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Justice Department charges James Comey for the third time
Prosecutors at the US Justice Department charged James Comey, the former director of the FBI, America's federal police agency, on Monday, 26 October, with leaking information related to national defense.
Trump Calls Michigan Senate Candidate a 'Jihadist'
At a rally in Port Huron, Michigan, on October 25, President Trump called Democratic Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed a "jihadist" who was "on the side of the terrorists". El-Sayed would be the nation's first Muslim senator.
Justice Department Seeks to Block Alaska Senate Certification
Alaska's Senate ballot lists Republican Senator Dan Sullivan and a retired teacher with the same name.
Trump suspends Russia sanctions passed by Congress
Sanctions on Russia passed by the US Congress were signed into law in September and were about to take effect. On Friday night, US President Donald Trump suspended several of them, the BBC reported on 18 October.