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GOP senators: Surveillance tool at risk over Trump pick

WASHINGTON (AP) — Republicans are warning the White House that a critical surveillance authority is likely to lapse this week amid bipartisan backlash over President Donald Trump's pick to lead the nation's intelligence community. Sen. Tom Cotton, the chairman of the Senate Intelligence ...

Gitmo and torture revisited

America's longest current criminal prosecution is in its 15th year, on its fifth judge, and still has no trial date. The defendants are Khalid Shaikh Mohammed and four alleged mass murder co-conspirators. Mohammed is the second person that the government has characterized as the ringleader of ...

Almanac for June 8, 2026

Today is Monday, June 8, the 159th day of 2026. There are 206 days left in the year. Today in history: In 2023, Donald Trump was indicted by a grand jury in Miami on 37 felony counts related to the alleged mishandling of classified documents that had been moved to Mar-a-Lago, Trump's Florida home. (The case was abandoned following Trump's November 2024 presidential election victory.) Also on this date: In 1789, in an address to the U.S. House of Representatives, James Madison proposed amending the Constitution to include a Bill of Rights. In 1949, George Orwell's novel "1984" ...

GB official: Vance wrong to blame murder on immigration

LONDON (AP) — Britain's deputy prime minister said Sunday that he told U.S. Vice President JD Vance he was wrong to blame immigration for the death of a university student who was handcuffed as he lay dying from a stab wound. David Lammy, who is also the justice minister, said he ...

New high school grads can be targets for scams

Now that the Class of 2026 has finished high school, the state has advice for the new graduates on how to spot common scams that typically target young people. “Graduating from high school is a monumental milestone, but it also marks a time of major transitions that bad actors want to exploit,” Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel said in a news release. “... Being aware of common tactics can go a long way in protecting your identity and your hard-earned money as you embark on your next chapter.” These schemes can include: ‘Work from home’ and employment scams Most ...