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A US Navy destroyer was stranded in South China Sea without power for four days
The USS Benfold lost power from July 24 to July 28 and was towed to the Philippines where power was restored. During those four days, the ship lost its air conditioning, galleys, toilets and showers.
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Former Fauci adviser David Morens pleads guilty to conspiracy
The Justice Department brought the case against Morens in April, which accused the former senior scientific adviser at the NIAID of committing conspiracy against the U.S., destruction, alteration, or falsification of records in federal investigations; concealment, removal or mutilation of records; and aiding and abetting.
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Vance to tout Trump administration's economic agenda in home state amid midterm push
The speech comes as the vice president is expected to hit the campaign trail to stump for Republican candidates ahead of the November elections.
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Garland declines to provide GOP House panel communications between DOJ, NY DA Bragg's office
AG Garland tells House Judiciary Committee that he "will not be intimidated" by effort to hold him in contempt
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Congressman's son draws attention on C-SPAN by making funny faces during father's speech
Guy Rose graduated from kindergarten and accompanied his father to Capitol Hill on Monday.
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Congress invites Netanyahu to Capitol Hill on Jewish holiday, now looks for alternative date
Netanyahu was scheduled to speak on June 13, which falls on Shavuot.
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CFO of Epoch Times charged with partaking in money laundering scheme of at least $67 million: DOJ
Guan was arrested on Sunday morning.
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Grassley warns Trump hush money verdict harmed American institutions
"What concerns me most is the damage it’s done to our American institutions," Grassley said in his speech. "Federal law enforcement, the intelligence community and now, the judicial branch, have contorted themselves and, at the same time, tried to destroy Trump. In the process, they’ve broken faith with the law, with the rules, with ethics, with the truth and with the American people."
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House investigators suggest new evidence strengthens case against Hunter Biden
House Ways and Means Chairman Jason Smith said that the new documents help prove that Hunter Biden lied to Congress about his role and influence on the board of the Ukrainian company, including on his ability to secure visas.
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Johnson officially swears in Vince Fong as McCarthy's replacement
The California lawmaker gives Republicans a two-seat margin over Democrats, and brings the total number of Republicans in the House to 218, over the 213 Democrats. He was sworn in by House Speaker Mike Johnson.
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Victoria Coates warns that Mexico's newly elected president is worse than current one
Mexico elected its first female president on Sunday, Claudia Sheinbaum, who won with up to 60% of the vote. Sheinbaum, who is a physicist with a doctorate in energy engineering, will be sworn in on Oct. 1.
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House probes pro-Biden partisan effect of spending by Small Business Administration in Michigan
The committee has found significant overlap between where voter registration has increased and the locations of SBA offices and President Biden’s campaign activities, including the implementation of “Bidenbucks.”
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Fauci's ruff day: Ex-NIAID director passes buck on puppy experiments, weak evidence for COVID rules
Senior scientific advisor who explicitly said he evaded FOIA is not close to Fauci, just has a "title" but little influence, Fauci says. MTG makes another spectacle.