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Biden asserts executive privilege over recording of special counsel interview

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Washington — President Biden asserted executive privilege over audio recordings from an investigation into his handling of classified documents, a top Justice Department official revealed in a letter to House committee leaders obtained by CBS News.  The assertion came at the recommendation of the Justice Department, as the House Judiciary and Oversight Committees were slated

Biden Moves to Block House GOP From Getting Interview Tapes With Special Counsel

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The move comes just hours before the two House panels are set to begin drafting a resolution to hold Attorney General Merrick Garland in contempt. WASHINGTON—President Joe Biden has asserted executive privilege over the tapes of his two-day interview with Special Counsel Robert Hur in his probe of the president’s alleged mishandling of classified information.

Russian state media say jailed U.S. soldier has entered a guilty plea

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Staff Sgt. Gordon Black, a U.S. soldier jailed in the Russian city of Vladivostok, has entered a guilty plea to theft charges and is cooperating with investigators in the case, Russia’s state-run news outlets said Thursday. “He is cooperating, he admitted [guilt],” the RIA news agency cited a representative of the local interior ministry as

Donald Trump’s New York Trial: May 16

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Former President Donald Trump’s criminal trial on payments from a non-disclosure deal with an adult performer in New York continues on May 16. President Trump is charged with falsifying business records to conceal the payments. He has denied the allegations. Schedule 8:30 a.m. ET: Trump Tower Exterior 9:30 a.m. ET: S… Original News Source Link

Putin meets Xi as Russia-China ties flourish amid tension with U.S.

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Beijing — Russian President Vladimir Putin thanked Chinese leader Xi Jinping for his efforts to resolve the war in Ukraine at a Beijing summit on Thursday, where the two leaders reaffirmed a “no-limits” partnership that has grown as both countries face rising tension with the West. Putin’s two-day state visit to one of his strongest allies