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il Public Affairs to subscribe to the Daily News Briefing. Mobile version and archive available here. Table of Contents IN THE NEWS • Judge Delays Trump's Hush Money Sentencing Until at Least September After High Court Immunity Ruling • Indigenous Activist Denied Parole for 1975 Killings of Two FBI

Trump's Immunity? • U.S. Deports 116 Chinese Migrants in First 'Large' Flight in Five Years • Rudy Giuliani Is Disbarred in New York for Spreading Donald Trump's 2020 Election Lies • Biden Proposes New Rule to Protect 36 Million Workers From Extreme Heat • Biden Faces Growing Doubts From Democrats About His

tion The New York Times (07/02, Feuer) reported that the special counsel Jack Smith plans to pursue his two criminal cases against former President Donald J. Trump through the election and even up until Inauguration Day if Trump wins the presidential race, according to a person familiar with Smith's thinking.

y Giuliani Is Disbarred in New York for Spreading Donald Trump's 2020 Election Lies • Biden Proposes New

11 victims criticized President Biden and former President Trump for their silence regarding new footage showing a

his two criminal cases against former President Donald J. Trump through the election and even up until Ina

. Table of Contents IN THE NEWS • Judge Delays Trump's Hush Money Sentencing Until at Least September Af

rection. Additional reporting on the story was provided by the New York Times (07/02, Protess, Rashbaum, et al.), Wall Street Journal (07/02, Ramey, Fanelli), Washington Post (07/02, Jacobs, Barrett), CNN (07/02, Reid, Valle, et al.), Washington Times (07/02, Howell Jr.), Washington Examiner (07/02, Joh

. On Oct. 4, 2018, known New York City mobster Sylvester was gunned down in what law enforcement described as a mafia-style assassination at a Bronx McDonald's drive-thru while ordering a cup of coffee. The article quoted FBI Assistant Director-in-Charge Michael Driscoll, who said, "Zottola had not one, n

erg) reported that two nonprofit groups, Free Speech for People and Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington, are preparing to challenge Donald Trump's eligibility to appear on ballots in multiple states for the 2024 election. According to the article, they plan to use Section 3 of the 14th Amendmen

residential electors from those states. While many of the false electors have claimed they weren't told that they were going to become components in Trump's Jan. 6 plans — only that their actions were necessary to preserve legal challenges — others were more intimately involved with figures in Trump's

n in favor of Democrat Joe Biden over Republican Donald Trump. The article noted that Dominion had sought

told that they were going to become components in Trump's Jan. 6 plans — only that their actions were neces

Hezbollah Financier Illegally Shipped Art, Diamonds From U.S., Prosecutors Say Reuters (04/18, Cohen) and the Wall Street Journal (04/18, Hackman, Fanelli) reported that Nazem Ahmad, an alleged financier of U.S.-designated terrorist group Hezbollah, was charged with a scheme to evade American sanction

ary to Counter a Surge in Bear Attacks • Denmark Eyes New Law to Protect Citizens From Al Deepfakes • Are Christians Being Persecuted in Nigeria as Trump Claims? EFTA01655512 " French Police Launch Investigation Into Al Fayed Sex-Trafficking Allegations OTHER WASHINGTON NEWS " Court Orders ICE to

eing fired on Monday, rehired later the same day, but then fired again on Tuesday, as Director Patel sought to remove agents who helped investigate Donald Trump's efforts to overturn the 2020 election results. Director Patel initially fired the agents on Monday, but it is reported that, following pushback from

ress in 2020 in a case filed days after President Donald Trump appeared to urge his attorney general to p

ors Offered His Freedom if He Agreed to Implicate President Trump • New Jersey Swears-in New Chief of Police INTE

c Anger Once Again Punishes the Party in Power " Trump's Tough Day at Supreme Court Puts Tariffs in Jeopar

e Detroit News (11/05, Snell). FBI Names Third Man Accused of Planning Halloween Terror Attack in Michigan The Wall Street Journal (11/05, Morphet, Fanelli, Lukpat) reported that two men, Milo Sedarat and Tomas Kaan Jimenez-Guzel, have been charged in New Jersey for their alleged involvement in an ISIS

he article, these agents, sent by special counsel Jack Smith, were trying to serve Floyd with a grand jury subpoena as part of an investigation into Donald Trump's attempts to overturn the 2020 election. During the confrontation, captured on bodycam footage obtained by POLITICO, Floyd considered seizing one of

rted that former President Donald Trump's lawyers accused special counsel Jack Smith's team of advancing the 2020 election interference case against Trump despite a court- ordered pause, and have filed a motion to hold Smith and his prosecutors in contempt. According to the article, the defense alleges

6 Rioters With Money and Pardon Promises NPR (01/04, Dreisbach, Caldwell) reported that three years after the Jan. 6 Capitol riot, former President Donald Trump's campaign is supporting the rioters with promises of pardons and financial aid, challenging the extensive investigation led by the FBI under D

(01/04, Knutson) reported that lawyers for former President Trump have claimed he should receive "absolute immunit

y for Deadly Bomb Attack at Soleimani Memorial • Trump's Lawyers Want Special Counsel Jack Smith Held in C

ANCIAL CRIME & CORPORATE SCANDALS Prosecutors Pursue Affinity-Fraud Cases in Which Scammers Target Their Own The Wall Street Journal (01/04, Ramey, Fanelli) reported that the case of stockbroker Mina Tadrus, who has pleaded not guilty, is part of a push by U.S. Attorney Breon Peace in Brooklyn and other

Is Charged With Being an Agent of the Chinese Government • Trump to Plead Not Guilty to Charges in Revised U.S. Indictment • Federal Judge Rejects Donald Trump's Request to Intervene in Wake of Hush Money Conviction COUNTERTERRORISM • FBI Now Leading Investigation Into Series of Bomb Threats in North Dakota

3, Campbell), Forbes (09/03, Roush), The Hill (09/03, Irwin), New York Daily News (09/03, Annese, Sommerfeldt), and National Review (09/03, Quinn). Trump to Plead Not Guilty to Charges in Revised U.S. Indictment Reuters (09/03, Staff Writer) reported that former U.S. President Donald Trump, in a court

Revised U.S. Indictment • Federal Judge Rejects Donald Trump's Request to Intervene in Wake of Hush Mone

House Democrats have launched a probe into former President Trump's alleged acceptance of $10 million from the Egy

d U.S. Indictment • Federal Judge Rejects Donald Trump's Request to Intervene in Wake of Hush Money Convic

Briefing direction of foreign entities." Additional reporting on the story was provided by Reuters (09/03, Cohen), the Wall Street Journal (09/03, Fanelli), the New York Times (09/03, Meko, Rashbaum), Washington Post (09/03, Barrett), Fox News (09/03, Hagstrom, Spunt), CNN (09/03, Pazmino, Morales), NB

out Joe and Hunter Biden's Ties to Ukrainian Energy Company • White House Confirms Russia Is Developing Antisatellite Weapon • District Attorney in Trump's Georgia Case Pushes Back: 'I'm Not on Trial' COUNTERTERRORISM • Man Charged With Beheading Father Carried Photos of Federal Buildings, Bomb Plans

Fentanyl Crimes CAPITOL VIOLENCE NEWS • Trump Makes Final Pitch to Supreme Court as It Prepares to Rule on Presidential Immunity • Jack Smith Used Donald Trump's Own Arguments Against Him: Legal Analyst • Illinois Judge to Hear Arguments on Trump Illinois Ballot Challenge • More Than 200 Jan. 6 Defendants Sa

Rule on Presidential Immunity • Jack Smith Used Donald Trump's Own Arguments Against Him: Legal Analyst

ping Antisatellite Weapon • District Attorney in Trump's Georgia Case Pushes Back: 'I'm Not on Trial' COU

nts, including Trump and his former chief of staff. Additional reporting on the story was provided by the Wall Street Journal (02/15, Timms, Ramey, Fanelli), CBS News (02/15, Quinn, Kaufman, et al.), Politico (02/15, Cheney, Gerstein), two articles from The Guardian (02/15, Luscombe, Wafters), NBC News

's capture, with Cox stressing, "We cannot do our job without the public's help right now." Officials noted that Kirk, a prominent ally of President Donald Trump and co-founder of Turning Point USA, was answering a question about mass shootings when the sniper struck, killing him in front of 3,000 attendees.

front of 3,000 attendees. "I can tell you this was a targeted event" said Robert Bohls, the top FBI agent in Salt Lake City. The articles noted that Trump ordered flags lowered to half-staff, announced Kirk would posthumously receive the Presidential Medal of Freedom, and said the attack marked part of

s noted that Kirk, a prominent ally of President Donald Trump and co-founder of Turning Point USA, was an

Soares), Rolling Stone (09/11, Bort, Madarang), Time (09/11, Greene), USA Today (09/11, Cann, Chambers) (2), The Wall Street Journal (09/11, Gurman, Fanelli, Morphet), The Washington Examiner (09/11, Brest) (2) (3) (4), The Washington Post (09/11, Brulliard, Hill, et aL) (2) (3) (4) (5), The Washington T