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WASHINGTON (AP) — Donald Trump hounded the Justice Department to pursue his false election fraud claims, striving in vain to enlist top law enforcement officials in his desperate bid to stay in power and hosting a dramatic Oval Office showdown in which he weighed replacing the agency’s leader with a more compliant lower-level official, according to testimony Thursday to the House panel investigating the Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol riot.
Supreme Court expands gun rights, with nation divided
WASHINGTON (AP) — In a major expansion of gun rights after a series of mass shootings, the Supreme Court said Thursday that Americans have a right to carry firearms in public for self-defense, a ruling likely to lead to more people legally armed.
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Samuel Alito lashes out at liberals in guns case as tensions boil over at SCOTUS
That Alito chose to also strike out alone against the dissenters highlights the current tension on the court
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Feds search Trump-era official's home, subpoena GOP leaders
WASHINGTON (AP) — Federal agents searched a former top Justice Department official's home and seized records from key Republicans in at least five states linked to Donald Trump’s efforts to overturn the 2020 election , in what were clear signs that authorities are ramping up their investigation...
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5 takeaways from the fifth day of January 6 hearings
The January 6 select committee's latest public hearing on Thursday shed considerable new light on former President Donald Trump's attempts to weaponize the Justice Department in the final months of his term as part of his plot to overturn the 2020 election and stay in power.
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'Say the election was corrupt': Jan. 6 panel details Trump's DOJ pressure campaign
The panel heard testimony from Justice officials who threatened to quit over Trump's plan to install a loyalist atop the agency.
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Live coverage: Official’s notes show Trump wanted DOJ to declare election corrupt
Justice Department officials’ unwavering resistance to former President Trump’s attempts to use their agency to legitimize his bid to remain in office will be the focus of Thursday’s hearing from t…
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GOP Testimony at Jan. 6 Panel Exposes a Party Torn Between Truth and Trump
As the House committee investigating the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the Capitol has built its public case that Donald Trump was at the center of an attempted coup, the panel has relied heavily on a seemingly unlikely stream of witnesses: Trump’s own advisers, his fellow Republicans and even his own...
US sending advanced rocket systems, other aid to Ukraine
WASHINGTON (AP) — The United States will send another $450 million in military aid to Ukraine, including some additional medium-range rocket systems, to help push back Russian progress in the war , officials announced Thursday.
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Jan. 6 panel reveals GOP lawmakers sought Trump pardons after Capitol attack
Conservative Reps. Matt Gaetz and Mo Brooks were among those who sought pardons for their roles in the plot to overturn the 2020 election, Trump officials testified.
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Feds search home of Jeffrey Clark, former DOJ official who pushed Trump's false election fraud claims
Federal investigators on Wednesday conducted a search of the home of former Justice Department official Jeffrey Clark, people briefed on the matter tell CNN.
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Jan. 6 hearings live updates: What to expect on Day 5 with focus on Justice Department
The Jan. 6 committee returns Thursday for its fifth public hearing, this one focused on then-President Donald Trump's efforts to pressure the Justice Department
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GOP lawmakers stick by McCarthy despite Jan. 6 strategy criticism
House Republicans are sticking by Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy’s (R-Calif.) decision to boycott the Jan. 6 select committee, softening the blow from former President Trump publicly bashing McCart…
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Biden administration proposes canceling student debt of 200,000 borrowers who say they were scammed
In a proposed settlement agreement, the Education Department said it would fully discharge the debt of borrowers who attended 50 specific colleges.
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Jan. 6 hearing takeaways: 'Just say it was corrupt,' Trump told DOJ officials about 2020 election
Former DOJ officials tell House Jan. 6 panel about former President Donald Trump's pressure to investigate baseless claims of election fraud.
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Takeaways: Trump risked provoking 'constitutional crisis'
WASHINGTON (AP) — The House Jan. 6 committee used Thursday's hearing to show how Donald Trump tried to install a loyalist atop the Justice Department who would pursue his false claims of voter fraud and stop the certification of the 2020 election that Democrat Joe Biden won.
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Jeffrey Rosen says Trump met with lawyer he wanted to take over DOJ behind department's back
Former DOJ officials said only top officials are supposed to talk to the White House to ensure investigations are “free from political interference.”
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‘Cold War mentality’: China’s Xi denounces ‘abuse of sanctions’
At BRICS meeting, Chinese leader says world must move away from US-led hegemony and towards harmonious future.
'Anything could happen': Dems make their pitches for the first primary of 2024
New Hampshire and Nevada are fighting over the first slot, while Michigan and Minnesota are trying to break into the early-state group.
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Liz Cheney sends instructions to Wyoming Democrats on how to switch parties
Rep. Liz Cheney (R-WY) is sending mailers to Wyoming Democrats with instructions on how to switch their political parties ahead of the state's primary in August.
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Judge asks DOJ to explain whether Meadows is immune from House Jan. 6 subpoena
A federal judge on Friday asked the Justice Department to explain its view on whether former White House Chief of Staff Mark Meadows is immune from a congressional subpoena issued by the House comm…
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Harris discusses abortion laws with state attorneys general
WASHINGTON (AP) — Vice President Kamala Harris met with attorneys general from seven Democratic-led states on Thursday and suggested they might be able to lead legal challenges of any new state abortion restrictions that grow out of an upcoming Supreme Court ruling expected to weaken the...
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Feds search home of Jeffrey Clark, ex-DOJ official at center of Trump's effort to overturn election
The law enforcement action comes as the Jan 6 committee prepares to detail Trump's pressure campaign to install Clark as acting attorney general.
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High drama as Jan. 6 hearing details Trump's effort to corrupt Justice Department
Thursday marked the House select committee's fifth hearing this month looking at the plot by then-President Donald Trump and his allies to overturn the 2020 election.
Tulsi Gabbard aims to be 'voice for common sense' during midterm elections, discusses plans for 2024
Tulsi Gabbard told Fox News Digital the upcoming midterm elections will provide Americans who are upset with the current state of America to have their “voice heard."
Jan. 6 panel names six House GOP lawmakers who asked for pardons
The Jan. 6 committee investigating the attack on the Capitol revealed Thursday that at least a half-dozen Republican lawmakers asked for presidential pardons for their role in voting to overturn el…
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Five things to know about the Supreme Court’s ruling on concealed carry
The Supreme Court on Thursday struck down New York’s law requiring people to demonstrate a special need to carry a concealed handgun outside the home. The highly anticipated decision could have rep…
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'Conduit for the Left’s woke agenda': Republicans blast Biden administration's new Title IX rule
The Department of Education's newly announced regulations governing the implementation of Title IX were met with widespread derision by conservative activists and Republican politicians.
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De Blasio blasts gun ruling: 'Supreme Court just made us less safe'
Congressional candidate and former New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio expressed outrage Thursday that the U.S. Supreme Court has struck down New York state’s concealed-carry law, under which it is illegal to carry a gun in public without a permit.
Chicago's richest man moves $22 billion company to Florida, citing crime
Chicago's richest man is leaving Mayor Lori Lightfoot's (D) city and taking his $22 billion company with him.
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Clarence Thomas' Second Amendment ruling shows power of conservative supermajority | CNN Politics
Thomas expands on Antonin Scalia's legacy from Heller as the 6-3 majority flexes its muscle
Ukraine, in symbolic move, files European court case against Russia
Ukraine, in a symbolic move, on Thursday said it had formally filed a case against Russia at the European Court of Human Rights to end "the mass and gross human rights violations" by Moscow's forces during the war in Ukraine.
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European Union makes Ukraine a candidate for EU membership
BRUSSELS (AP) — The European Union agreed Thursday to put Ukraine on a path toward EU membership, acting with uncharacteristic speed and unity to pull the embattled country further away from Russia’s influence and bind it more closely to the West.
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Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp calls on Stacey Abrams to resign from radical 'defund the police' foundation
Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp has called on Stacey Abrams to resign from the Marguerite Casey Foundation, which has repeatedly backed defunding and abolishing the police.
House Democrats rush to preserve access to abortions for troops
This week's debate was likely the opening shot of a broader battle in Congress over the ability of service members to get abortions.
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Poll: Majority of Latinos in battleground states support abortion rights, gun reform
Nearly two-thirds said they will be “more motivated” to vote in November because of the leaked Supreme Court draft opinion that would strike down Roe v. Wade.
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Blue state gun laws on the chopping block with Supreme Court ruling
State legislatures will have to scramble to rewrite their laws after the court rejected New York’s gun licensing rules.
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Former acting deputy AG Richard Donoghue says Trump asked DOJ to say election was corrupt
Richard Donoghue testified in the Jan. 6 hearing that Donald Trump asked the Department of Justice to legitimize voter fraud allegations.
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Analysis: U.S. Supreme Court ruling provides ammunition for gun law challenges
The U.S. Supreme Court's ruling striking down New York state's limits on carrying concealed handguns in public is likely to provide legal ammunition to challenge other regulations around the country even as Congress considers modest reforms.
Supreme Court gun ruling sparks furor in New York, Washington
Lawmakers hailed, panned a Supreme Court on concealed carry permits for guns.
The Dem governors who could run in 2024 if Biden doesn't
Democratic governors are positioning themselves as party standard bearers, as Democrats plan beyond President Joe Biden's claim he'll run for reelection.
FBI: Naval reservist said he stormed Capitol with Proud Boys
WASHINGTON (AP) — A U.S. Naval reservist who was assigned to an agency that operates spy satellites told an undercover FBI agent that he stormed the U.S.
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New documentary footage reveals Pence reacting on the night House pushed for him to invoke 25th Amendment
The documentary film crew subpoenaed by the January 6 committee interviewed former Vice President Mike Pence on January 12, 2021, a day before the House of Representatives voted to impeach then-President Donald Trump for inciting the US Capitol riot.
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Texas National Guardsman dies while trying to save drowning migrants. His family wants answers.
Texas National Guardsman Bishop Evans died trying to save drowning migrants while working Texas board security initiative Operation Lone Star.
2024 poll: Only 9% of New Hampshire voters 'definitely' want Biden to run for president again
A poll shows only 9% of likely voters in New Hampshire "definitely" want Biden to run for president again, and the number of Granite Staters who don't want him to run is increasing.
Murphy vows to 'do everything in our power to protect' New Jerseyans after Supreme Court's gun ruling
The nation's highest court on Thursday struck down a New York state law that gave local officials broad authority to deny gun permits for almost any reason.
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Jan. 6 witnesses speak of relying on faith to do the right thing
Multiple witnesses appearing before the Jan. 6 committee have spoken about how they relied on their faith to resist pressure from then-President Donald Trump and his allies — and even their own friends — to aid Trump’s plot to steal the 2020 election after he lost to Joe Biden.
Biden teams with East Coast governors to boost offshore wind
WASHINGTON (AP) — The White House on Thursday launched a formal partnership with 11 East Coast governors to boost the growing offshore wind industry , a key element of President Joe Biden's plan for climate change .
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Virginia Gov. Youngkin says "not many people are watching" Jan. 6 hearings as they worry about "runaway inflation"
Youngkin, who was endorsed by Trump but did not campaign with him, called the attack on the Capitol "a real blight on our democracy."
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Ron Johnson embroiled in controversy over staff handing Pence fake electors list
Conservative Sen. Ron Johnson (R-Wis.), who faces a tough reelection race this year, finds himself embroiled in new controversy after the House Jan. 6 select committee revealed Tuesday that his sta…
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Stefanik, the No. 3 House Republican, went rogue endorsing Carl Paladino in New York, sources say
House GOP leaders have expressed frustration over her endorsement because they were not consulted and are now associated with unflattering stories, including reports about his previous praise of Hitler and racist remarks, NBC News has learned.
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Ex-US Vice President Mike Pence denounces Tehran 'brutality'
MANZA, Albania (AP) — Former U.S. Vice President Mike Pence on Thursday denounced the Iranian regime for “brutality” and urged the Biden administration not to renew a nuclear deal with Tehran, saying it would embolden Iran's leadership.
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Paul Clement wins Second Amendment case at Supreme Court, leaves law firm | CNN Politics
Kirkland & Ellis partners had expressed discomfort with continuing representations of Second Amendment-related cases following the Uvalde school massacre, a source tells CNN
Twitter slams Gov. Hochul’s anger over SCOTUS gun ruling: ‘Sorry the Constitution happened to you’
Conservatives on Twitter railed against Governor Kathy Hochul, D-N.Y., for defiantly speaking out against Thursday's Supreme Court decision upholding gun rights.
North Dakota farmland purchase tied to Gates stirs emotion
FARGO, N.D. (AP) — The sale of a couple thousand acres of prime North Dakota farmland to a group tied to Bill Gates has stirred emotions over a Depression-era law meant to protect family farms and raised questions about whether the billionaire shares the state’s values.
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The Bowery boy behind the New York gun law SCOTUS just eviscerated
"Big Tim" Sullivan's 1911 law was once considered a national model of Progressive Era policymaking. But some just thought the Tammany Hall power broker was up to no good.
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Senators urge U.S. role in probe of Al Jazeera journalist's killing
A group of 24 U.S. senators on Thursday urged President Joe Biden to ensure direct U.S. involvement in the investigation of the killing of an Al Jazeera journalist who was covering an Israeli raid in the occupied West Bank last month.
California legislature passes bill to protect abortion providers and patients from civil suits
California lawmakers on Thursday passed a bill that aims to protect abortion providers and patients seeking abortion care in the state from civil action started in another state.
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House GOP warns of China's 'rapid expansion' in Indo-Pacific as Biden admin lays out vision for the region
House Republicans warn that China's expansion in the Indo-Pacific is a "significant threat" to the United States and allies around the globe. The Biden administration has made its concerns clear.
Colombia: President-elect looks to build governing coalition
BOGOTÁ, Colombia (AP) — President-elect Gustavo Petro, who has vowed to lift up Colombia’s poor and disenfranchised, has won the support of an influential party of the establishment as he tries to build a majority coalition in Congress.
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Republicans launch super PAC to stop Greitens in Missouri
The former governor has led a deeply split GOP Senate primary field in the state where Sen. Roy Blunt is retiring.
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Biden signs law to help feed kids, but free school meals for all are going away
New law attempts to fill some of the gaps by extending waivers for summer meals and providing other flexibilities. It will not make reduced-price meals free as originally planned.
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Documentary filmmaker Alex Holder: Trump didn't take responsibility for Jan. 6
"He essentially gave the reason why they were there without fully understanding that he was responsible for that reason," Holder told "CBS Evening News" anchor Norah O'Donnell.
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Mike Pence, visiting Iranian dissidents in Albania, calls on Biden to withdraw from nuclear talks
Mike Pence on Thursday visited Iranian dissidents in Albania, where he met with human rights victims and made a speech slamming the nuclear talks.
GOP rep challenges VP Harris in basketball after viral missed shots: 'If I win, she has to go to the border'
Rep. Kat Cammack challenged Vice President Kamala Harris to a basketball game after videos of Harris missing several shots in a row went viral.
All big US banks pass Fed's annual 'stress tests'
NEW YORK (AP) — The nation’s 33 biggest banks have enough capital to withstand a severe economic contraction, the Federal Reserve said Thursday. In its latest annual “stress tests” of the U.S.
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New York officials, police and prosecutors decry Supreme Court gun ruling
New York City Mayor Eric Adams condemned the decision and vowed to work with law enforcement partners to figure out ways to soften the blow.
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Justin Ross Harris' ex-wife calls him 'a loving and proud father' who also was 'a terrible husband'
Leanna Taylor has long maintained that her ex-husband did not mean to leave their 22-month-old son Cooper to die in the back of a sweltering SUV eight years ago.
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Gas prices sting US workers who depend on their cars
Millions of Americans who rely on their cars for work are changing their habits, signing up for carpools or even ditching their cars for bicycles as gas prices recently hit $5 per gallon for the first time ever
Asian shares gain, tracking Wall Street advance
BANGKOK (AP) — Shares were higher in Asia on Friday, tracking gains on Wall Street, where the market is headed for its first weekly gain after three weeks of punishing losses. Tokyo's Nikkei 225 index added 0.9% to 26,411.64 and the Kospi in Seoul jumped 1.8% to 2,356.38.
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Harvard must face lawsuit over 'horrific' slave photos -Massachusetts court
Massachusetts' highest court on Thursday ruled that Harvard University can be sued for mistreating a descendant of slaves who were forced to be photographed in 1850 for a study by a professor trying to prove the inferiority of Black people.
Biden proposes strengthening Title IX protections for transgender students | CNN Politics
The Biden administration on Thursday proposed strengthening protections for transgender students under Title IX and overhauling controversial Trump-era guidance on how schools should handle sexual assault cases.
EU awards Ukraine and Moldova candidate status
President Zelensky calls it a "unique and historical moment... Ukraine's future is within the EU".
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Delta wins right to stay at Dallas airport after lawsuit
DALLAS (AP) — Delta Air Lines will be able to continue operating flights at Dallas Love Field for another six years, under a settlement approved by the city council. The agreement, which passed without debate this week, appears to end a long court fight over gates at the city-owned airport near...
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Senate passes bipartisan gun safety bill
The bill is the first major piece of gun reform to clear Congress in decades.
Trump-backed Wyoming GOP primary challenger Hageman slams Rep. Cheney for reportedly seeking Democratic votes
Wyoming GOP candidate Harriet Hageman says Rep. Liz Cheney's move to encourage Democrats to switch parties to vote in the primary desperate gambit — and breaks a promise
UN officials: Afghan quake adds to emergencies in country
UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The devastating earthquake this week in Afghanistan is one more emergency facing the country, which is also confronting its worst drought in 30 years and massive poverty. Afghanistan also has the highest number of people in the world facing the risk of famine and there are...
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Senate committee moves to let intel agencies hire people who have used marijuana
The Senate Intelligence Committee has advanced legislation that would allow US intelligence agencies to hire applicants who have used marijuana in the past, according to committee aides.
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Analysis: Abortion pills over the counter? Experts see big hurdles in widening U.S. access
A pill used to terminate early pregnancies is unlikely to become available without a prescription for years, if ever, experts told Reuters, as the conservative-leaning U.S. Supreme Court dramatically curbed abortion rights this week.
Deputy CIA chief briefs senators on ‘Havana Syndrome’ as U.S. prepares to pay victims
Some payments are expected to exceed $100,000 per person, people familiar with a classified briefing said.
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Michigan judge orders release of Oxford school shooting evidence, including surveillance footage
A judge ruled that the sheriff's office and school district must release the evidence.
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's husband Paul charged with DUI after May crash in California
Paul Pelosi was charged with DUI with injury on Thursday after he was involved in a crash in late May. His BAC was .082%, according to officials.
Outbreak of bacterial illness among gay and bisexual men in Florida has left at least 7 dead
At least 24 cases and 7 deaths have been confirmed in a meningococcal outbreak among gay and bisexual men in Florida.
Kamala Harris' office posts video of VP sinking basketball shot, leaves out her first 5 misses
A staffer for Vice President Kamala Harris tweeted a video of Harris sinking a basketball shot, but the full video showed she had missed her first five attempts.
Afghanistan earthquake: Survivors struggle for food and shelter amidst cholera fears
Secunder Kermani reports from Paktika, Afghanistan, where one survivor says he lost 20 relatives.
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Democratic Party has abandoned the Hispanic community to focus on White liberals: Mayra Flores
Congresswoman Mayra Flores called out the Democratic Party for ignoring the values of South Texans, saying her victory is evidence of the Republican investment.
Supreme Court expands gun rights, with nation divided
WASHINGTON (AP) — In a major expansion of gun rights after a series of mass shootings, the Supreme Court said Thursday that Americans have a right to carry firearms in public for self-defense, a ruling likely to lead to more people legally armed.
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Biden administration agrees to cancel another $6 billion in student loan debt for defrauded borrowers
The Biden administration has agreed to cancel an estimated $6 billion in federal student loan debt for about 200,000 borrowers who have claimed they were defrauded by their college. Many have been waiting years for the Department of Education to process their claims under a rule known as...
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Senate passes most significant gun control legislation in decades
Fifteen Republicans joined Democrats to pass the bipartisan-negotiated bill.
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Biden reacts to Supreme Court gun decision: 'Deeply disappointed'
President Biden condemned the Supreme Court for striking down a New York gun law restricting access to concealed carry permits Thursday, calling it "deeply disappointing."
Ginni Thomas responds to 1/6 panel, hearings stretch to July
WASHINGTON (AP) — The House's Jan. 6 committee plans to continue its public hearings into July as its investigation of the Capitol riot deepens.
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Biden administration proposes overhaul to campus sexual assault rules, replacing Trump-era changes
Biden promised a quick end to the earlier Title IX rules during his campaign, saying they would "shame and silence survivors."
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Tense Trump meeting with DOJ leaders to take center stage at Jan. 6 hearing
The House committee’s fifth public hearing will focus on Trump's effort to draw upon the Justice Department's legal muscle and authority as he tried to overturn the 2020 election.
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Zelenskyy hails Ukraine’s EU candidacy status as ‘historic’
EU leaders have accepted Ukraine and Moldova as membership candidates of the European Union.
Rep. Adam Schiff lists ways he believes Trump tried to change outcome of 2020 election
Rep. Adam Schiff listed the ways he believed President Trump tried to pressure lawmakers to change the outcome of the 2020 Presidential election in his summary of the electors scheme.
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Ghastly shootings, political forces align to prompt gun deal
WASHINGTON (AP) — The country has long endured a numbing succession of mass shootings at schools, places of worship and public gathering places. None forced Congress to react with significant legislation — until now.
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Russia is gaining advantage in eastern Ukraine as forces learn from earlier mistakes, US officials say
Russian forces are gaining an advantage in eastern Ukraine as they learn from mistakes made during the earlier stages of their invasion of the country, including better coordinating air and ground attacks and improving logistics and supply lines, two US officials with direct knowledge of US...
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Supreme Court rules for GOP lawmakers in voter ID case
The Supreme Court is giving Republican legislative leaders in North Carolina a win in an ongoing fight over the state’s latest photo identification voting law
NY Gov. Hochul defiant after Supreme Court gun decision: 'We're just getting started'
New York Gov. Kathy Hochul condemned a Supreme Court decision striking down a state law that restricted Americans' access to concealed carry permits Thursday.
Who is Jeffrey Clark? Jan. 6 panel seeks to make Trump's man at DOJ famous.
At a hearing Thursday, the House committee will seek to make Clark a household name.
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EU approves Ukraine candidacy for membership; Ukraine admits 'threat of a tactical Russian victory' in Donbas: June 23 recap
Ukraine drew wide support for its candidacy, which starts a yearslong path toward cementing a closer relationship with the West. Thursday recap.
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Supreme Court strikes down New York law limiting concealed handguns in public
The case, with nationwide impact, involved a New York law requiring a permit to do so.
Biden braces for Supreme Court to overturn Roe after months of planning for next steps
President Joe Biden is bracing for a Supreme Court ruling that would strip away nationwide abortion rights in the US, potentially setting off mass protests and heaping pressure on the White House to act, according to officials, even as there remains little he can do through executive action to...
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EU grants Ukraine candidate status, 'beginning a long journey together'
European Union leaders on Thursday granted Ukraine the coveted status of official candidate to join their 27-nation club, a bold geopolitical step hailed by Kyiv and the EU itself as a "historic moment".
FDA bans Juul e-cigarettes tied to teen vaping surge
WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. health regulators on Thursday ordered Juul to pull its electronic cigarettes from the market, the latest blow to the embattled company widely blamed for sparking a national surge in teen vaping.
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Republicans push DOJ to protect pro-life centers from 'assault' by violent activists
Republicans are urging the DOJ to act against violent activists targeting pro-life centers and places of worship following the leak of a draft Supreme Court opinion signaling the justices will overturn Roe v. Wade.
Trump leaned on DOJ to help overturn 2020 election, witnesses tell Jan. 6 committee: recap
Witnesses told the Jan. 6 committee of Trump's plan to install Jeffrey Clark as acting attorney general to advance his false claims of election fraud.
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Jan. 6 hearing: Trump told DOJ officials 'just say it was corrupt, and leave the rest up to me'
The Jan. 6 committee's fifth hearing Thursday will feature testimony from three former DOJ officials who all threatened to resign over Trump's pressure.
Average long-term US mortgage rates inch up to 5.81%
Average long-term U.S. mortgage rates inched up this week following last week’s mammoth jump, the biggest in 35 years
Oil CEOs come to Washington as Biden looks to shift blame for gas prices
The president, who has been under attack by Republicans amid surging inflation, has increasingly criticized the oil industry over record profits as costs surge at the pump.
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European Union makes Ukraine a candidate for EU membership
BRUSSELS (AP) — The European Union agreed Thursday to put Ukraine on a path toward EU membership, acting with uncharacteristic speed and unity to pull the embattled country further away from Russia’s influence and bind it more closely to the West.
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U.S. Congress moves to boost Biden's record defense budget
The U.S. House of Representatives Armed Services Committee on Wednesday backed a proposal to increase spending for the Department of Defense by $37 billion on top of the record $773 billion proposed by President Joe Biden. The vote paved the way for a Pentagon budget of at least $810 billion...
Supreme Court gun decision shoots down NY rule that set high bar for concealed carry licenses
The Supreme Court issued its decision in New York State Rifle & Pistol Association, Inc. v. Bruen, ruling on New York's regulations for concealed carry permits.
Supreme Court rules New York's strict concealed carry law is unconstitutional
The Supreme Court ruled Thursday that a long-standing New York concealed carry law violated the Second Amendment of the U.S. Constitution in a ruling that was quickly rebuked by Gov. Kathy Hochul and the White House.
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Ukraine accepted as EU membership candidate; Biden approves $450 million military aid package
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has said the Donbas region of east Ukraine is continuing to see what he called "massive air and artillery strikes."
Ukrainian troops may pull back from Lysychansk front line to avoid encirclement -governor
Ukrainian troops may need to pull back from the key frontline city of Lysychansk to avoid being encircled after Russian forces captured two villages to its south, regional governor Serhiy Gaidai said on Thursday.
Why are some nations neutral on the Russia-Ukraine war?
Countries in Asia, Africa and the Middle East have refused to isolate Moscow, despite the EU’s lobbying efforts.
Uvalde school district puts Pete Arredondo on administrative leave
The Uvalde Consolidated Independent School District has put Chief Pete Arredondo on administrative leave effective today, the superintendent announced.
Hearing: Trump told Justice Dept. to call election 'corrupt'
WASHINGTON (AP) — Donald Trump hounded the Justice Department to pursue his false election fraud claims, striving in vain to enlist top law enforcement officials in his desperate bid to stay in power and relenting only when warned in the Oval Office of mass resignations, according to testimony...
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LGBTQ students would get new protections under Biden plan
The rights of LGBTQ students would become enshrined in federal law and victims of campus sexual assault would gain new protections under rules proposed by the Biden administration on Thursday.
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House Jan. 6 committee members will likely get security detail
Meanwhile, the Justice Department's investigation of the Jan. 6 Capitol attack appeared to gain momentum Wednesday.
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Feds: Ghislaine Maxwell deserves at least 30 years in prison
NEW YORK (AP) — British socialite Ghislaine Maxwell should spend at least 30 years in prison for her role in the sexual abuse of teenage girls over a 10-year period by her onetime boyfriend, financier Jeffrey Epstein, prosecutors said Wednesday in written arguments.
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EU awards Ukraine and Moldova candidate status
President Zelensky calls it a "unique and historical moment... Ukraine's future is within the EU".
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Four cases remain before Supreme Court heads to recess
The Supreme Court has already issued its two landmark rulings this term, overturning nearly 50 years of abortion access precedent and expanding gun rights for the first time in a decade. Now, the court must decide four outstanding cases before the end of the present term.
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Democrats raise alarm after Supreme Court strikes NY concealed carry law
Democratic lawmakers warned that a Supreme Court ruling striking down a New York concealed carry law Thursday would lead to more gun violence.
California moves to fortify concealed carry limits after high court invalidates 'good cause' rule
New York's framework for issuing such gun permits was similar to California's.
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Supreme Court allows the carrying of firearms in public in major victory for gun rights groups
The ruling expands upon a 2008 decision that said the Second Amendment safeguards a person’s right to possess firearms at home for self-protection.
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US swim coach rescues artistic swimmer who fainted in pool
In Budapest, Hungary, swim coach Andrea Fuentes rescued U.S. artistic swimmer Anita Alvarez from drowning.
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Uvalde victim's sister pleads for tougher gun laws in Texas
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Well before the sun came up Thursday, Jazmin Cazares sat on her sister’s bed and wept for the 9-year-old killed in the Uvalde school rampage one month ago. Then the teenager with purple-streaked hair got up for the four-hour drive to the Texas Capitol, where she tearfully...
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Russia-Ukraine updates: Russian missiles hit close to nuclear reactors: IAEA director
Live updates on the Russia-Ukraine crisis.
Turkey foils alleged Iran plot to kill Israelis in Istanbul
Turkish authorities arrested Iranians suspected of planning revenge attacks on Israeli tourists and businesspeople.
Analysis: Taliban's isolation makes Afghan earthquake response harder
A devastating earthquake in eastern Afghanistan, which killed at least 1,000 people and flattened homes in remote villages close to the Pakistani border, poses the biggest challenge yet for the Taliban since they seized power nearly a year ago.
States with strict gun-permitting laws consider next steps
The U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday struck down a New York state law that had restricted who could obtain a permit to carry a gun in public. Under the law in place since 1913, New York residents needed to show proper cause, or an actual need, to carry a concealed handgun in public for...
Trump fumes as Republicans ignore Jan. 6 panel
Republicans want to ignore the committee's hearings, but Trump is increasingly criticizing the lack of defense being waged in his name.
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New York gun case: Breyer says conservative Supreme Court majority 'severely burdens' state firearm rules
Justice Stephen Breyer said in a Supreme Court dissenting opinion Thursday that a ruling by the conservative majority will harm states' ability to fight gun violence.
DOJ requests inquiry into reported payments to Oath Keepers lawyers
The Department of Justice is looking to determine whether lawyers representing members of the right-wing group Oath Keepers are receiving legal funds from an outside entity and whether such support would be improper.
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Afghans bury dead, dig for survivors of devastating quake
GAYAN, Afghanistan (AP) — Villagers rushed to bury the dead Thursday and dug by hand through the rubble of their homes in search of survivors of a powerful earthquake in eastern Afghanistan that state media reported killed 1,000 people .
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Ex-Giuliani associate deserves 6-8 years for campaign finance violation - prosecutors
Lev Parnas, a onetime associate of Donald Trump's former personal lawyer Rudy Giuliani, should serve between six and eight years in prison for violating U.S. campaign finance laws during the 2018 elections, prosecutors said on Wednesday. Parnas, 50, was convicted in October of seeking funds...
Supreme Court's decision to expand gun rights will have deadly repercussions, gun-safety advocates warn
"This opinion will result in more guns in public spaces, and more Americans will die," a prominent gun violence prevention advocate said.
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Minnesota standoff ends between police and armed man
A 39-year-old man carrying a rifle was in a standoff with police for nearly two days.
Supreme Court protects police from litigation for failing to provide Miranda warnings
The Supreme Court ruled Thursday that people do not have the right to sue police officers for violating their civil rights if law enforcement officers fail to provide a Miranda warning.
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Michigan to destroy some blood spots in fight over consent
DETROIT (AP) — The state of Michigan has agreed to destroy more than 3 million dried blood spots taken from babies and kept in storage, a partial settlement in an ongoing lawsuit over consent and privacy in the digital age.
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Iran orders US to pay compensation for slain nuke scientists
A court in Iran has ordered the United States government to pay over $4 billion to the families of Iranian nuclear scientists who have been killed in targeted attacks in recent years
Watchdog says State Department and USAID are withholding information on Afghanistan withdrawal | CNN Politics
The State Department and United States Agency for International Development have not provided information to a government watchdog about the fall of the Afghan government during the US withdrawal from Afghanistan last year, according to a letter from the watchdog's director.
US envoy to combat anti-Semitism to visit Saudi Arabia, Israel
Deborah Lipstadt will promote normalisation between Israel and Arab states during her trip, US State Department says.
Gavin Newsom jumps onto the national stage and Bidenworld takes notice
The California governor leaped into the 2024 conversation at a high-water mark for himself and a particularly vulnerable time for Joe Biden and Kamala Harris.
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Increasingly abandoned and isolated, will Trump burn it all down?
Trump has governed his Republican squires through fear and domination since taking over the party in 2016.
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Black veteran groups seek policy agenda on racial inequities
As a young man in Memphis, Tennessee, Robert Dabney Jr. wanted to blaze a path that could set his family up for a better life. So two weeks after high school graduation in 1998, at age 18, he joined the U.S.
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Republican congressman proposes bill attacking Biden's elections executive order as state opposition grows
A House Republican hopes to draw attention to the pushback against President Biden's election executive order, which some say represents federal overreach into state voting systems
Supreme Court says Constitution protects right to carry a gun outside the home | CNN Politics
The Supreme Court opinion is the widest expansion of gun rights in a decade.
Thompson says Jan. 6 committee redoing Mo Brooks subpoena
The chairman of the House select committee investigating the Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol riot told reporters on Wednesday that they had redone a subpoena for Rep. Mo Brooks (R-Ala.) after failing to find to serve an initial subpoena. “I have redone his subpoena. You know, we hadn’t been able to serve...
Pro-abortion activists vandalize building housing Rep. Walberg's district office
The Jackson, Michigan, campaign office of Rep. Tim Walberg (R) was vandalized on Tuesday night, while activists claiming to be affiliated with the far-left abortion advocacy group Jane’s Revenge said they were behind an attack on the broader building.
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$450 million aid package for Ukraine includes four more long-range rocket systems
The four systems announced earlier this month arrived in Ukraine this week.
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Hill Republicans praise Supreme Court guns decision, while Democrats are furious
Lawmakers alternatively praised and criticized a Supreme Court decision on Thursday striking down a New York law that prohibited most people from carrying handguns in public, finding the Second Amendment protects carrying a concealed gun outside the home.
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U.S. long-range rocket systems arrive in Ukraine - minister
Ukraine said on Thursday it had received U.S. supplies of High Mobility Artillery Rocket Systems (HIMARS), a powerful long-range weapon system that Kyiv hopes can help turn the tide on Russia's invasion.
Breyer invokes Uvalde and Buffalo mass shootings in scathing dissent of decision expanding Second Amendment
“Many states have tried to address some of the dangers of gun violence," and the majority ruling "severely burdens" these efforts, Breyer wrote.
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Threats testimony rings familiar for election workers
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — This week’s gripping testimony to Congress about threats to local election officials after the 2020 presidential election had a rapt audience far beyond Washington — secretaries of state and election clerks across the U.S who said the stories could easily have been their own.
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Greitens RINO video spurred threats to family, lawyer says
The family of Missouri U.S. Senate candidate Eric Greitens has been subjected to “serious threats” in the days since he released a violent campaign video in which he declares he's “hunting” RINOs, or Republicans in Name Only, the lawyer for his ex-wife said in court Thursday. Attorney Helen...
Ukraine takes step toward EU membership as battle in east enters 'fearsome climax'
Ukraine will formally become a candidate to join the European Union on Thursday, a boost for the devastated country's morale as Russian assaults wear down the defenders of two cities in the eastern Donbas region.
EPA spends millions from Biden's COVID bill on climate change programs, EV Rideshares, 'pruning workshops'
The EPA spent $4.3 million in American Rescue Plan funds on climate change programs promoting activities like tree planting and tree pruning workshops.
China’s Xi talks of Russia-Ukraine war as ‘alarm for humanity’
Speaking at a virtual business forum, Chinese president also questions the utility of sanctions against Russia.
Prosecutors seek 25-year prison sentence for Chauvin over breach of Floyd's rights
Federal prosecutors requested a 25-year prison sentence for former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin for violating George Floyd's civil rights during his arrest and murder, online court records showed.
3 summits offer test of Western unity, dominated by Ukraine
Three consecutive summits over the next week will test Western resolve to support Ukraine and the extent of international unity as rising geopolitical tensions and economic pain cast an increasingly long shadow
GOP Testimony at Jan. 6 Panel Exposes a Party Torn Between Truth and Trump
As the House committee investigating the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the Capitol has built its public case that Donald Trump was at the center of an attempted coup, the panel has relied heavily on a seemingly unlikely stream of witnesses: Trump’s own advisers, his fellow Republicans and even his own...
Newly elected GOP congresswoman spread Capitol riot conspiracies and QAnon hashtags in now-deleted tweets
Newly elected Republican Congresswoman Mayra Flores spread conspiracies on social media that the January 6 riot at the US Capitol was caused by members of the far-left group Antifa and repeatedly used a hashtag of the QAnon conspiracy theory in tweets that have since been removed.
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Fewer Americans file for jobless aid
Fewer Americans applied for jobless benefits last week as the U.S. job market remains robust despite myriad economic pressures, including four-decade high inflation
The AP Interview: Estonian PM says Russia not weary of war
TALLINN, Estonia (AP) — The West should not underestimate Russia’s military capabilities in Ukraine, Estonia’s leader told The Associated Press, saying that as the war enters its fifth month, Moscow’s forces are in it for the long haul.
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Republicans lash out against Senate gun bill and each other
GOP lawmakers in the House are tearing apart a Senate gun control package crafted by a bipartisan group of senators, lashing out at fellow Republicans who support the legislation in the process. Re…
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Analysis: The Uvalde parents have been failed, again
The Uvalde parents, who lost their kids in a horrific elementary school massacre, have been failed, and failed again.
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LGBTQ students would get new protections under Biden plan
The rights of LGBTQ students would become enshrined in federal law and victims of campus sexual assault would gain new protections under rules proposed by the Biden administration on Thursday.
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Diesel prices could lead us into the next recession, experts say
The supply chain for many goods relies on diesel-fueled transportation.
Afghan Taliban say rescue effort almost complete one day after earthquake kills 1,000
Poor communications and a lack of proper roads are hampering relief efforts.
Woman committed over Slender Man stabbing seeks her release
WAUKESHA, Wis. (AP) — The second of two Wisconsin women who were sent to a state mental health facility after a 2014 stabbing attack on a sixth-grade classmate that they claimed was to appease the horror character Slender Man is petitioning for her release.
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Kyiv says US precision artillery systems arrive in Ukraine
Ukraine defence minister says US long-range rocket systems arrive, as Russian forces advance in eastern Donbas region.
US boosts monkeypox testing, 142 cases confirmed
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration has started shipping monkeypox tests to commercial laboratories, in a bid to speed diagnoses for suspected infections for the virus that has already infected at least 142 people in the U.S.
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UK's Johnson faces test in 2 special parliamentary elections
Polls are open for two special elections in England that could deliver a new blow to scandal-tainted Conservative Prime Minister Boris Johnson
Nicholas Roske, accused of trying to kill Brett Kavanaugh, pleads not guilty
Roske was later indicted on a charge of attempting to assassinate a justice of the United States and could face a maximum sentence of life in prison if convicted.
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Biden to meet with G-7 leaders in Europe amid global economic crisis, conflict with Russia
Gas prices, inflation and Russia's war on Ukraine will be top of mind as President Joe Biden meets with Group of Seven nations at a summit in Germany.
Education Department rolls back DeVos-era Title IX regulation
The Department of Education on Thursday released a long-anticipated proposal revising its regulations on the enforcement of Title IX, overhauling a signature policy achievement of the Trump administration and former Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos.
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WHO considers declaring monkeypox a global health emergency
LONDON (AP) — The World Health Organization convenes its emergency committee Thursday to consider if the spiraling outbreak of monkeypox warrants being declared a global emergency. But some experts say the WHO’s decision to act only after the disease spilled into the West could entrench the...
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Supreme Court prolongs wait for decision in case expected to overturn Roe v. Wade
The Supreme Court Thursday did not issue a final ruling in the case Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization, prolonging the wait for its decision which is expected to overturn Roe v. Wade.
Gunman at large after shooting 2 people, 1 fatally, on San Francisco train
The shooting happened on Wednesday as the train was moving between stations.
Afghanistan quake: Gyan clinic with five beds for 500 injured patients
A worker at the only health clinic in Gyan in Paktika province, tells the BBC how they were overwhelmed.
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Prosecutors: Ghislaine Maxwell should face 30 to 55 years in prison
Federal prosecutors are advocating that Jeffrey Epstein's former alleged fixer Ghislaine Maxwell get a long prison sentence.
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AIDs org chief: Food crisis will cause ‘millions of extra deaths’ globally
Executive Director of the Global Fund to Fight Aids, Tuberculosis and Malaria, Peter Sands, warned of the devastating effects a food crisis exacerbated by the war in Ukraine could have on the world…
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EXPLAINER: Why Sri Lanka's economy collapsed and what's next
COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) — Sri Lanka’s prime minister says the island nation’s debt-laden economy has “collapsed” as it runs out of money to pay for food and fuel.
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Rep. Mo Brooks says he's willing to testify in public as Jan. 6 committee prepares to reissue him a subpoena | CNN Politics
Rep. Mo Brooks -- one of the Republican lawmakers facing calls from the January 6 committee to testify about his interactions with former President Donald Trump -- said Wednesday that he is willing to testify but only in public.
Oklahoma takes lead addressing mass shootings while protecting 2nd Amend. with new executive order, gov says
In an exclusive interview with Fox News Digital, Oklahoma Gov. Kevin Stitt detailed a new executive order he says will protect Second Amendment rights, while preventing school mass shootings.
NAACP, Vote.org teaming up to register, mobilize Black voters in lead-up to midterms
The NAACP announced that it has partnered with nonprofit organization Vote.org in an effort to mobilize and register eligible Black voters ahead of November’s midterm election. Both organizations …
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READ: Supreme Court ruling striking down New York gun law | CNN Politics
The Supreme Court has struck down a New York concealed handgun law, loosening US gun laws as the country faces a rash of mass shootings.
Afghanistan quake: Many children feared dead in disaster
Over 1,000 people died in the disaster, with many children killed after being trapped in buildings.
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Iran appoints new IRGC spy chief as Israel tensions rise
No reasons were provided on why Hossein Taeb, now an adviser to IRGC commander-in-chief, was replaced.
Canada to provide C$250 mln to U.N. to address global food crisis, says Trudeau
Canada will provide C$250 million ($193 million) to the United Nations to address a food crisis exacerbated by supply chain constraints and high inflation after Russia's invasion of Ukraine, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said on Thursday.
Turkey battles wind-driven wildfire near resort for 3rd day
ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — Firefighting crews battled for a third day on Thursday a wind-driven wildfire that has blackened swaths of pine forest near a popular resort in southwestern Turkey and driven hundreds of people from their homes.
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Supreme Court sides with inmate who wants to die by firing squad | CNN Politics
The Supreme Court on Thursday ruled in favor of a death row inmate in Georgia who is challenging the state's lethal injection protocol and seeks to die by firing squad -- a method not currently authorized in the state.
Supreme Court rules out suing police for Miranda violations
Justice Samuel Alito wrote in his majority opinion that “a violation of Miranda is not itself a violation of the Fifth Amendment.”
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Harris meets Democratic attorneys general as White House gears up for abortion ruling
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris met a group of seven Democratic attorneys general on Thursday to discuss the defense to a major ruling that could dramatically curtail abortion rights in the country. The conservative-majority U.S. Supreme Court is expected to issue a...
Protesters want Murphy to deny future fossil fuel projects
TRENTON, N.J. (AP) — Hundreds of protesters marched on New Jersey's Capitol on Thursday, urging Gov. Phil Murphy to deny permits to any future project that involves the burning of fossil fuels. Environmentalists and advocates of environmental justice listed a litany of proposed projects around...
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Woman allegedly held hostage in New York City apartment uses Grubhub order to alert police
A woman who feared for her life as she was being held hostage in a New York City apartment found an alternative way to call for help without alerting her captor.
Live updates: Supreme Court strikes down New York's handgun law
The Supreme Court on Thursday struck down a New York gun law that places restrictions on carrying a concealed gun outside the home. Follow here for live news updates, reactions and analysis.
In Colorado, a GOP rarity: An abortion rights candidate
DENVER (AP) — Joe O’Dea stood before hundreds of social conservatives and uttered words they were unaccustomed to hearing from a Republican candidate, let alone someone running for the U.S. Senate: “I know my position on abortion isn’t the same as all of yours.”
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House Jan. 6 committee zeroes in on former Justice Department official Jeffrey Clark
Installing Clark and the pressure campaign on the Justice Department was "essentially a political coup," committee chair Rep. Bennie Thompson said in his closing statement at Thursday's hearing.
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What Americans are saying about the Jan. 6 hearings | CNN Politics
Before the congressional hearings this month, Franzetta Ivy offered private prayers for the House select committee investigating the January 6, 2021, attack on the US Capitol, hopeful that all Americans would watch the historic proceedings with open minds.
Biden admin proposes sweeping changes to Title IX to undo Trump-era rules
The proposed regulation would also extend Title IX’s prohibition on discrimination based on sex to sexual orientation and gender identity, protecting transgender students.
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SEE IT: Heaviest Burmese python captured in Florida at 215 pounds
Biologists made multiple record-breaking discoveries when they tracked down the heaviest Burmese python known to be found in Florida.
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U.S. to send $450 million in security aid to Ukraine in latest package
The United States will provide an additional $450 million in security assistance to Ukraine, including more long-range rocket systems, U.S. officials said on Thursday.
Woman who had miscarriage on Malta trip can't get abortion
ROME (AP) — A pregnant American woman who suffered an incomplete miscarriage while vacationing in Malta will be airlifted to a Spanish island on Thursday for a procedure to prevent infection because Maltese law prohibits abortion under any circumstances, the woman's partner said.
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Jan. 6 Committee: Thursday's hearing will investigate Trump’s pressure campaign on DOJ
The Jan. 6 Committee's fifth public hearing Thursday will investigate how former President Donald Trump attempted to use DOJ to overturn the 2020 election results.
NY Gov. Hochul blasts ‘outrageous’ Supreme Court gun ruling
New York Gov. Kathy Hochul (D) slammed the Supreme Court Thursday for its decision to strike down a New York state law that limits who can conceal carry weapons. Hochul told reporters at a school s…
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Supreme Court limits ability to enforce Miranda rights
The Supreme Court limited the ability to enforce Miranda rights in a ruling Thursday that said that suspects who are not warned about their right to remain silent cannot sue a police officer for damages under federal civil rights law even if the evidence was ultimately used against them in their...
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Myanmar says Suu Kyi held alone in new prison quarters
BANGKOK (AP) — Myanmar’s military government on Thursday confirmed that ousted leader Aung San Suu Kyi has been moved to a prison compound in quarters separate from other detainees. Suu Kyi was arrested on Feb.
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Biden 'deeply disappointed' with Supreme Court gun ruling: 'Lives are on the line'
President Joe Biden said he was "deeply disappointed" by the Supreme Court's Thursday ruling against a New York gun control law.
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Transgender people in North Carolina no longer required to provide proof of surgery to correct birth certificates
Story at a glance Transgender people born in North Carolina are now able to alter their gender marker on their birth certificates regardless of whether they have undergone gender-affirming surgery,…
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Swimmer suffers 'significant' injuries in shark attack at California beach
Pacific Grove police said people at the beach reported that a shark was in the water around the time of the attack.
6 die in crash of Vietnam-era helicopter in West Virginia
LOGAN, W.Va. (AP) — A Vietnam-era helicopter showcased in action movies crashed on a rural West Virginia road, killing all six people on board, during an annual reunion for helicopter enthusiasts. The Federal Aviation Administration said the Bell UH-1B “Huey” helicopter crashed along Route 17 in...
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June 23, 2022 Russia-Ukraine news
The 27 leaders of EU countries are expected to support granting candidate status to Ukraine as President Volodymyr Zelensky lobbies for their support. Follow live updates here.
Rupert Murdoch and Jerry Hall reportedly to divorce
After six years of marriage, the media tycoon and model will divorce, US media reports.
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EPA spends millions from Biden's COVID bill on climate change programs, EV Rideshares, 'pruning workshops'
The EPA spent $4.3 million in American Rescue Plan funds on climate change programs promoting activities like tree planting and tree pruning workshops.
FBI seizes Nevada GOP chairman's phone as part of fake elector investigation
FBI agents served a search warrant Wednesday on Nevada’s top GOP official, sources tell KLAS.
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Germany takes step closer to gas rationing
The country triggers the "alarm" stage of its emergency gas plan after a drop in Russian supplies.
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U.S. lawmakers unveil bill barring U.S. data flows to high-risk countries
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -A bipartisan group of U.S. senators introduced legislation on Thursday that would give the Biden administration the power to block exports of U.S. personal data to countries like China that they say pose national security risks. The bill, co-sponsored by Finance Committee...
Stefanik rolls out 'bill of rights' for service member parents to ensure transparency in DOD schools
House Republican Conference Chair Elise Stefanik is introducing a “Servicemember Parents Bill of Rights” after teachers from Department of Defense Education Activity schools allegedly suggested keeping information about students' gender identities from their parents.
Supreme Court says GOP lawmakers can intervene to defend North Carolina voter ID law | CNN Politics
The Supreme Court said on Thursday that two Republican leaders of North Carolina's legislature could step in to defend the state's voter ID law even though the state's attorney general, a Democrat, is already doing so.
Ike Ekweremadu: Nigerian senator accused of organ-harvesting plot
Ike Ekweremadu is said to have arranged the transport of a boy to the UK for organ-harvesting.
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What states have concealed carry laws?
The Supreme Court struck down a New York law Thursday that made it difficult to obtain a permit to carry a handgun outside the home, marking a major expansion of Second Amendment rights. The 6-3 de…
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Correctional officer killed in fatal shooting at Arkansas county jail, police say
The guard was allegedly shot by a man who was in the process of being booked late Wednesday night, according to Arkansas State Police.
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NAACP to partner with Vote.org to boost Black voter turnout in midterms
The organizations said in exclusive interviews that NAACP chapters will be trained in using the site to register voters ahead of the November elections.
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NRA could not stop bipartisan Senate gun bill, but is its influence truly decreasing?
The NRA likely won't be able to stop the bipartisan Senate gun bill from becoming law, but that doesn't mean its influence is waning, a political expert says.
CDC: 7 deaths in Florida amid "one of the worst outbreaks of meningococcal disease among gay and bisexual men in U.S. history"
There have been at least 24 cases and seven deaths reported among gay and bisexual men caused by the bacteria in Florida recently.
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French parties brush off Macron appeal to unblock parliament
French parties from left and right brushed off President Emmanuel Macron's appeal for help to overcome a hung parliament on Thursday, demanding he clarify what compromises he was ready to make to win their backing.
Uvalde, Buffalo underscore issue of gun violence against people of color
After mass shootings in Buffalo, N.Y., and Uvalde, Texas, left more than 30 people dead in two weeks, witnesses testified before Congress about how their lives were irrevocably changed. But a pat…
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Supreme Court strikes down New York gun law along ideological lines
The 6-3 decision is the latest in a series of moves by the increasingly conservative high court to adopt a muscular interpretation of the right to bear arms.
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Jan. 6 committee members to get personal security details as threats escalate
Members of the House Select Committee on January 6 are likely to receive security details as a number of members have received personalized threats this week.
GOP pollster Frank Luntz: Republicans are saying ‘it’s time to move on’ from Trump
Veteran GOP pollster Frank Luntz said on Thursday that a recent New Hampshire poll showing Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) narrowly edging out former President Trump indicates Republicans are saying …
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Maura Healey's Democratic rival drops out of Massachusetts governor race
"There is no path that I can responsibly, in good faith, lead my supporters on that results in me becoming governor this year," state Sen. Sonia Chang-Díaz told her supporters Thursday.
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Biden administration leans on Tesla for guidance in renewable fuel policy reform
U.S. President Joe Biden rarely mentions electric car maker Tesla Inc in public. But privately his administration has leaned on the company to help craft a new policy to allow electric vehicles (EVs) to benefit from the nation's lucrative renewable fuel subsidies, according to emails reviewed by...
Three months with no gas tax? Congress and states are skeptical of Biden's gas tax holiday proposal.
President Joe Biden on Wednesday called on Congress to suspend the federal gas tax. He also encouraged states to also suspend their gas tax.
Lightning strike in California kills woman and two dogs
A woman walking her two dogs in Southern California was killed after she was struck by lightning early Wednesday morning.
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Russia-Ukraine war in maps and charts: Live Tracker
The Russian offensive enters its 390th day, we track where battles are taking place and the human cost of war.
Mississippi county to pay $2.75M in diabetic inmate's death
A Mississippi county has agreed to a $2.75 million settlement in a federal lawsuit for the wrongful death of a insulin-dependent inmate held in the county jail
Bipartisan group of lawmakers push bill to save Sequoia trees
Story at a glance More intense and frequent wildfires in California spell concern for the state’s iconic Sequoia trees. A proposal from a bipartisan group of legislators aims to tackle this challen…
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Florida's Publix opts against Covid-19 vaccine for young kids
The grocery chain’s move comes as Gov. Ron DeSantis and the White House have fought over accessing vaccinations for kids under 5 in the state.
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CDC panel recommends US seniors get souped-up flu vaccines
NEW YORK (AP) — Americans 65 and older should get newer, souped-up flu vaccines because regular shots don't provide them enough protection, a federal advisory panel said Wednesday. The panel unanimously recommended certain flu vaccines that might offer more or longer protection for seniors...
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How to find COVID vaccines for children under age 5
Parents can now visit a website to find COVID-19 vaccines for their children under age 5.
Airport chaos: European travel runs into pandemic cutbacks
LONDON (AP) — The airport lines are long, and lost luggage is piling up. It’s going to be a chaotic summer for travelers in Europe. Liz Morgan arrived at Amsterdam’s Schiphol Airport 4 1/2 hours before her flight to Athens, finding the line for security snaking out of the terminal and into a...
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EU regulator authorizes COVID shot made by France's Valneva
LONDON (AP) — The European Medicines Agency said Thursday it is recommending the authorization of the coronavirus vaccine made by French pharmaceutical Valneva, making it the sixth shot given the green light in Europe.
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Pandemic surge in gender violence met with 'vanishingly small' funds, says U.N.
A "vanishingly small" proportion of COVID-19 funding went to tackling violence against women and girls that spiralled during the pandemic, a United Nations report said on Thursday.
Austria scraps COVID vaccine mandate, says it split society
BERLIN (AP) — Austria's health minister announced Thursday that the country is scrapping a dormant coronavirus vaccine mandate, saying the measure risked polarizing society and could even lead to fewer people getting the shot.
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Covid task force members worried about 'misinformation' being shared with Trump
The concerns focused on Dr. Scott Atlas, a special adviser to Trump who rejected mainstream mitigation measures in favor of herd immunity.
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Calif. top court to consider employer liability for COVID infections
California's top state court has agreed to decide whether employers can be held liable under state law when their workers contract COVID-19 on the job and spread it to their relatives.
U.S. delivers over 4 mln doses of COVID vaccine for young children
The United States has already delivered more than 4 million doses of COVID-19 vaccines for children under 5 years old to sites that will administer the shots, a Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) spokesperson said on Thursday.
NYC mayor not enforcing COVID-19 vaccine mandate for private businesses
New York City officials have not enforced the city's vaccine mandate for private businesses, a major change that appears to be due to NYC Mayor Eric Adams.
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