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State Department revokes 100K visas from criminal foreign nationals
The department highlighted some of the arrests and convictions, including one foreign national who was convicted of sexually assaulting three women.
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US military strikes three alleged drug boats, killing 11 in Caribbean, Eastern Pacific
"Intelligence confirmed the vessels were transiting along known narco-trafficking routes and were engaged in narco-trafficking operations," U.S. Southern Command said
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DHS Assistant Secretary Tricia McLaughlin to leave Trump administration: reports
Department of Homeland Security Assistant Secretary Tricia McLaughlin is reportedly expected to leave the department next week
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Luigi Mangione makes first court appearance in New York amid new federal charges
Mangione faces up to life in prison without parole for the state charges, and a possible death sentence for the federal charges, but prosecutors have not indicated whether they would seek the death sentence so far.
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Trump blasts Chip Roy over spending bill negotiations as Texas Republican pushes back
"Chip Roy is just another ambitious guy, with no talent," President-elect Donald Trump said.
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Ernst introduces bill to require cabinet agencies to relocate 30% of their workforce outside of D.C.
“Federal employees have shown they don’t want to work in Washington, and in the Christmas spirit, I am making their wish come true. Instead of keeping them bogged down in the swamp, I’m working to get bureaucrats beyond the D.C. beltway to remind public servants who they work for," Ernst says
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Former Eric Adams aide and her son indicted on bribery charges
Former aide Ingrid Lewis-Martin and her son are the latest in Adams' circle to face criminal charges. They have both been charged with bribe receiving in the first degree and money laundering in the third degree.
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GOP leaders in Congress release report blasting universities for 'appeasing' anti-Israel protestors
The report mentioned Northwestern University and Columbia University "appeasing" the protest encampments on the campus grounds.
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Loudermilk unveils transcripts, disputes Cheney’s claim of transparent Jan. 6 investigation
Loudermilk’s investigation has shown that the Jan. 6 panel withheld crucial witness testimony from the public that conflicted with claims made by a key witness.
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Jeffries calls Trump's push to tie debt limit to year-end spending bill a 'premature' discussion
Federal funding lapses at midnight on Friday and the new Congress with GOP majorities in both chambers begins on Jan. 3, 2025.
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Marjorie Taylor Greene open to backing Elon Musk for House Speaker
"DOGE can only truly be accomplished by reigning [sic] in Congress to enact real government efficiency," Greene wrote on X.
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Biden returning to Washington from Delaware as government shutdown looms
A bipartisan spending package appears doomed after Trump's criticism, and Congress has until midnight on Friday to pass a bill.
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California man detained in connection to Madison school shooting: Report
Law enforcement officials have not determined a motive behind 15-year-old Natalie "Samantha" Rupnow killing a student and teacher, and injuring six others at the school.