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Romney slams GOP lawmakers at hush money trial, says Biden should have pardoned Trump
Romney also claimed that President Joe Biden, who is running for reelection against Trump this November, should have pardoned the former president because it would have been a power move that made Biden tall, and Trump small.
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Border 'gotaways' increase by more than 340% under Biden
More than 1.4 million known gotaways were recorded from fiscal year 2010 through fiscal year 2020, before Biden entered office.
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Biden speaks at APAICS gala with TikTok as sponsor after signing bill that could ban app in U.S.
According to the official Asian Pacific American Institute for Congressional Studies webpage, companies such as Google, Walmart, Amazon and AT&T were also sponsors of the event.
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Federal judge expresses frustration at status of Giuliani's bankruptcy case
Giuliani was ordered to pay the $148 million defamation verdict to election workers Ruby Freeman and Shaye Moss in December, after falsely claiming they participated in election fraud during the 2020 presidential election, and filed for bankruptcy one week later. He has since missed key financial disclosure deadlines, and has not been able to sell his Florida or New York residences.
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DOJ claims Boeing violated five-year settlement that helped it avoid prosecution
The aerospace company reached the $2.5 billion settlement deal with the DOJ related to a fraud allegation of misleading the federal regulators who approved the Max 737 planes. In exchange for the payment, they would not be prosecuted on the fraud charge.
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GOP Sen. Marshall calls for tougher crackdown on illicit drugs after DEA report
Marshall said the new report, released last week, confirms the warnings that officials have issued over the opioid crisis, which has killed nearly 38,000 Americans in the first six months of 2023 alone.
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Arizona Rep. Biggs says border crossings in the Tucson border have skyrocketed
"Just put that in perspective from 2018 to 2021......the average is about 60,000 per year," Biggs said.
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Trump trial's OJ glove moment: Cohen tape undercuts prosecutors’ main story to jurors
This follows a pattern of weaknesses in Bragg’s case, which has been consistently undercut by other witnesses. But if the tapes don't fit: they must acquit.
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FBI report finds fewer officers killed in line of duty, but more attacked
There were 60 officers killed in the line of duty in 2023, the report said, one less than in 2022. But the total officers killed in the line of duty in the past three years were higher than any other three year period in the past two decades.
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Blinken performs cover of 'Rockin in the Free World' with Kyiv band while visiting Ukraine
During the music set at a local bar, Blinken was introduced by the band as the “biggest friend of Ukraine."
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Armorer Hannah Gutierrez appeals involuntary manslaughter conviction in Rust shooting
Gutierrez, who worked as the armorer for the Alec Baldwin film "Rust," was found guilty of involuntary manslaughter in March, after a gun was fired on set with a live round, which killed cinematographer Halyna Hutchins, and wounded director Joel Souza.
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Coalition of House GOP members want to award Trump Congressional Gold Medal
Florida Rep. Anna Paulina Luna said the medal would be for Trump's "exceptional leadership" and his contribution to strengthening the country's diplomatic relationships during his presidency.
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DOJ asks judge to order Steve Bannon's incarceration for contempt of Congress
Bannon received a four-month sentence following his conviction for ignoring a subpoena from the House Jan. 6 Committee.