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White House schedules hearing on allegations against Fed's Lisa Cook for December
Cook's lawyers say the committee, which is overseen by three of Trump's political appointees, lacks impartiality, given the president’s past threats and the actions and comments of the panel’s members.
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Justice Department declines to give update on Alaska probes with Senate race too close to call
The department confirmed last week that there is a probe into allegations of a plot that is designed to confuse voters in the midterms by recruiting a candidate with the same name as the state's incumbent senator.
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Mullin vows 'deportations will continue' after Republicans lose midterm elections
The White House has said that there have been more than 605,000 deportations of illegal migrants under the second Trump administration so far and another 1.9 million illegal migrants have self-deported.
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Watch Live: Trump greets Chinese leader Xi Jinping in Beijing
The greeting, which will take place 10 a.m. local time, kicks off the summit, which will include talks about sanctions on Iranian oil and the conflict in the Middle East at large.
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New York man convicted of running secret Chinese 'police station' in Manhattan
Lu now faces up to 10 years in prison after he was convicted of acting as a foreign agent and obstructing justice by deleting some of his messages with Chinese officials. He was acquitted of conspiring with others to act as a Chinese agent.
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Kevin Kiley delivers final signature necessary to force House vote on Ukraine aid
House lawmakers have attempted to get the discharge petition over its final hurdle for nearly a year. The petition was introduced by New York Democratic Rep. Gregory Meeks to help Ukraine get more assistance amid its war with Russia.
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Georgia joins redistricting fight after Gov. Brian Kemp calls for special legislative session
Kemp signed a proclamation that calls a special session of the Georgia General Assembly for June 17 to address the Supreme Court's historic ruling that is expected to require changes to the state's electoral maps before the 2028 elections.
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Harvey Weinstein complains of chest pain as jurors deliberate in rape retrial
The jurors were approximately four hours into their deliberations when the disruption occurred and are expected to resume their deliberations on Thursday.
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Justice Department alleges states are not providing federal officers with undercover license plates
Shumate claimed the policies violated the Supremacy Clause of the United States Constitution, which dictates that the Constitution and federal laws pursuant to it supersede state laws.
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CIA employee testifies Fauci improperly influenced COVID-19 origin report
Erdman also testified that Fauci, who served as the director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, directly inserted himself into IC deliberations about the outbreak of COVID-19 twice.
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Senate advances resolution to suspend senators' pay during government shutdowns
Senators' pay would be put into an escrow account, meaning there would be no loss in pay. The senators just wouldn't receive any of it until the shutdown ends.
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Microsoft-owned professional networking site LinkedIn plans to cut 5% of its staff: report
The Microsoft-owned professional social-networking site is expected to inform staff of the cuts on Wednesday.
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SC Governor to call special session for redistricting, lawmaker says
Their decision followed the Republican primaries in Indiana, where primary challengers largely ousted Senate Republicans who opposed redistricting.