Sobering Inflation Report Dampens Biden’s Claims of Economic Progress
Jim Tankersley, The New York Times
President Biden gathered with top Democrats at the White House on Tuesday to celebrate their inflation fight at an inopportune moment, as a sobering new report showed just how far the economy still has to go to bring soaring consumer prices under control.
‘Irreparable harm’: Justice Department warns against further delay in Trump documents probe
Dareh Gregorian and Tom Winter, NBC News
The Justice Department on Tuesday blasted efforts by former President Donald Trump’s lawyers to delay its investigation of classified documents seized at his Florida resort, while a magistrate judge unsealed some previously redacted information relating to the FBI’s search of Trump’s club.
Justice Department criminal investigation now touches nearly all efforts to overturn 2020 election for Trump
Tierney Sneed et al., CNN
Justice Department criminal prosecutors are now examining nearly every aspect of former President Donald Trump’s efforts to overturn the 2020 election – including the fraudulent electors plot, efforts to push baseless election fraud claims and how money flowed to support these various efforts – according to sources and copies of new subpoenas obtained by CNN.
MyPillow exec Lindell says FBI agents seized his cellphone
Michael Balsamo and Christina A. Cassidy, The Associated Press
MyPillow chief executive Mike Lindell said Tuesday that federal agents seized his cellphone and questioned him about a Colorado clerk who has been charged in what prosecutors say was a “deceptive scheme” to breach voting system technology used across the country.
After a Wave of Subpoenas, Notes of Caution About the Jan. 6 Investigation
Katie Benner and Adam Goldman, The New York Times
From outside the walls of the Justice Department, the sprawling investigation into efforts to reverse the outcome of the 2020 election seems only to be accelerating, with prosecutors last week subpoenaing about 40 associates of former President Donald J. Trump and seizing phones from at least two of his aides.
Durham Inquiry Appears to Wind Down as Grand Jury Expires
Katie Benner et al., The New York Times
When John H. Durham was assigned by the Justice Department in 2019 to examine the origins of the investigation into the 2016 Trump campaign’s ties to Russia, President Donald J. Trump and his supporters expressed a belief that the inquiry would prove that a “deep state” conspiracy including top Obama-era officials had worked to sabotage him.
Russia spent millions in secret global political campaign, U.S. official says
Missy Ryan, The Washington Post
Russia has secretly funneled at least $300 million to foreign political parties and candidates in more than two dozen countries since 2014 in an attempt to shape political events beyond its borders, according to a new U.S. intelligence review.
U.S. weighs China sanctions to deter Taiwan action, Taiwan presses EU
Ben Blanchard et al., Reuters
The United States is considering options for a sanctions package against China to deter it from invading Taiwan, with the European Union coming under diplomatic pressure from Taipei to do the same, according to sources familiar with the discussions.
Biden Flies Home to Wilmington to Vote in Delaware Primary
Zach Montague, The New York Times
On Tuesday evening, President Biden voted. The process involved a hasty announcement to the press, multiple motorcades and two jet flights.
