Yates Warned White House About Flynn Before Ouster
Former acting attorney general Sally Yates told the Senate Judiciary subcommittee she warned White House officials on January 26 that Michael Flynn could be blackmailed by Russia. She described meetings with White House Counsel Donald McGahn and said officials publicly denying Flynn talked with Russia misrepresented the situation.
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Obama warned Trump against hiring Flynn for national security post
Former officials say Barack Obama warned then President-elect Donald Trump in November 2016 about hiring Michael Flynn as national security adviser during the transition. The caution cited Flynn's Islam remarks and possible Russian blackmail risk, with intel officials noting Russia interfered in the election.
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Gangs’ rifles threaten police armor after Chicago memorial shooting
After a mass shooting at a Brighton Park memorial, Chicago police warned of heightened gang activity and armed suspects using military style rifles capable of piercing bulletproof vests. Two men died and eight were wounded as officers deployed extra units while two assailants remain at large.
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Courts weigh Trump's travel ban at Fourth Circuit hearing
Federal appeals judges in Richmond pressed a Justice Department lawyer on whether the March 6 executive order banning entry for Iranians and others was driven by national security or religious bias. The panel, split along partisan lines, debated whether statements by Trump about Muslims can be considered, while opponents argued the policy harms refugees and violates immigration law and the First Amendment.
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Civilians Trapped as ISIS Bait Mosul Airstrikes
ISIS fighters herded civilians into a Mosul house and fired from windows to draw coalition airstrikes. U S advisers monitoring via drone feed spotted the ploy and did not strike. Iraqi forces tighten cavity around militants and civilians in Mosul with coalition support.
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