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‘Trying to find a crime’: Trump-rival Newsom says he is being investigated by Justice Department
The Democratic governor of California and possible presidential candidate said federal agents had knocked on the doors of his family members, friends and former employees “demanding records”.
- Michael Koziol
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Dressed as a cop, he arrived at a politician’s home and rang the doorbell. Then the killing began
A Minnesota man who spent months stalking Democrats before killing a top Minnesota politician and her husband has been spared the death penalty.
- Tim Sullivan and Hannah Fingerhut
National security risk as parliamentary network fails seven out of eight basic cyber checks
A damning report from the auditor-general reveals deep vulnerabilities across critical federal government safeguards, amid warnings the system may no longer be fit for purpose against sophisticated foreign espionage.
- Rob Harris
This woman ran Epstein’s diary for 18 years. How much did she know?
Those gripped by the saga will hope the appearance of his long-time executive assistant before a US House committee can illuminate a case that still refuses to yield all its secrets.
- Ed Cumming
How the drive to find a conspiracy against Trump rocked the Justice Department
Trump’s FBI director wanted to pull together a series of actions by the president’s opponents into a single “grand conspiracy”. The first the public heard of it was through Joe Rogan’s podcast.
- Devlin Barrett in Washington
FBI probes missing scientists mystery as nuclear lab worker found dead
The disappearance of nuclear lab worker Melissa Casias had been linked to a string of missing person cases involving US scientists, which have fuelled internet conspiracy theories.
- Poppy Wood
Inside Trump’s $US10b tax case: How loyalists cut a secret deal to drop audits
Discussions among a group of lawyers with allegiance to the president were closely held. Some senior White House officials were said to have felt blindsided as the agreement took shape.
- Alan Feuer, Andrew Duehren, Glenn Thrush, Ben Protess and Maggie Haberman
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- Mass shooting
‘Worst nightmare’: Teen’s mum warned police ahead of deadly mosque attack
Authorities are now piecing together the horrific hate crime that left five people dead – including the two suspected teenage gunmen – and has rocked California and the US.
- Michael Koziol
Kash Patel’s ‘horrifying’ VIP snorkel next to sacred US military site
The FBI director continues to come under scrutiny for mixing government business with dates, holidays and leisure time.
- Elizabeth Williamson and Adam Goldman
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- Trump's White House
Ex-FBI chief charged with threatening the life of the president over Trump seashell post
The indictment charges Comey with “knowingly and wilfully” making a threat to “take the life of, and to inflict bodily harm upon” Trump over a social media post he shared showing shells on a beach arranged to read “86 47”.
- Alanna Durkin Richer and Eric Tucker