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Ousted former Speaker Kevin McCarthy endorses Trump for president in 2024: The ousted speaker said he and Trump are "very honest with one another."
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Ousted former Speaker Kevin McCarthy endorses Trump for president in 2024
Quick Glance: Former House Speaker Kevin McCarthy to Leave Congress
  • Former Speaker of the House, Kevin McCarthy, is leaving the House of Representatives in Washington

  • McCarthy, 58, announced in a Wall Street Journal column that he will be leaving Congress after holding and then losing the role of speaker for nine months

  • His departure could hamper the party's hopes of retaining the majority next year, as he played a significant role in helping Republicans take control of the House in 2022

  • Although representing a safe Republican district in California, his departure will further narrow the already slim Republican majority early next year as Congress tries to avert a partial government shutdown in mid-January
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Texas attorney general petitions state supreme court after woman who sued the state was granted permission for an abortion
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Texas attorney general petitions state supreme court after woman who sued ...
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Texas Supreme Court pauses lower court's order allowing woman's ...
Quick Glance: Texas Supreme Court Halts Abortion for Pregnant Woman
  • Texas Supreme Court puts on hold ruling allowing abortion for pregnant woman.

  • Ruling applied to Kate Cox, a 31-year-old mother of two from Dallas area.

  • Republican Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton argued against medical exception for Cox.

  • Pregnant woman from Kentucky also filed lawsuit demanding right to abortion.
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Donald Trump Faces Legal 'Hurricane': The former president's 14th Amendment case in Colorado could have wide ranging political and legal consequences.
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Donald Trump Faces Legal 'Hurricane'
Quick Glance: Colorado Supreme Court to Decide on Trump's Ballot Removal
  • Oral arguments set for Wednesday afternoon before Colorado Supreme Court regarding Trump's role in the Jan. 6, 2021 attack on the U.S. Capitol

  • Denver district court judge ruled Trump not disqualified under Section 3 of the 14th Amendment despite involvement in insurrection

  • Trump also appealed judge's finding of culpability in Capitol attack

  • Dozens of lawsuits filed this year to prevent Trump from running for president again
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White House says it can no longer promise Ukraine more U.S. aid is coming - National | Globalnews.ca
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White House says it can no longer promise Ukraine more U.S ...
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JUST IN: In an order issued Friday, the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals has largely upheld U.S. District Judge Tanya Chutkan's gag order in the special counsel's ... Show more
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Biden forgives another $5 billion in student loans: That's $132 billion in student loan relief for over 3.6 million Americans.
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Biden forgives another $5 billion in student loans
Quick Glance: Government Erases 3.6 Million Student Loans
  • New efforts announced by the U.S. Department of Education to aid borrowers affected by repayment program issues.

  • Over 900,000 borrowers have had approximately $44 billion in federal student loan debts approved for erasure due to changes in income-driven repayment plans.

  • Nearly 750,000 borrowers have now received up to $53.5 billion in relief through modifications to the previously troubled Public Service Loan Forgiveness plan.

  • The Biden administration has approved the cancellation of almost $132 billion in federal student loan debts for more than 3.6 million Americans.
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Kentucky woman approximately eight weeks pregnant files lawsuit challenging state’s abortion bans
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Quick Glance: Legal Action for Abortion Rights in Kentucky
  • A woman in Kentucky is demanding the right to have an abortion through a legal action.

  • The ban on abortions in Kentucky violates the rights of the plaintiff.

  • Jane Doe, about eight weeks pregnant, wants to have an abortion in Kentucky.

  • She is seeking class-action status to include other Kentuckians who desire to have an abortion.
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US Tank Munitions for Israel Expedited by Biden Administration: The US cleared the potential sale of almost 14,000 tank rounds to Israel, citing an emergency ...
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US Tank Munitions for Israel Expedited by Biden Administration
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BREAKING: House votes overwhelmingly to expel Rep. George Santos of New York from Congress. nbcnews.app.link/R0OYmJE9aFb
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Republicans fret about shrinking majority as McCarthy plans exit: "Hopefully there is no one else that steps down," said one GOP lawmaker.
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Republicans fret about shrinking majority as McCarthy plans exit
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Trump's Capitol Hill allies push part of his 2025 agenda: Trump's MAGA loyalists on in Congress aim to turn many of his campaign-rally talking points into law.
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Trump's Capitol Hill allies push part of his 2025 agenda
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'The American People Deserve Answers': Subpoenas Issued for Crow and Leo: "Today, the Senate Judiciary Committee sent a strong message that the rich and ...
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'The American People Deserve Answers': Subpoenas Issued for Crow and Leo
Quick Glance: Democrats Vote to Subpoena Supreme Court Conservative Allies
  • Senate Democrats vote to subpoena conservative allies of Supreme Court justices to learn about undisclosed gifts.

  • Republicans push back against demanding information from Harlan Crow and Leonard Leo.

  • Democrats argue for more information from Crow and Leo, stating that the court's code of conduct is insufficient.

  • Republicans resist, claiming the effort aims to delegitimize the conservative court majority.
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Senate Republicans block Biden's emergency funding bill for Ukraine - ...
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Wisconsin judge rules 1849 law doesn’t outlaw abortion: A Wisconsin circuit court judge has ruled that an 1849 law that classifies the destruction of a fetus by ...
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Wisconsin judge rules 1849 law doesn’t outlaw abortion
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Liz Cheney's 'Oath and Honor' spotlights dangers of a potential 2nd Trump presidency
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Liz Cheney's 'Oath and Honor' spotlights dangers of a ...
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George Santos will say just about anything on Cameo for $500: Admitting a lie, recommending OnlyFans 'twinks,' and congratulating a furry on coming out are all ...
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George Santos will say just about anything on Cameo for $500
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Stefanik targets university presidents over ‘lack of moral clarity’ on ...
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66% of Biden-appointed judges are women, people of color — a record high, report says
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66% of Biden-appointed judges are women, people of color — a record high ...
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Ukraine’s US lifeline is hanging by a thinning thread | CNN Politics: Russian President Vladimir Putin’s grim bet that America and the West will tire of his ...
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Ukraine’s US lifeline is hanging by a thinning thread | CNN Politics
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Bowen Yang’s George Santos Was a “Scandal in the Wind”: ‘SNL’ broke out the “Hallelujah” piano for George Santos’s swan song. But instead of Leonard Cohen ...
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Bowen Yang’s George Santos Was a “Scandal in the Wind”
Quick Glance: George Santos Expelled from Congress
  • House vote: New York Republican George Santos expelled.

  • Santos, sixth member expelled in a Congress vote.

  • Over 100 Republicans voted with Democrats for Santos' expulsion.

  • Santos to be replaced in special election, date not set.
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Kate Cox can't get abortion for now, Texas Supreme Court court says ...
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Georgia Republicans approve new map that protects their advantage in state’s congressional delegation
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Georgia Republicans approve new map that protects their advantage in ...
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Candidate for Santos' old seat is convicted on Jan. 6 charges after testifying he had 'no idea' Congress met in the Capitol
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Candidate for Santos' old seat is convicted on Jan. 6 charges after ...
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Not just the Supreme Court: Ethics troubles plague state high courts, too: This story also appeared in USA TODAY Subscribe on Google | Apple ...
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Not just the Supreme Court: Ethics troubles plague state high courts, too
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Pres. Biden started his presidency with an 86% average approval rating among Black Americans, higher than any other racial group. But by July 2022 ... Show more
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Cheney says a Republican House majority in 2025 would present a ‘threat’ to the country
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Cheney says a Republican House majority in 2025 would present a ‘threat’ ...
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Donald Trump Could Be Disqualified Due to 55-Year-Old Ruling: A former Black Panther leader was excluded from the presidential ballot for violating a ...
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Donald Trump Could Be Disqualified Due to 55-Year-Old Ruling
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Kevin McCarthy is leaving Congress. He’s not alone.: In the U.S., the unusually high number of lawmakers stepping down has been interpreted by some as a sign of ...
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Kevin McCarthy is leaving Congress. He’s not alone.
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Florida Democrat posts joking ‘in memoriam’ video for Santos, McCarthy: A Florida congressman posted a joking “in memoriam” video featuring former House Speaker ...
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Florida Democrat posts joking ‘in memoriam’ video for Santos, McCarthy
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Florida state attorney, suspended by Gov. Ron DeSantis, goes to court - UPI.com: A Democratic state attorney, suspended by Gov. Ron DeSantis for "neglecting ...
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Florida state attorney, suspended by Gov. Ron DeSantis, goes to court - ...
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Editorial: Sandra Day O’Connor shone as a beacon for law’s power and integrity: U.S. Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O’Connor shone as a beacon for law’s power ...
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Editorial: Sandra Day O’Connor shone as a beacon for law’s power and ...
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Federal appeals court rules Trump can be sued for inciting violence on Jan. 6: A federal appeals court says lawsuits against Donald Trump brought by Capitol ...
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Federal appeals court rules Trump can be sued for inciting violence on Jan ...
Quick Glance: Court Allows Lawsuits Against Trump for Inciting Jan. 6 Violence
  • Trump’s sweeping claims of presidential immunity rejected by the circuit court.

  • Expected rejection of the same claim by judge in Capitol riot criminal trial.
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HAPPENING NOW: Pres. Biden delivers remarks urging Congress to pass additional funding for Ukraine. abcnews.go.com/Politics/biden-calls-congress-urgently-approve-ukraine-aid/story?id=105426215
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Elon Musk asks Supreme Court to undo ‘Twitter sitter’ agreement with SEC : Tesla CEO Elon Musk is asking the U.S. Supreme Court to undo a settlement agreement ...
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Elon Musk asks Supreme Court to undo ‘Twitter sitter’ agreement with SEC
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Defense bill orders Pentagon to review reinstatement of troops fired for COVID-19 refusal
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Defense bill orders Pentagon to review reinstatement of troops fired for ...
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GOP Senate candidates soften abortion stances ahead of 2024: Republican candidates in states that will determine Senate control have quietly shifted their ...
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GOP Senate candidates soften abortion stances ahead of 2024
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Trump is not immune from election-subversion prosecution, judge rules: “A former President’s exposure to federal criminal liability is essential to fulfilling ...
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Trump is not immune from election-subversion prosecution, judge rules
Quick Glance: Judge Rejects Trump's Immunity Claim
  • Former US President Donald Trump attends civil fraud trial at New York State Supreme Court.

  • Judge Tanya Chutkan rules that Trump has no immunity from criminal charges.

  • Chutkan's ruling is the first in the US affirming that presidents can be charged with crimes like any other citizen.

  • Trump's lawyers claimed he is 'absolutely immune' from charges, which was rejected by Judge Chutkan.
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Nearly half of GOP say the U.S. is giving too much to Ukraine, poll finds: The Pew Research Center’s finding shows a big partisan divide on the issue and comes ...
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Nearly half of GOP say the U.S. is giving too much to Ukraine, poll finds
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Supreme Court seems inclined to narrowly uphold Trump tax provision: The challenge by a Washington state couple is widely viewed as an effort to preemptively ...
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Supreme Court seems inclined to narrowly uphold Trump tax provision
Quick Glance: Supreme Court Case Could Impact Taxation of the Wealthy
  • The Supreme Court will hear oral arguments in Moore vs United States, a case that could limit Congress from imposing certain types of wealth taxes in the future.

  • The couple argues that the transition tax violates the 16th Amendment, which gives Congress the power to levy taxes on income, as they never received any of the company’s profits.

  • While the justices could limit their decision to the transition tax, a ruling in favor of the Moores could bring a lot of uncertainty into the nation’s current tax system and lead to more lawsuits aiming to challenge other provisions that impose taxes on unrealized or undistributed income.

  • Various groups filing amicus briefs would like the Supreme Court to issue a decision that would block such proposals in the future.
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US aims to show Trump's history of vote fraud claims at 2020 election trial: U.S. prosecutors trying Donald Trump on charges of trying to overturn his 2020 ...
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US aims to show Trump's history of vote fraud claims at 2020 election ...
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With George Santos out of Congress, special election to fill his New York ...
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Zelensky to address senators Tuesday as Congress considers Ukraine funding - UPI.com
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Zelensky to address senators Tuesday as Congress considers Ukraine funding ...
Quick Glance: Selenskyj Seeks US Funding for Ukraine
  • Ukraine at risk of losing key financial support

  • Selenskyj appeals directly to US Senate for support

  • Government faces funding shortage by year-end

  • Domestic political dispute hinders release of new US aid
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Trump claims immunity in Jan. 6 lawsuits. Federal court disagrees.: While a federal appeals court dismissed Donald Trump’s claims that presidential immunity ...
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Trump claims immunity in Jan. 6 lawsuits. Federal court disagrees.
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Grand jury indicts 6 in alleged Trump fake elector plot: Six people are accused of submitting false documents to Congress saying Donald Trump won the 2020 ...
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Grand jury indicts 6 in alleged Trump fake elector plot
Quick Glance: Nevada Indicts 6 Republicans as Fake Trump Electors
  • A Nevada investigation led to the indictment of six Republicans who falsely declared Donald Trump the winner of the 2020 presidential election in their state.

  • The fake electors, involved in the state GOP or Clark County GOP, have been charged with offering a false instrument for filing and uttering a forged instrument.

  • The indictments in Nevada are just the latest in a series of investigations in several states into the activities of Republican electors.

  • Democratic attorneys general in New Mexico and Arizona are also examining the role of fake electors in their states.
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Elon Musk appeals dispute over SEC consent decree to US Supreme Court
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Why are the 14th Amendment lawsuits seeking to bar Trump failing? : So far, all 14th Amendment lawsuits against Trump have been rejected by courts.
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Why are the 14th Amendment lawsuits seeking to bar Trump failing?
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This couple is fighting $15,000 in taxes. Their case could cost Washington trillions
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This couple is fighting $15,000 in taxes. Their case could cost Washington ...
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Scoop: House Democrats launch task force on lawmaker security: The move is “in response to growing security concerns,” House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries ...
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Scoop: House Democrats launch task force on lawmaker security
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Supreme Court drapes courtroom doors in honor of Sandra Day O’Connor: The Supreme Court hung a black drape over the courtroom doors in remembrance of the late ...
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Supreme Court drapes courtroom doors in honor of Sandra Day O’Connor
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Here’s why it would be even harder now to kill Obamacare: Among the main reasons: A record number of people signing up for Obamacare policies ...
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Here’s why it would be even harder now to kill Obamacare
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Trump’s Attempt to Delay His Jan. 6 Trial Receives a Double Blow: On Friday, two federal courts in Washington rejected parallel claims by former President Donald ...
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Trump’s Attempt to Delay His Jan. 6 Trial Receives a Double Blow
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Oregon Voters File Suit to Bar 'Ineligible' Trump From Ballot: "Since Secretary of State Griffin-Valade has announced that Trump will be on the primary ...
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Oregon Voters File Suit to Bar 'Ineligible' Trump From Ballot
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What Sandra Day O’Connor Did as the Swing Vote on the High Court: For a time, she was perhaps the most important person in the country.
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What Sandra Day O’Connor Did as the Swing Vote on the High Court
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Federal appeals court blocks some of New York gun law: A federal appeals court has blocked enforcement of three parts of a New York gun law ...
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Federal appeals court blocks some of New York gun law
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Former President Trump is back in the New York courtroom where his civil fraud trial is underway as the defense nears the end of its case ... Show more
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WATCH LIVE: CEOs from JPMorgan, Wells Fargo, other major banks testify in Senate hearing
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Senate Democrat says he’ll block vote on new NSA, Cyber Command chief: Sen. Rob Wyden (D-Ore.) said he plans to block the confirmation of Lt. Gen ...
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Senate Democrat says he’ll block vote on new NSA, Cyber Command chief
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Police raid Moscow gay bars after a Supreme Court ruling labeled LGBTQ+ ...
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Lawsuit claims new NC districts discriminate against minority voters: A group of Black and Latino voters in North Carolina filed a lawsuit Monday to stop the ...
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Lawsuit claims new NC districts discriminate against minority voters
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Biden administration unveils new Ukraine aid package ahead of contentious vote: The Biden administration unveiled a new Ukraine aid package Wednesday ...
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Biden administration unveils new Ukraine aid package ahead of contentious ...
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US State Department asks Congress to approve sales of tank munitions to Israel: The US State Department has asked Congress to approve a sale of tens of thousands ...
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US State Department asks Congress to approve sales of tank munitions to ...
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5th Circuit rules Texas must remove river border buoys : The barrier in the river border Texas shares with Mexico has been condemned by immigrant advocates ...
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5th Circuit rules Texas must remove river border buoys