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“Instead of inviting further proceedings, the court should have granted the government’s motion to dismiss,” top DOJ officials, including at least three career prosecutors, wrote in a 45-page filing to a three-judge appeals court panel. The DOJ lawyers unveiled a muscular argument in favor of virtually unbridled executive branch discretion in criminal charging decisions. They…

Rev. Robert Fisher, the rector of St. John's Episcopal Church in Washington D.C. -- located in Lafayette Square near the White House -- told "The Story" Monday that whoever set fire to the basement of the church's parish hall Sunday night does not represent the majority of people who have protested following the death of George…

President Donald Trump speaks in the Rose Garden of the White House, Monday, June 1, 2020, in Washington.Patrick Semansky | APPresident Donald Trump is considering invoking a 213-year-old federal law that would allow him to deploy active-duty U.S. troops to respond to protests in cities across the country, according to four people familiar with the…

The New York Times faced an overwhelming backlash from Democratic lawmakers and liberal members of the media over its front-page headline that may have been too favorable towards President Trump.During a Rose Garden address on Monday, Trump threatened to use military force to quell the riots that have broken out following the death of George Floyd…

By Ryan Browne, Alicia Lee and Renee Rigdon, CNN Updated 11:48 PM ET, Mon June 1, 2020 Chat with us in Facebook Messenger. Find out what's happening in the world as it unfolds. As thousands across…