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Trump denies Maryland’s request for FEMA aid after devastating floods  The Washington Post White House rejects Maryland’s request for disaster assistance after flooding in May, Gov. Moore says  CBS News Trump administration denies Western Maryland federal flood aid  The Baltimore Banner Trump admin. denies disaster assistance after Western Maryland floods; state will appeal decision  WBAL-TV Lawmakers call denial of disaster assistance for Western Maryland …

Israel and US recall teams from Gaza truce talks, US says Hamas not showing good faith  Reuters US to bring Gaza ceasefire team home, accusing Hamas of ‘a lack of desire’ to reach a deal – Middle East crisis live  The Guardian ‘Selfish’ Hamas response shows it doesn’t want Gaza deal, Witkoff says as US, Israel leave talks  The Times of Israel Trump …

FORT PIERCE, Fla. — A man charged with trying to assassinate President Donald Trump last year in South Florida can represent himself during his trial, a federal judge ruled Thursday. U.S. District Judge Aileen Cannon signed off on Ryan Routh’s request to represent himself during his trial but said court-appointed attorneys need to remain as standby counsel. Earlier in the …

RNC chair to run for Senate in North Carolina after Lara Trump forgoes bid  The Washington Post RNC chair expected to run for Senate in North Carolina as Lara Trump opts out  NBC News RNC Chair Michael Whatley to seek open Republican-held Senate seat in battleground North Carolina: sources  Fox News Lara Trump won’t run for North Carolina senate seat  Axios Michael Whatley, R.N.C. …

After he finally admitted that he was driving the car that killed five young women in a crash two years ago in Minneapolis, Derrick John Thompson was sentenced to nearly 59 years in prison on Thursday morning in Hennepin County District Court. He will serve five consecutive third-degree murder sentences for each of his victims: Sabiriin Ali, Sahra Gesaade, Salma …

‘I Want to Clear My Name’: Deported Migrant Takes First Step to Sue the U.S.  The New York Times Trump foe Boasberg orders DOJ to detail status of CECOT migrants sent to Venezuela  Fox News Judge orders status report on Venezuelan nationals recently released from Salvadoran mega-prison  ABC News Trump administration defies Maryland federal judge’s court order  WBAL-TV Lawyers for Venezuelan migrants seek their …

The US justice department has formed a “strike force” to investigate claims that the Obama administration carried out a “treasonous conspiracy” by using false intelligence to suggest Russia interfered in the 2016 presidential election to help Donald Trump. Pam Bondi, the US attorney general, announced the new force’s formation after the release of a trove of declassified documents from Barack …

Marjorie Taylor Greene takes aim at Trump on artificial intelligence  Politico Source link

US leaves Doha ceasefire talks, says Hamas doesn’t want to end fighting  Politico US withdraws from Israel-Hamas ceasefire negotiations  NewsNation U.S. envoy Witkoff to meet Israeli, Qatari officials in Rome in Gaza ceasefire push  Axios Showdown in Sardinia: Can Witkoff’s Meeting With Israel and Qatar Seal a Gaza Deal?  Haaretz Live Updates: Israeli, US negotation teams leave Doha  The Jerusalem Post Source link

Jeffrey Epstein’s long-time associate Ghislaine Maxwell is meeting a top justice department official as pressure grows on the Trump administration to release files linked to the disgraced financier’s sex trafficking network. The meeting will take place in Tallahassee, Florida, where Maxwell is serving a 20-year sentence for sex trafficking, BBC’s US partner CBS News reports. Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche …