The Pentagon has rejected a second request from District of Columbia Mayor Muriel Bowser for the deployment of the D.C. National Guard to help receive and shelter migrants bused into the city from states like Texas and Arizona. In a letter to Bowser Monday, the Pentagon said the D.C. Guard …
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Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp is seeking to dismiss a subpoena brought by the Fulton County District Attorney’s office regarding a grand jury’s investigation into former President Donald Trump’s behavior after losing the 2020 election. In court documents filed Wednesday, Kemp’s attorneys said the governor received a subpoena on Aug. 4 …
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Washington — Donald Trump’s attorneys agreed to the public release of the search warrant authorizing the FBI’s seizure of documents from his Florida home, according to court papers filed Friday. The warrant was released Friday afternoon. Trump’s consent to the disclosure follows Attorney General Merrick Garland’s announcement Thursday that the Justice …
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Washington — President Biden tested positive for COVID-19 on Thursday, confining himself to the White House to recover from seemingly mild symptoms as his doctor said he should respond well to treatment since he is fully vaccinated and boosted against the coronavirus. The president, who is 79 years old, has …
Read More »No announcements on increasing oil production by the Saudis are expected to emerge from President Biden’s trip to Saudi Arabia this week, says national security adviser Jake Sullivan. Mr. Biden “will certainly” be discussing energy security when he meets with the leaders of nine countries in Saudi Arabia Friday and …
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Washington — NASA said Thursday that it is establishing an independent group of investigators to study unidentified aerial phenomena (UAP), formerly known as UFOs, in the latest government effort to investigate the mysterious objects reported by hundreds of pilots. In a release, the space agency said the researchers will be …
Read More »Republican Rep. Chris Jacobs announced Friday that he will not run for another term in Congress amid backlash over his support for new gun control measures. Jacobs, who represents parts of western New York, including suburban Buffalo, told reporters he has decided to retire instead of facing what he said …
Read More »Vice President Kamala Harris’ chief of staff Tina Flournoy is leaving the Biden-Harris administration and will be replaced by veteran White House staffer Lorraine Voles, a White House official tells CBS News. Voles has been a senior adviser to the vice president since last summer and served as communications director …
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The White House Easter Egg Roll is returning in person, after a two-year hiatus due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The Easter Egg Roll takes place all day Monday, when thousands of children will fill the White House’s South Lawn. The theme of the 2022 Easter Egg Roll is “EGGucation,” inspired …
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Washington — A Virginia man admitted that while he was employed by the Department of Homeland Security, he and his wife wrote a letter on fake State Department letterhead and impersonated an official in order to threaten a French couple who had employed their daughter as an au pair in Southern …
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