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Missing Iraq War documents prompt independent review

A failure by the former Morrison government to provide Iraq War documents to the National Archives will be investigated.

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Greens demand full release of government documents on ‘disastrous’ decision to join Iraq invasion

Nick McKim says national security committee documents used to justify the war may answer questions about momentous foreign policy decision

The Guardian - AU

PoW dogs and secret tunnels feature in Kew exhibition of great escapes

National Archives display in Kew includes record cards of prisoners who fled in mass breakout in 1944

The Guardian - UK

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Archives reveal Princess Diana ‘ignorance’ over Northern Ireland during Troubles

NEWLY released archive files have shed light on the Royals relationship with Northern Ireland during the Troubles – including concerns over the…

The National (Scotland)

Melania Trump’s whereabouts are a ‘mystery’ to Mar-a-Lago regulars, author claims

Where’s Melania? Mar-a-Lago members say former first lady is rarely sighted at Palm Beach club

The Independent UK

Melania Trump Speaks at D.C. Naturalization Ceremony, Shares Personal Story

Former First Lady Melania Trump shares her immigration journey at a Naturalization Ceremony, balancing the personal narrative against backdrop of husband's...

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Biden expected to avoid charges over handling of classified documents

Last year several classified documents were found at President Joe Biden’s home and former office

The Independent UK

Love letters written to French sailors confiscated by British 265 years ago finally opened

These notes have evolved into beautiful, if heartbreaking, reminders of ‘universal human experiences’

The Independent UK

Lost French love letters from the 1750s reveal what life was like during wartime

A University of Cambridge historian has decoded more than 100 previously unopened letters sent during the Seven Years War.

WEKU

Unopened 18th-century love letters to French sailors read for first time

Letters from loved ones of captured ship’s crew during seven years’ war lay forgotten for centuries

The Guardian - UK

President Biden interviewed by special counsel over handling of classified files

The interview could signal that the special counsel investigation is nearing its conclusion

Evening Standard

Biden interviewed as part of special counsel investigation into handling of classified documents

Investigators looking into how classified documents from President Biden’s time in the Senate and as vice president appeared at his home and office met with him Sunday and Monday at the White House.

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Historians concerned after Queen Elizabeth II’s letters entrusted to aide

Academics say Queen Elizabeth II’s letters and diaries should be preserved in full by the National Archives

Salon

Trump used classified docs as notepads

Expert: Trump's team will have a tough time defending his "disregard for the security of classified material"

The Independent UK

Jill Biden calls swearing in of the 1st woman national archivist 'momentous'

First Lady Jill Biden saluted Colleen Shogan, the first woman to be sworn in as national archivist, saying that democracy’s power is “made real with access to history, unfiltered and uncensored.”

The Independent UK

Biden emails sought by GOP were sent during planning for anniversary of Beau Biden’s death

James Comer is asking the National Archives for emails that have been available for years

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The Independent UK

Special counsel wants to interview Biden about classified documents, report says

President’s legal team is said to be negotiating with Robert Hur over when and where the interview would take place

Reason

Trump's Alleged Cover-Up of His Cover-Up Reinforces the Obstruction Charges Against Him

While it remains unclear how sensitive the documents he retained were, his attempts to conceal them are easier to prove.

The Independent UK

With Trump newly indicted, here's what to know about the documents case and what’s next

Donald Trump has been indicted on three additional charges in a case that accuses him of illegally possessing classified documents

The Conversation

Michigan AG charges 16 people in fake electors scheme: 4 essential reads on how the Electoral College works

The Michigan attorney general on July 18, 2023, charged 16 people with felonies for participating in a 2020 fake electors scheme to interfere with the Electoral College and overturn their state’s presidential election results.

The Independent UK

Revealed: Ukraine’s chilling warning to Tony Blair about Putin two decades before invasion

Official files shine light on former PM’s aims and fears – and surprising correspondences – while in No 10

The Guardian - US

Donald Trump case tracker: where does each investigation stand?

Trump faces charges in New York, Florida, Washington DC and Georgia – now he has been re-elected, what does it mean for the cases?

WEKU

For the record: We visit Colleen Shogan, the first woman appointed U.S. Archivist

Colleen Shogan loves being surrounded by documents — and that's probably for the best. The former political science professor is now in charge of the 13.5 billion records in the National Archives.

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