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Lindsay Clancy jury again tells judge they cannot reach verdict
Clancy stands accused of killing her three children. While she admits to the act, she has argued that she suffered from severe mental illness and should not be held criminally liable.
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Trump floats renaming Strait of Hormuz to 'Trump Strait'
The Strait of Hormuz is the critical waterway connecting the Persian Gulf to the Arabian Sea.
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Woman accused of filming Lindsay Clancy jury arraigned in Massachusetts court
Dawn Light, 56, stands accused of taking photos of the jury and entering a restricted area.
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FBI fires agents photographed kneeling during 2020 BLM protests: Reports
The bureau reassigned the agents in May in what was viewed as demotions, but has since fired at least 15 agents who were photographed kneeling at the protest.
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DHS launching 'whole of government' operation to combat anti-ICE activity, official says
Assistant Secretary Tricia McLaughlin says while such apps might currently be legal, they are “being used by gangs, suspected terrorists, and others to evade law enforcement and even target officers.”
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Fraudsters stole about $320 million in SNAP benefits over 2-year period: GAO
GAO noted that available data understates the actual scale of SNAP theft, given that states are not required to report every occurrence, so many thefts go undisclosed.
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Trump asks Supreme Court to determine whether he can end birthright citizenship
The Supreme Court previously narrowed the scope of injunctions against the executive order, finding that lower courts likely lacked the authority to issue sweeping injunctions, but did not rule on the constitutionality of the order.
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Immigration advocates sue Trump administration over 'unlawful' ICE arrests
The advocacy organizations, which includes CASA and the American Civil Liberties Union of the District of Columbia, filed petitions representing four plaintiffs in Washington, D.C. to stop the government from conducting “unlawful” arrests against them and any other individual in the future.
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House Democrats release new Epstein docs that include references to Elon Musk and Steve Bannon
Bannon was listed in the new documents regarding a breakfast with Epstein in 2019, and Republican donor Peter Thiel reportedly had a lunch scheduled with Epstein for Nov. 27, 2017. It is not clear if either of those meetings took place.
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Congress unmoved by imminent government shutdown threat
Two competing Continuing Resolutions are on the table.
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Congress calls Trump’s TikTok plan a good first step, but concerns remain about algorithm control
The House CCP Committee chairman plans to conduct oversight of the deal's framework to ensure adherence to the law.
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Supreme Court allows Trump to withhold roughly $4 billion in foreign funding approved by Congress
The court's three liberal justices dissented.
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Defense Sec Hegseth says Wounded Knee Medal of Honor recipients will keep awards after review
Hegseth claimed that his predecessor, former Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin's, review was more focused on "being politically correct" than historically accurate.