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Trump taps Todd Butler to serve on the 5th Circuit
The 5th Circuit is currently regarded as one of the more conservative circuits and has previously handed Trump several wins in critical cases.
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Texas, FBI thwart plot to attack state Capitol, authorities say
The FBI worked in conjunction with the Texas Department of Public Safety on the matter.
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Trump expresses frustration with his three Supreme Court nominees: 'They vote against me often'
"What can I do? I put them in," he also said.
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U.S. agrees to restore pension to FBI official fired under Trump administration
Former FBI Deputy Director Andrew McCabe was fired following an inspector general report that he had authorized information to be leaked to a news reporter in 2018.
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Robert Durst sentenced to life in prison for murdering longtime friend Susan Berman
The 78-year-old was convicted last month in a Los Angeles court, after a jury concluded he murdered Berman in December 2000 by shooting her in the back of the head.
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White House commission outlines risks of adding justices to Supreme Court
The commission released the report ahead of its first public hearing on Friday.
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Parents of alleged rape victim at public school will sue Loudoun County
The alleged sexual assaults were "predictable and preventable," the Smiths said in a statement.
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New Jersey woman files sexual assault lawsuit against Bill Cosby
The lawsuit is seeking $125 million in damages
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Norway bow-and-arrow attacks were 'act of terror,' authorities say
Police believe that the perpetrator acted alone.
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Some credit unions already losing accounts over Democrats' plan to expand IRS tracking
The "IRS is now going to force your bank to turn over information that can further ... track your personal and professional banking accounts," warns community banking industry rep.
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January 6 select committee will move to hold Steve Bannon in criminal contempt
Bannon has refused to comply with the committee's subpoenas of him
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Arkansas Governor Asa Hutchinson allows bill requiring vaccine mandate opt-outs to become law
The governor did not sign the bill, signaling that he may not approve of the legislation
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TSA catching record 4,650 firearms at airport checkpoints so far in 2021, report
The number surpasses the total-year record of 4,432 set in 2019