#Alleged Pentagon leaker charged under Espionage Act

#Alleged Pentagon leaker charged under Espionage Act

Jack Teixeira, the suspected leaker of hundreds of Pentagon records, was charged Friday with violating the Espionage Act and another statute that prohibits the unauthorized removal of classified documents. Teixeira, who appeared in U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts in Boston after his Thursday arrest, did not enter a plea. Espioange Act charges…

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#Jim Jordan subpoenas FBI Director Wray

#Jim Jordan subpoenas FBI Director Wray

House Judiciary Chair Jim Jordan (R-Ohio) has issued a subpoena to FBI Director Christopher Wray in connection with a now-withdrawn memo that explored avenues for gaining information on white supremacists’ interaction with local Catholic churches. The memo, a product of the Richmond, Va., FBI field office, discussed meeting with church leaders to review “the warning…

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#Trump indictment: Teaching unprecedented history as it unfolds

#Trump indictment: Teaching unprecedented history as it unfolds

The first-ever indictment of a former U.S. president is giving social studies and civics teachers a chance to teach American history as it happens. The opportunity is complicated, however, by the inherently divisive nature of Donald Trump. Some educators are avoiding the subject altogether; others let their students watch Trump’s arraignment live on Tuesday. Anton…

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#Warning signs flash for Republicans on abortion ahead of 2024

#Warning signs flash for Republicans on abortion ahead of 2024

Republicans are grappling with how they message on abortion in next year’s elections, after the party suffered a defeat in the highly contested Wisconsin Supreme Court race on Tuesday. Milwaukee County Judge Janet Protasiewicz’s victory handed a majority to liberals on the court for the first time in 15 years, along with abortion rights activists…

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#House Oversight Democrats say Chairman Comer held back evidence, misled on witnesses

#House Oversight Democrats say Chairman Comer held back evidence, misled on witnesses

House Oversight Democrats on Thursday accused Chairman James Comer (R-Ky.) of withholding evidence or misleading the public about the witnesses Republicans have spoken with in their investigation into President Biden’s family. Ranking Member Jamie Raskin (D-Md.) said in a letter to Comer that he was troubled by the chairman’s recent claims that Republicans had spoken…

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