Lawyers for James B. Comey said the case centered on an issue that had already been investigated and had not led to charges, of a purported leak of national security information to The Times in October 2016.

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The rolling release of long-secret files could add detail to the history of a legally disputed Bush-era counterterrorism program.

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At a rally in Arizona, the president dramatically escalated his attacks on news gathering and those willing to speak to the press.

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A release of selected records from the classified documents inquiry is a case study in how omitting context can create political ammunition.

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August Hanning is accused of helping foreign governments. His arrest shook the German political world and had roots in a steakhouse-heiress kidnapping plot.

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