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House to consider Russia sanctions bill next week that passed Senate with bipartisan support
If passed and signed by Trump, the bill, which was championed by the late Sen. Lindsey Graham, would impose harsher sanctions on Russia and buyers of Russian oil and gas than those the U.S. previously imposed.
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Nearly 60 Democrats signed onto a letter condemning lynchings, but most cases ruled suicides
Of the cases cited, most were suicides. One of the cases being investigated as a homicide, and the person of interest in the case is black. Another case remains under investigation, but none of the cases have identified a non-Black suspect.
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Watch Live: Trump attends Pentagon commemoration of 9/11 attacks
President Trump attends Pentagon commemoration of 9/11 attacks
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SEC sues Elon Musk over alleged failure to disclose purchase of Twitter stock
“In total, Musk underpaid Twitter investors by more than $150 million for his purchases of Twitter common stock during this period,” the SEC said in a complaint reported by Politico. “Investors who sold Twitter common stock during this period did so at artificially low prices and thus suffered substantial economic harm.”
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Advocates for female inmates demand prison officials keep male sexual offenders from coming back
California DA warns judge, to no avail, it's "absolutely disrespectful to and traumatic to the victims" by forcing them to address their male rapist as a woman in pending trial.
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Iranian president denies assassination plots against Trump, blasts 'Iranophobia'
“We have never attempted this to begin with and we never will," he told NBC News's Lester Holt.
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Former West Virginia Governor Jim Justice sworn in as latest GOP senator
Justice was sworn in by Senate President Pro Tempore Chuck Grassley, and was joined by fellow West Virginia GOP Sen. Shelley Moore Capito.
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House speaker announces flags at US Capitol to fly at full-staff during Trump inauguration
"On January 20th, the flags at the Capitol will fly at full-staff to celebrate our country coming together behind the inauguration of our 47th President, Donald Trump," Johnson posted on X. "The flags will be lowered back to half-staff the following day to continue honoring President Jimmy Carter."
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Biden administration to remove Cuba from state sponsor of terrorism list
The White House noted that Cuba has not "provided any support for international terrorism during the preceding 6-month period," and "has provided assurances that it will not support acts of international terrorism in the future."
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Cruz reintroduces legislation to designate Yemeni Houthis as terrorists
The FTO designation granted under the Trump administration was removed by the Biden administration in 2021.
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Trump announces External Revenue Service to tax foreign revenues
"We will begin charging those that make money off of us with Trade, and they will start paying, FINALLY, their fair share," he declared.
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Sens. Blackburn, Grassley introduce bill to protect migrant children from trafficking at the border
The legislation is titled the :The Preventing the Recycling of Immigrants is Necessary for Trafficking Suspension" or the "PRINTS Act."