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Judge rejects Trump bid to erase New York hush-money conviction
U.S. District Judge Alvin Hellerstein ruled that Trump's arguments for removing the case were “neither new nor legally sufficient,” rejecting his claim that presidential immunity protected the conduct underlying the conviction.
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Milo Yiannopoulos has been deported to Britain: DHS
Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) custody apprehended and detained him on Thursday night
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Christian leaders urge Trump to create legal pathway for Jewish Canadians facing antisemitism
The National Association of Christian Lawmakers and its partners asked the administration to direct the State Department and Department of Homeland Security to develop “lawful, secure, and appropriately expedited pathways” for eligible Jewish Canadian nationals and their immediate family members.
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Explosion, fire at Chevron refinery in California
The city of El Segundo said that there was no threat to the public or evacuation orders
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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.