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Former White House Adviser Steve Bannon Arrested In Border Wall Scheme

12:22pm August 20, 2020

Steve Bannon, President Trump's former political strategist, was arrested Thursday along with three other people in connection with an online fundraising scheme.

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Ali Al-Tamimi (center) walks with two unidentified men as they leave federal court in Alexandria, Va., in April 2005. A federal judge has ordered him released from prison pending the outcome of his appeals, which have been unresolved for more than a decad

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Judge Orders Release Of Virginia Terrorism Convict Pending Appeal

10:13am August 19, 2020

by Mark Katkov

Ali Al-Tamimi was sentenced to life in prison 15 years ago for encouraging several young men to join the Taliban and fight U.S. forces. He is being held in the federal Supermax prison in Colorado.

Senate Releases Final Report On Russia's Interference In 2016 Election

5:11pm August 18, 2020

by Ryan Lucas

A GOP-led Senate panel released a report Tuesday that details extensive contacts between Trump campaign advisers and Russian intelligence in 2016.

Sen. Mark Warner Discusses Latest Report On Russia's Influence On 2016 Election

4:15pm August 18, 2020

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly talks with Sen. Mark Warner on the Senate Intelligence Committee's report on ex-Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort's contacts with Russian intelligence in the 2016 election.

President Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin attend a joint press conference after a July 2018 meeting in Helsinki.

Senate Report: Former Trump Aide Paul Manafort Shared Campaign Info With Russia

2:51pm August 18, 2020

by Tim Mak

Former Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort shared information with Russian intelligence during the last presidential campaign, a bipartisan Senate report on Russian 2016 election interference shows.

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Senate Intelligence Report Outlines Russian Influence In 2016

12:45pm August 18, 2020

by Tim Mak

The Senate Intelligence Committee has released its fifth and final bipartisan report detailing a wide range of Russian efforts to interfere in the 2016 election.

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User Coalition Fights To Keep Chinese App WeChat In U.S. Market

7:51am August 17, 2020

by John Ruwitch

President Trump recently issued an executive order that would effectively ban the Chinese app WeChat — starting in September. The order says the app poses a national security threat.

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A purge at the U.S. Agency for Global Media has fueled concerns that broadcasters like Radio Free Europe will be turned into distributors of propaganda on behalf of the Trump administration.

Purge Of Senior Officials At Foreign Broadcast Agency Stirs Fear And Outrage

2:50pm August 15, 2020

by David Welna

Half a dozen top executives at the U.S. Agency for Global Media were ousted this week, the latest in a shake-up that started with the arrival of a conservative filmmaker as the agency's new chief.

President Trump on Friday ordered that ByteDance, the Chinese company that owns TikTok, divest from the U.S. in 90 days.

Trump: TikTok Must Be Sold In 90 Days, Cites 'Credible Evidence' Of Security Threat

11:17pm August 14, 2020

by Bobby Allyn

The move follows a previous executive order from the president that would make "transactions" between U.S. citizens and the Chinese-owned app illegal.

A helicopter puts out a fire at the scene of an explosion at the port of Lebanon's capital Beirut on Aug. 4.

After Beirut, Experts Warn Of 'Dangerous Gaps' In U.S. Oversight Of Ammonium Nitrate

1:57pm August 14, 2020

by Eric Westervelt

The experts and regulators are calling for the federal government to renew efforts to bolster safe storage, handling, use and transport rules for ammonium nitrate in the U.S.

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