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Watch Live: Trump admin holds press briefing on FAA ground stop
Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy and Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin are both expected to speak at the briefing.
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Duckworth says she will demand answers from FAA on nationwide ground stop
Duckworth, a former Army helicopter pilot and a Democrat, signaled that she will be conducting a formal investigation into the issues and said she would demand answers from the administration.
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Van Hollen believes Democrats should abolish Senate filibuster, rules out 2028 presidential bid
The senator told a Denver audience that he believes the filibuster is antidemocratic and that the chamber should eliminate the filibuster so that a vote just takes a simple majority.
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Moderna buried child's death in COVID booster trial in EU report, FDA response called 'misleading'
Stock-plunging mRNA vaccine maker, already in bed with feds on vaccine royalties, says booster not "causally" related without giving evidence. Investigations have found feds rarely enforce mandatory disclosure regulations.
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CISA says there has been 'no indication' of a wider government hack outside of Treasury department
"At this time, there is no indication that any other federal agencies have been impacted by this incident," the agency said in a statement. "CISA continues to monitor the situation and coordinate with relevant federal authorities to ensure a comprehensive response. The security of federal systems and the data they protect is of critical importance to our national security."
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Merchan rejects Trump's attempts to delay sentencing in hush money case
“This Court has considered Defendant’s arguments in support of his motion and finds that they are for the most part, a repetition of the arguments he has raised numerous times in the past,” Merchan wrote in Monday’s ruling.
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Study finds TikTok suppresses anti-China content, influences opinions as Trump moves to delay ban
The new data fuels long-held suspicions that the embattled app may intentionally influence public opinion in favor of China.
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Mike Pence celebrates peaceful certification of 2024 election, praises Harris
Pence, who had to be evacuated from the Capitol four years ago when rioters stormed the building to stop the certification, welcomed "the return of order and civility" to the proceedings and praised Congress and Harris for fulfilling their Constitutional obligation in certifying the results.
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Trump’s border and taxes mega-bill sets up game of chicken with GOP moderates
The GOP currently holds a narrow majority in the lower chamber and can ill afford even a small number of defectors. Democrats are doing their best to exploit any dissonance in the GOP.
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New York judge finds Rudy Giuliani in contempt over Georgia defamation case
Giuliani has claimed that he tried to comply with court orders, but blamed his former legal team for previous failures, and admitted to having difficulty juggling several other cases against him.
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Senate aims to hold confirmation hearings for Bondi, Hegseth, Zeldin next week
The Senate is expected to formally set up its committees through a resolution on Tuesday, which then gives them at least one week to notify the nominees and schedule the hearings.
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Jay Bratt, lead prosecutor on Trump's documents case, resigns from DOJ
Bratt, a senior national security official at the department, resigned Friday as Trump and his team prepare to return to the White House later this month.
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DOJ considers charging 200 more people related to Jan. 6 as Trump's second term nears
So far, more than 1,500 individuals have been hit with federal charges in connection to Jan. 6.