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Judge delays Menendez brothers resentencing hearing until March due to LA county fires
The resentencing hearing was originally scheduled for the end of January, but will now take place on March 20 and March 21.
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U.S. government blocks Marine’s custody of adopted girl saved from Afghanistan battlefield
The U.S. State Department has continually pushed for a girl to be given to an Afghan couple with alleged terrorist ties and taken away from an adoptive US serviceman.
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Elizabeth Warren requests Hegseth's wife divest from defense company stocks
Although its Hegseth's wife Jennifer Rauchet that has the stocks, Warren said the whole household should divest from the companies over conflict of interest concerns.
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Federal Appeals court rules that Obama-era DACA program is unlawful in Texas
The Appeals court decision only upheld Hanen's ruling for the state of Texas, thereby suspending the program in the Lonestar state, and said the judge was incorrect in halting the program nationwide.
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Progressive congressional employees withdraw controversial letter requesting shorter work week
The withdraw comes after the letter drew heavy bipartisan backlash, with Republicans accusing the staffers of wanting to work fewer hours than a full-time job for the same pay, and Democrats questioning the timing of the proposal.
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First House Judiciary hearing to focus on border failures, two days after inauguration
The House Subcommittee on Immigration Integrity, Security, and Enforcement's hearing will examine the border policies enacted over the past four years, and possible solutions the incoming administration can employ.
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FAA instructs SpaceX to investigate Starship explosion
The FAA said that there has been no reports of injuries related to falling debris, but some public property in Turks and Caicos were reportedly damaged.
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50K people expected to protest Trump inauguration in Washington this weekend
The People's March, which is organized by a coalition of groups including the Women's March, will kick off at various locations in the city, including McPherson Square and ultimately converge on the Lincoln Memorial.
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President Biden says ERA should be considered ratified part of Constitution
The archivist and deputy archivist of the United States said in December that it cannot codify the 1970s Equal Rights Amendment because the deadline for ratification passed without enough votes.
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IRS commissioner becomes latest official to exit post on Inauguration Day
Other officials have also announced they will resign on Inauguration Day, including FBI Director Christopher Wray, Securities and Exchange Commission Chair Gary Gensler, and Federal Election Commission head Sean Cooksey.
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SCOTUS to consider mandatory LGBTQ 'storybooks' in schools case that united Muslims, Christians
Suburban D.C.'s Montgomery County Public Schools first claimed it would notify parents and let them opt out their children, then reversed itself by claiming the disclosure law didn't apply to the English Language Arts curriculum.
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Colorado Democrat leads push for expansion of U.S. House voting rules
It would allow members who are new parents, both mothers and fathers, to vote by proxy for up to 12 weeks under the House Rules, excluding proxy votes from establishing a quorum.
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Jury finds CNN liable for $5 million in damages in defamation trial against US Navy veteran
Under the jury's ruling, Young receives $4 million in financial damages and $1 million for emotional damage.