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McConnell makes official return to US Senate after months long absence
McConnell, 84, has been out of the Senate since June 14 after he was hospitalized from a fall. He was discharged to his home last month from a rehabilitation center to continue his recovery and to undergo further therapy.
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Trump nominates Wesley Hunt to be next US ambassador to Saudi Arabia
He also formally nominated acting Navy Secretary Hung Cao for the official post and Heidi Overton to be the Food and Drug Administration commissioner.
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Mahmoud Khalil sues Columbia for being indifferent to harassment of pro-Palestinian protesters
The lawsuit comes after Khalil, who was born in Syria, helped organize a student encampment at Columbia University two years ago, which served as an anti-Israel demonstration that protested the war in Gaza.
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Rep. Andy Biggs calls for 'control' at border so more people don't die like Laken Riley
"If we can't start bringing those people to justice, I'll be very frustrated by that," Congressman Andy Biggs said.
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Parole board denies release for South Carolina mother Susan Smith who killed sons 30 years ago
Smith apologized for her actions in a video to the board on Wednesday, and asked the board for mercy, claiming that God had already forgiven her.
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Trump reacts to illegal immigrant found guilty of killing Laken Riley: 'Time to secure our border'
An illegal immigrant from Venezuela was found guilty of the murder and sentenced to life in prison without parole.
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Judge rules Virginia Gov. Youngkin can’t unilaterally withdraw from greenhouse gas agreement
The state's General Assembly voted in favor of joining the multistate agreement under Youngkin's Democratic predecessor, Ralph Northam.
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Pollster Nate Silver calls on Biden to resign and let Harris serve remainder of his term
“Is there any particular reason to assume Biden is competent to be president right now? It’s a very difficult job,” Silver wrote in a social media post on X.
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House Ethics Committee does not reach agreement to release Matt Gaetz report in meeting
Chairman Michael Guest said the committee had its meeting, but said that there was "not an agreement by the committee to release the report."
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House Speaker Johnson announces transgender women cannot use female restrooms on Capitol Hill
“Women deserve women’s only spaces.”
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Appeals court rejects request to lift block on Louisiana Ten Commandments law
Supporters of the law have pointed to the text's influence on United States history as a reason to allow the law, but opponents claimed it infringes on the First Amendment and a parents' control in the religious upbringing of their children.
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Trump's attorneys seek immediate dismissal of hush money case conviction
Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg, a Democrat, had proposed on Tuesday that Trump's attorneys file his motion “promptly” and that prosecutors should respond by Dec. 9.