Isikoff is chief investigative correspondent for Yahoo News, where he is also editor at large for reporting and investigations. He digs into national security, money in politics, and whatever else strikes his fancy. Previously, he was an investigative correspondent for NBC as well as a staff writer for Newsweek and the Washington Post. Isikoff has written two best-sellers, "Uncovering Clinton" and (with David Corn) "Hubris," about the selling of the Iraq War.
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Calling ChatGPT on its 'bulls***'
How much can we really trust AI? It’s a huge question, given the startling growth of ChatGPT and other chatbots powered by the technology. What we do know is that there are increasing reports that such chatbots are, to put it charitably, less than accurate.
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Trump's tale of crying Manhattan court employees was 'absolute BS,' law enforcement source says
Former President Trump’s claim to a Fox News anchor that New York court employees were “crying” and apologizing for his arraignment on felony charges is “absolute BS” and doesn’t remotely resemble what took place, a source told Yahoo News.
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For DA Alvin Bragg, now comes the hard part: Securing a Trump conviction
The case against former President Donald Trump reaches back to 2016 and implicitly implies his victory over Democrat Hillary Clinton was tainted — not by Russian meddling, as was long alleged by Trump’s critics, but by something somewhat more tawdry.
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Exclusive: Trump to be charged Tuesday with 34 felony counts, but spared handcuffs and mug shot
Donald Trump will be placed under arrest on Tuesday and informed that he has been charged with 34 felony counts for falsification of business records, according to a source who has been briefed on the procedures for the arraignment of the former president.
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Trump likely to appear before New York judge next week, source says
Donald Trump is not expected to appear before a New York City judge until sometime next week, when he will be escorted into the courtroom under heightened security procedures that are still being worked out, according to a source familiar with some of the discussions about the matter.
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Bragg wrestling with whether to allow Trump to avoid 'perp walk'
Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg’s office is wrestling with whether to enforce standard procedures for former President Donald Trump — including handcuffing him and forcing him to undergo a humiliating “perp walk” — if he is indicted this week.
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Delicate negotiations underway over potential Trump arrest next week
New York District Attorney Alvin Bragg’s office is engaged in delicate negotiations with the Secret Service over how to handle the potential arrest of former President Donald Trump next week on charges he made an illegal payoff to a porn star to keep her silent about an alleged sexual affair, according to a source familiar with the talks.
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U.S. intel officials: 'Very unlikely' that foreign adversary caused Havana syndrome
After a years-long investigation that spanned the globe, the U.S. intelligence community concluded Tuesday that it is “very unlikely” a foreign adversary caused the range of debilitating medical symptoms afflicting U.S. diplomats and spies commonly known as Havana syndrome.
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Georgia grand jury report signals potential Trump indictment in 2020 election probe
The partial release of a Georgia special grand jury report provides a forceful new sign that Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis’ investigation into the 2020 election is further along than any of the multiple criminal probes targeting former President Donald Trump.
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Georgia judge orders partial release of grand jury report showing Trump allies 'may have lied under oath'
A Georgia judge's ruling Monday raised the prospect that allies of Donald Trump may have lied under oath when giving testimony to a grand jury about their efforts to flip the results of the 2020 election.
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U.S. intel chief warns of 'devastating' impact of Russian missile attacks
President Biden’s chief intelligence adviser raised fresh concerns Thursday night that Russian missile attacks are having a “devastating” impact on the Ukrainian economy, noting that the war has already reduced the country's gross domestic product by nearly one-third.
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'Decisions are imminent': Georgia DA asks judge to delay release of grand jury report on whether to charge Trump with crimes
Fulton County, Ga., District Attorney Willis on Wednesday asked a judge to temporarily hold off releasing a special grand jury report into Donald Trump’s efforts to overturn the 2020 presidential election in order to protect the rights of potential defendants in the case.
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White House prepares to resist Republican probes into Biden's handling of classified documents
A White House official attacked House Republicans on Tuesday for engaging in “political stunts” over the classified documents found in President Biden’s home and former office, declining to say whether it will cooperate with congressional investigations into the issue.
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Biden classified documents: What we know about the special counsel probe
Attorney General Merrick Garland announced the appointment Thursday of a special counsel, Robert Hur, to oversee the Justice Department’s investigation into the discovery of classified documents at an office that was used by Biden and at his Delaware home.
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Grand jury in Georgia delivers report on Trump, charges could come in next few months
A special grand jury investigating Donald Trump’s efforts to overturn the results of the 2020 election in Georgia has delivered its report to local judges, paving the way for Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis to potentially bring criminal charges against Trump and allies of his.
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Biden awards Presidential Citizens Medal to ‘heroes of January 6’
President Biden on Friday honored “the heroes of January 6” at an emotional White House ceremony, in which he awarded presidential medals to 14 people, including police officers who fought the pro-Trump mob that attacked the U.S. Capitol two years ago and election workers who refused former President Donald Trump’s pressure to overturn the results of the 2020 election.
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Rep. Raskin: Trump could spend ‘the remaining days of his misanthropic life behind bars’
A leading member of the Jan. 6 select committee, Rep. Jamie Raskin, D-Md., said Friday he “really would be surprised” if Attorney General Merrick Garland doesn’t act on the panel’s criminal referrals and indict former President Donald Trump for his conduct relating to the attack on the U.S. Capitol.
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Jan. 6 report sidesteps federal intelligence failures before deadly Capitol riot
While detailing multiple warnings of violence collected by U.S. law enforcement and intelligence officials about protests planned for Jan. 6, the House select committee’s report largely avoids critiquing how federal agencies handled the information or why they failed to share the full extent of the threats with U.S. Capitol Police officers.
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Jan. 6 report expands road map for Georgia DA's investigation of Donald Trump
The House select committee's report on Jan. 6 provides an expanded roadmap for Georgia prosecutors investigating Donald Trump and his allies’ efforts to overturn the 2020 election, spelling out details of an extraordinary pressure campaign on state officials, including “racist” attacks on local election workers.
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Former federal appeals court judge: Trump could be sentenced to prison
J. Michael Luttig, a prominent conservative attorney, thinks the crimes Trump may have committed in trying to overturn the election would require any judge to give him prison time.