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    Derek and Suzi Alkonis pose with a photo of their son Lt. Ridge Alkonis on Wednesday, June 1, 2022, in Dana Point, Calif. Their son, a U.S. Navy lieutenant in Japan, faces a potential three-year prison sentence for a car crash that killed two people last year. The family of Alkonis says he suffered from acute mountain-sickness and passed out unconscious behind the wheel. Japanese prosecutors and a judge say he was feeling drowsy and should have pulled over.
    Family of US Naval Officer Jailed in Japan Pleads With Biden to Intervene: 'Step In and Bring Him Home'
    Harriet Hageman; Liz Cheney
    Liz Cheney Shares Voicemail after Her Opponent Claims Cheney Never Conceded: 'I'm Calling to Concede'
    Allen Weisselberg, chief financial officer of Trump Organization Inc., center, departs from criminal court in New York, U.S., on on Monday, Sept. 20, 2021. Getting Donald Trump's longtime chief financial officer to turn on his boss may prove tough, as Weisselberg's unlikely to get a lengthy sentence even if convicted on tax fraud and other charges.
    Former Trump CFO Pleads Guilty, May Testify Against the Company
    Rosalynn Carter chairs a meeting in Chicago, IL. for the President's Commission on Mental Health. circa 04/20/1977. (Photo by: HUM Images/Universal Images Group via Getty Images)
    Happy Birthday, Rosalynn Carter: Look Back at Her Life in Photos
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    Mike Pence Tells GOP 'Attacks on the F.B.I. Must Stop' After Lawful Search of Trump Property
    In this image from video, former President Jimmy Carter and former first lady Rosalynn Carter, seen in a photo as they speak on audio only, during the second night of the Democratic National Convention on Tuesday, Aug. 18, 2020.
    Rosalynn Carter Turns 95! Former First Lady Plans 'Quiet' Birthday Celebration with Family in Georgia
    US President Donald Trump and First Lady Melania
    New Report Details Final Days of Trump Administration: 'Part Free-for-All, Part Fire Sale'
    Former U.S. President Donald Trump leaves Trump Tower in Manhattan on July 19, 2021 in New York City
    Amid Numerous Legal Fights, Team Trump Is Struggling to Find Legal Counsel: Report
    Presidential Residences
    Trump Says the FBI 'Stole' His Passports During Mar-a-Lago Search, Offering Misleading Account of Events
    Rep. Liz Cheney, R-Wyo., speaks Tuesday, Aug. 16, 2022, at a primary Election Day gathering at Mead Ranch in Jackson, Wyo. Cheney lost to challenger Harriet Hageman in the primary.
    Will Liz Cheney Run for President? Wyoming Republican Says She's 'Thinking About It' After Primary Loss
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    Barack Obama Makes Throwback 'BFD' Mic Moment Joke as Inflation Reduction Act Becomes Law
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    Rep. Liz Cheney Defeated by Trump-Backed Candidate Harriet Hageman in Wyoming Republican Primary
    Republican congressional candidate Harriet Hageman meets attendees at a rally at the Teton County Fair & Rodeo Grounds on June 14, 2022 in Jackson, Wyoming.
    What to Know About Harriet Hageman, Who Defeated Rep. Liz Cheney in Wyoming's GOP Primary Tuesday
    Adam Schiff
    Lawmakers Request Damage Assessment to Determine If Docs Found at Mar-a-Lago Caused 'Grave Risk' to U.S.
    The Trump Organization's former Chief Financial Officer Allen Weisselberg arrives at court, Friday, Aug. 12, 2022, in New York.
    Longtime Trump Organization Executive Is Nearing a Plea Deal on Tax Fraud Charges: Report
    Lt. Gov. John Fetterman and Dr. Mehmet Oz
    Sen. Candidate John Fetterman Uses Dr. Oz's Viral Supermarket Gaffe to Call Out the Celebrity's Privilege
    Sean Hannity, Donald Trump
    Sean Hannity Reminds Listeners That Felons Can Run for President as Trump Is Investigated by DOJ
    First Lady of the United States Dr. Jill Biden
    First Lady Jill Biden Tests Positive for COVID-19, Will Isolate in South Carolina
    Angelina Jolie attends Variety's Power Of Women at Wallis Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts on September 30, 2021 in Beverly Hills, California.
    Angelina Jolie Champions Afghan Women a Year After Taliban Takeover: 'This Does Not End Here'
    Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis speaks during the Turning Point USA Student Action Summit held at the Tampa Convention Center on July 22, 2022 in Tampa, Florida. The event features student activism and leadership training, and a chance to participate in a series of networking events with political leaders.
    Why Calling the Mar-a-Lago Search a 'Raid' Is Polarizing 'Disinformation,' in Gov. Ron DeSantis' Own Words
    Afghan women hold placards as they march and shout slogans "Bread, work, freedom" during a womens' rights protest in Kabul on August 13, 2022. - Taliban fighters beat women protesters and fired into the air on Saturday as they violently dispersed a rare rally in the Afghan capital, days ahead of the first anniversary of the hardline Islamists' return to power.
    In the Year Since the Taliban Took Back Afghanistan, Women's Rights Have Been Erased
    Salman Rushdie
    Iran Denies Involvement in Salman Rushdie Attack, Says Author Brought It upon Himself
    Asa Hutchinson
    Ark. Gov. Hutchinson Defends FBI, Says Fellow Republicans Should 'Pull Back' on Judging Mar-a-Lago Search
    Pennsylvania Lt. Gov. John Fetterman, the Democratic nominee for the state's U.S. Senate seat, speaks during a rally in Erie, Pa.
    Pa. Senate Candidate John Fetterman Is 'Grateful' at First Appearance Since Stroke: 'My Life Could Have Ended'
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    Former Trump Official Says She Once Found Classified Documents in White House Ladies' Room
    AUSTIN, TEXAS - MAY 14: Former U.S. President Donald Trump speaks during the American Freedom Tour at the Austin Convention Center on May 14, 2022 in Austin, Texas. The national event gathered conservatives from around the country to defend, empower and help promote conservative agendas nationwide. (Photo by Brandon Bell/Getty Images)
    Trump Lawyer Told DOJ No Classified Docs Were at Mar-a-Lago Before FBI Search: Reports
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    Gender Dysphoria in Transgender Kids Is Not Caused by 'Social Contagion,' Study Finds
    Sarah Krivanek
    Sarah Krivanek's Friend Writes to President Biden Begging for Him to Help the American Woman Jailed in Russia
    Former U.S. President Donald Trump leaves Trump Tower in Manhattan on July 19, 2021 in New York City
    Espionage Act Explained: Trump Is First U.S. President Investigated for Potentially Violating the 1917 Law
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    Fact Check: Did Barack Obama Illegally Take 30 Million Pages of Documents to Chicago?
    AUSTIN, TEXAS - MAY 14: Former U.S. President Donald Trump speaks during the American Freedom Tour at the Austin Convention Center on May 14, 2022 in Austin, Texas. The national event gathered conservatives from around the country to defend, empower and help promote conservative agendas nationwide. (Photo by Brandon Bell/Getty Images)
    Trump Suspected of Violating Espionage Act, According to Mar-a-Lago Search Warrant
    Liz Cheney
    Liz Cheney's Final Primary Campaign Ad Warns That 'America Cannot Remain Free' if Trump's Ideology Continues
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    A 2017 Article by 'The Onion' Goes Viral for Joking That a Nuclear Briefcase Is in Mar-a-Lago's Lost and Found
    Presidential Residences
    Trump's Attorney Says He and His Family Watched the FBI Search in New York via Security Feed
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    President Biden Returns to Kiawah Island for Family Vacation Weeks After Testing Positive for COVID
    Donald Trump, Drew Findling
    Trump Hires Cardi B's #BillionDollarLawyer, Who Is Fighting for Abortion Rights, in Georgia Election Probe
    Former U.S. President Donald Trump leaves Trump Tower in Manhattan on July 19, 2021 in New York City
    Trump Says He Encourages 'Immediate' Release of the FBI's Search Warrant That He Could Release Himself
    Clinton County employee helps direct traffic as an Ohio State Highway Patrol vehicle leaves the scene where an armed man was shot and killed by police after breaching the FBI's Cincinnati field office, in Wilmington, Ohio FBI Officer Threat, Wilmington, United States - 11 Aug 2022
    Authorities Shoot Armed Man Who Attempted to Breach Ohio FBI Office
    Janet Yellen
    Yes, the IRS Has More Funding for Audits — but Americans Making Less Than $400K Aren't the Target
    Senate passes the PACT Act
    Veterans and Their Families Share Gratitude for PACT Act: 'It Will Save a Lot of People'
    Attorney General Merrick Garland delivers a statement; Former President Donald Trump attends the UFC 264 event
    AG Breaks Silence on FBI's Mar-a-Lago Search, Says DOJ Has Filed a Motion to Unseal Search Warrant
    Cara Mund poses for a photo in front of the state Capitol in Bismarck, N.D. on Wednesday, Aug. 10, 2022. The former Miss America Mund says her concern about abortion rights prompted her to launch her independent bid for the U.S. House in her home state. Mund would face an uphill battle in deeply conservative North Dakota, but told The Associated Press that the U.S. Supreme Court's ruling to overturn a constitutional right to abortion was "just a moment where I knew we need more women in office."
    Miss America 2018 Cara Mund, Inspired to Protect Women's Rights, Launches Bid for Congress in North Dakota
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    FBI Director Says Threats Against Agents After Mar-a-Lago Search Are 'Deplorable and Dangerous'
    Ron DeSantis speaks at Miami's Freedom Tower
    Fla. Educators Reminded of New State Curriculum upon Return to School: Observing 'Victims of Communism Day'
    fifth-graders decorate a bulletin board outside their classroom
    Fla. Teacher Resigns After School District Removes His 'Age Inappropriate' Images of Historic Black Americans
    Presidential Residences
    The FBI's Mar-a-Lago Search Stemmed from an Informant: Report
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    Kayleigh McEnany's Sister Launches Dating App for Conservatives, Mocks Personal Gender Pronouns
    U.S. Rep. Adam Kinzinger (R-IL) joins fellow Republican lawmakers and anti-abortion activists for a news conference outside the U.S. Capitol March 13, 2019 in Washington, DC. Describing legal abortion as 'infanticide,' Republican lawmakers have been blocked 17 times by Democrats in the House from introducing the Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act, which would require doctors to use all means available to save the life of a child born alive after an attempted abortion. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images); Republican Conference Chairman Rep Liz Cheney walks up to the podium for a press conference at the US Capitol on December 17, 2019 in Washington, DC. House Republican leaders criticized their Democratic colleagues handling of the impeachment proceedings of President Donald Trump. (Photo by Samuel Corum/Getty Images); Rep. Peter Meijer, R-Mich., participates in the news conference on the Invest to Protect Act outside the Capitol on Thursday, May 12, 2022. (Bill Clark/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images)
    Here's What's Happening with the 10 House Republicans Who Voted for Trump's Second Impeachment
    Jon Stewart
    ​​Jon Stewart Blasts GOP over Vote Against PACT Act for Veterans: 'Cowards, All of Them'
    Jon Stewart
    Jon Stewart Shares His Emotional Reaction to Signing of Veterans Health Bill: 'I'm a Mess'
    An upside down American flag during Scotus protest. Protestors gather after SCOTUS over turned Roe v. Wade. Hundreds of protesters took to the street to protest against he Court's decision in the Dobbs v Jackson Women's Health case overturns the landmark 50-year-old Roe v Wade case, removing a federal right to an abortion.
    How Flying the American Flag Upside Down Became a Bipartisan Act of Rebellion
    US President Donald Trump boards Air Force One before departing Harlingen, Texas on January 12, 2021
    Unpacking the Far-Right Terminology Aiming to Discredit the Federal Investigation into Donald Trump
    Alyssa Farah Griffin
    Alyssa Farah Griffin Says Republican Party 'Needs to Change,' Vows to Fight for Marriage Equality from Within
    Eric Trump, son of the US president, attends a ceremony for US golfer Tiger Woods in the Rose Garden of the White House in Washington, DC, on May 6, 2019.
    Eric Trump's Adamancy That Biden Approved FBI's Mar-a-Lago Search Reveals Trump Administration's View of DOJ
    U.S. Rep. Ilhan Omar waves to passersby for support during a voter engagement event on the corner of Broadway and Central Avenues in Minneapolis, on Tuesday, Aug. 9, 2022. Omar faces a primary challenge from former city council member Don Samuels.
    House 'Squad' Member Ilhan Omar Narrowly Wins Minnesota Primary in Surprisingly Close Race
    Erin Maye Quade, advocacy director for Gender Justice, speaks at a news conference at the State Capitol in St. Paul, Minnesota,, against a bill that's part of the Senate Republican "Parents Bill of Rights." Maye Quade and other opponents say they fear the legislation could force teachers to out LGBTQ students to their parents, exclude transgender students from sports and remove consequences for bullying and harassment Minnesota Senate Education, Minneapolis, United States - 03 Mar 2022
    Minnesota State Senate Candidate Who Gave Convention Speech While in Labor Wins Democratic Primary
    Former U.S. President Donald Trump leaves Trump Tower in Manhattan on July 19, 2021 in New York City
    Donald Trump Says He Pleaded the Fifth While Under Oath in N.Y. Attorney General's Civil Investigation
    Rep. Jaime Herrera Beutler, R-Wash., speaks at a Memorial Day observance event on May 30, 2022, in Vancouver, Wash. Republican Joe Kent has taken the lead over incumbent Beutler in the race for the second spot in Washington state's top two primary.
    Third House Republican Who Voted to Impeach President Trump Loses Primary Race
    Gen. Mark Milley
    Top U.S. General Slams Trump for 'Doing Great and Irreparable Harm' in Resignation Letter He Never Sent: Book
    Donald Trump; Joe Biden
    White House Says They Learned of FBI's Mar-a-Lago Search Through News Reports
    Trump supporters at Mar-A-Lago
    Violent Rhetoric, Talk of Civil War Intensify in Extremist Circles Following FBI's Lawful Search of Mar-a-Lago
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    'Donald Is Furious Yet Scared': Movement in FBI Investigation Complicates Trump's Plans
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    Could a Law Prohibiting Removal of Official Records Keep Donald Trump from Running in 2024?