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Air Force One returns to Joint Base Andrews after experiencing 'minor electrical issue'
The plane was taking the president to Davos, Switzerland, for the World Economic Forum. The president is expected to transfer to another plane and still travel to Switzerland.
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California GOP asks SCOTUS to block redistricting map
The emergency request asks the Supreme Court to weigh in by Feb. 9, and accuses the state of violating the United States Constitution by engaging in "racial gerrymandering," by redrawing the lines to favor Hispanic voters.
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Pam Bondi says Lindsey Halligan is stepping aside as a US Attorney in Virginia
"Her departure is a significant loss for the Department of Justice and the communities she served," Bondi said in a statement. "While we will feel her absence keenly, we are confident that she will continue to serve her country in other ways."
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Treasury Secretary announces initiatives to further investigate Minnesota fraud
“I am optimistic that we are going to put an end to this waste, fraud and abuse, that we are going to have recoveries for the American people, and that we are going to hold people accountable, set an example and make sure that federal aid gets to the people it was intended for and not to the fraudsters,” Bessent said in a statement.
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Federal judge blocks Mamdani from halting bankruptcy sales
The Mamdani administration says the company owes the city $12.7 million in unpaid fines for housing code violations. The company declared bankruptcy in May after defaulting on more than $560 million in loans.
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New video, reportedly from cellphone of ICE agent who fired fatal shot, shows encounter beforehand
"You wanna come at us?" Renee Nicole Good's wife, Rebecca, said
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Tariff authority decision still awaited from Supreme Court
A group of states and small businesses challenged Trump's tariffs under the 1977 law, winning in two lower courts before the administration appealed to the Supreme Court.
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Jan 6 plaque to be displayed on Capitol's Senate side
Congress had approved the plaque more than three years ago, and it was required to be installed at the West front of the Capitol in 2023
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European leaders were used to Trump's tough guy politics, but Greenland really got them rattled
Trump has said the U.S. "needs" Greenland for security reasons, amid the specter of force to take control of the vast Arctic island.
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Five Democratic attorneys general sue HHS for freezing child care, family assistance funding
The states of California, Colorado, Illinois, Minnesota, and New York sued HHS after the department froze $10 billion in funding
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Trump to release Russian nationals captured from seized tanker, Moscow says
The Russian nationals were taken into custody during the seizure of the Bella 1, a Venezuela-linked oil tanker that had been flying the flag of Guyana but flew the Russian tricolor mid-voyage.
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Trump announces Venezuela releasing political prisoners: 'Smart gesture'
Earlier this month, U.S. special forces extracted Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro from the country to face trial in New Year for alleged drug trafficking.
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Trump to meet with oil company executives to discuss investment plans for Venezuela
Energy Secretary Chris Wright said that it will cost tens of billions of dollars to return Venezuelan production to its historic levels