Top Trump Aide Accused of Asking for Money to ‘Promote’ Potential Appointees President-elect Donald J. Trump ordered the investigation by his legal team into Boris Epshteyn, a powerful figure in the transition. Mr. Epshteyn denies the allegations.

Devoted Aide Who Keeps Good News Flowing Will Follow Trump to the White House Natalie Harp, a 33-year-old former anchor on a right-wing cable show, is poised to become the primary conveyor belt for information to and from the president.

Netanyahu Aide Is Indicted Over Leaked Document on Hamas One of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s advisers is accused of leaking a top-secret document to a German tabloid in an attempt to influence public sentiment on hostage negotiations.

Former Adams Aide Is in Plea Talks in Federal Witness Tampering Case Mohamed Bahi was accused of tampering with witnesses and destroying evidence in the corruption investigation into Mayor Eric Adams and his campaign fund-raising.

Would Biden Commute Hunter’s Sentence? White House Aide Does Not Say. The White House spokeswoman said she had not spoken with the president about the matter yet.

The Quiet Voice in R.F.K. Jr.’s Ear: A Former Aide to the Clintons Jay Carson spent years as a Democratic insider. Disillusioned, he left politics for Hollywood and became friends with Robert F. Kennedy Jr. — whose campaign he is now helping to steer.

Pope exposes confidential details of past conclaves and settles scores with Pope Benedict XVI’s aide VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Francis’s frail health has raised questions about how much longer he will remain pope, whether he might follow in Emeritus Pope Benedict XVI’s footsteps and resign. The post Pope exposes confidential details of past conclaves and settles scores with Pope Benedict XVI’s aide appeared first on Religion News Service.

F.B.I. Raided Homes of Second Adams Aide and Ex-Turkish Airline Official On the same day the federal authorities raided the home of Mayor Eric Adams’s chief fund-raiser, they also searched the residences of two people with ties to Turkey.

George Santos’s Campaign Aide Pleads Guilty to Wire Fraud Samuel Miele is the second person who worked on Representative George Santos’s House election campaigns to plead guilty to federal charges.

Lawyer Says Trump Aide Told Her After 2020 Election: ‘The Boss Is Not Going to Leave’ The revelation came in a statement that the lawyer, Jenna Ellis, gave to prosecutors in Fulton County, Ga., after she pleaded guilty in the election interference case there.

Ukraine Investigates Birthday Grenade Blast That Killed Military Aide Maj. Gennadiy Chastyakov, an aide to Ukraine’s top commander, died when a grenade given to him as a gift blew up.

Trump Is Said to Have Told Aide Not to Acknowledge She Knew of Documents Molly Michael, a former assistant to Donald Trump, told investigators he had instructed her not to tell them about classified files he kept at Mar-a-Lago: “You don’t know anything about the boxes.”

Bharat Ramamurti, a Senior Biden Aide Who Helped Shape Economic Agenda, Is Leaving Bharat Ramamurti supported the president’s competition agenda and pushed the administration to do more for student borrowers and salaried workers

Ex-Trump Aide Peter Navarro to Face Trial Over Defiance of Jan. 6 Panel A federal judge allowed the trial to proceed after finding little evidence that the former president authorized Mr. Navarro to ignore a subpoena from Congress.

Santos Aide Who Impersonated McCarthy Staff Member Faces Federal Charges The aide, Samuel Miele, impersonated Speaker Kevin McCarthy’s chief of staff in fund-raising appeals and was charged with wire fraud and identity theft.

Trump and Aide Plead Not Guilty to New Charges in Documents Case The former president did not appear in person for a second arraignment in the case after an updated indictment last month, and he indicated last week that he would plead not guilty.

Pence Raises Just $1.2 Million, Aide Says, in Worrying Sign for 2024 Bid The notably low figure raised new doubts about Republican voters’ enthusiasm for the former vice president, as well as questions about whether he will qualify for the first G.O.P. debate.

Trump Asked About I.R.S. Inquiry of F.B.I. Officials, Ex-Aide Says Under Oath In a court filing, John Kelly, who was a chief of staff under Donald Trump, said the former president had asked about having the tax agency look into Peter Strzok and Lisa Page.

Walt Nauta, Trump Aide, Pleads Not Guilty in Classified Documents Case Walt Nauta, the former president’s personal aide, entered his plea in federal court in Miami. He is charged with conspiring to obstruct the government’s efforts to retrieve highly sensitive material.