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Don Lemon hires former federal prosecutor who resigned from DOJ over Minnesota probes
Thompson now joins Hunter Biden's former lawyer Abbe Lowell in representing Lemon, who has maintained that he was covering the protest as a journalist and has not committed any wrongdoing.
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Authorities detain person for questioning in Nancy Guthrie disappearance
Nancy Guthrie, 84, has been missing since around noon Feb. 1 after she did not show up for virtual church services
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Lawmaker probing J6 is worried U.S. Capitol Police intelligence was politicized against Republicans
Chairman Barry Loudermilk, Chairman of the Select Subcommittee on January 6, said he is concerned that Democrats used the department to gather information on Republican lawmakers concurrent with the Justice Department’s wider probe into Trump over January 6.
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Federal judge extends block on Trump administration placing USAID employees on leave
Judge Nichols on Thursday said he would extend the pause by one week, with the new expiration set for Feb. 21. He also intends to rule on whether to issue a preliminary injunction against the order before the 21st.
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Military spouses exempted from federal return-to-office mandate
Exemption follows bipartisan legislation introduced last week by U.S. Reps. Eugene Vindman, D-Va., and Rob. Wittman, R
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OPM orders agencies to begin terminating employees still on probation after a year
The order could impact as many as 200,000 federal employees.
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Watch Live: President Donald Trump and Indian Prime Minister Modi hold joint press briefing
President Donald Trump and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday hold a joint press briefing in the East Room of the White House.
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Republican bill would increase penalties for illegal border crossers evading arrest
The bill was filed by U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, and multiple cosponsors in the Senate. In the House, it was filed by U.S. Reps. Juan Ciscomani, R-Ariz., and Monica De La Cruz, R-Texas.
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Watch Live: Trump holds bilateral meeting with Indian prime minister
President Donald Trump holds bilateral meeting with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi at the White House.
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Protesters disrupt House Foreign Affairs hearing on USAID spending: 'Restore AIDS funding now'
The protesters were calling for President Donald Trump to "restore" funding for PEPFAR, which was established under former President George W. Bush. But the program was already given a waiver by the Trump administration to continue operating.
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RFK Jr. praises commander-in-chief during swearing-in ceremony: 'God sent me President Trump'
"For 20 years I'm up every morning on my knees and praying that God would put me in a position where I can end the childhood chronic disease epidemic in this country," Kennedy said in his remarks. "God sent me President Trump."
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Federal judge blocks Trump's transgender care executive orders
The new ruling means federal agencies are temporarily forbidden to withhold or condition funding for healthcare facilities because they provide gender-affirming care.
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New DA for Portland vows gun crime, drug abuse top priorities in curbing record homicides, ODs
The number of annual homicides in Portland peaked at 101 in 2022.