constitutional right against self-incrimination has been invoked on several occasions during high-profile — and contentious — hearings.

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Michael T. Flynn, a national security adviser in President Trump’s first term, invoked the Fifth Amendment when questioned by the House committee investigating the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the Capitol.

U.S. Settles Carter Page Wiretap Lawsuit for $1.25 Million

23. April 2026 um 01:08
F.B.I. applications to surveil Mr. Page, a 2016 Trump campaign adviser, during the investigation into Russia’s interference in the election had myriad errors and omissions, an inspector general found.

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While Carter Page’s wiretapping was a minor part of the Russia investigation, it took on major political significance.

Justice Dept. Settles Flynn’s Wrongful Prosecution Suit for $1.25 Million

25. März 2026 um 23:29
The agreement was an extraordinary example of how the Trump administration has offered legal relief to those aligned with the president.

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Michael T. Flynn, seen in 2018, briefly served as President Trump’s national security adviser in his first term.
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