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Federal prosecutors on Wednesday filed charges accusing the driver in the Manhattan truck attack of carrying out a long-planned plot, spurred by Islamic State propaganda videos, to kill people celebrating Halloween. The charges, filed just over 24 hours after the deadliest terror attack on New York City since Sept.

Federal prosecutors on Wednesday filed charges accusing the driver in the Manhattan truck attack of carrying out a long-planned plot, spurred by Islamic State propaganda videos, to kill people celebrating Halloween. The charges, filed just over 24 hours after the deadliest terror attack on New York City since Sept.

Wednesday on CNN’s “Newsroom,” senior White House correspondent Jim Acosta criticized President Donald Trump for tweeting and discussing the so-called Diversity Visa Lottery program after reports that alleged the New York City terrorist attacker Sayfullo Saipov used it to enter the United States. Acosta said, “I think President Trump, Brooke, now has the world record for injecting politics into the aftermath of a terror attack. That is exactly what has happened in the last 12 hours or so as the president has been tweeting about this.

Wednesday on CNN’s “Newsroom,” senior White House correspondent Jim Acosta criticized President Donald Trump for tweeting and discussing the so-called Diversity Visa Lottery program after reports that alleged the New York City terrorist attacker Sayfullo Saipov used it to enter the United States. Acosta said, “I think President Trump, Brooke, now has the world record for injecting politics into the aftermath of a terror attack. That is exactly what has happened in the last 12 hours or so as the president has been tweeting about this.

Corey Lewandowski and Sam Clovis are among the Trump campaign officials who were contacted by George Papadopoulos, the low-level campaign adviser who lied to the FBI about his dealings with suspected Russian agents, sources familiar with the emails have told ABC News. Documents unsealed by special counsel Hillary Clinton, including “thousands of e-mails.” One of so-called “foreign contacts” is identified as a professor who introduced Papadopoulos to

On Monday, the first charges and first plea in special prosecutor FBI, conspiracy and money laundering. Paul Manafort, and Manafort's longtime business associate Rick Gates were indicted in federal court on Friday on charges including conspiracy against the United States, money laundering and working as unregistered foreign agents.

House Republicans are delaying the rollout of their tax bill amid unresolved questions about key elements of the plan. Republicans were slated to unveil the bill Wednesday, but are now pushing the announcement to Thursday, House Ways and Means Committee Chairman Kevin Brady, R-Texas, confirmed late Tuesday night. "In consultation with David Schweikert, R-Arizona, a Ways and Means Committee member, said Tuesday night. House and Senate GOP leaders have little room for error to reach consensus on the tax bill, which they hope

President Donald Trump's former political strategist advised him in a phone call on Monday to be more aggressive about slowing down special counsel Robert Mueller's investigation into whether Trump’s campaign colluded with the Russians, according to three sources close to Bannon. Bannon has been advocating for "a much more aggressive legal approach short of Justice Department require more accountability for the resources spent on the investiga

President Donald Trump called for the New York City terror suspect to get the death penalty in a late-night tweet Wednesday just hours after Sayfullo Saipov was charged with providing support to ISIS and violence and destruction of motor vehicles. Trump referenced Saipov's request to hang an ISIS flag in his hospital room, an anecdote relayed by authorities Wednesday afternoon, and said he "SHOULD GET DEATH PENALTY!" in all capital letters. Earlier in the afternoon, Trump raised the possibility of sending the alleged perpetrator to Guantanamo Bay prison.

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