The Justice Department told Americans on Monday to cool their anger against election officials and workers as the country approaches the November vote, and warned in particular against attempts to use artificial intelligence to conduct the threats.
Former President Donald Trump's onetime fixer and lawyer, Michael Cohen, testified Monday that "the boss" played a hands-on role in paying porn star Stormy Daniels' to quash her story about a sexual encounter with Mr. Trump and to conceal the nature of the payments.
An overlooked provision in proposed legislation aimed at reducing the cost of credit card "swipe fees" would also crack down on a Chinese company that critics fear has infiltrated American payment networks to mine consumers' sensitive financial information.
West Virginia Attorney General Patrick Morrisey is seeking Justice Department documents that may indicate coordination between the Biden administration and state prosecutors charging former President Donald Trump with crimes.