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  • California mayor charged with acting as China agent AFP
    A woman who served as mayor of a California city has been charged with acting as an illegal agent of the Chinese government, the Department of Justice said Monday. Eileen Wang, 58, the mayor of Arcadia, a city just north of Los Angeles with a population of about 50,000, has agreed to plead guilty to the felony charge, the department said in a statement. Arcadia Mayor Eileen Wang. File photo: City of Arcadia – City Hall, via Facebook. Wang resigned from her post as mayor on Monday, acco
     
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California mayor charged with acting as China agent

✇Hong Kong Free Press HKFP
By: AFP
12 May 2026 at 04:27

A woman who served as mayor of a California city has been charged with acting as an illegal agent of the Chinese government, the Department of Justice said Monday.

Eileen Wang, 58, the mayor of Arcadia, a city just north of Los Angeles with a population of about 50,000, has agreed to plead guilty to the felony charge, the department said in a statement.

Arcadia Mayor Eileen Wang. File photo: City of Arcadia - City Hall, via Facebook.
Arcadia Mayor Eileen Wang. File photo: City of Arcadia – City Hall, via Facebook.

Wang resigned from her post as mayor on Monday, according to the Arcadia City Council’s website.

Acting as an illegal agent of a foreign government carries a maximum term of 10 years in prison in the United States.

The Justice Department said Wang and an accomplice, Yaoning Sun, promoted pro-Chinese propaganda through a website they operated called US News Center serving the local Chinese American community.

“Wang and Sun received and executed directives from (Chinese) government officials to post (pro-Chinese) content on the website,” it said.

Sun pleaded guilty in 2025 to acting as an illegal agent of a foreign government and is serving a four-year prison sentence.

President Donald Trump is scheduled to visit Beijing this week and meet with his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping.

Trump taps James M. McDonald as U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York

✇PBS NewsHour
By: Fatima Hussein, Associated Press · Eric Tucker, Associated Press
13 June 2026 at 22:43
President Donald Trump said Saturday that he will appoint one of his personal lawyers to serve as the top federal prosecutor in Manhattan.

Trump administration says it will comply with court order that temporarily paused $1.8 billion compensation fund

✇PBS NewsHour
By: Associated Press
1 June 2026 at 20:34
The announcement from the Justice Department comes in response to a Friday court ruling by a federal judge in Virginia who ordered plans for the fund halted pending additional arguments later this month.

WATCH: Bondi refused to answer any questions about Trump and Epstein files, Rep. Garcia says

✇PBS NewsHour
By: Associated Press
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Pam Bondi was on Capitol Hill for a closed-door interview in which she defended the administration's actions before House lawmakers who are scrutinizing a process that was delayed and included personal information of potential victims.

AP report: Ex-national security adviser John Bolton will plead guilty in classified information case

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By: Eric Tucker · Associated Press
4 June 2026 at 16:06
The deal would resolve a criminal case filed in October that charged Bolton with 18 counts of either retaining or disseminating classified information, including diary-like notes from his time in government that officials say he shared with his family members as he was preparing a memoir about his time in office.

Justice Department scraps Trump's 'anti-weaponization fund' after pushback from Congress

✇PBS NewsHour
By: Lisa Desjardins · Ali Schmitz · Kyle Midura
2 June 2026 at 22:50
Acting Attorney General Blanche told lawmakers Tuesday that the Justice Department is scrapping plans to create a $1.8 billion "anti-weaponization fund." It's a setback for Trump, after Republican senators made clear they did not have the votes to advance a Homeland Security funding bill unless the White House either scaled back or eliminated the fund. Lisa Desjardins has more.

WATCH LIVE: Blanche testifies in House hearing as Trump considers dropping 'Anti-Weaponization Fund'

✇PBS NewsHour
By: Eric Tucker, Associated Press · Alanna Durkin Richer, Associated Press
2 June 2026 at 17:28
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Paramount Politics: In Tough Year For Incumbents, $111B WBD Merger Has State AGs Concerned With More Than Antitrust After Feds Approve Deal

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By: Dominic Patten
15 June 2026 at 21:15
EXCLUSIVE: In a tough and rough election year for incumbents, Paramount’s $111 billion acquisition of Warner Bros Discovery has become a political football in California and across the nation. Just a few feet from Donald Trump, a smiling David Ellison was front and center last night for the UFC’s controversial and inflammatory Freedom250 cage matches […]

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  • DOJ sues over Virginia mask ban for federal agents Sarah Davis
    The Department of Justice (DOJ) sued Virginia on Thursday over its new requirements, including a mask ban, for federal agents operating in the commonwealth, alleging the laws are an “unconstitutional attempt to regulate” federal law enforcement operations. “Law enforcement officers risk their lives every day to keep Americans safe, and they do not deserve to...
     
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DOJ sues over Virginia mask ban for federal agents

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By: Sarah Davis
12 June 2026 at 19:37
The Department of Justice (DOJ) sued Virginia on Thursday over its new requirements, including a mask ban, for federal agents operating in the commonwealth, alleging the laws are an “unconstitutional attempt to regulate” federal law enforcement operations. “Law enforcement officers risk their lives every day to keep Americans safe, and they do not deserve to...

California Gov. Gavin Newsom says Trump's Justice Department is investigating him and his wife

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By: Sophie Austin · Associated Press
15 June 2026 at 19:31
Democratic California Gov. Gavin Newsom said Monday that the Justice Department is investigating him and his wife, accusing the Trump administration of targeting him for political purposes as he weighs a presidential bid.

California's slow ballot count makes it a target for critics. It doesn't mean elections are rigged

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By: Nicholas Riccardi · Associated Press
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Days after the state's primary, California voters are in a familiar position -- waiting to find out which candidates will go on to the general election in their most high-profile races, for governor and Los Angeles mayor.

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