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Rubio says task force set up to address 'birth tourism' revoked 600 visas in one month
"The State Department will use all available tools to dismantle birth tourism networks and defend the integrity of U.S. citizenship," Rubio said.
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Antitrust feud has Paramount considering California exit, chief legal officer says
“You have to take a look at the business environment and look to see what’s best for not only the community and the business," Paramount's chief legal officer said.
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ICE agents may soon have gloves that can deliver electric shocks to combative individuals
To deliver the painful electric shock, they must be applied directly to someone's skin, which helps the officer gain compliance within seconds, according to the manufacturer.
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California considering plan to subsidize phone bills for illegal immigrants
The proposal is scheduled for an agency vote Sept. 26
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Election officials warn of Postal Service problems amid 2024 elections: 'Have not seen improvement'
The officials wrote in the letter that the mail system issues were “not one-off mistakes or a problem with specific facilities. Instead, it demonstrates a pervasive lack of understanding and enforcement of USPS policies among its employees.”
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Harvey Weinstein indicted on additional sex crimes charges
Weinstein's 2020 conviction on rape and sexual assault charges was dropped by an appeals court earlier this year
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FBI's silence on Tim Walz China connections 'inexcusable,' House Oversight says in new letter
Committee Chairman James Comer called the FBI's failure to respond "inexcusable" and set a new deadline for documents to be delivered to his committee.
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Federal government heavily increasing security for next electoral count to avoid repeat Jan. 6, 2021
The Department of Homeland Security has designated the next electoral count in Congress on Jan. 6, 2025 as a "National Special Security Event" which allows the same type of security presence that is provided for presidential inaugurations and political conventions.
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Watch Live: AG Garland speaks to Justice Dept. workforce, Americans with election 7 weeks away
The attorney general will likely address federal law enforcement concerns related the the final weeks of 2024 presidential election race and in the days and weeks afterward
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Pakistani national with Iran ties indicted in alleged 'murder for hire' plot on US politicians
The person arrested, Asif Merchant, is being charged for allegedly attempting to commit an act of terrorism and for his alleged role in a murder-for-hire plot
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Former Tennessee senator and Chinese ambassador Jim Sasser dies at 87
Jim Sasser, who served in the U.S. Senate for 18 years and also served as the U.S. Ambassador to China for six years, died at his home in Chapel Hill, North Carolina, on Tuesday evening of an apparent heart attack.
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Justice Department drops nearly half of pending obstruction charges in J6 cases
The department said it has already dropped the charge in approximately 60 of the 126 defendants whose cases were still pending. It is still going to charge 13 of the defendants with obstruction, and it is still examining the other cases.
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Biden-Harris Title IX rewrite a nightmare for colleges after clarity of Trump rules, experts say
The patchwork of rules under court injunctions against the Democratic nominee's regulations "screams for a legislative intervention," outside advisor to colleges says, but "I don't know if we're capable of legislating anymore."