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⚖️ D. Conn.: Ahmad Elshazly, 29, Sentenced to 92 Months — Attempted ISIS Support; Cappelletti Already Ran

⚖️ D. Conn.: Ahmad Elshazly, 29, Sentenced to 92 Months — Attempted ISIS Support; Cappelletti Already Ran

Steve Sr. Editor September 29, 2026

Justice Department, Monday: Ahmad Khalil Elshazly, 29, of West Haven, sentenced by Judge Victor A. Bolden to...

🇺🇸 CNN, MS NOW, Politico Ask Judge Late Monday to Keep White House Access — TRO Expires Oct. 8; Off-AF1 Already Ran

🇺🇸 CNN, MS NOW, Politico Ask Judge Late Monday to Keep White House Access — TRO Expires Oct. 8; Off-AF1 Already Ran

Steve Sr. Editor September 29, 2026

WTOP / CNN, 11:54 p.m. ET Monday: CNN, MS NOW, and Politico asked U.S. District Judge Tim...

⚖️ D. Conn.: Robert Cappelletti, 60, Charged — Nine Counts, Meriden and Groton Housing Authorities; $500,000 Bond; Akram Already Ran

⚖️ D. Conn.: Robert Cappelletti, 60, Charged — Nine Counts, Meriden and Groton Housing Authorities; $500,000 Bond; Akram Already Ran

Steve Sr. Editor September 28, 2026

U.S. Attorney David X. Sullivan, District of Connecticut: Robert Cappelletti, 60, of Middlebury, former executive director of...

🇺🇸 Oval Held: Trump Announces $15 Billion Mesabi Iowa Steel — Lee County Named; EXIM Up to $10 Billion; Midday’s Name Already Ran

🇺🇸 Oval Held: Trump Announces $15 Billion Mesabi Iowa Steel — Lee County Named; EXIM Up to $10 Billion; Midday’s Name Already Ran

Steve Sr. Editor September 28, 2026

Guardian 3:39 p.m. / CBS2 Iowa 4:29: Trump announced in the Oval what he called the largest...

⚖️ USPIS: Faheem Akram, 33, Charged — 5.1 Million Counterfeit Labels, $126 Million Alleged; Pennsylvania Four Already Ran

⚖️ USPIS: Faheem Akram, 33, Charged — 5.1 Million Counterfeit Labels, $126 Million Alleged; Pennsylvania Four Already Ran

Steve Sr. Editor September 28, 2026

U.S. Postal Inspection Service, Miami: Faheem Akram, 33, of Khanewal, Pakistan, indicted in the Southern District of...

🇺🇸 White House Official: $15 Billion Mesabi Iowa Steel Named for 2:00 p.m. Oval — Topic Now Named, Event Not Held; Listing Already Ran

🇺🇸 White House Official: $15 Billion Mesabi Iowa Steel Named for 2:00 p.m. Oval — Topic Now Named, Event Not Held; Listing Already Ran

Steve Sr. Editor September 28, 2026

ABC, 10:55 a.m. ET / CBS, 10:38: a White House official said Trump will announce a $15...

⚖️ Metcalf: Four Charged in Pennsylvania Voting Cases — Guppy, Maldonado, Sanon, Ochoa-Perez; Iowa 14 Already Ran

⚖️ Metcalf: Four Charged in Pennsylvania Voting Cases — Guppy, Maldonado, Sanon, Ochoa-Perez; Iowa 14 Already Ran

Steve Sr. Editor September 28, 2026

Votebeat / Spotlight PA via The Express, Monday: U.S. Attorney David Metcalf charged four people with voting...

🇺🇸 White House: Trump Lists 2:00 p.m. Oval Announcement — Topic Not Named; 17–13 Already Ran

🇺🇸 White House: Trump Lists 2:00 p.m. Oval Announcement — Topic Not Named; 17–13 Already Ran

Steve Sr. Editor September 28, 2026

White House guidance, Sunday 7:05 p.m. ET: Monday 2:00 p.m. the president ‘makes an Announcement’ in the...

⚖️ Sheri Mecklenburg Retires ‘Under Protest’ — Broadview Six Prosecutor; Boutros Directed Felonies, She Says; Iowa 14 Is the Other Desk

⚖️ Sheri Mecklenburg Retires ‘Under Protest’ — Broadview Six Prosecutor; Boutros Directed Felonies, She Says; Iowa 14 Is the Other Desk

Steve Sr. Editor September 27, 2026

ABC7 / Sun-Times / AP: Assistant U.S. Attorney Sheri Mecklenburg retired effective Thursday, ‘under protest.’ Letter to...

⚖️ Iowa 14 Charged — 11 Arrested Sept. 22; $21,193, 6 Firearms, 18 Phones Alleged Seized; Monterosso Already Ran

⚖️ Iowa 14 Charged — 11 Arrested Sept. 22; $21,193, 6 Firearms, 18 Phones Alleged Seized; Monterosso Already Ran

Steve Sr. Editor September 27, 2026

U.S. Attorney David C. Waterman / Marshall County Sheriff, Sept. 23: 14 charged in a methamphetamine case;...