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Kristine Phillips, USA TODAY Published 2:49 p.m. ET May 29, 2020 | Updated 3:00 p.m. ET May 29, 2020CLOSE Surveillance video in Minneapolis shows the first moments of George Floyd's police interaction. USA TODAYWASHINGTON – Attorney General William Barr said the Justice Department is "proceeding quickly" with its investigation on the death of George Floyd,…

Obama admin. ordered Flynn "unmasking" Washington — Attorney General William Barr has tasked a top federal prosecutor in Texas with reviewing episodes of "unmasking" by Obama administration officials before and after the 2016 presidential election, a Justice Department official said Wednesday night. Justice Department spokeswoman Kerri Kupec told Fox News' Sean Hannity in an interview…

The former cabinet secretaries and Federal Reserve chairs in the Zoom boxes were confused, though some of the Republicans may have been newly relieved and some of the Democrats suddenly concerned. “Everyone looked puzzled and thought I had misspoken,” Furman said in an interview. Instead of forecasting a prolonged depression-level economic catastrophe, Furman laid out…

Accusations of improperly using government resources have trailed the secretary of state, but President Trump’s move to fire the State Department inspector general has handed Democrats a new weapon.Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has denied wrongdoing.Credit...Pool photo by Kevin LamarqueMay 17, 2020Updated 10:32 p.m. ETWASHINGTON — Secretary of State Mike Pompeo swatted away questions about…

Iran on Thursday hit back at President Trump’s declaration to the Pentagon to retaliate against Iranian ships that harass U.S. ships in the Persian Gulf, and said its navy will “destroy” American ships if threatened. Mr. Trump on Wednesday said he has authorized the U.S. Navy to “shoot down and destroy any and all Iranian…