Four Plead Guilty in $550 Million USAID Fraud Scheme: DOJ

Four individuals have pleaded guilty to participating in a bribery scheme involving the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), which resulted in 14 contracts worth more than $550 million being improperly awarded to companies involved in the fraud, the Department of Justice (DOJ) said in a June 12 statement. Roderick Watson, 57, of Maryland, a

Federal Judge Blocks Trump’s Executive Order on Elections

A federal district judge on Friday blocked President Donald Trump’s executive order to overhaul U.S. federal elections, siding with a group of Democratic state attorneys general who said the order violated the Constitution. In the ruling, U.S. District Judge Denise Casper agreed to grant a preliminary injunction that was sought by the attorneys general from

Sanders denies report saying he told Warren a woman can’t win the presidency

Sanders denies report saying he told Warren a woman can’t win the presidency – CBS News Watch CBS News There are reports that during a private meeting in 2018, Bernie Sanders told Elizabeth Warren a woman couldn’t win the presidency. Sanders called the report “ludicrous” and blamed staff. Ed O’Keefe reports. View CBS News In

Trump team stands by justification for strike that killed Soleimani

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