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Classified documents at Mar-a-Lago hint sensitive data compromise: Biden

President Joe Biden says the discovery of top-secret documents at former President Donald Trump's Mar-a-Lago estate raised concerns that sensitive data was compromised and called it irresponsible. Biden, who rarely does interviews, spoke to CBS' 60 Minutes in a segment that aired Sunday. He said that when he heard about classified documents taken from the White House, he wondered how anyone could be that irresponsible. Biden added: And I thought, what data was in there that may compromise sources and methods? The president said he did not get a heads-up before the Trump estate was searched, and he has not asked for any specifics because I don't want to get myself in the middle of whether or not the Justice Department should move or not move on certain actions they could take. The FBI says it took about 11,000 documents, including roughly 100 with classification markings found in a storage room and an office, while serving a court-authorized search warrant at the home on Aug. 8. Wee

Ahead of midterm elections, Trump coins India-US friendship slogan in Hindi

Former US president Donald Trump has coined an India-US friendship slogan in Hindi as part of his efforts to woo the influential Indian-American community before the mid-term elections in November. Bharat and America sabse achhe dost Trump is seen rehearsing and saying in a video released by the Republican Hindu Coalition (RHC). The slogan in English means "India and the United States are best friends". In the short 30-second video, Trump is seen seated with his supporter Chicago-based businessman Shalabh Kumar from the Republican Hindu Coalition. The new slogan is inspired by the phenomenal success of the 2016 slogan of Trump in Hindi Abki Baar Trump Sarkar which had caught the imagination of the Indian Americans then and had played a key part in his victories in some of the key swing states. Kumar who has been instrumental in both Trump's slogans Abki Baar Trump Sarkar and Bharat and America sabse achhe dost told PTI in an interview this week that he and the RHC plan to run the .

Veteran NY judge appointed as independent arbiter in Trump Mar-a-Lago probe

A federal judge has appointed a veteran New York jurist to serve as an independent arbiter and review records seized during an FBI search of former President Donald Trump's Florida home last month. The selection of Raymond Dearie, a former federal prosecutor who for years served as the chief judge of the federal court based in Brooklyn, came after both the Justice Department and Trump's lawyers made clear that they would be satisfied with his appointment as a so-called special master. In that role, Dearie will be responsible for reviewing the documents taken during the Aug. 8 search of Mar-a-Lago and segregating out any that may be covered by claims of privilege. It is not clear how long the work will take but the special master process has already delayed the investigation, with a judge in Florida directing the Justice Department to temporarily pause core aspects of its probe. The Justice Department is investigating the hoarding of top-secret materials and other classified document

Trump team aims at records probe at his Florida home; calls it 'misguided'

A criminal investigation into the presence of top-secret information at former President Donald Trump's Florida home has spiralled out of control," his lawyers said Monday in urging a judge to leave in place a directive that temporarily halted core aspects of the Justice Department's probe. The Trump team also referred to the documents that were seized as purported classified records, suggesting his lawyers do not concede the Justice Department's contention that highly sensitive, top-secret documents were found by the FBI in its Aug. 8 search of Mar-a-Lago. The lawyers also asserted that there is no evidence any of the records were ever disclosed to anyone, and that at least some of the documents belong to him and not to the Justice Department. The 21-page filing underscores the significant factual and legal disagreements between lawyers for Trump and the U.S. government as the Justice Department looks to move forward with its criminal investigation into the illegal retention of ...

The intel review of documents at Donald Trump's estate: An explainer

The discovery of hundreds of classified records at Donald Trump's home has thrust US intelligence agencies into a familiar and uncomfortable role as the foil of a former president who demanded they support his agenda and at times accused officers of treason. While the FBI conducts a criminal investigation, the office that leads the intelligence community is also conducting a review currently on pause pending a court order of the damage that would result from disclosure of the documents found at the Mar-a-Lago estate in Palm Beach, Florida. The investigation comes at a perilous time in American politics, with increasing threats to law enforcement and election workers and as a growing swath of officials assail the FBI and spread baseless theories of voter fraud. There's already a wide range of speculation about what was in the documents, with some Democrats pointing to reporting about possible nuclear secrets while some Trump allies suggesting the case is a benign argument about ...

Queen Elizabeth II was known around the world but still a royal mystery

Millions paid attention when she spoke and, crucially for a job that often was more significant in its silences, what she embodied

US judge dismisses Donald Trump's lawsuit against Hillary Clinton

A US judge has dismissed former President Donald Trump's lawsuit against Hillary Clinton, his rival during the 2016 presidential election.

US Justice Dept appeals for special master to review Mar-a-Lago documents

The US Department of Justice (DOJ) has appealed a ruling to appoint a special master to review documents FBI agents seized from former President Donald Trump's Mar-a-Lago residence on August 8

Trump's Save America fundraising group under US govt investigation: Report

A US federal grand jury is investigating former President Donald Trump's Save America fundraising group, a media report said, citing subpoenas

Trump documents probe: US Justice Dept is appealing special master ruling

The Justice Department has said it was appealing a judge's decision granting the appointment of an independent arbiter to review records seized by the FBI from former President Donald Trump's Florida home. The department on Thursday also asked US District Judge Aileen Cannon to put on hold her directive prohibiting it from using the seized records for investigative purposes while it contests her ruling to a federal appeals court. Law enforcement officials said they would suffer irreparable harm if Cannon's directive remained in place, noting that uncertainty about the boundaries of the judge's order had led the intelligence community to temporarily halt a damage assessment of the classified records taken from Mar-a-Lago. Moreover, the government and the public are irreparably injured when a criminal investigation of matters involving risks to national security is enjoined, the Justice Department motion stated. US District Judge Aileen Cannon on Monday granted the Trump team's reque

US govt revokes Trump-era immigration rule to expand healthcare benefits

The Biden administration has officially undone a Trump-era rule that barred immigrants from gaining legal residency if they had utilized certain government benefits, allowing for a return to a previous policy with a narrower scope. The Department of Homeland Security on Thursday said a new regulation for the public charge rule would go into effect in late December, although the Biden administration had already stopped applying the previous version last year. Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas said in a statement that the shift ensures fair and humane treatment. Consistent with America's bedrock values, we will not penalize individuals for choosing to access the health benefits and other supplemental government services available to them, he said. The public charge regulation bars people from getting green cards if they would be burdens to the United States. For years prior to the Trump administration, that was interpreted as being primarily dependent on cash assistance,

Biden surpasses Trump in head-to-head 'poll 2024 rematch' with 6 point lead

US President Joe Biden and former president Donald Trump are head to head in a hypothetical 2024 presidential rerun of 2020 with the former gaining a six point lead among registered voters

PM Narendra Modi 'doing a terrific job', says former US president Trump

Prime Minister Narendra Modi is "doing a terrific job", former US president Donald Trump has said as he asserted that India "has never had a better friend than me". Trump made the comments in an interview with NDTV during which he spoke on a wide range of issues such as his relationship with India and Modi, the recent FBI raids at his Mar-a Lago property, the Presidential elections and the Capitol Riots. "I've had a great relationship with India and Prime Minister Modi. We've been friends. And I think he's a great guy and doing a terrific job. It's not an easy job he's got... We've known each other a long time. Good man," said Trump, who enjoyed a close relationship with Modi during his presidency from 2017 to 2021. India was "doing just fine with your great Prime Minister Modi, my friend," said the 76-year-old real estate mogul-turned politician who met Modi at least four-time post- 2019 general elections in India. In his first term, Trump, a Republican, had emerged as the best ..

Donald Trump signals he might run for US presidential election 2024

Donald Trump has strongly indicated that he might run for the 2024 US presidential election, claiming that "everyone" wants him to contest the polls once again, a decision he said will make a "couple of people unhappy." The 76-year-old Republican leader who has still not conceded defeat in the 2020 US presidential election to his Democratic Party rival Joe Biden, asserted that "we didn't lose." In an interview to NDTV news channel at the Trump National Golf Club in Bedminster, New Jersey, the former president said, "Everyone wants me to run, I'm leading in the polls...I'll make a decision in the very near future, I suspect. And I think that a lot of people are going to be very happy." "I think so. A lot of people will be (happy); and a couple of people will be unhappy," he said without naming those who won't be pleased with his decision to seek another term in the White House in 2024. While not acknowledging Biden's win and his inauguration as the 46th US President in January 2021,

Steve Bannon charged with money laundering in wall-building scheme

Former President Donald Trump's longtime ally Steve Bannon surrendered on Thursday to face state money laundering and conspiracy charges in New York alleging he duped donors who gave money to build a wall on the US-Mexico border. Bannon is scheduled to be arraigned on Thursday afternoon. Prosecutors say that while Bannon promised donors all the money they gave would go to building the wall, he was involved in funnelling hundreds of thousands of dollars to two other people involved in the scheme. The indictment didn't identify those people by name, but the details match those of Brian Kolfage and Andrew Badolato, who pleaded guilty to federal charges in April. Bannon's state-level charges in New York stem from the same alleged conduct as an attempted federal prosecution that ended abruptly, before trial, when Trump pardoned Bannon on his last day in office. Manhattan prosecutors also charged WeBuildTheWall, Inc., a nonprofit entity that Bannon and others allegedly used to solicit .

Biden embraces tough tone on 'MAGA Republicans' for threat to democracy

In recent days, President Joe Biden has sharpened his attacks against Donald Trump and the so-called MAGA Republicans for posing a threat to democracy. He's likened the philosophy undergirding the dominant strain of the modern-day GOP to semi-fascism. And Democrats are taking notice. The gloves-off, no-holds-barred approach from Biden as of late has emboldened Democrats across the country, rallying the party faithful ahead of the November elections even as his harshest rhetoric makes some vulnerable incumbents visibly uncomfortable. Biden's increasingly stark warnings about Trump-fuelled elements of the Republican Party are making up the core part of his midterm message, combined with repeated reminders to voters about recent Democratic accomplishments and a promise that democracy can still produce results for the American people. But it's the blistering statements from Biden about his predecessor and adherents of the Make America Great Again philosophy that have given many Democra

US prez Biden bounces back in approval ratings against Trump, says poll

Biden is leading Trump in a 2024 rematch by the widest margin since March, the poll said, adding that the presidential run was still years away and did not mean that Biden is the winner

Ex-Trump adviser Steve Bannon to be indicted in NY for defrauding donors

Steve Bannon, who served as former US President Donald Trump's chief strategist, will surrender to New York State prosecutors on Thursday, according to media reports

Judge grants Trump's 'special master' request for materials seized by FBI

A federal judge has granted former US President Donald Trump's request to appoint a "special master" to review materials that FBI agents seized from his Mar-a-Lago residence last month.

Judge grants Trump bid for special master to review documents seized by FBI

A federal judge on Monday granted a request by former President Donald Trump's legal team to appoint a special master to review documents seized by the FBI from his Florida home last month and also temporarily halted the Justice Department's use of the records for investigative purposes. The decision by US District Judge Aileen Cannon came despite the objections of the Justice Department, which said an outside legal expert was not necessary in part because officials had already completed their review of potentially privileged documents. The judge had previously signaled her inclination to approve a special master, asking a department lawyer during arguments this month, What is the harm? The appointment is likely to slow the pace of the department's investigation into the presence of top-secret information at Mar-a-Lago given the judge's directive that the Justice Department may not for the moment use any of the seized materials for investigative purposes. But it is not clear that it