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Pentagon moves next-generation nuclear reactor in landmark energy operation
Military cargo aircraft transported a next-generation nuclear reactor from March Air Reserve Base in California to Hill Air Force Base in Utah
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Columbia University stops promoting DHS career fair after faculty complaints
“Silence will be read as consent,” the coalition warned in its statement.
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Sen. Rand Paul unveils bill to end nationwide liability protections for vaccine manufacturers
According to Paul, the bill would make pharmaceutical companies more accountable by allowing people to sue them if they believe they have been injured by vaccines.
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House Republican introduces bill to allow Trump to negotiate Panama Canal purchase
“President Trump is right to consider repurchasing the Panama Canal. China’s interest in and presence around the canal is a cause for concern,” Johnson said in a statement.
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Mexico president responds to Trump's idea to rename Gulf of Mexico, call it ‘Mexican America’
Trump apparently has turned his eye on the gulf – shared by Cuba, Mexico and the United States – after recently suggesting the U.S. should acquire as geopolitical assets Canada, Greenland and Panama Canal.
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Rick Scott reintroduces bill to keep Daylight Saving Time year-round
The legislation is supported by President-elect Donald Trump, who vowed last month that Republicans "will use its best efforts to eliminate Daylight Saving Time." The Senate previously passed a bill to make DST permanent in 2022, but it did not become law.
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North Carolina Supreme Court blocks election certification for justice's seat
The GOP candidate for Supreme Court justice argues that 60,000 ballots should be rejected because ineligible voters fraudulently cast them.
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Proposed FDA rule on cigarettes could benefit drug cartels, expert warns: Report
The Tobacco Product Standard for Nicotine Level of Certain Tobacco Products is still considered a proposed rule that has not been formally finalized.
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Texas congressman files bill to relocate CBP headquarters to Texas
Relocating CBP’s headquarters would be part of a larger scale effort under a Trump plan to relocate thousands of federal employees out of the Washington, D.C. metro area.
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Republicans, now in control of Congress, move to put limit on how long members can serve
Under the amendment, a senator could serve two services and a House member could serve three terms.
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Justice Department says will release only part of Trump case related to 2020 election interference
The decision was made in a filing to a federal appeals court that was considering a defense request to block the release of the two-volume report
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Presidents club expected to gather to honor Jimmy Carter on Thursday
The last time the presidents club convened in-person was in 2018 at the state funeral service for the late President George H.W. Bush at the National Cathedral on Dec. 5, 2018. Carter also attended the service at the time.
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Los Angeles mayor out of country when wildfires hit, now en route back: Report
“We've got a mayor that is out of the country and we have got a city that is burning, and there is no resources to put out fires,” Caruso says