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Trump admin settles Carter Page lawsuit for $1.25 million
Page sued the FBI, Justice Department and eight people over allegations they improperly surveilled him under a FISA warrant during the FBI's investigation into Russian meddling in the 2016 presidential election.
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Pentagon says Navy Secretary John Phelan is leaving Trump administration 'immediately'
The move comes after Army Chief of Staff Gen. Randy George left his post earlier this month and Labor Secretary Lori Chavez-DeRemer resigned Monday.
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Rick Scott holds up Coast Guard promotions over issues with shipbuilders
Eastern Shipbuilding Group won a multibillion-dollar contract with the Coast Guard in 2016 to deliver four new Offshore Patrol Cutters. The company was supposed to finish the first ship by 2023, but faced multiple delays.
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SOUTHCOM says latest drug trafficking strike killed eight male 'narco-terrorists'
The strikes killed a total of eight men who were on three vessels. Three of the men were on the first boat, two were in the second and the final three were in the third.
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Texas AG sues five major TV companies for allegedly spying on state residents
The lawsuits include two China-based television companies Hisense and TCL Technology Group Corporation, which Paxton claimed poses serious concerns about consumer data harvesting.
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President Trump sues BBC for $5 billion despite network's apology
The lawsuit, filed in federal court in Florida, argued the BBC “maliciously” tied two comments together that Trump made more than 54 minutes apart in order to give the impression that he’d urged his supporters to engage in violence.
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Hillary Clinton’s own Russia scandal: FBI memos detail how Uranium One probe thwarted
Running out the clock: The FBI and DOJ slow-walked their investigation into the Clinton Foundation and the sale of Uranium One to Russia-backed interests. As a result of roadblocks, the statute of limitations was allowed to lapse on any prosecution.
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Comer threatens Clintons with contempt if they don't show for depositions in January
The letter comes after the couple's attorney sent a letter to the committee last week outlining why the two Clintons should not be required to appear for their respective depositions, which were initially scheduled for Wednesday and Thursday.
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House passes two bills to improve efficiency in the federal workforce
The bills force federal agencies to improve established training programs to better develop future leaders, update and expand their software inventories, and consolidate costly, unnecessary licenses so that government procedures run more smoothly.
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Trump admin calls for China to release Hong Kong pro-democracy leader Jimmy Lai
Lai, a British citizen, was convicted of the crimes earlier Monday and now faces up to life in a Chinese prison.
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Maine governor says state law enforcement will not cooperate with ICE outside of criminal probes
The governor said she would allow LD 1971 to become state law without her signature, declining to veto the legislation, and also repealed a 2011 executive order that enhanced cooperation between state and federal officials on immigration enforcement.
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Trump admin launches Christmas website to highlight 12 days of federal gifts
The second post, which was uploaded Monday, highlights the Great Seal of the United States. The Great Seal was adopted by Congress in 1782 and features an eagle and shield.
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Appeals court intervenes in Boasberg contempt efforts, punting matter to 2026
The matter if the actual deportations has already reached the Supreme Court, which permitted the administration to invoke the Alien Enemies Act.