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To former prosecutors, DOJ interview with Ghislaine Maxwell looked unorthodox

Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche met for a second day with convicted sex trafficker Ghislaine Maxwell, without offering more than a broad rationale for his hours of questioning. Multiple former federal prosecutors told CBS News they were bewildered by his decision to launch into such talks and described the unfolding events as both unorthodox and

Trump mixes presidential and personal business on Scotland trip

Washington — President Trump is in Scotland for several days on a trip that will combine presidential and personal business.  The president’s newest golf course in Scotland at Trump International Scotland is set to open Aug. 13, and Mr. Trump will visit the site ahead of the official opening. Trump International Scotland has been open in Aberdeenshire

Maxwell’s lawyer says DOJ asked her about roughly “100 different people”

Washington — Ghislaine Maxwell’s lawyer said the former partner of convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein answered “every single question” during the two days she met with Todd Blanche, a top Justice Department official.  “She was asked maybe about 100 different people. She answered questions about everybody, and she didn’t hold anything back,” Maxwell’s attorney David

Education Department releasing billions in withheld grant money for schools

Washington — The Trump administration is releasing billions of dollars in grants to schools for adult literacy, English language instruction and other programs, the Education Department said Friday. President Trump’s administration had withheld more than $6 billion in funding on July 1, as part of a review to ensure spending aligned with the White House’s

Deportations start at Alligator Alcatraz as Florida officials vow to “surge” arrests

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis on Friday announced deportation flights had begun to take off from the so-called Alligator Alcatraz immigration detention facility that his administration set up in the Everglades, saying “hundreds” of detainees held at the site had been processed for deportation. DeSantis, a Republican who has sought to vocally highlight his state’s efforts

U.S.-EU trade deal still up in the air as Trump jets off to Scotland

Breaking down Trump’s latest trade deals Breaking down Trump’s trade deals with Japan, Philippines and Indonesia 06:28 President Trump said on Friday there is a “50/50 chance, maybe less than that” of his administration striking a trade deal with the European Union ahead of a looming deadline next week.  Mr. Trump, who made the comments