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WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden declared on Thursday that “we have a deal,” announcing a bipartisan agreement on a $953 billion infrastructure plan that would achieve his top legislative priority and validate his efforts to reach across the political aisle.
Rudy Giuliani has New York law license suspended for election falsehoods
A New York appeals court said there is "uncontroverted evidence" he made false statements about the election.
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Deal-making flurry leaves Biden with choices: The Note
President Joe Biden has the chance to play the role he has long coveted on Thursday when a group of bipartisan senators brief him on an infrastructure "framework" deal.
Senate panel deadlocks over Biden ATF nominee
Senate Judiciary Committee members voted along party lines on Thursday on President Joe Biden's nominee as head of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives.
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Pelosi announces select committee to investigate Jan. 6 assault on Capitol
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi announced Thursday the House will create a select committee to investigate the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol.
Biden says he won’t sign bipartisan bill without reconciliation bill
President Biden on Thursday said he won’t sign the bipartisan infrastructure deal if Congress doesn’t also pass a reconciliation bill, committing to a dual track system to get both bills passed.…
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Policing bill negotiators say they've 'reached agreement on a framework' and talks will continue | CNN Politics
Congressional negotiators seeking a path forward on legislation aimed at overhauling the nation's policing laws announced Thursday they've "reached agreement on a framework" for the package but said talks will continue over the next few weeks.
Sidney Powell, MyPillow CEO appear in court over election lawsuits
Two of former President Trump's allies who pushed false claims of a stolen election appeared in court as part of a pair of defamation lawsuits filed against them.
McConnell slams Biden for already ‘caving’ to left on infrastructure deal
Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) on Thursday afternoon slammed President Biden for “caving” to his left flank after the president endorsed a bipartisan $579 billion, five-year infrast…
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Defendants in Dominion defamation lawsuit over election fraud claims invoke free speech rights
Sidney Powell, Rudy Giuliani and Mike Lindell are each facing billion-dollar lawsuits for allegedly defamatory claims they made about Dominion.
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Trump and House Democrats at impasse over subpoena for ex-president's financial records
Lawyers for Mr. Trump and House Democrats told a federal court they are still at odds over a subpoena for the former president's financial records.
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Trump calls Michigan GOP-backed 2020 election investigation that confirmed Biden’s win a ‘cover up’
Former President Donald Trump labeled the Michigan state Senate’s election investigation that confirmed President Joe Biden’s victory a “cover up" Thursday.
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Lawmakers come to bipartisan framework agreement on police reform
The three chief negotiators on a police reform package announced Thursday they had reached a bipartisan agreement on the issue. “After months of working in good faith, we have reached an …
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New polls show GOP willingness to subvert 2020 election
New polls released Thursday show just how far Republicans were willing to go to support then-President Donald Trump's unprecedented efforts to subvert the 2020 election.
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Why Cubans see Biden as no "different from Trump"
The U.S. stood virtually alone at the United Nations this week as it defended sanctions that Cuban doctors say are costing lives.
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Florida Gov signs law requiring students, faculty be asked their political beliefs
The law goes into effect July 1.
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Texas asks judge to halt 'catch-and-release' border policy
The state of Texas is asking a federal court to order the Biden administration to follow the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's rules limiting the admission of people looking to enter the U.S. illegally or without proper documentation due to the coronavirus pandemic, and to stop...
Rudy Giuliani skips Dominion, Powell, MyPillow-Lindell defamation case hearing after his law license gets revoked in NY
Rudy Giuliani did not appear at a defamation case hearing attended by MyPillow CEO Mike Lindell, lawyer Sidney Powell and Dominion Voting Systems CEO John Poulos.
21 senators clinched infrastructure for Biden. Who's in the deal's bipartisan coalition?
The new bipartisan coalition, spearheaded by Sen. Joe Manchin, includes 11 Republicans, 9 Democrats and 1 independent.
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Trump compares Giuliani to Eliot Ness, rips NY decision
Former President Trump on Thursday slammed the decision by a New York court to suspend his former personal attorney Rudy Giuliani’s license to practice law in the state, calling the form…
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Rubio calls for 'commonsense conservatism,' says 'enormous opening' for GOP to shift to pro-worker agenda
Sen. Marco Rubio called for a return to "commonsense conservatism," telling Fox News the Republican Party has an "enormous opening and opportunity" to shift its messaging closer to a pro-worker agenda, as those voters who traditionally gravitated toward Democrats have become turned off by the...
House passes veterans contraception, LGBTQ business bills previously blocked by GOP
The House passed two bills on Thursday to promote credit fairness for LGBT-owned businesses and ensure that veterans can access contraceptive health care without copays, after both measures failed …
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US planning to evacuate Afghan interpreters, contractors ahead of withdrawal
The U.S. is planning to evacuate Afghan interpreters, contractors to a safe location as the U.S. military withdraws and the Taliban threatens a takeover.
Liberals tone down calls to ‘defund police’ amid GOP attacks
Progressives are toning it down on police reform as a growing stack of evidence suggests it is hurting the party with voters.While a number of liberal Democrats remain opposed to virtually any expa…
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Surfside building collapse: At least 3 dead, 99 others missing
At least three people are dead and 99 others are unaccounted for after a 12-story residential building partially collapsed in southern Florida's Miami-Dade County.
Inspector General report: Department of Justice needs 'consistent approach' to body cameras
The DOJ has helped local law enforcement better their body camera programs, but an audit found that many DOJ groups were “generally unprepared” to implement programs of their own.
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Trump allies urge judge to throw out Dominion defamation suits
A group of former President Trump’s allies urged a federal judge on Thursday to throw out a trio of Dominion Voting’s defamation suits over false claims of election fraud.
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Bipartisan infrastructure deal omits major climate change measures
The narrow infrastructure deal leaves President Biden's proposals on climate change to a separate bill that Democrats would try to pass using reconciliation.
Scaramucci takes stand at trial of Manafort banker
The former White House communications director testified about efforts to seek a post for Stephen Calk.
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Democrats seek to calm nervous left
Democratic leaders are trying to assure nervous progressives that their priorities for climate change, paid family leave and other “human infrastructure” can still be delivered even with President …
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Dozens Of People Are Missing After A 12-Story Florida Condo Partly Collapsed
At least one person has died. Authorities said rescuers helped evacuate at least 35 people who were trapped inside the building near Miami.
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Biden crackdown on 'rogue' gun dealers unlikely to stop violent crime
President Biden's pledged crackdown on “rogue” gun dealers is unlikely to put a dent in gun crime, only a tiny minority of which is committed with weapons bought from licensed dealers, according to federal statistics.
California Democrats clash over tech antitrust fight
California Democrats are clashing with members of their party over a package of antitrust bills targeting the top tech companies in the country.Democratic lawmakers from California on the House Jud…
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'We have a deal': Biden declares victory on $1.2 trillion bipartisan infrastructure bill
President Joe Biden announced a deal with Democratic and Republican senators on a $1.2 trillion infrastructure bill after weeks of back and forth.
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Top Wisconsin Republican using thousands in taxpayer money to investigate 2020 election: report
Two retired police officers hired by Wisconsin Assembly Speaker Robin Vos (R) to investigate the state’s 2020 vote count are being paid thousands of dollars in taxpayer money.The As…
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Texans not sold on a 3rd term for Greg Abbott or on a run by Beto O'Rourke to replace him
Texas voters show no great enthusiasm for Republican Gov. Greg Abbott serving a third term, nor for Democrat Beto O'Rourke replacing him in 2022.
Newly released Capitol riot videos show close-up view of police battling with the mob on January 6
The footage was released for public viewing after a coalition of media outlets, including CBS News, filed a motion to access the evidence.
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Democrats flash warning light on infrastructure ‘deal’
Top Democrats said they won’t support a Senate bipartisan infrastructure deal unless there is a guarantee they can pass a massive spending package alongside it that would pay for free college, universal preschool, new healthcare subsidies, green energy initiatives, and other liberal wish list…
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U.S. to keep about 650 troops in Afghanistan after withdrawal
The U.S. expects to have American and coalition military command, its leadership and most troops out by July Fourth, or shortly after.
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Eric Holder signals openness to voter ID, the latest in a Democratic shift
There has been a decided shift in how Democrats talk about voter ID over the past few weeks, and new comments from former Attorney General Eric Holder illustrate the change.
Pelosi creates select committee to investigate Jan. 6 riot, says 'Republicans are afraid of the truth'
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi on Thursday announced the creation of a select House committee to investigate the Jan. 6 Capitol riot following the failure last month of a bipartisan effort to form an independent commission in the Senate.
Florida judge blocks USDA debt relief payments to farmers of color | CNN Politics
Debt relief payments to farmers of color from the US Department of Agriculture were blocked nationwide Wednesday by a federal judge in Florida, the second halt on the payments as push back mounts against the assistance that some White farmers say is racially discriminatory.
Department of Energy asks Congress for $201 million to bolster cybersecurity in wake of attacks
The increased investment in cybersecurity follows a steady drumbeat of ransomware attacks that have directly impacted Americans and hampered services.
Is statehood the answer to Puerto Rico's problems?
The pro-statehood movement has taken on new urgency – but it's not the only vision for Puerto Rico's future.
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Biden ditches a corporate tax rate increase in his bipartisan infrastructure deal - for now
Earlier today, President Joe Biden said "we have a deal" on infrastructure. It doesn't include hiking corporate taxes, but the IRS could get bigger.
READ: New York court's ruling stripping Rudy Giuliani's law license | CNN Politics
Rudy Giuliani, the former personal lawyer for former President Donald Trump, has been suspended from practicing law in New York state.
What K Street is saying about the infrastructure deal
Hedge funds launch image revamp — Mutual insurers name new chief
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Cops Say Low Morale And Department Scrutiny Are Driving Them Away From The Job
The mass exodus comes at a delicate time for many communities large and small as violent crime is on the rise and recruitment remains difficult.
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Biden says fed is ready to help following Miami building collapse
President Biden said Thursday that the federal government is ready to step in to assist after a building collapsed in Miami, Fla., and left at least one person dead and 99 unaccounted for. Bid…
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After 28 Quirky Years, Conan O'Brien Is Leaving Late Night
Despite his longevity, O'Brien has always seemed like a host who never fit in easily on television – perhaps, at least in part, by design. He plans to debut a weekly variety show on HBO Max.
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Pelosi launches new probe of Capitol attack, 500th defendant arrested
U.S. House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi on Thursday created a new House committee to investigate the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol, after Senate Republicans in May blocked an independent commission to probe the assault. Some 500 people have now been arrested in the sweeping...
Biden lauds bipartisan deal, but says ‘human infrastructure’ is a must
The president warned he would sign the agreed-upon package only if the “other half” of his economic agenda made its way to his desk.
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Mike Pompeo, other 2024 GOP hopefuls head to New York to meet with donors as possible White House bids loom
Mike Pompeo has been making the biggest push into New York donor circles since the 2020 presidential election, according to people familiar with the efforts.
Manchin won't commit to progressives' infrastructure wish list putting passage in limbo
The delicate political balancing act of passing infrastructure legislation through a divided Senate hit a snag Thursday, with Sen. Joe Manchin saying he's not ready to commit to passing a progressive-backed companion bill that could hit $6 trillion in new spending.
Texas' Abbott leads GOP push for Trump-style border measures
Promises to build a wall. Plans to arrest border crossers and haul them to jail. The ambitious Republican is first among a group of GOP governors who have picked up where the former president left off when it comes to hard-line immigration measures.
Republican congressman warns 'more people will die' over false claims of 2020 election fraud after call for executions airs on pro-Trump media outlet
Rep. Peter Meijer, a Republican from Michigan, condemned a recent segment from One America News where a host called for executing "traitors."
'I'm very scared': Afghan girls, women fear Taliban's return to power as US troops withdraw
Afghan officials, women's rights activists, and U.S. lawmakers have warned that women and girls face a return to the country's grim past.
U.S. government prepares to issue landmark report on UFOs
The U.S. government, once openly dismissive of UFO sightings that for decades sparked the popular imagination, is poised to issue an expansive account of what it calls "unidentified aerial phenomena," based heavily on observations by American military pilots. The U.S. intelligence community, in...
Joe Biden picks second DOJ nominee with Hunter Biden connection
President Joe Biden has, for a second time, selected a nominee with ties to his son Hunter Biden for a top post at the Justice Department, picking a former longtime partner at the law firm where his son worked for years and that was involved in helping the younger Biden in his business dealings…
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Squad Rep. Pressley says she still supports a 'radical re-imagining' of policing amid crime surge
"Squad" member Rep. Ayanna Pressley, D-Mass., said she still supports a "radical re-imagining" of law enforcement as crimes surge across America, including anti-police attacks.
Ocasio-Cortez criticizes bipartisan infrastructure deal for lack of diversity among negotiators
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) criticized the bipartisan infrastructure proposal shortly after President Biden confirmed the deal Thursday, condemning the lack of d…
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CDC extends eviction moratorium a month, says it's last time
The Biden administration on Thursday extended the nationwide ban on evictions for a month to help millions of tenants unable to make rent payments during the coronavirus pandemic, but said this is the last time it plans to do so. Dr. Rochelle Walensky, director of the Centers for Disease...
Pelosi: House won't take up the bipartisan bill until Senate votes on reconciliation
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi made clear on Thursday that the House won't take up the bipartisan infrastructure bill until the Senate passes a larger, more sweeping infrastructure package through budget reconciliation.
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Backlash after Florida governor signs bill against ‘indoctrination’ at colleges
Republican Ron DeSantis claims university campuses are ‘intellectually repressive environments’ The Florida governor, Ron DeSantis: ‘It used to be thought that a university campus was a place where you’d be exposed to a lot of different ideas.’ Photograph: Wilfredo Lee/AP Florida’s Republican...
Capitol riot: Democrats set up committee to probe 6 January attack
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi says the body will aim to "establish the truth" of what happened.
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Biden backers sue 'Trump Train' members, police over campaign bus incident
Several people who were traveling last October on a campaign bus for Democratic President Joe Biden that was surrounded by supporters of Republican former President Donald Trump on a Texas highway filed a pair of federal lawsuits on Thursday over the incident. One lawsuit, which named more than...
White House did not brief Pence team on swearing him in after Trump COVID-19 diagnosis: book
When former President Trump contracted COVID-19 in October, the White House was reportedly so unprepared that officials had not briefed then-Vice President Mike Pence’s team on a plan to swear in P…
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'Sincere regret': N.J. education official apologizes for calling Kamala Harris a 'street walker'
“This was an offensive comment which does not reflect who I am in both my private and public lives,” he wrote.
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Nikki Haley on multiple missions to help GOP win big in 2022
Nikki Haley is pounding the pavement on the campaign trail as she crisscrosses the country to help fellow Republicans running in elections this year and in 2022. But her trip this week to Iowa is sparking more 2024 speculation.
US Ambassador to Russia returns to Moscow | CNN Politics
US Ambassador to Russia John Sullivan arrived back in Moscow Thursday, days after the Russian ambassador to the US resumed his post in Washington, DC.
PayPal founder Peter Thiel amassed $5B fortune in Roth IRA, tax leak reveals
Billionaire investor Peter Thiel managed to grow less than $2,000 into more than $5 billion of tax-free savings in just two decades, according to leaked IRS data.
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Economy grew at 6.4 percent yearly pace in first quarter of 2021
The U.S. economy grew at a yearly pace of more than 6 percent in the first quarter of 2021, according to data released Thursday by the Commerce Department.U.S. gross domestic product (GDP) grew at …
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Controversial Biden ATF nominee David Chipman advances out of Judiciary Committee on party-line vote
The Senate Judiciary Committee Thursday advanced President Biden's nominee to run the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms (ATF) on a party-line vote, setting the table for an uncertain confirmation effort on the Senate floor.
China unveils ambitious 'roadmap of human Mars exploration'
China unveiled ambitious plans to send humans to Mars and build a base on the red planet at a space exploration conference this week.
White farmer wins temporary halt to program for Black counterparts
White farmers argued that redressing past discrimination against Black farmers violated their rights, an argument backed by former Trump aides.
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120,000-year-old fossils in Israel link to human family tree
Scientists in Israel say fragments of skull, jawbone and teeth found in a quarry likely come from an archaic group closely related to Neanderthals
Hundreds Of Unmarked Graves Found At Another Former School For Indigenous Children
Last month the remains of 215 children, some as young as 3 years old, were found buried on the site of what was once Canada's largest Indigenous residential school near Kamloops, British Columbia.
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Over 750 unmarked graves found near former Indigenous school in Canada, First Nation group says
The latest revelation comes a month after the remains of 215 children were found buried on the site of what was once Canada's largest Indigenous residential school.
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Joe Manchin balks at backing $6 trillion in infrastructure spending sought by Bernie Sanders, Senate Democrats
"I have a hard time swallowing that," Manchin told reporters Thursday, leaving the pathway for Biden's major spending initiatives unclear.
Did the Small Business Administration discriminate against white business owners?
Although trying to do the just thing, the federal government probably went too far in shutting out a specific class of business owners rightly pursuing funds.
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A snapshot of the bipartisan infrastructure agreement
President Joe Biden and a bipartisan group of senators have reached an agreement to significantly boost infrastructure spending, though considerable hurdles remain before the blueprint unveiled Thursday becomes reality. The White House says the agreement calls for about $579 billion in new...
'We have a deal': Biden, lawmakers reach tentative bipartisan infrastructure agreement
The $1-trillion infrastructure deal, if successfully enacted, would mark the first major bipartisan legislative accomplishment for Biden.
Senate infrastructure negotiators set to meet with Biden with ‘framework’ in place
Bipartisan group "wouldn’t be going to the White House if we didn’t think we had something,” Sen. Mark Warner says, though no details have been revealed.
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Bipartisan Senate negotiators announce infrastructure 'framework' deal
Following multiple hours-long bipartisan Senate meetings with senior White House aides, lawmakers have reached a deal and are headed to the White House to meet with Biden
"We will find you": Biden signals crackdown on gun dealers who break the law
The president also said he is holding out hope the Assault Weapons Ban will be reinstated.
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Biden gets 56 percent approval rating in Fox News poll
President Biden received a 56 percent approval rating in a recent Fox News poll.The number marks a slight increase from the 54 percent who approved of his performance in April and May. The poll als…
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Schumer vows to advance two-pronged infrastructure plan next month
Senate Majority Leader Charles Schumer (D-N.Y.) on Wednesday night vowed to advance a bipartisan infrastructure plan and Democratic-only bill next month.Schumer spoke to reporters alongside House S…
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‘A lot of people are jaded’: Dems despair amid D.C. gridlock
Five months into the post-Trump era, the promise of Democrat-occupied Washington is crashing into reality.
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Jesse Jackson, William Barber arrested during filibuster protest outside Capitol
The Rev. Jesse Jackson and Bishop William Barber II were both arrested Wednesday while protesting against the filibuster and Republican opposition to a federal minimum wage increase outside the U.S. Capitol.
Biden backs funding more police to fight crime wave
Amid claims his party is soft on crime, the president backs hiring more police beyond pre-pandemic levels.
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Biden nominates Cindy McCain as ambassador to the United Nations food agency | CNN Politics
President Joe Biden announced Wednesday that he will nominate Cindy McCain as US ambassador to the United Nations Agencies for Food and Agriculture, elevating a longtime friend and Republican ally to an administration post.
Senators say White House aides agreed to infrastructure ‘framework’
Senators involved in bipartisan negotiations say they and White House officials have agreed to an infrastructure “framework,” and they’ll meet with President Biden Thursday to bri…
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Puerto Rico's governor calls lack of statehood "geographic discrimination"
"Congress should be laying out the terms and conditions for Puerto Rico to become a state," Puerto Rico Governor Pedro Pierluisi said.
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House Republicans want to strip not-for-profit status of groups that 'interfere in our election process'
Republicans in Congress are clamoring to take action after Facebook founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg donated hundreds of millions of dollars last year to a group that distributed money to election precincts nationwide in a seemingly partisan fashion.
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Red states lead economic recovery, giving GOP ammo against Biden’s spending plans
Policymakers are divided over whether conservative governors’ policies on Covid-19 restrictions are actually helping their economies or if their states’ industries simply didn’t fall as far behind during the pandemic.
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Gen. Mark Milley fires back against GOP criticism of critical race theory
Milley, the nation's highest ranking military officer, was offended by accusations against the military of being 'woke' for studying race theories.
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'We've got to get an answer': UFOs catch Congress' interest
Lawmakers don't want confirmation of wild theories about alien life. They're looking to see those debunked and get more data on an earthbound national security threat.
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Iran claims U.S. to lift all oil sanctions but State Department says ‘nothing is agreed’
Iran claimed on Wednesday that the U.S. would lift oil and shipping sanctions on the country but the State Department said nothing has been agreed to.Iran claimed the concession was made durin…
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Trump's upcoming border visit forced VP Harris' trip, Republicans say
The White House announced on Wednesday that it is now the “appropriate time" for Harris to travel down South to see the border after the veep dismissed the idea of a visit as a “grand gesture” earlier this month.
Doug Emhoff: VP Harris’s trip to the border not driven by ‘political pressure’
In an exclusive interview with NBC News’ Peter Alexander, second gentleman Doug Emhoff addresses criticism as Vice President Kamala Harris is set to visit the border. “She’s just focused on the work,” Emhoff says.
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Nearly 100 people missing as oceanfront Miami-area building collapses
Rescue crews picked through tons of rubble on Thursday looking for survivors after the collapse of part of an oceanfront apartment tower overnight near Miami, where officials reported at least one person dead and nearly 100 missing.
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After weeks of standstill, senators say they've reached agreement on $1.2T infrastructure 'framework'
A bipartisan group of senators said they reached an agreement in principle with the Biden White House on infrastructure funds for U.S. transportation.
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Dems pan proposed Colorado redistricting map
The first publicly released congressional redistricting map could bolster Republicans' chances to recapture the House majority.
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Capitol riot woman who used 'Schindler's List' defense won't serve prison time
A federal judge on Wednesday agreed to a plea that spared Anna Morgan-Lloyd from prison time for her role in the riot and insurrection on Jan. 6.
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Infrastructure bill: ‘Breakthrough’ in talks between WH, bipartisan group of senators
Senior White House officials met twice with a bipartisan group of senators Wednesday to discuss the framework of a massive infrastructure bill and made enough progress to warrant another meeting Thursday at the White House.
California Gov. Gavin Newsom to face recall election
California Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom will face a recall election, marking just the second time in state history that a special election will be held to recall a sitting governor.
Matt Gaetz’s Tweet About Defunding FBI Lasted Less Than A Minute Online
The embattled Florida Republican immediately deleted a post about the law enforcement agency investigating him for possible sex trafficking.
Tech crackdown survives House panel's marathon slugfest
Sweeping antitrust bills aimed at tech giants provoked schisms in both parties and a debate that stretched past daybreak.
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Wisconsin Senate passes 'Second Amendment sanctuary' legislation limiting federal gun laws
The law is meant to exempt firearms in Wisconsin from federal gun laws and regulations. Similar measures have been found unconstitutional elsewhere.
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The Supreme Court saved Obamacare. Now supporters want Biden to fix the law.
Pressure is building on Biden to address the law's underlying problems now that it has survived the latest Supreme Court challenge.
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Biden unveils strategy to stop gun crime as summer violence spikes
President Joe Biden on Wednesday announced a "comprehensive strategy" to combat rising gun violence.
Military leaders push back on questions by Rep. Gaetz about critical race theory
“So what is wrong with understanding, having some situational awareness of the country which we are here to defend?” asked Army Gen. Mark Milley, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff.
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Ex-NRA president, gun rights advocate unknowingly speak at fake graduation representing kids killed by gun violence
A former NRA president and gun rights advocate both unknowingly delivered commencement speeches at a fake high school graduation that represented thousands of children who died from gun violence be…
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Progressives are no longer so pleasantly thrilled with the Biden era
Lawmakers and activists have begun going after the president directly, after failures on voting rights and amid prolonged infrastructure negotiations.
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Second Amendment activist 'disappointed and upset' after gun control group dupes him into speaking at fake graduation
John Lott, a pro-Second Amendment activist, lashed out after being duped into speaking at a fake high school graduation in a ploy by a little-known gun control group.
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Biden promises to end 'ridiculously low salary' for federal firefighters
"I didn’t realize this, I have to admit, that federal firefighters get paid $13 an hour. That’s going to end in my administration," Biden said on Tuesday.
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Derek Chauvin will be sentenced Friday for the murder of George Floyd. Here's what to expect.
Chauvin could face up to 40 years in prison but state guidelines could suggest a shorter term.
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Joe Manchin appears close to making up his mind. Here's what he wants in an infrastructure plan.
The influential moderate Democrat wants to roll back Trump's "unfair" tax cuts and he supports completely paying for a multitrillion-dollar package.
The congressional UFO report is expected within days. Here's what we know about it and when you can expect it
The UFO report to congress is expected to be released later this month, on government information on unidentified flying objects and aerial phenomena.
Biden administration to ban solar components from Chinese company over forced labor
The move is another sharp rebuke by the U.S. against China, which dominates the supply chain for the renewable energy equipment.
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Arizona secretary of state one of Maricopa audit’s biggest winners, local strategists say
As the GOP-led Arizona Senate's 2020 election audit in Maricopa County comes to a close, strategists in the state agree Democratic Secretary of State Katie Hobbs stands to emerge as one of its main benefactors.
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U.S. and allies increase pressure on Russia to keep humanitarian aid route into Syria open
Bab al-Hawa, the crossing between Turkey and Syria that is the last authorized humanitarian corridor, is at risk of closing if Russia could vetoes a U.N. resolution requiring it to stay open.
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New videos show Capitol rioters attacking police line from officers' point of view
The Justice Department released six never-before-seen clips of police body-camera and surveillance footage showing rioters harassing and attacking police on January 6 around the US Capitol.
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Newsom overstated California’s wildfire prevention efforts: report
California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) overstated California’s wildfire prevention efforts, according to an investigation published Wednesday by CapRadio and NPR’s California Newsroom.CaliforniaR…
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Biden: Insurrectionists 'need nukes' to take on US government
The president says rebels would need more than guns to take on the nuclear-armed US government.
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Senate Democrats call for FDA action on high levels of heavy metals in some baby food
A group of Democratic senators led by Sen. Amy Klobuchar (Minn.) is calling on the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to step up efforts to eliminate toxic heavy metals that have been rep…
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Here’s Why a Former Cop and Republican Won Big in AOC’s District
Michael M. Santiago/Getty“Social media does not pick a candidate,” NYC mayoral frontrunner Eric Adams said Tuesday night during what sounded like a victory speech in all but name. “People on Social Security pick a candidate.”Adams isn’t lying. The poorest Black and brown boroughs of New York...
Senators say deal reached on infrastructure proposal as bipartisan agenda faces make-or-break moment
Senators on both sides of the aisle said Wednesday evening there's an agreement with White House officials and 10 senators on a bipartisan infrastructure deal, with senators planning to meet with President Joe Biden at the White House on Thursday to discuss it.
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Nearly 100 unaccounted for after deadly high-rise collapse in Florida
At least one person is confirmed dead after much of a multi-story condominium building collapsed into a huge pile of rubble in Surfside, near Miami Beach, authorities said.
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Illegal gold miners stalk Amazon as authorities look away
Indigenous villages say they are under attack, as illegal mining and armed violence in the jungle rise.
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Restaurant prices are rising across the U.S. as inflation edges up
Chipotle Mexican Grill recently hiked menu costs as much as 4% nationwide to cover higher wages.
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Bill ending federal unemployment supplement passes North Carolina legislature
A bill ending the pandemic federal unemployment supplement passed the North Carolina House and Senate.The bill passed along party lines with no Democrats in the Senate and only three Democrats…
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Biden appoints veteran housing, banking regulator as acting FHFA chief
President Biden on Wednesday designated Sandra Thompson as the acting director of the Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) after ousting the agency’s previous chief earlier in the day.Thompson wil…
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Biden wants to slash National Guard force size despite busiest year since WWII
The National Guard saw its busiest year with more troops deployed in June 2020 than any time since World War II a top general said Wednesday, but White House budget cuts mean the force will see a drop in authorized troops.
Harris to visit US-Mexico border area regarding migration
Vice President Kamala Harris will make her first visit on Friday to the U.S.-Mexico border since taking office, following criticism from members of both parties for failing to go earlier despite her role leading the Biden administration’s response to a steep increase in migration. Harris will...
Biden replaces Trump-appointed regulator overseeing mortgage giants after Supreme Court ruling
The White House on Wednesday replaced the regulator who oversees mortgage giants Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, hours after a Supreme Court ruling enabled President Biden to oust the Trump appointee.Why it matters: The removal of libertarian economist Mark Calabria as Federal Housing Finance Agency...
Tulsa residents personal information shared on dark web following ransomware attack
Tulsa city officials on Wednesday said that hackers responsible for a ransomware attack last month are now sharing residents’ personal information online.Over 18,000 city files, including pol…
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Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis signs bill permitting college students to record professors in class
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis has signed into law, a new bill that will, among other things, allow college students to use recordings of their college professors’ lectures as evidence in complaints about political bias to the university.
Biden mocked gun-rights advocates who say they need assault weapons to fight the government: 'You need F-15s and maybe some nuclear weapons'
President Joe Biden made the joke in a White House speech outlining his administration's plan to combat gun violence in the US.
Al Franken to launch 15-stop comedy tour
Former Minnesota Sen. Al Franken (D) is launching a comedy tour nearly four years after he resigned over sexual misconduct claims.The 15-stop tour, dubbed “The Only Former U.S. Senator Currently on…
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House panel approves sweeping tech crackdown during overnight showdown
A package of bills aimed at reining in the industry's biggest players drew support from both Republicans and Democrats — but encountered fierce bipartisan opposition.
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Taiwan's foreign minister says 'we need to prepare' for military conflict with China
China's escalating military intimidation of Taiwan shows the self-governed island "needs to prepare" for a possible military conflict, Taiwan's Foreign Minister Joseph Wu said in an exclusive interview with CNN.
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President Biden reveals crime prevention plan
As crime rates rise across America, President Biden released plans today for five new strike forces to deal with firearms trafficking. Included in his plan: hiring more police officers and bringing violence intervention programs to 15 cities.
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Sunny Hostin says black Americans are buying guns to protect themselves from 'white supremacy'
The View’s Sunny Hostin said African Americans are buying guns to protect themselves from “white supremacy.”
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Republican-led Michigan panel affirms Biden victory in the state
An oversight committee in Michigan on Wednesday confirmed the results of the November 2020 general election, which declared President Biden the winner last year.
Gavin Newsom recall effort moves forward after enough verified signatures survive withdrawal process
The recall effort of California Gov. Gavin Newsom will move forward after organizers collected enough signatures.
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Witness says man confronted gunman who killed police officer in Colorado
A witness in the Colorado shooting that left a police officer dead said another onlooker shot the suspect during the incident, The Associated Press reports.Bill Troyanos was working at an Army…
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Border Democrats want migrants vaccinated
Some Democrats representing border districts want President Biden to vaccinate migrants crossing into the U.S. — especially if he lifts public health restrictions that have prevented them from claiming asylum on American soil.Why it matters: Inoculating migrants treads a fine line of protecting...
Teamsters aims to step up efforts to unionize Amazon workers
The International Brotherhood of Teamsters, a union that represents 1.4 million workers, is setting its sights on Amazon
North Korea says it won’t engage in talks with U.S. that would get nowhere
North Korea said on Wednesday that it would not be engaging in talks with the United States that it believes would not make any progress.”We are not considering even the possibility of any co…
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Hubble Trouble: NASA Can't Figure Out What's Causing Computer Issues On The Telescope
"It's just the inefficiency of trying to fix something which is orbiting 400 miles over your head instead of in your laboratory," said Paul Hertz, the director of astrophysics for NASA.
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Texans divided on GOP Gov. Abbott’s proposed border wall, 2022 reelection: poll
Texas voters are divided Gov. Greg Abbott’s push to build a wall along his state’s border with Mexico and are split over whether the two-term Republican governor deserves to be reelected next year, according to a new poll.
Top general defends West Point students' studying of critical race theory
Gen. Mark Milley defended the right of West Point students to discuss race after some GOP congressmen complained about an academy class recognizing critical race theory.
Hong Kong's last pro-democracy paper sells out final edition
The final edition of Hong Kong’s last remaining pro-democracy paper sold out in hours, as readers scooped up all 1 million copies of the Apple Daily
Silicon Valley gave Asia's richest man billions, but things aren't all going to plan
Last year, Google and Facebook collectively bet more than $10 billion on Asia's richest man and his plan to bring hundreds of millions of Indians online.
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Britney Spears pleads for judge to end 13-year conservatorship: 'I just want my life back'
Britney Spears pleaded to a judge to end her 13-year conservatorship when she spoke in court on June 23.
CDC extends COVID-19 ban on most evictions through July 31
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said this would be its "final extension."
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House Republicans to hold own hearing on Covid-19 origins
Rep. Steve Scalise said the hearing will feature testimony from doctors, scientists and "members of Congress who've been investigating this on their own."
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White House deploys top officials in vaccine blitz
RALEIGH, N.C. — The White House on Thursday engaged in an all-out blitz to urge Americans to get vaccinated, scattering top officials around the country to tout the shots even as the administr…
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Fauci resisted Trump directive to cancel virus research grant linked to Wuhan lab: Book
Anthony Fauci resisted a White House directive in April of last year to cancel a research grant for a nonprofit linked to the Wuhan Institute of Virology, only complying after he learned that former President Donald Trump had explicitly ordered its cancellation, according to an exclusive excerpt...
These are the two key groups now being hit hardest by Covid-19
Covid-19 deaths have been falling dramatically in the US, but -- with many people still unvaccinated -- the number of daily deaths remains in the hundreds. And the groups most at risk are increasingly younger people and Black Americans.
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College vaccine mandates rile GOP states
The red states’ moves potentially set up court fights over who has the power to police campus health just as schools prepare to reopen for in-person instruction.
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US had nearly 17 million undiagnosed COVID-19 cases in early months of pandemic: Study
There may have been nearly 17 million undiagnosed COVID-19 cases in the United States in the early months of the coronavirus pandemic, according to a new study.
Scientist says early coronavirus samples were deleted from NIH database | CNN
Scientists investigating the origins of the Covid-19 pandemic might be working with the wrong samples, because some early samples of the virus submitted by a Chinese researcher were deleted from a shared database, an expert in the evolution of viruses says.
Vaccine or virus? CDC says vaccines are still safer for young people than risks of COVID
Leading health officials called heart inflammation an "extremely rare side effect, and only an exceedingly small number of people will experience it after vaccination."
Fox News Poll: Majority believes COVID-19 leaked from lab in China
Once dismissed as a conspiracy theory, today a 60 percent majority believes COVID-19 was created by scientists and leaked from a lab in China, according to a Fox News survey. That’s nearly double the 31 percent who think the pandemic started naturally.
Morgan Stanley to ban unvaccinated employees and clients from New York offices
Morgan Stanley will prohibit unvaccinated staff members and clients from entering its New York offices.
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U.S. administers 319.9 mln doses of COVID-19 vaccines - CDC
The United States has administered 319,872,053 doses of COVID-19 vaccines in the country as of Wednesday morning, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said.
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The Pandemic Led To The Biggest Drop In U.S. Life Expectancy Since WWII, Study Finds
Life expectancy fell by nearly two years between 2018 and 2020, largely due to COVID-19. Declines were most pronounced among minority groups, including Black and Hispanic people.
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Here's how coronavirus spread inside a government office in Florida -- and how one official says it stopped | CNN
Officials in Manatee County, Florida, were able to identify the patient zero in a recent outbreak of the coronavirus that swept through a government building and left two employees dead and several hospitalized, all of whom were unvaccinated.
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