Homeland Security agents have searched the home of Rep. Ilhan Omar as part of a criminal investigation, according to people familiar with the matter who spoke with The Associated Press on condition of anonymity.
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A senior U.S. official said President Donald Trump and Secretary of State Marco Rubio are considering firing U.S. Ambassador to Greece Kimberly Guilfoyle after a series of reports alleging she has engaged in improper and possibly illegal conduct before and during her tenure in Athens.
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The U.S. Department of Justice meanwhile is investigating whether it was a violation of antitrust law when the White House television press pool collectively halted coverage of Trump last month after he banned CNN, MS NOW and Politico from the White House.
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he → investigate → House
And a bipartisan group of senators is calling on the Trump administration to “immediately reverse course” on a plan to purchase diesel from Russia despite a U.S. sanctions law.
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group → call → law
Federal agents searched Omar’s home as part of criminal investigation:
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AP sources
Federal agents have searched Democratic U.S. Rep. Ilhan Omar’s home as part of a criminal investigation, according to people familiar with the matter.
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The people say the search was conducted by Homeland Security Investigations agents.
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search → say → agents
The people were not authorized to publicly discuss an ongoing investigation and spoke on the condition of anonymity.
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people → authorize → anonymity
The Justice Department said in a statement Monday that HSI agents executed a judicially authorized search warrant secured by the department in the Washington, D.C., area but provided no other details.
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agents → say → details
An email seeking comment has been sent to a representative for Omar.
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email → seek → Omar
Judge orders the Trump administration to cancel taxpayer-funded promotional TV ads
Trump must cancel any remaining television commercials paid for with millions of dollars in taxpayer money to promote his political message, a federal judge ordered Sunday night, even as the administration said the ad campaign was coming to an end.
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campaign → order → end
U.S. District Judge Jennifer L. Rochon in New York sided with a coalition, including the nonpartisan watchdog Common Cause, that challenged the ads as an illegal misuse of funds.
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that → side → funds
She told the administration to cancel any remaining ads, including any set to air Sunday night, in granting a temporary restraining order.
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She → tell → order
Asked for comment, the White House referred to an Oct. 5 social media post from Trump in which he defended the taxpayer-funded ads as “rather standard” but, amid backlash, said he would pay for them from his political fundraising.
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he → ask → fundraising
In a court filing late Saturday, the Justice Department argued that the temporary restraining order was unnecessary because “the alleged offending conduct will end tomorrow.”
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DOJ says it’s investigating whether White House TV pool’s coverage halt violated antitrust law
The U.S. Department of Justice is investigating whether the decision of the White House television press pool to halt coverage of Trump last month violated antitrust law, an agency spokesperson said Saturday.
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spokesperson → read → law
Emily Covington, a spokesperson for the department, said group boycotts among business competitors might violate U.S. law.
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“The Antitrust Division is simply investigating to determine whether these news organizations have violated the antitrust laws,” she said.
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she → investigate → laws
The announcement came after the television pool of five broadcasters last month ceased presidential coverage after the administration barred CNN, MS NOW and Politico from the White House.
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administration → come → House
Messages were sent late Saturday to the five outlets seeking comment: ABC, CBS, CNN, FOX and NBC.
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Messages → send → comment
The White House press pool, which is a rotating cast of news outlets that covers the president, has become a proxy for the wider fight over whether the president, or anyone, can control the content of news reports — a type of free speech, pillar of American democracy.
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Six senators call for Trump administration to ‘immediately reverse course’ on Russian diesel plan
The price of a gallon of diesel fuel is shown electronically on a pump at a QuikTrip station Thursday, Oct. 1, 2026, in Greenwood Village, Colo. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski)
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A bipartisan group of six senators on Sunday called for Trump’s administration to “immediately reverse course” on a plan to purchase diesel from Russia as part of an effort to lower high fuel prices.
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administration → call → prices
Trump shocked lawmakers when he announced on social media Friday that he struck a deal with Russian President Vladimir Putin in a phone call.
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he → shock → call
He said Russia will immediately supply more than 300,000 tons of diesel to the American and global market, followed by an additional 500,000 tons in November and 1 million tons “immediately thereafter.”
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Russia → say → November
Russia will deliver an additional 3 million tons “within a short period of time” after that, he wrote.
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he → deliver → that
Four Republican senators and two Democratic senators signed onto the statement released Sunday in protesting the deal.
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senators → sign → deal
They said the administration failed to consult with Congress or submit any explanation to justify its decision as required by statute.
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administration → say → statute
“The United States should not provide Putin with a financial lifeline while Russia continues to kill Ukrainian civilians.
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Russia → provide → civilians
The Administration must immediately reverse course,” they wrote.
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Trump and Rubio weigh firing US envoy to Greece after mounting reports of improper conduct, AP source says
President Donald Trump and Secretary of State Marco Rubio are considering firing U.S. Ambassador to Greece Kimberly Guilfoyle after a series of reports alleging she has engaged in improper and possibly illegal conduct before and during her tenure in Athens.
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A senior U.S. official said Sunday that Trump and Rubio are “extremely pissed off” by Guilfoyle’s reported conduct and would likely decide on what action to take this week after Monday’s Columbus Day holiday.
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Trump → say → holiday
The official, who spoke on condition of anonymity to discuss internal deliberations, said Rubio had been particularly angry, not least because he visited Athens just last week and Guilfoyle attended most, if not all, of his events and greeted him on his arrival with a bear hug as the allegations swirled.
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In a series of stories, The Wall Street Journal has reported questionable conduct by Guilfoyle, including an alleged threat to a host country official, accepting improper gifts and services and offering to use her influence inside the administration in return for the payment of a large credit card bill.
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