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DOJ audits find about $2 million in questionable costs from crime victims grants
One audit involving Nevada’s Division of Child and Family Services identified more than $365,000 in questioned costs at Miracle Minds Therapy, also known as United Citizens Foundation
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Senate Democrats vote against bill requiring photo ID to cast ballots
Under the bill, the Help America Vote Act of 2002 would be amended to require voters to show photo identification to vote.
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Senate passes bill to avert government shutdown before leaving for August recess
The Senate has adjourned and will return in September.
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You Vote: As Trump plans to meet with Putin, and just met with Zelensky, how close is a ceasefire?
Trump said, "I actually believe that the Success in the Middle East will help in our negotiation in attaining an end to the War with Russia/Ukraine."
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House extends recess through next week as shutdown becomes third longest in US history
The House has not voted on a continuing resolution to reopen the federal government since last month, when it passed a clean resolution that would keep the government funded through Nov. 21. The Senate is trying to pass the same bill.
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Jeffries clashes with White House over political violence: 'Out of control'
Jeffries comments were in response to Leavitt's claim on Thursday that the Democratic Party was filled with “Hamas terrorists, illegal aliens and violent criminals.”
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Supreme Court to run out of money from government shutdown this weekend, federal courts next week
Federal judges will continue their necessary work during the shutdown, but staff will only be allowed to perform certain protected activities on duty. The judges and their staff will not receive pay until the shutdown is over.
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More charges could come in Kirk murder case if evidence warrants it, says FBI's Patel
Let them do their work: The director said the bureau is continuing to investigate the assassination, but urges the public to be patient with the legal process.
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No progress on funding as Trump cuts programs amid shutdown
With hundreds of thousands of federal workers now furloughed and thousands more working without pay, Republicans have lost patience..
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Patel aims to protect civil liberties, reform the FBI to prevent serial weaponized spying
"We've ended that regime," Patel says. The FBI director says he aims to restore the bureau to its core mission and reform policies to prevent the repetition of any politically motivated cases.
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Bolton pleads not guilty to all 18 counts in grand jury indictment
The former national security adviser pleaded before a magistrate judge in Maryland in a roughly 20-minute proceeding.
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Trump refiles $15 billion defamation lawsuit against New York Times
President Trump claims that The New York Times and some of its reporters defamed him in their reckless disregard for the truth in two articles and a book published ahead of the 2024 presidential election
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Tomahawks off the table as Zelensky meets with Trump
The missiles were part of a lengthy news cycle regarding the prospects of their handover, which could have enabled Ukraine to escalate its strikes on infrastructure in the Russian interior.