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By Sarah N. Lynch WASHINGTON (Reuters) -A top Justice Department official on Wednesday told FBI agents they would not be fired if they worked on January 6 investigations because they were ordered to do so and accused FBI leaders of insubordination for initially opposing demands for agents’ names. Acting U.S. Deputy Attorney General Emil Bove …

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(In final paragraph corrects name to “John Thune” not “Jon”) WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump’s proposal that the U.S. take over the war-torn Gaza Strip prompted confusion and skepticism from some of his fellow Republicans on Wednesday, while others backed his “bold, decisive” idea. Meeting with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at the …

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By Ryan Patrick Jones WASHINGTON (Reuters) -A neo-Nazi leader accused of plotting to attack Baltimore’s power grid has been found guilty of conspiring to damage an energy facility, the U.S. Justice Department said on Tuesday. Brandon Russell, 29, of Orlando, Florida and an associate were arrested in February 2023 after the FBI thwarted their plan …

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By Tim Reid and Marisa Taylor WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Elon Musk’s rapid takeover of two U.S. government agencies has enabled the South African-born billionaire to exert unprecedented control over America’s 2.2-million-member federal workforce and begin a dramatic reshaping of government. The world’s richest man and an ally of President Donald Trump, Musk, 53, has in two …

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(Reuters) -The Central Intelligence Agency offered buyouts to its entire workforce Tuesday, citing an aim to bring the agency in line with U.S. President Donald Trump’s priorities, according to two sources familiar with the matter. A CIA spokesperson said in a statement the moves were meant to align the agency with the goals of new …

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By Brad Heath, Sarah N. Lynch and Andrew Goudsward WASHINGTON (Reuters) – As President Donald Trump moved last month to free the people who stormed the U.S. Capitol, his newly appointed top prosecutor in Washington put his name on a request that a judge drop charges against one of them he represented as a defense …

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WASHINGTON (Reuters) -President Donald Trump has not committed to putting U.S. troops on the ground in the Gaza Strip as part of his proposal for a U.S. takeover of the Palestinian enclave, the White House said on Wednesday. White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt told reporters that Trump believes the United States needs to be …

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