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France has revoked government access to U.S. Ambassador Charles Kushner, the father of President Donald Trump's son-in-law, Jared Kushner, after he "did not appear" when he was summoned over comments made by the U.S. administration about the death of far-right activist Quentin Deranque, AFP reported.

On Monday, French Foreign Affairs Minister Jean-Noel Barrot summoned Jared Kushner's father in reaction to a State Department posting on X, which claimed that "reports, corroborated by the French Minister of the Interior, that Quentin Deranque was killed by left-wing militants, should concern us all."

A cryptocurrency firm accused of involvement in shady overseas dealings had internal whistleblowers flag $1.7 billion in payments to Iran before President Donald Trump pardoned its CEO, The New York Times reported on Monday.

"People in Iran had gained access to more than 1,500 accounts on the Binance platform over the previous year. About $1.7 billion had flowed from two Binance accounts to Iranian entities with links to terrorist groups, a possible violation of global sanctions. And one of those accounts belonged to a Binance vendor," said the report. "After uncovering the transactions, the investigators reported them to top executives, according to company records and other documents."

A bombshell report revealed Monday that under the first Trump administration, the FBI appeared to have issued a “stand down” order to New York Police Department investigators regarding their criminal probe into Jeffrey Epstein, an order that came just five days after the disgraced financier’s arrest in 2019.

The existence of the supposed directive was revealed by law professor and legal scholar Ryan Goodman, who found it buried within the Justice Department's recent release of around 3.5 million files on Epstein.

A panel of three federal judges declined to strike down a Utah redistricting map that could help Democrats regain control of the U.S. House of Representatives.

In a ruling on Monday, the Tenth Circuit panel responded to a demand by Utah's Republican-led legislature that new court-drawn maps not be used for the upcoming midterm elections.

Count current and former FBI officials among those who were appalled watching FBI Director Kash Patel chugging beer and partying with the Olympic hockey team in Italy, as if he had some part in their 2-1 overtime victory over Canada.

According to MS NOW’s Ken Dilanian, Patel claimed he had important business in Italy, and it was just a coincidence that the Winter Olympics, awarded to Milan in 2019, happened to be running concurrently.

Stock markets shuddered on Monday as President Donald Trump defiantly escalated tariffs despite a Supreme Court ruling striking down his emergency powers.

The Dow Jones industrial average tumbled 1.4 percent in morning trading, while the S&P 500 and Nasdaq 100 fell 0.9 percent and 1.1 percent respectively, with European markets also declining. Investors struggled to navigate the unpredictability of Trump's trade war, reported The Guardian.

An order from U.S. District Judge Aileen Cannon that a report from special counsel Jack Smith about his investigation of Donald Trump should be kept under wraps may not be as ironclad as she asserted on Monday.

Cannon, the controversial Trump-appointed judge, has been accused of running interference for the president and some of his close associates after they were accused of hoarding stolen government documents at Mar-a-Lago, with boxes discovered sitting in a ballroom and in a barely used bathroom.

The women's Olympic hockey roster for Team USA rejected an invitation to attend President Donald Trump's State of the Union speech on Tuesday.

"We are sincerely grateful for the invitation extended to our gold medal–winning U.S. Women's Hockey Team and deeply appreciate the recognition of their extraordinary achievement," a USA Hockey spokesperson said in a statement. "They were honored to be included and are grateful for the acknowledgment."

A key witness in a controversial Immigration and Customs Enforcement killing of an American citizen died Saturday in an unrelated vehicle crash, sparking questions as to whether the witness’ passing may “hurt the investigations going forward,” The New York Times reported Monday.

Ruben Ray Martinez, a 23-year-old U.S. citizen, was killed last year by an ICE agent, with the Department of Homeland Security accusing him of having struck an ICE agent with their vehicle. However, DHS’ account of the incident was fiercely disputed by Martinez’ childhood friend, Joshua Orta, who was present during the encounter and claimed neither had offered any resistance to ICE officers’ demands.