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Senate reaches deal to avoid partial government shutdown: Report
The deal is expected to separate the DHS legislation from a "minibus" of five other funding bills and the Senate would then pass a continuing resolution to keep the department funded at its current level through Feb. 13.
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House to vote on Clinton contempt charges next week
The House Rules Committee will be the first vote on the separate contempt resolutions and is expected to vote on Monday afternoon.
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Ghislaine Maxwell claims over two dozen alleged Epstein accomplices were never prosecuted
Maxwell did not name the alleged accomplices or co-conspirators but said the other four people were mentioned in a non-prosecution agreement and the sex-trafficking indictment Epstein faced before he died and were never charged.
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Listen Live: Supreme Court hears oral arguments on birthright citizenship
Supreme Court to consider Trump request to implement plan to limit birthright citizenship
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Trump defends move to curb birthright citizenship amid SCOTUS arguments
Trump’s executive order stripping birthright citizenship will have sweeping consequences in an onslaught of lawsuits, and could set a resounding precedent for judges issuing nationwide injunctions, stays and other blockades to the executive.
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Supreme Court to consider Trump request to implement plan to limit birthright citizenship
The high court's nine justices, in a rare May session, will hear oral arguments in the case, which centers on the Trump administration's attempt to narrow three lower court orders blocking Trump from ending birthright citizenship
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Georgetown University scholar released from immigration detention center after federal court ruling
“Speech regarding the conflict there and opposing Israel’s military campaign is likely protected political speech,” U.S. District Judge Patricia Tolliver Giles said.
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Federal agents arrest 189 illegal immigrants in DC
“Thanks to President Trump’s leadership and this administration’s focus on law and order, these arrests represent a major step forward in making Washington, D.C., safer for legal citizens and their families,” outgoing U.S. Attorney Ed Martin said.
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Justice Department charges Russian Harvard researcher with smuggling biological samples into Boston
The charging documents accuse Petrova of smuggling clawed frog embryos and embryonic samples into the U.S. through the Logan International Airport in Boston in February, stating she failed to declare the material and get a permit.
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Putin will not personally attend Ukraine peace talks with Zelensky in Turkey
Russia's delegation will be led by Vladimir Medinsky, one of Putin’s aides, the Kremlin said. Deputy Defense Minister Alexander Fomin will also attend the peace talks, along with other senior military officials.
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Cassie Ventura discloses $20 million settlement during Sean 'Diddy' Combs trial
When asked on Wednesday why she decided to testify about the alleged abuse she suffered now, Ventura admitted that she felt ashamed for not speaking out sooner.
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Maine Border Patrol arrests for April marks highest single-month arrests in nearly 24 years
Border Patrol agents arrested a total of 113 illegal migrants in Maine in April, who came from 16 different countries.
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Ben & Jerry co-founder among those arrested for protesting during RFK Jr.'s Senate appearance
Cohen and six other demonstrators were arrested by the United States Capitol Police for disrupting the hearing. He has been charged with obstruction, but others were charged with resisting arrest and assaulting a police officer.