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Japan gives US 250 new cherry blossom trees to commemorate US birthday
The tree saplings will replace the 150 cherry blossom trees that were removed in 2024 when the Tidal Basin seawall rehabilitation project began
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Trump pledges $10 million to East Palestine to help with economic recovery from train derailment
The grant comes after the National Institutes of Health opened the East Palestine Train Derailment Health Research Program Office earlier this month to study the long-term health effects of the derailment.
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Labor Secretary DeRemer's husband banned from department HQ over sexual assault allegations: Report
The DeRemers have not commented on the allegations so far and an attorney representing the secretary declined to comment.
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Ohio GOP Gov. Mike DeWine signs transgender bathroom bill
The ACLU of Ohio is reportedly considering challenging the bill in court
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China releases three long-held US citizens: White House
The citizens have been identified as Mark Swidan, Kai Li and John Leung
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House Oversight Chairman Comer announces hearing on U.S. Census Bureau miscounts, activities
"The Census Bureau’s review of the 2020 census revealed substantial miscounts and discrepancies tending to benefit Democrat-run states," Chairman James Comer said.
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IRS may lose $20 billion in funding without congressional action, Treasury officials warn
”If they don’t get that $20 billion that is at risk they would run out of enforcement money at the current pace sometime in fiscal year 2025,” Treasury Deputy Secretary Wally Adeyemo said.
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Washington's New Math: MTG plus DOGE equals big crew cut for government
Marjorie Taylor Greene sees rich early spending cuts for Elon Musk's effort in defense, public media funding, postal service and outdated programs.
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Giuliani lashes out at judge during tense hearing on defamation judgment
Giuliani was ordered to turn over multiple luxury items to Georgia election workers Ruby Freeman and Shaye Moss, including his Manhattan apartment, several watches, and a ring.
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Speaker rebukes Biden's handling of Israeli war, says ceasefire was 'despite' WH not 'because of it'
Johnson chastised the current administration's response to the war, which he claimed included withholding weapons to Israel that was necessary to defeat the terrorist organizations Hamas and Hezbollah.
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Former FBI informant at center of Biden impeachment inquiry indicted on tax charges
The new indictment, which was unsealed on Tuesday and brought by a California grand jury, accused Smirnov of concealing more than $2 million between 2020 and 2022, which allegedly came from multiple sources.
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Senate subcommittee slams airlines for raking in billions on seat upgrades
The report comes ahead of one of the country's most popular travel periods, where many families travel across the U.S. for the Thanksgiving and Christmas holidays.
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Appeals court agrees to drop Trump's classified documents case
The special counsel was challenging Cannon's dismissal of the case, who claimed Smith was unlawfully appointed. The case accused Trump of improperly taking classified documents back to his Mar-a-Lago resort in Florida in 2022.