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Trump administration poised to accept 'palace in the sky' as a gift for Trump from Qatar: Sources President Trump poised to accept "palace in the sky" as a gift from Qatar: Sources

ABC EXCLUSIVE: President Trump is poised to accept a luxury jet as a gift from Qatar.

It’s to be used as Air Force One and then transferred to the Trump library by January 2029.

DOJ insists it’s legal, not bribery, not violation of emoluments clause. w/ @KFaulders

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Trump eying Fox News host Jeanine Pirro for top prosecutor in DC President Trump is strongly considering installing Fox News host and ex-prosecutor Jeanine Pirro as interim U.S. attorney for the District of Columbia, sources say.

NEW - Trump eyeing Fox News host Jeanine Pirro for top prosecutor in DC. Reporting w/ @wsteaks.bsky.social abcnews.go.com/US/trump-eyi...

Judge orders return of 2nd migrant deported to El Salvador A judge has ordered the Trump administration to facilitate the return of a 20-year-old Venezuelan man deported to El Salvador in violation of a previous court settlement.

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North Korea hosts international marathon after six-year pause Nearly 200 international amateur runners participated under an exemption allowing them into a country that has been closed to most tourism since the coronavirus pandemic.

North Korea hosted its annual international marathon on Sunday for the first time in six years. Nearly 200 runners entered under an exemption allowing them to enter a country that has been closed to most international tourism since the pandemic.
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Trump admin tells prosecutors to ease up on crypto enforcement The Trump administration is pulling back its enforcement of crypto regulations, disbanding a unit dedicated to cryptocurrency enforcement

NEW - The Trump administration is pulling back its enforcement of crypto regulations, disbanding a unit dedicated to cryptocurrency enforcement abcnews.go.com/Politics/tru...

Former clerk for judge who tossed Trump's classified docs case now in senior DOJ position A former law clerk to Aileen Cannon, the judge who dismissed Donald Trump's classified documents case, is now serving in the DOJ under Trump's former defense lawyer.

NEW -- A former law clerk to Judge Aileen Cannon -- who dismissed the classified documents case against Pres. Donald Trump -- is now serving in the Justice Department directly under Trump's former defense lawyer-turned Deputy AG Todd Blanche. W/ @alexmallin.bsky.social abcnews.go.com/US/former-cl...

Former clerk for judge who tossed Trump's classified docs case now in senior DOJ position A former law clerk to Aileen Cannon, the judge who dismissed Donald Trump's classified documents case, is now serving in the DOJ under Trump's former defense lawyer.

NEW -- A former law clerk to Judge Aileen Cannon -- who dismissed the classified documents case against Pres. Donald Trump -- is now serving in the Justice Department directly under Trump's former defense lawyer-turned Deputy AG Todd Blanche. W/ @alexmallin.bsky.social abcnews.go.com/US/former-cl...

DOJ also placed the deputy director of the office of immigration litigation, August Flentje, on paid administrative leave for "failure to supervise a subordinate," sources familiar with the matter said.

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DOJ places attorney on leave after struggling in Maryland migrant case The DOJ has placed on leave the attorney who argued on behalf of the U.S. in a lawsuit brought by a man who was deported to El Salvador in error, sources told ABC News.

Sources said Erez Reuveni, the acting deputy director for the Office of Immigration Litigation, was told by officials at the DOJ that he was being placed on leave over a "failure to zealously advocate" for the government's interests.

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Musk did not say how he came to know about the alleged planned arrest, but sources said he was referring to an ongoing federal investigation & said his public disclosure of it disturbed top law enforcement officials. W @wsteaks.bsky.social @alexmallin.bsky.social bsky.app/profile/kfau...

Elon Musk's disclosure of planned Social Security fraud arrest troubles top law enforcement officials: Sources Elon Musk appeared to boast of advance knowledge of a planned arrest related to Social Security fraud, frustrating law enforcement officials, sources tell ABC News.

NEWS - Elon Musk's disclosure of planned Social Security fraud arrest troubles top law enforcement officials: Sources. Story w/ @wsteaks.bsky.social & @alexmallin.bsky.social abcnews.go.com/US/elon-musk...

DOJ pushes FBI to review, release more Epstein files amid mounting pressure from Trump supporters abcnews.go.com/US/doj-pushe...

White House orders halt to FBI background checks for senior staff, transfers process to Pentagon: Sources The White House has quietly told the FBI to halt background checks on dozens of the president's top staffers and has transferred the process to the Pentagon, sources say.

NEWS -- White House orders halt to FBI background checks for dozens of top staffers, transfers process to Pentagon: Sources

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Trump pardons convicted Tennessee lawmaker once represented by the White House counsel Trump pardons convicted Tennessee lawmaker once represented by the White House counsel.

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NEW -- DOJ has put three federal prosecutors in Manhattan on leave, sources familiar with the matter tell me.

Two of the prosecutors – Andrew Rohrbach and Celia Cohen – worked on the prosecution of NY Mayor Eric Adams.

Veterans Affairs Secretary Doug Collins will sit out President Donald Trump's joint address to Congress as the designated survivor, I’m told.

AG Bondi faces heat from White House, Trump allies over Epstein files release AG Pam Bondi's decision to trumpet the release of Jeffrey Epstein files that contained little new information has ruffled feathers in the White House, sources say.

AG Pam Bondi blindsided the White House when she handed out “Epstein Files” binders to MAGA influencers last week. Bondi told staff not to tell the White House, thinking the surprise would be well received, sources tell me @wsteaks.bsky.social @alexmallin.bsky.social

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Tim Walz Will Not Run for Minnesota’s Senate Seat The Democrat, who rose from relative obscurity to be chosen as Kamala Harris’s running mate last year, says he will instead explore a third term as governor.

Gov. Tim Walz of Minnesota will not run for his state’s open Senate seat in 2026 and will instead begin the process to seek a third term as governor, his spokesman said Wednesday.

SCOTUS orders new trial for man Oklahoma courts would have allowed to be executed Richard Glossip has long proclaimed his innocence, and he was joined by the state's Republican attorney general fighting his conviction at the Supreme Court.

The U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday ordered a new trial for Richard Glossip, the man who had been sentenced to death in Oklahoma following a trial that was questioned by lawyers and advocates; lawmakers of both parties; independent reviews; and, eventually, the state’s Republican attorney general.

Musk's whirlwind approach sparks rift in the White House and in Trump's orbit: Sources Musk’s whirlwind approach since coming to Washington has sparked a rift among some in the White House and Trump’s inner circle, sources told ABC News.

At one point shortly after the Sat. evening email, sources said senior White House staff debated issuing guidance to their own employees, informing them that they did not need to reply to the Musk-endorsed OPM email. More Reporting w @wsteaks.bsky.social — abcnews.go.com/Politics/mus...

Woodward was granted a security clearance by the Biden administration due to his representation of Nauta. bsky.app/profile/kfau...

Stanley Woodward, who represented Trump’s co-defendant & current White House aide Walt Nauta in Jack Smith's classified docs case was in the Oval Office when Trump issued a memo to strip Smith’s attorneys of their security clearances.

After clashes with AG's top aide, a White House liaison pushing 'loyalty' to Trump at DOJ is reassigned: Sources Efforts by a White House intermediary to push the DOJ to hire candidates with "exceptional loyalty" to Trump sparked clashes with AG Pam Bondi's top aide, sources say.

NEWS -- After clashes with AG's top aide, a White House liaison pushing 'loyalty' to Trump at DOJ is reassigned: Sources abcnews.go.com/US/after-cla...

NEW - President Trump is expected to name FBI Director Kash Patel as the acting head of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF), according to sources familiar with the matter.

A DOJ official says that Patel is expected to be sworn in as acting director early next week.

Mike Lindell, the CEO of MyPillow, is gaggling with reporters at the White House right now.

Lindell pushed false and unsubstantiated claims that voting machines were manipulated to steal the 2020 election from Donald Trump.

DOJ moves to dismiss weapons charges against pardoned Jan. 6 rioter who was arrested after release from jail storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...

3 migrants beat the Trump administration in court. They got deported the next day The future looked bright for Luis Eduardo Perez Parra, Leonel Rivas Gonzalez and Abrahan Josue Barrios last week.

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A federal judge in New York has summoned the Justice Department and lawyers for Mayor Eric Adams to a hearing Wednesday to discuss the motion to dismiss.

125. The Court's First Trump II Case Won't Be a Bellwether The challenge to Trump's removal of the head of the Office of Special Counsel raises unique procedural and substantive issues likely to prevent it from serving as a referendum—in either direction.

Chief Justice Roberts has ordered that a response to the government's emergency application in the Dellinger case be filed by 2 p.m. (ET) tomorrow.

That quick turnaround suggests that #SCOTUS is hoping to rule sometime this week.

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Denying TRO to bar DOGE from Dept of Educ, Judge Moss delivers damaging ruling: "mere access" to data by "unauthorized personnel" without public dissemination does not establish irreparable harm.
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