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Federal investigators need only a “reasonable indication” that a crime has been committed to open an investigation, a much lower standard than the probable cause required to obtain search warrants. However, “there must be an objective, factual basis for initiating the investigation; a mere hunch is insufficient,” according to Justice Department guidelines. When Mr. Barr appointed Mr. Durham, the United States attorney in Connecticut, to lead the review, he had…

“These reports, if true, raise profound new concerns that the Department of Justice under AG Barr has lost its independence and become a vehicle for President Trump’s political revenge,” House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jerry Nadler (D-N.Y.) and House Intelligence Committee Chairman Adam Schiff (D-Calif.) said in a joint statement. “If the Department of Justice may be used as a tool of political retribution, or to help the President with a…

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Neither description is accurate: The Times’s parent company, the New York Times Co., is highly profitable and its subscription base has been growing smartly, particularly since Trump took office. The Post is owned by Amazon founder and chief executive Jeff Bezos but is otherwise unaffiliated with Amazon itself.

WASHINGTON — One stunning moment during a top diplomat’s testimony this week may prove pivotal to the congressional impeachment inquiry and even led to gasps in the room, according to one source who was present. It occurred when William Taylor, the lead U.S. envoy to Ukraine, described a video conference call in July with officials from the White House Office of Management and Budget. Even Republicans who were present expressed…

“It’s more than just climate change, and it is climate change, but it’s more than that,” Newsom said. “As it relates to PG&E, it’s about dog-eat-dog capitalism meeting climate change, it’s about corporate greed meeting climate change, it’s about decades of mismanagement.”

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Rep. Mark Meadows closes his eyes as he walks past the casket after speaking during memorial services for his close friend Rep. Elijah Cummings, D-Md., on Capitol Hill on Thursday. Joshua Roberts/Pool/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Joshua Roberts/Pool/Getty Images Rep. Mark Meadows closes his eyes as he walks past the casket after speaking during memorial services for his close friend Rep. Elijah Cummings, D-Md., on Capitol Hill on Thursday….

A fast-moving wildfire spurred by powerful winds tore across northeastern Sonoma County early Thursday, burning more than 10,000 acres and forcing the evacuation of up to 2,000 residents — including the entire town of Geyserville. While the cause of the fire was not immediately known, Pacific Gas and Electric Co. officials said that high-voltage power transmission lines — the kind of of equipment that started last year’s devastating Camp Fire…

There were varying reports on damage. Cal Fire said in a 7 a.m. update that the blaze, burning in an area where PG&E had shut off power Wednesday afternoon due to the onset of gusty winds and plummeting humidity, had damaged two structures. But social media posts from journalists in the area showed residences that had been destroyed in the fire. Cal Fire incident commander Mike Parkes said at a…

Nicola Sturgeon, the leader of Scotland and a Brexit foe, tweeted Thursday, “So Johnson appears to be saying to MPs ‘if you vote for an election, I’ll bring back my bad Brexit bill and try to drag us out of the E.U. before we go to the polls’. Elections should be exercises in letting voters decide, not devices for charlatans to get their own way.”

Video Hannity: Secret impeachment coup cannot stand GOP lawmakers interrupt closed-door impeachment deposition. Sean Hannity delivered a “warning” to House Democrats Wednesday night over their impeachment pursuit and on the heels of House Republicans protest of the inquiry. “Now, let this be a very clear warning to [Rep.  Adam] Schiff, and [Speaker Nancy] Pelosi and Democrats everywhere,” Hannity said on his television program. “Well, this secret Soviet-style impeachment coup attempt, this cannot stand. We do have…

Here’s what you need to know to understand the impeachment inquiry into President Trump. How we got here: House Speaker Nancy Pelosi announced the beginning of an official impeachment inquiry against President Trump on Sept. 24, 2019. Here’s what has happened since then. What’s happening now: Lawmakers are conducting an inquiry, which could lead to impeachment. An impeachment would mean the U.S. House thinks the president is no longer fit…

Here are the latest updates on the Kincade fire burning in northeast Sonoma County. 6:26 a.m. The entire town of Geyserville has been ordered to evacuate, according to an alert from the Sonoma County Sheriff’s Office. The Kincade fire burning north of town is at 10,000 acres. Evacuation centers are at the Healdsburg Community Center and Windsor High School. 4:42 a.m. The Kincade fire has now spread to…

Former Presidents Barack Obama and Bill Clinton, along with former first lady Michelle Obama and former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, will attend Rep. Elijah Cummings’ funeral in Baltimore on Friday as the nation bids farewell to the Maryland Democrat who served on Capitol Hill 23 years.  Spokeswoman Katie Hill confirmed that Obama would attend in a tweet Wednesday night. She said Cummings’ widow, Maya Rockeymoore Cummings, asked Obama to “deliver remarks about the remarkable…

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Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelensky was worried about how to deal with pressure from the Trump administration to investigate Joe Biden in early May — about two weeks before he was inaugurated, a new report said Wednesday. Zelensky had gathered a small group of advisers on May 7 in Kiev for a meeting that was supposed to be about his nation’s energy needs. Instead, the group spent most of the three-hour…