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Former CIA official pleads guilty to $194 million fraudCourt documents say David Rush, 49, created fake federal entities through which he requested gold bars and other funds spent on luxury goods.

USA TODAY18h agoWhole story →

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AFT Dues Funded Left-Wing Infrastructure, From the Center for American Progress to the Clinton FoundationThe American Federation of Teachers doesn’t just spend money directly supporting Democrats; it also funds a network of left-leaning nonprofits that advance Democrat causes. According to its annual filing with the Department of Labor, the AFT gave $250,000 to the Center for American Progress, a left-leaning public policy organization. It gave $100,000…

The Daily Signal21h agoWhole story →

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Trump Makes Unhinged Claim About French School ProtestsStudents across France are protesting underfunded and understaffed schools, but President Donald Trump has decided to co-opt the movement for his own xenophobic aims. In a post on Truth Social Tuesday, the U.S. leader claimed that “what’s happening in France is nothing less than out of control mass migration.” “This isn’t about schools, this is about…

The New Republic1d agoWhole story →

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CIA officer arrested with gold bars admits he exposed secret intelligence source to a foreign officialDavid Rush, who was fired, pleaded guilty to one count of wire fraud and will be sentenced Jan. 28.

NBC News1d agoWhole story →

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Biden FBI tracked Melania and Barron Trump’s travel — and even tapped Susie Wiles phone, documents showThe surveillance — which took place under then-President Joe Biden's administration — was part of a secret probe titled "Plasmic Echo."

New York Post1d agoSources (2)Whole story →

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California officials condemn Trump for saying Iran could ‘take out’ Los Angeles or San DiegoState and local officials called the president’s remarks “deranged” and “irresponsible.”

NBC News1d agoWhole story →

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Ex-spy chief is arrested in Germany on suspicion of trading state secrets and treasonBERLIN — A former head of Germany ‘s foreign intelligence service was arrested on Tuesday on suspicion that he had passed state secrets to a foreign intelligence service, the federal prosecutor’s office said. August Hanning, who led the Federal Intelligence Service, known by its German acronym BND, from 1998 to

Pittsburgh Tribune-Review1d agoWhole story →

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Texas college campus protest law faces First Amendment challengeA federal appeals court will consider whether restrictions on protests at Texas’ public universities and colleges violate constitutional rights.

The Texas Tribune1d agoWhole story →

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Elon Musk and Palmer Luckey's new Pentagon roles raise ethics worriesMusk's company, SpaceX, and Luckey's company Anduril, could potentially benefit from recommendations made in the study about future autonomous weapon systems.

NPR1d agoWhole story →

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OC woman accused of spying on Taiwanese president's family for China appears in courtWanying "Heather" Zhang, an Orange County real estate agent accused of spying on the Taiwan president's family for China, appeared in federal court.

KABC-TV2d agoWhole story →

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Biden-Era Memo on Covid and Schools Set Off Dispute in Justice Dept.The Trump administration released a report showing career officials had objected to the 2021 memo as evidence that the policy was biased against conservatives. But in an ironic twist, the administration has forced out many of the objectors.

The New York Times2d agoWhole story →

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Kristi Noem Spent Her Last Day At DHS Buying 5 Extremely Overpriced Jets From A Donor: ReportThe former Homeland Security secretary’s reaction to the exposé isn’t doing her any favors.

HuffPost2d agoWhole story →

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Another Alleged Chinese Agent Arrested in California. Why Is the Golden State a Target?An Irvine, California, woman accused of surveilling the family of Taiwan’s president at the direction of Chinese officials was arrested at Los Angeles International Airport on Sunday as she attempted to leave the United States for China. The arrest of Wanying “Heather” Zhang, 34, marks the latest in a series of Chinese foreign-agent cases with...

The Daily Signal2d agoWhole story →

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DOJ Weaponization Report Exposes How Biden Officials Schemed to Target Parents as Domestic TerroristsInside the Bureaucracy Internal DOJ and FBI records prove career staff repeatedly warned top leadership that the Garland school board memo was a politically motivated partisan exercise disguised as a law enforcement priority. Whistleblower exhibits reveal federal agents opened Guardian assessments on ordinary mothers solely because of gun ownership and…

USA Herald2d agoWhole story →

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Hungary hauls ex-foreign minister in to explain how he got a top job at BYD months after arranging government contractsPéter Szijjártó faced lawmakers over BYD dealings after helping secure its first European plant and $63.7 million in state assistance

Fortune2d agoWhole story →

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FBI Arrests Alleged Chinese Foreign Agent at LAX as She Attempts to Board Flight to Shanghai - Accused of Surveilling Taiwanese President’s Son and Family for CCP * The Gateway Pundit * by Jim HᴏftFederal agents arrested an alleged Chinese foreign agent at Los Angeles International Airport on Sunday as she was preparing to leave the United States for…

The Gateway Pundit2d agoWhole story →

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NJ bill would limit companies' AI surveillance of employeesA Clifton firm wanted to use AI to take 160 photos a day of an employee who worked at home, a suit says. She asked for an accommodation but was fired.

Asbury Park Press2d agoWhole story →

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NY Dem mayor tied to accused attempted-slay deputy also violated campaign law: fedsShawyn Patterson-Howard, the embattled mayor of Mount Vernon whose handpicked deputy police commissioner was recently charged with attempted murder also broke federal election law, according to the US Office of Special Counsel.

New York Post3d agoWhole story →

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Does Jared Kushner Know What a Conflict of Interest Is?CNN published an investigation earlier this week detailing how an investment fund operated by Jared Kushner, who has acted as a key Israeli-Palestinian peace negotiator and leader on Trump’s Gaza “Board of Peace,” also holds the largest stake in an Israeli financial institution that backs arms manufacturers involved in Israel’s bombardment of Gaza—one of…

Mother Jones4d agoWhole story →

Ex-congressman and Rubio ally gets 10 years for secret Venezuela lobbyingA former Florida congressman and political mentor to Secretary of State Marco Rubio was sentenced to a decade in federal prison Friday for his role in a secret $50 million campaign to lobby officials in Washington on behalf of the Venezuelan government. David Rivera, a Republican from Miami who served one term in the U.S. House from 2011 to 2013, was…

Spokane Spokesman-Review5d agoWhole story →

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