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White House warns incoming House Oversight leader about probes crossing into 'blatant criminality'
The warning came in a letter Monday from White House counsel Will Scharf to incoming committee Chairman Rep. Robert Garcia, California.
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Federal judge greenlights Trump defamation suit against BBC for jury trial
BBC admitted "it had edited a video to make it appear as though President Trump made a statement he never made," chose to release it right before 2024 election, and "even emailed U.S. and Florida based commenters with instructions to on how to view the documentary," Trump nominee says.
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Ex-Trump lawyer Alina Habba loses $50M contract after president calls deal ‘outrageous’
The deal has raised questions because it was struck between Habba and a company related to Venezuelan billionaire seeking a pardon from President Trump.
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White House removes Trump transcripts, replaces them with videos of remarks
The "remarks" section of the White House website still has one transcript, which is from his second inaugural address, but the rest of the library is filled with videos of the president.
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House version of Trump’s 'One Big, Beautiful Bill' creates federal tax on electric, hybrid vehicles
The annual national registration fee would be $250 for electric vehicles and $150 for hybrids. The fee will rise over time based on inflation. Currently, by avoiding a gas tax, sales of those cars reduce the amount of money that funds interstate highways, bridges and other infrastructure.
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Bill would prevent congressional members from trading stocks
The Ban Congressional Stock Trading Act requires all members of Congress, their spouses and dependent children to put their stocks in a qualified blind trust or divest the holding.
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Boeing reaches deal with DOJ, dodging guilty plea for pair of 737 Max crashes
Boeing's new agreement means they will not be forced to accept responsibility for the Lion Air crash in October 2018 and an Ethiopian Airlines crash in March 2019, which killed a total of 346 people.
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Chief Justice John Roberts grants Trump admin request to pause discovery in DOGE case
Roberts made the decision alone because he handles all emergency appeals that stem from Washington D.C., and the pause will remain in effect until the Supreme Court decides whether to make it permanent.
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USDA ends 'maximum pain bird flu gain-of-function experiments' with Wuhan lab parent
Secretary Brooke Rollins tells Rep. Ben Cline, R-Va., at hearing that "it is my understanding that those [experiments] have been discontinued," and "if they haven't, then 100% yes."
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Denver mayor points finger at Trump after $250M shortfall brings hiring freezes, furloughs
Denver Mayor Mike Johnston, a Democrat, laid some of the blame on the Trump administration for the municipality's budget woes in a fiscal update given on Thursday.
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Watchdog finds billions in potential savings via Medicare, Head Start reforms
“Action to address open matters can produce tens of billions of dollars in future financial savings or improve the effectiveness of federal agencies and programs and help position the nation to address future challenges,” the report reads.
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Jewish Portland teacher sues school district, board, teachers union over alleged anti-Israel bias
The lawsuit alleges that the school district and the teachers union violated the teacher's First Amendment rights to freedom of association and religion.
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New Hampshire Democrat lawmaker compares keeping men out of women sports to racial Jim Crow era
Comments came during a debate over a bill to keep biological men out of women’s locker rooms and sporting events.