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Watch Live: Schumer delivers post-election remarks from Washington, expected to lay out Dems' agenda
Schumer delivers post-election remarks, expected to lay out Dems' agenda
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House Recap: A grim defeat for Republicans, but with Trump in White House, Dems will be hamstrung
Democrats won multiple key races in their quest to retake the House of Representatives in a night projected to end in a Blue Wave. Although their options may be limited in legislating, they may reanimate investigations of Trump and his administration.
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Republicans lose another House seat in Pennsylvania
Democrats are on track to sweep toss-up elections in Pennsylvania, unseating multiple Republican incumbents.
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Judge lifts final injunction on mail-in ballot rules
Talwani was one of two federal judges who had blocked the order. The Supreme Court recently lifted a separate stay in an unrelated challenge to the order
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CBP expands maritime interdiction efforts in four major regions
CBP’s Air and Marine Operations will be working with Coast Guard crew and other federal partners to detect and interdict vessels used by cartels, foreign terrorist organizations and other criminal networks, CBP says
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Fort Worth city council approves $11.25 million settlement in 2019 fatal police shooting
Under the proposed settlement, Jefferson's two minor nephews will receive their portions in a trust when they turn 18, and additional shares will be divided among other surviving family members.
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Chinese hackers broke into Justice Department, NASA, Federal Reserve, Senate, others, DOJ says
The group offered tools that allowed malicious actors to engage in computer intrusion activities while concealing the hackers' country of origin, the DOJ said.
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Trump asks SCOTUS to take up asylum ban at Mexican border
The order would bar illegal entrants who crossed the southern border outside a port of entry from claiming asylum in the U.S.
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Election integrity group urges Supreme Court to take up voter roll case
Executive director of Honest Elections Project Jason Snead told The Center Square that “the Ninth Circuit absurdly ruled that voter rolls are not a record related to list maintenance, but the result of list maintenance activity, and therefore can be kept secret.”
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Meta settles social media addiction case brought by 29 states for $16.7 billion
As part of the settlement, Meta will implement limits on daily usage and "nighttime blocks" for teenagers, improve age assurance measures to prevent children from using the apps, and create additional tools for parents and guardians.
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Trump administration pauses visa appointments worldwide as applicant screening tightened
A public-charge determination means the person is likely to become dependent on certain forms of public assistance after arriving in the U.S., and the determination can make an immigrant visa applicant ineligible under federal immigration law.
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Three Secret Service officials placed on administrative leave pending outcome of investigation
All three officials worked in the communications office, including the agency's top spokesman, Anthony Gugliemi, sources say.
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Man who allegedly wore scary Halloween mask in Philadelphia to harass people arrested in Las Vegas
The U.S. Marshals Service on Tuesday identified the person arrested in a social media post as 22-year-old Zymire Hughes.