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Europe · ChautauquaAn Associated Press reporter witnessed a man storm the stage at the Chautauqua Institution and begin punching or stabbing Rushdie. The author was taken or fell to the floor, and the man was restrained. Rushdie's book The Satanic Verses has been banned in Iran since 1988, as many Muslims consider it to be blasphemous.See the Story
Author Salman Rushdie attacked on stage at event in New York
41% Center coverage: 333 sources
US & Canada · WashingtonThe FBI recovered 11 sets of classified documents while conducting the search of former President Trump’s Mar-a-Lago property, including some materials marked as "top secret/SCIi" the Wall Street Journal reported on Friday. See the Story
FBI recovered 11 sets of classified documents in Trump search: report
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US & Canada · WashingtonFormer President Donald Trump is under investigation for obstruction of justice and potential violations of the Espionage Act. At least one box of materials contained documents classified as Top Secret Sensitive Compartmented Information, among the highest of classification levels, according to an unsealed list.See the Story
Trump suspected of violating Espionage Act, according to search warrant
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Business · New YorkA judge has cleared the way for a trial in the criminal case against the Trump Organization. The case has the potential to shine a bright light on the business practices of former President Donald Trump. The Trump Organization and its longtime chief financial officer, Allen Weisselberg, have pleaded not guilty.See the Story
Trump Organization, ex-CFO to face October criminal tax fraud trial in New York
49% Center coverage: 52 sources
Donald Trump · WashingtonFBI searched Trump's Mar-A-Lago home to look for nuclear documents and other items, sources say. US District Court for the Southern District of Florida on Friday unsealed the search warrant and property receipt from the FBI search of former President Donald Trump's resort. Read the unsealed search warrant below.See the Story
What to Expect from the Unsealed Search Warrant
48% Left coverage: 27 sources
Ron DeSantis · FloridaChristina Pushaw, the chief spokesperson for Gov. Ron DeSantis, announced Friday that she is shifting from his executive office to his political campaign. She will be replaced by Assistant Press Secretary Bryan Griffin. Pushaw earned a reputation during her 15 months as a government official as the chief amplifier of DeSantos' political narrative.See the Story
DeSantis press secretary Christina Pushaw resigns from governor’s office to join his campaign
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US & Canada · WashingtonThe U.S. National Archives and Records Administration said on Friday that former President Barack Obama did not take classified documents from the White House. On Thursday, Trump wrote on his Truth Social media platform, "What happened to the 30 million pages of documents taken from the White House to Chicago by Barack Hussein Obama?" He said, "He refused to give them back!" On Friday, Trump repeated the same claims after the FBI search warrant was unsealed by a judge. In response, the National Archives said it moved about 30 million pages of unclassified records from the Obama administration to a facility that it maintains in Chicago. The former president "has no control over where and how" the records are stored, and classified documents remain in a facility in Washington, D.C., it said.See the Story
National Archives says Obama did not keep classified documents, rejecting Trump's claims
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InternationalA search warrant unsealed Friday revealed that the Federal Bureau of Investigation is investigating former President Donald Trump for a potential violation of the Espionage Act. The Justice Department sought the public disclosure of the documents after Trump allies and others called for them amid news of the raid. Conviction under the statutes Trump is being investigated for can result in imprisonment or fines.See the Story
Report: Search warrant reveals reason for Trump investigation
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Donald Trump · WashingtonPhilip Rotner: "Although many crucial details have yet to become public, based on what we already know it seems highly likely that the FBI found incriminating evidence—not just regular presidential records that belonged in the National Archives under the terms of the Presidential Records Act, butSee the Story
Donald Trump’s O.J. Defense
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Donald TrumpRepublican lawmakers are reportedly at an impasse on whether or not they should be defending former President Donald Trump amid his latest flurry of legal woes. The party is also facing challenges with navigating some lawmakers' critical assessments of law enforcement over the Trump investigation. A new analysis is breaking down Republicans' seemingly flawed response and how it underscores the cracks in the political party's foundation. Accordin…See the Story
New analysis breaks down GOP's flawed response to the Mar-a-Lago search
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Donald TrumpAppearing on MSNBC's "The Katie Phang Show" with guest host Cori Coffin, former U.S. Attorney Barbara McQuade said that it does not appear that Donald Trump has a legal leg to stand on should the Department of Justice file espionage charges against him.Coming on the heels of the release of the warrant used to enter Mar-a-Lago earlier in the week which allowed FBI agents to retrieve multiple boxes containing highly sensitive documents, the former…See the Story
Trump's defense after espionage investigation 'will fail': former US attorney
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