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Federal investigators have launched a criminal probe against New York attorney general Letitia James, who famously won a $454 million fraud judgment against president Donald Trump and his real estate company.

Federal Housing Finance Agency director William Pulte sent a letter last month to the Department of Justice requesting the investigation for alleged mortgage fraud, which attorney general Pam Bondi steered to the US Attorney’s Office in Albany, reported the Albany Times Union.

Cardinal Robert Prevost, 69 — now known as Pope Leo XIV — was named as the first leader of the Catholic church to come from America Thursday.

Born in Chicago, Prevost spent much of his career serving as a missionary in Peru. He was made a cardinal by the previous Pope, Francis, just two years ago. He was a strong supporter of his predecessor.

Former US president Joe Biden said Thursday he was not surprised Kamala Harris lost the 2024 election to Donald Trump and blamed her defeat on Republicans taking the "sexist route."

Biden, in an interview with ABC's "The View," also denied claims made in recent books that he had suffered a cognitive decline in his final year in office.

A new Pope has been named in Vatican City.

The announcement came minutes after white smoke was seen coming from a Sistine Chapel chimney, a historic signal that a conclave of cardinals had made their decision.

A tech industry veteran who joined Elon Musk's Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) revealed what has surprised him after three months moonlighting as an unpaid contractor.

Sahil Lavingia was embedded earlier this year by DOGE in the Department of Veterans Affairs, where he expected to help the government save money by employing some of the tactics that helped his Gumroad startup provide services customers wanted and increase profits through lean spending practices, he told Fast Company.

In a Truth Social rant on Thursday, President Donald Trump blamed former President Joe Biden's administration for the air traffic issue facing the nation. Folks aren't buying it, however.

As Newark airport deals with an air traffic controller crisis in New Jersey, Trump claimed that somehow it was Biden's fault.

Sen. Jeff Merkley (D-OR) pressed FBI Director Kash Patel about why he refused to investigate agencies violating the U.S. Constitution by denying due process to migrants.

During a Thursday Senate Appropriations Committee hearing, Merkley asked Patel if he was familiar with the Fifth Amendment.

“Marco Rubio has gone from bitter presidential rival to President Donald Trump’s go-to guy,” according to a Fox News report.

However, many experts are questioning the decision to give Rubio, a former Florida Senator, four different roles within the administration. Those four roles are Secretary of State, National Security Advisor, U.S. Archivist, and Head of USAID.

Former President Joe Biden spoke to "The View" on Thursday, where he went on the attack against current President Donald Trump.

At the top of the show, Biden trashed Trump as a "dictator" and estimated that the reason Trump hates him so much is because "I beat him" in 2020.

US lawmakers voted Thursday to rename the Gulf of Mexico as the "Gulf of America," turning into federal law an executive order signed by President Donald Trump in his first week in office.

The bill's passage in the Republican-led House of Representatives is largely symbolic as other countries are under no obligation to use Trump's new designation and the measure is unlikely to pass the Senate, where it requires Democratic votes.

President Donald Trump suggested he would pull the nomination for Ed Marton, acting U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia.

Trump made the statement Thursday after at least one key U.S. senator said he would vote against Martin. At a press conference, Trump was asked if he had a "backup plan" for Martin.