Andrea Noble
Articles by Andrea Noble
RT caught in Foreign Agents Registration Act crackdown
Russian government-funded broadcaster RT is expected to comply with a Justice Department request to register as a foreign agent by Monday, and legal analysts say it's a signal that U.S. authorities are getting serious about enforcing laws requiring disclosures from individuals who work on behalf of foreign governments. Published November 12, 2017
Mustafa al-Imam suspect in Benghazi attack held without bond
The second suspect arrested in connection with the deadly 2012 attack on the U.S. mission in Benghazi, Libya, was ordered held without bond Thursday and entered a plea of not guilty to terrorism-related charges. Published November 9, 2017
DEA cracks down on fentanyl-related drugs
The Drug Enforcement Administration is ramping up efforts to prevent the import of synthetic opioids into the United States, with officials announcing their intention Thursday to classify fentanyl-related substances as illegal controlled substances. Published November 9, 2017
Mustafa al-Imam, second suspect, faces charges for 2012 Benghazi attack
The second suspect arrested in connection with the deadly 2012 attack on the U.S. mission in Benghazi, Libya, made his first appearance in federal court Friday following his capture this week. Published November 3, 2017
Federal judge weighs gag order as Manafort case moves forward
A federal judge is considering a gag order in the case of former Trump campaign manager Paul Manafort and his top associate Richard Gates and is for now keeping home confinement and GPS monitoring conditions in place for the men. Published November 2, 2017
Paul Manafort not a flight risk, shouldn’t be on house arrest, attorney says
An attorney for former Trump campaign manager Paul Manafort is challenging his client's condition of release following his criminal indictment, charging that special counsel prosecutors "embellished" the weight of evidence against him. Published November 2, 2017
Jeff Sessions: Gitmo option remains open in dealing with all terrorists
Attorney General Jeff Sessions said Thursday the Trump administration will keep open its option to prosecute terrorists in military tribunals at Guantanamo Bay, and he expressed support for the plan to abolish the Diversity Visa Lottery program. Published November 2, 2017
White House says Saipov should be considered ‘enemy combatant’
The White House said Wednesday that it considers the New York terrorist attacker to be an enemy combatant, a status which would make him subject to military justice. Published November 1, 2017
NYC terror suspect planned attack for weeks, followed ISIS playbook, authorities say
The suspect in Tuesday's terrorist truck attack was never the subject of any previous intelligence investigation conducted by the New York Police Department or the FBI, but he has been linked to others who were known to authorities, officials said Wednesday. Published November 1, 2017
James O’Neill, N.Y. commissioner: ‘Worst terrorism attack in New York since 9/11’
Six of the eight people killed in Tuesday's terrorist truck attack in New York City were foreign nationals, authorities said Wednesday. Published November 1, 2017
Paul Manafort court document says he traveled with fake name, three different U.S. passports
Former Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort had a phone and email account registered under a fake name and traveled to three countries with that phone this year, according to court documents filed in the criminal case against him. Published November 1, 2017
Robert Mueller’s investigation shows aggressive approach
The charges announced this week by special counsel Robert Mueller show just how aggressive his team has been in its investigation into Russian meddling in last year's presidential election -- including dragging a former attorney for some of his targets before a federal grand jury. Published October 31, 2017
Robert Mueller indicts Paul Manafort, Richard Gates
The special counsel investigating Russian meddling in the presidential election last year dropped two bombshells Monday, announcing a guilty plea from a Trump campaign foreign policy adviser to lying to the FBI about contacts with Russian operatives, and unsealing charges of money laundering and tax evasion against two top Trump campaign figures. Published October 30, 2017
George Papadopoulos, former policy adviser for Trump campaign, pleads guilty to lying to the FBI
A former foreign policy adviser for the Trump campaign pleaded guilty to making false statements to FBI agents as they questioned him about his attempts to arrange meetings between members of the campaign and the Russian government, according to a criminal complaint unsealed Monday. Published October 30, 2017
Paul Manafort, Rick Gates told to surrender to feds
President Trump's former campaign chairman Paul Manafort and his associate, Richard Gates, pleaded not guilty Monday to criminal money laundering and tax evasion charges filed against them as part of special counsel Robert Mueller's investigation into Russian interference in the 2016 presidential election. Published October 30, 2017
Robert Mueller investigation brings first indictment
Washington is steeling itself for the next phase in special counsel Robert Mueller's investigation into Russia's interference into the presidential election last year, and the first charges stemming from the probe are reportedly imminent. Published October 29, 2017
Trump dossier creator’s finances to be probed by House
The House intelligence committee is poised to gain substantial ground this week in its probe of federal investigators' use of an intelligence dossier on President Trump that was developed through a private firm's political opposition research. Published October 29, 2017
First criminal charges filed in Robert Mueller’s Russia investigation
A federal grand jury in Washington has reportedly approved the first criminal charges in special counsel Robert Mueller's investigation into Russian meddling in the 2016 presidential election. Published October 28, 2017
FBI to turn over anti-Trump dossier documents to Congress next week
The Justice Department will turn over documents related to the anti-Trump opposition research dossier by next week, House Speaker Paul D. Ryan said Thursday, giving congressional investigators access to information they've long been seeking about the genesis and use of the controversial document. Published October 26, 2017
House defends subpoena of Fusion GPS, company behind anti-Trump dossier
The House intelligence committee told a federal judge this week that it issued a broad subpoena for Fusion GPS' bank records because so much of the investigation relies on classified information, and it can't divulge details of what it's looking for specifically. Published October 26, 2017