Government
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One year later: Trump's D.C. 'Liberation Day' cuts crime, reshapes the capital
Leading up to the nation’s 250th birthday celebration, the Trump administration oversaw the restoration of 22 fountains and 28 statues across the nation’s capital.
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U.S. Supreme Court to decide state climate change case
“There is no constitutional bar to states addressing in-state harms caused by out-of-state conduct, be it the negligent design of an automobile or sale of asbestos,” lawyers for Boulder County wrote in a filing to the high court.
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Cassidy says decision to confirm Blanche was not black or white decision but 'gradation of gray'
Cassidy was asked if he is confident that Blanche will uphold the U.S. Constitution with respect to the upcoming elections: 'I'm confident'
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Federal judge rules SEC case against Elon Musk must remain in Washington DC
The SEC sued Musk in January, accusing him of allegedly failing to properly disclose that he purchased Twitter stock in 2022, before he purchased the company, thereby allegedly underpaying its investors.
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FBI says its nationwide violent crime crackdown netted over 8,000 arrests in three months
The bureau conducted "Operation Summer Heat" from June 24 through September 20, which featured teams from all 55 FBI field offices and other law enforcement partners. The initiative cracked down on violent crime in major U.S. cities.
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Trump floats sending $1K or $2K tariff rebate checks to Americans
Trump said tariff revenues are just now starting to kick in and that he would be spending some of that revenue on paying down the federal debt. But he said other parts of the revenue could go to Americans.
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Abe Hamadeh says he was placed on a Biden administration TSA watch list
The DHS' Quiet Skies program was originally intended to identify and track individuals who may pose threats to aviation and relied on behavioral analysis and data collection that was often gathered without passengers’ knowledge.
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Texas megachurch pastor pleads guilty to sexually abusing minor
Former Gateway Church pastor Robert Morris was given a 10-year sentence, but will only serve six months behind bars, and the rest on probation.
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FBI had three informants reporting Biden corruption in Ukraine, but no record of real investigation
More whistleblowers than previously known came forward alleging Biden family corruption in Ukraine. Senate Judiciary Chairman Chuck Grassley wants to get to the bottom of why the FBI failed to fully investigate the allegations.
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Top House Oversight Dem calls for Hatch Act investigation into Trump admin over shutdown messaging
The Trump administration has posted messages on the websites of multiple federal agencies, including the Department of Housing and Urban Development and the Department of Agriculture, that blame the "radical left" for the shutdown.
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Senate leader Thune says weekend votes to reopen government are 'unlikely' if Friday's votes fail
The government has been shutdown since Wednesday, after the Senate failed to pass a House-passed stopgap bill that would have kept the government funded through Nov. 21.
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'I don't have anything to negotiate:' Speaker Johnson holds firm on GOP shutdown strategy
Despite voting for nearly the same bill a total of 13 times during the Biden administration, Senate Democrats have continued to vote down GOP’s clean Continuing Resolution.
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Conor McGregor confirms plans to fight in White House UFC event
The White House previously stated that the UFC would hold a cage match on the White House South Lawn as part of the ongoing America 250 celebrations marking the quarter-millennium anniversary of the nation's founding.