Government
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Hegseth fires Navy Secretary Phelan as naval blockades in Iran continue
Undersecretary Hung Cao will take over Phelan's role in an acting capacity.
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House Administration Committee requests ActBlue CEO Wallace-Jones testify at May hearing
Committee has give CEO until April 30 to respond to the request to testify at the scheduled May 9 meeting.
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Pirro rips DC City Council for not extending curfew to prevent 'teen takeovers,' says 'Do your job'
The D.C. Council passed the youth curfew measure aimed at addressing "teen takeovers," where large gatherings of young people led to unruly behavior, including fights, robberies and assaults on officers. The measure didn't get enough votes to extend an emergency curfew, and so the measure won't go into effect until after the summer.
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SEC charges eight celebrities in connection with cryptocurrency promotions
Among those facing charges are Lindsay Lohan, Jake Paul, Ne-Yo, Lil Yachty, Soulja Boy, Austin Mahone, Akon, and Kendra Lust.
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Jim Jordan says bills should be introduced to hold agencies accountable for political weaponization
The Ohio Representative said steps need to be taken to ensure the federal government can't abuse its power
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Cohen attorney letter to FEC appears to undercut DA Bragg's Trump case
Former President Donald Trump shared the letter on Truth Social, declaring it to be "totally exculpatory."
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Bill O'Reilly makes bold prediction that the Trump trial won't make it to a jury
O'Reilly said the reason he speculates this case won't go far is due to the statute of limitations in New York
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House Republicans announce oversight hearing on the city of DC
Witnesses of the hearing will include the D.C. Police Union chairman and D.C.'s Chief Financial Officer
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'Race to the bottom': Legal experts fear escalation spiral ahead of possible Trump indictment
"My concern is that this could trigger a type of tit-for-tat response where Republican prosecutors seek to weaponize criminal charges against Democrats," said law professor Jonathan Turley.
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Appeals court rejects Trump effort to withhold docs from special counsel
Attorney General Merrick Garland appointed Smith to oversee the DOJ's Trump investigations following the former president's announcement that he would seek the presidency in 2024.
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Federal biosecurity board cut back meetings as US resumed gain-of-function research funding
Feds twice flagged EcoHealth Alliance research with Wuhan Institute of Virology four years apart but backed off each time. Nonprofit kept getting new grants after belated cutoff.
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Virginia county board members give themselves massive raise amid inflation, tax hikes, cop shortage
One of the two supervisors who voted against the salary hikes noted that "residents are struggling with high inflation, high gas prices" and a 50% increase in homeowner taxes over the last decade in addition to a "staffing crisis in public safety."
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FTX customers sue influencers who promoted failed cryptocurrency for $1 billion
FTX suffered the equivalent of a bank run in November when investors simultaneously lost faith in the company and attempted to withdraw their stakes, leaving the firm unable to fully remunerate them.