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Former President Bill Clinton released from hospital after being admitted for fever, flu symptoms
The 78-year-old Clinton was admitted for testing and observation after he developed a fever.
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Trump says Biden commuting death-row sentences 'devastating' to families, will pursue death penalty
The move by Biden, who has just weeks left in office before Trump takes over as president, protects the 37 from capital punishment, of which Trump is a proponent.
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Treasury panel can't agree on proposed Nippon, US Steel deal, leaving decision to Biden
Biden will have 15 days to come to a final decision about the deal.
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Prosecutors drop effort to get court to reinstate charges against Baldwin in fatal 'Rust' shooting
Baldwin was accused of firing a gun on the set of the Western film "Rust" in 2021, which killed cinematographer Halyna Hutchins, and wounded the film's director. The case was dismissed in July.
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Johnson allies urge Trump to reaffirm support for speaker ahead of January vote
House members are expected to vote on the new speaker when they return from the holidays on January 3. Once the speaker is confirmed, the lawmakers will officially be sworn into office, and then vote on January 6 to certify the 2024 election results.
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Rand Paul's annual Festivus report details how Biden admin spent $1T on 'government waste'
Paul's 41-page report this year concludes the Biden administration spent $1 trillion on such events as drag shows and projects like the construction of pickle ball complexes.
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Texas AG Paxton sues NCAA, says group advertises 'women's sports' but games have transgender players
The attorney general requested that the court grant a permanent injunction that bans the NCAA from allowing biological males to compete in women’s sporting events in Texas, or involving Texas teams.
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Former DC police officer found guilty of leaking information to former Proud Boys leader Tarrio
U.S. District Judge Amy Berman Jackson ruled Monday that Lamond did leak critical information to Tarrio, which helped him with his plans to travel to the capital for the January 6 riot, and then attempted to cover it up by deleting their conversations on Telegram.
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Biden’s death row commutations spared child killers, a rapist, and a drug kingpin from execution
President Biden justified his decision based on his moral opposition to the death penalty.
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Comer to invite former SSA Commissioner O’Malley to testify on federal telework policies next month
The letter comes after O'Malley signed an agreement last month with the American Federation of Government Employees (AFGE) that would extend the agency's current remote policies for 42,000 Social Security Administration (SSA) employees through 2029.
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Child struck by plummeting drone at Orlando holiday light show required open-heart surgery
Child expected to recover but will remain in hospital through holiday season
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Read explosive allegations against Matt Gaetz in newly released House Ethics report
The committee released the findings of its probe shortly before the Christmas holiday.
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Judge blocks Biden rule that allegedly muzzles doctors from reporting suspected child abuse
Reinterpretation of health privacy law on abortion, transgender treatments after Supreme Court ended federal abortion protection "likely" violates law, Trump nominee says, approving preliminary injunction.