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Ex-Russian operative who visited the front in Ukraine says Russian troops are in disarray due to a 'crisis of strategic planning'

Igor Girkin, also known as Igor Strelkov, speaks at a news conference in Moscow, Russia, on November 13, 2018.Pavel Golovkin/AP Igor Girkin is a former Russian military commander who led the annexation of Crimea in...

Donald Trump says it's hard to be a 'Trump' in New York City in reaction to his organization's tax fraud conviction

Former President Donald Trump talks to supporters at Mar-a-lago on November 8, 2022, in Palm Beach, Florida.Andrew Harnik/AP Trump Organization was found criminally liable for tax fraud committed by two company...

Oath Keepers founder's estranged wife 'beyond happy' for his Jan. 6 seditious conspiracy conviction: 'I am thrilled that he's finally facing justice.'

Tasha Adams/AP Oath Keepers founder Elmer Stewart Rhodes was convicted of seditious conspiracy on Tuesday. It's the most significant charge related to the January 6, 2021, attack. Rhodes' estranged wife told Insider she...

Bill Barr said he thinks the DOJ probably has a 'basis for legitimately indicting' Trump over Mar-a-Lago documents

Former Attorney General Bill Barr and former President Donald TrumpDrew Angerer/Getty Images Former AG Bill Barr spoke with PBS about the DOJ's probe of seized documents from Mar-a-Lago. Barr said he believed that the...

Ivanka Trump and Donald Trump Jr. were absent from their father's 2024 campaign launch. Here are the family members who attended the event.

Eric Trump, Lara Trump, Jared Kushner, and Barron Trump enter Mar-a-Lago where Donald Trump announced his 2024 presidential campaign on November 15, 2022.Jonathan Ernst/Reuters Donald Trump officially announced his 2024...

Nancy and Paul Pelosi were targeted in a 'politically motivated' attack, San Francisco DA says

San Francisco district attorney Brooke Jenkins speaks during a news conference on October 31, 2022 in San Francisco, California.Photo by Justin Sullivan/Getty Images The San Francisco DA said the attack on Paul Pelosi...

46 landmark Supreme Court cases that changed American life as we knew it

Members of the Supreme Court sit for a new group portrait following the addition of Associate Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson, at the Supreme Court building on Friday, Oct. 7, 2022.AP Photo/J. Scott ApplewhiteThe US...

Paul Pelosi tried to escape from attacker to an elevator equipped with a phone to call 911, San Francisco district attorney said

Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi, D-CA and her husband Paul Pelosi arrive for the formal Artist's Dinner honoring the recipients of the 44th Annual Kennedy Center Honors at the Library of Congress in Washington, D.C.,...

Ohio GOP congressman's niece was among the 154 people killed in a crush of people in South Korea on Halloween weekend

A mourner places a flower to pay tribute for the victims of a deadly accident following Saturday night's Halloween festivities in Seoul, South Korea.Lee Jin-man/AP At least 154 people were killed after a crowd surge on...

A GOP-backed Arizona college board candidate, who once said he wanted to protect children from 'the progressive left,' was charged for masturbating near a preschool, according to a police report

Entrance of the Maricopa County Elections Department. A candidate for the county's community college district board was arrested for public sexual indecency.Ross D. Franklin/AP Randy Kaufman was charged with public...

Mike Pence said there's no room for Putin 'apologists' in the Republican Party as he criticized Russia's 'unconscionable war' in Ukraine: AP

Former Vice President Mike Pence speak to students at Georgetown University in Washington, on October 19, 2022Jose Luis Magana/AP Mike Pence spoke out against Putin "apologists" and the growing populism in the...

Video shows Trump asking if someone is a 'good Jewish character' as he talks about his low popularity with American Jews — a group he recently told to 'get their act together'

Donald Trump at a rally in Minden, Nevada, on October 8, 2022. Newly released footage shows Trump complaining about his popularity with American Jews.José Luis Villegas/AP Video shows Donald Trump boasting about his...

Retired military officials are finding high-paying jobs with the Saudi government and can make up up to 7-figure salaries working for other foreign governments: WaPo

Michael Flynn testifying on Capitol Hill on February 11, 2014. Flynn was one of hundreds of retired military personnel who took jobs from foreign governments.Lauren Victoria Burke/AP Hundreds of retired military...

Judge conducting special master review questions Trump's claim of privilege over White House documents: 'Where's the beef?'

Former President Donald Trump speaks at a rally in Wilkes-Barre, Pa., Saturday, Sept. 3, 2022.Mary Altaffer/AP Trump's lawyers have claimed attorney-client or executive privilege over documents seized by FBI. A judge...

Trump claimed he did a 'great job' with COVID and said the only thing Dr. Deborah Birx did well was scarves, book says

Former White House COVID Response Coordinator Dr. Deborah Birx on April 27, 2022.John Lamparski/Getty Images Dr. Deborah Birx previously said thousands of deaths from COVID-19 could have been mitigated. Trump responded,...

Judge says she can't accept DOJ's claim that Trump 'could not possibly have a possessory interest' in some documents seized from Mar-a-Lago until 3rd party looks at them

Former President Donald Trump gestures while playing golf at Trump National Golf Club in Sterling, Virginia, on September 13, 2022.Manuel Balce Ceneta/AP The DOJ's appeal to continue to review classified documents for...

Russian soldiers refused to complete their duty and expressed 'moral exhaustion,' and 'worsening' of health in 10 letters left behind in Izium, Ukraine, The Washington Post reported

A helmet of a soldier is seen after Russian Forces withdrew from Balakliia as the Russia-Ukraine war continues on September 15, 2022.Metin Aktas/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images Ukrainian forces recaptured the city of...

Trump's inner circle knew the White House documents were a 'big problem' and worried since June that the former president was getting himself into legal trouble: report

Evan Corcoran leaves a federal court in Washington D.C. on July 11. The National Archives and Records Administration wrote to Corcoran notifying Trump and his team that the FBI will begin reviewing a batch of documents...

Trump claims he needs White House records back so he can eventually add them to his presidential library

Former President Donald Trump speaks at the Road to Majority conference on June 17, 2022, in Nashville, Tennessee.Mark Humphrey/AP Donald Trump filed a motion on Monday to have a "special master" review...

Families of 9/11 victims urge Biden to direct $3.5 billion worth of frozen assets to the Afghan people. 'This is their money, not ours,' they argue.

Mothers with their babies on a children’s ward at Indira Gandhi hospital receive treatment for malnutrition on August 13, 2022 in Kabul, Afghanistan.Nava Jamshidi/Getty Images President Joe Biden froze $7 billion in...

Trump's inaction during Capitol riot underscores a 'horrible dereliction of responsibility' that could be evidence for criminal charges against the former president, criminal law expert says

January 6 panel, on July 21, 2022, plays video of Donald Trump recording a public statement more than two hours after the Capitol was breached.Alex Brandon/AP Jan. 6 panel on Thursday outlined 187 minutes of Donald...

Who is Sarah Matthews? The former Trump deputy press secretary, who was 'deeply disturbed' by Capitol riot, is expected to testify on Thursday's January 6 hearing

Sarah Matthews, former White House deputy press secretary, during a video deposition shown during January 6 hearing on June 16, 2022.House Select Committee/AP Sarah Matthews joined the White House as deputy press...

Repressive state laws and the overturning of Roe v. Wade are causing a mass migration of abortion clinics and providers, experts say

Attendees hold up signs during a Texas Rally for Abortion Rights at Discovery Green in Houston, Texas, on May 7, 2022.Mark Felix/AFP via Getty Images The founder of a network of abortion clinics is already seeing more...