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Federal judge releases Don Lemon from custody without bail
Lemon was released on his own recognizance and his attorneys promised he would not have contact with known witnesses, victims or co-defendants.
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Senate passes government spending package, but partial government shutdown will still occur
Although the deal was passed by the funding deadline, it departs from the House's appropriations bills enough that it will need to go back to the lower chamber for final approval early next week.
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NRCC touts $117 million fundraising haul in 2025, highest off-year fundraising numbers in four years
The committee said it raised $117.2 million in 2025, with $24.3 million being raised in the fourth quarter. The committee still has $50.7 million in its coffers ahead of November's midterm elections.
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Creative Coalition of entertainers 'deeply disappointed' in Trump's proposal to eliminate NEA
Actors and actresses advocated for more federal funding of the arts in Congress and at the White House on April 25
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Trump says he's not lifting emergency declaration on southern border
"We have a massive emergency overall. It’s an overall emergency on immigration," Trump said.
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Louisiana nurse practitioner convicted for role in $2 million Medicare fraud scheme
She "routinely ordered knee braces, suspension sleeves, and other types of DME for patients who had not been examined by her or another medical provider."
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Trump seeking to build ‘world-class’ ballroom in White House and self-fund the project
"We're going to get that started over the next few months," he says.
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Former State Department budget analyst pleads guilty to embezzling more than $650k
"She issued 60 checks payable to herself and three checks payable to another individual with whom she had a personal relationship," the Justice Department said in a news release.
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Trump says running for third term not something he's 'looking to do'
"It’s something that, to the best of my knowledge, you’re not allowed to do," Trump says
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DOJ investigating Hennepin County over charging policy taking race into account for plea deals
The DOJ argued Hennepin County "engaged in a pattern of practice of depriving persons of rights, privileges or immunities secured or protect by the Constitution or laws of the United States."
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Appeals court blocks order to return Voice of America employees to work, restore grants
The appeals court said the U.S. District Judge Royce Lamberth did not have the jurisdiction to require the administration to bring the employees back to work or to restore $15 million in grants
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Supreme Court decision on religious charter schools will carry widespread ramifications
The St. Isidore of Seville Catholic Virtual School v. Drummond case involves a 2023 decision by the Oklahoma Statewide Virtual Charter School Board to allow St. Isidore to join the dozens of charter schools in the state.
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Canadian judge orders mental health assessment for suspect in Vancouver festival attack
The suspect is due back in court on May 30.