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Trump administration appeals judge ruling accusing him of colluding with IRS in $10 billion lawsuit
U.S. District Judge Kathleen Williams earlier this month heavily criticized the case and claimed the suit was brought for an "improper purpose" to secure funding for a project not approved by Congress.
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Justice Department moves to drop charge against former Olympian accused of damaging Reflecting Pool
The department said information provided since the indictment of former Olympic canoeist David Hearn revealed the damage was the result of a “flawed installation by the contractor."
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Grassley asks Verizon to clarify its failure to disclose Arctic Frost subpoenas to Congress
The letter comes after Grassley asked Verizon in 2023 to search for all requests or orders made by the Justice Department or any federal law enforcement agency between January 2016 – October 2023 related to Senate devices and Crossfire Hurricane.
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Watch Live: Trump makes announcement on American nuclear innovation
The announcement is scheduled to begin at 3 p.m. Eastern.
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Federal court denies motion to halt Tennessee reapportionment
The panel from the U.S. District Court of the Middle District of Tennessee said the plaintiffs did not prove that race was a factor when drawing the district lines.
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Trump warns China, Russia against aiding Iran amid escalating strikes
Trump says that Chinese President Xi Jinping and Russian President Vladimir Putin promised they would not sell weapons to the Islamic Republic, reiterating their commitment to the president.
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Virginia county considers pause before final data center regulations are ready
Other jurisdictions known to have paused activity in some manner are Fluvanna County and Front Royals, with Suffolk City in consideration.
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Federal appeals rules in favor of employee who was fired after refusing COVID vaccination
Weiss, a fully remote worker, initially received approval for her exemption from Kaiser Permanente's COVID-19 vaccine mandate, but Kaiser later revoked it after questioning her about her faith and medical history.
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Democratic members of Congress hold field hearing on ICE shooting in Houston
The caucus chair, U.S. Rep. Adriano Espaillat, D-NY, said eight people, including two U.S. citizens, have been killed by ICE agents so far during the second Trump administration.
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Kuwait, Bahrain launched direct strikes on Iran: WSJ
The two nations have born much of the Iranian assault amid the renewal in fighting with the U.S.
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Lawsuit asks absentee ballots that don't arrive by election to be replaced
The lawsuit, filed by Law Forward, said that delays from the U.S. Postal Service can interfere with delivery of ballots by the deadline of 8 p.m. on Election Day.
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Trump warns Putin, Xi against selling weapons to Iran
Active fighting resumed in recent weeks following the collapse of the ceasefire agreement.
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Fauci to face challenging, potentially incriminating questions before Senate
The grilling of the 85-year-old physician will likely center around gain-of-function research at the Wuhan Institute of Virology, grants to EcoHealth Alliance and Fauci's earlier public statements on the pandemic. Because Biden’s pardon eliminated any realistic threat of federal prosecution for offenses covered by it he cannot validly invoke the Fifth Amendment’s privilege against self-incrimination on those matters.