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Multiple states sue proxy advisory firm over allegations it misled investors
Iowa, Nebraska, Texas and West Virginia all filed individual lawsuits against the company this week, claiming it engaged in deceptive trade practices and harmed consumers.
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Washington state agrees to settlement allowing religious families to serve as foster parents
The settlement comes after a judge ruled the state's requirement that Christian foster parents affirm the gender confusion of any children placed with them as a condition of keeping their foster license likely violates the First Amendment.
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Prosecutor charged for allegedly emailing self sealed Jack Smith Trump report veiled as cake recipes
The Justice Department has identified prosecutor as Carmen Mercedes Lineberger, the managing assistant U.S. Attorney of the Fort Pierce branch of the United States Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of Florida.
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Watchdog warns Texas county voting system undermines secret ballot
There are "a thousand ways this can be abused," PILF President J. Christian Adams said.
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Judge temporarily halts NYC Mayor Adams agreement to allow ICE agents at Rikers Island jail complex
Under the Obama administration, ICE was not allowed in city jails in 2014 due to sanctuary city laws.
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Zelensky says next Ukraine peace talks with France, UK and US will take place in London on Wednesday
Delegations from all four countries are expected to be at the meeting, which comes after the countries spoke in Paris last week. The four countries are working to arrange a permanent ceasefire between Russia and Ukraine.
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Walgreens agrees to pay up to $350 million in major opioid settlement with Justice Department
Walgreens agreed to pay the federal government $300 million to resolve the allegations, and another $50 million if the company is sold, merged, or transferred before fiscal year 2032.
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Vice President Vance meets with India's Prime Minister Modi on bilateral trade agreement
The vice president's office said the pair "welcomed significant progress" on the agreement in the meeting, and that a roadmap for further discussions on the two countries' "shared economic priorities" had been established.
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Tom Cotton asks Supreme Court to 'rein in' rogue judges as courts appear more polarized
Several lawmakers have introduced legislation recently that seeks to curb rogue judges, after multiple federal judges issued nationwide injunctions on some of Trump's agenda, instead of focusing on the people in the specific case.
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Harvard sues Trump administration over $2 billion funding freeze
Harvard President Alan Garber accused the federal government of attempting to exert “unprecedented and improper control" over the Ivy League school, and said the freeze impacts programs unrelated to antisemitism.
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Trump slams Supreme Court over deportations, says it is 'not possible' to try every illegal migrant
The president defended his actions in a post on Truth Social, claiming it would take "200 years" to try every illegal migrant, and slammed the Supreme Court for allegedly not wanting him to "send violent criminals and terrorists back to Venezuela."
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Comer refers former NY Gov Andrew Cuomo to DOJ for prosecution
The recommendation also comes after the House Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Pandemic sent a referral to the Justice Department over the same allegations last year.
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Nadine Menendez convicted of accepting bribes in husband's corruption case
Nadine Menendez was indicted for her role in September of 2023, but her trial was delayed because of her breast cancer treatments. The verdict comes after seven hours of jury deliberations, which took place over two days.