Government
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Deal to avoid shutdown moving closer as GOP and Dems near agreement on issues
Senate Majority Leader John Thune, R-S.D., said Thursday that he hopes a government funding deal will come together before the Senate goes into a five-week recess next month.
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Christian physician assistant fired for refusing to facilitate transgender care wins settlement
According to Valerie Kloosterman's lawsuit, the module required her affirm statements concerning sexual orientation and gender identity that went against her Christian faith, which says God ordains a person's sex.
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Authorities investigating possible Iran links in Minnesota community water system cyberattack
In July, the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency issued an advisory, warning that Iranian-affiliated hackers were attacking critical infrastructure, including water and wastewater systems.
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Bowser declares emergency, asks feds for help with Potomac River spill
The D.C. Water and Sewer Authority operates the sewer line, the collapse of which saw more than 250 million gallons of sewage enter the Potomac River.
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Watch Live: President Trump holds first Board of Peace meeting
Watch Live: President Trump hold first Board of Peace meeting
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DC declares public emergency to get federal help to stanch, clean up historic Potomac sewage spill
D.C. Democratic Mayor Muriel Bower declared a local public emergency 30 days after a major sewage, wastewater pipe collapsed.
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Mistrial declared in alleged Antifa ambush of Texas ICE detention center, lawyer's attire at issue
The shirt included images of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., Shirley Chisholm, and other civil rights leaders
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State Department imposes visa restrictions on 18 Iranian regime leaders following violent crackdown
The visa restriction policy targets officials believed to be complicit in serious violations of human rights, "particularly inhibiting the right of Iranians to free expression and peaceful assembly," according to the department.
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More than a dozen Democrats plan to skip Trump's State of the Union for counterprogramming
The president is set to give the annual address to Congress on Tuesday, Feb. 24, which is a televised speech delivered at the Capitol, which is open to all lawmakers from both chambers and their guests.
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Florida executives sentenced to 20 years in prison for part in $233 million Obamacare fraud scheme
A third defendant in the case, Dafud Iza, previously pleaded guilty to major fraud against the U.S. and was sentenced to 35 months in prison.
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Former Victoria's Secret CEO, billionaire Les Wexner claims he was 'conned' by Jeffrey Epstein
The testimony was part of the panel's probe into the late-financier. The committee subpoenaed Wexner for his testimony last month after the billionaire was named in the Justice Department's Epstein Files multiple times.
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Pardon czar Alice Johnson praises Trump: 'I'm a testament to how he feels about black Americans'
Trump commuted Johnson's prison sentence during his first term after she was sentenced to life in prison in the 1990s for nonviolent drug crimes. She served 21 years in prison before her sentence was commuted by Trump in 2018.
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Empower Oversight confirms FBI has sent nearly $4 million in back pay to bureau whistleblowers
The nonprofit said one of their clients still has not had their case resolved and the client is still facing reprisal from career FBI executives for reporting their gross waste and abuse to new FBI leadership.