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Democrats to continue Epstein files investigations next year
The House Oversight Committee recently released a 137-page report detailing how Epstein, who died in custody awaiting trial in 2019, and his close associate Ghislaine Maxwell evaded justice for decades “due to a wide array of governmental, institutional, and individual failures.”
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Duffy attributes FAA ground stop to possible contractor error, faulty equipment
"What we're working to determine was whether we had incompetence, meaning was it user error, installer error from L3Harris, or did they install a faulty router?" he said.
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Taxpayers own $31 billion in F-35 parts but Pentagon can’t account for them all
The watchdog found the Department of War does not maintain complete records of the parts, which sit at more than 700 contractor and government facilities around the world.
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Justices appear skeptical of overturning Tennessee law banning gender-affirming care for kids
The law was first introduced by Tennessee state Sen. Jack Johnson.
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Trump considers DeSantis for Defense secretary amid more allegations against nominee Hegseth, report
Hegseth is still currently meeting with senators about his confirmation.
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Mike Johnson leads 60th annual Capitol Hill Christmas tree lighting ceremony
Johnson was accompanied by members of the Alaska delegation, and fourth grader Rose Burke from Kenai, Alaska, who won an essay contest about the tree. Burke flipped the switch that turned the tree on.
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Federal judge in Hunter Biden's tax case slams president's characterization of prosecution
President Biden said in a statement about the pardon that “no reasonable person who looks at the facts of Hunter's cases can reach any other conclusion than Hunter was singled out because he is my son.”
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Second House Democrat introduces measure to force vote on release of Gaetz ethics probe
Tennessee Democratic Rep. Steve Cohen introduced the second privileged resolution on Tuesday, stating that Gaetz should not be allowed to "escape consequences" of the House committee's investigation.
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Labor Department announces plans to discontinue 'subminimum' pay for disabled employees
The department said the proposed rule would cease the department's issuance of new certificates on the day that it is adopted, and the current certificates would be phased out over a three year period.
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Concerns over COVID record sunk Trump’s DEA chief nominee
"This sheriff ordered the arrest of a pastor for holding services during the COVID panic. He was tapped by Trump to head the DEA. Glad to see him withdraw from consideration," Rep. Thomas Massie said.
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Jeffries urges Biden to show 'compassion' with pardons for nonviolent offenses
Jeffries praised the president as a compassionate person and leader, who has fought for the working-class, and urged Biden to show that same compassion to Americans who have been "aggressively prosecuted" for nonviolent offenses.
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Court sides with Judicial Watch, orders Fani Willis to hand over docs in open records lawsuit
The court ordered Willis to pay attorney fees for the watchdog, and to search for and provide legally releasable records to Judicial Watch within five business days.
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Ban on 'male physiology' in women's sports could hurt Catholics, Minnesota Supreme Court suggests
State's high court already upheld sex-based bathrooms in employment, but worries about slippery slope if it upholds USA Powerlifting's ban on athletes who completed male puberty in women's competition.