Speaker Mike Johnson revealed on Monday why Representative Elise Stefanik of New York has yet to have her confirmation vote to serve as ambassador to the United Nations: He cannot …
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Hawaii Man Wrongfully Convicted of Murder Is Freed After 30 Years
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesA Hawaii man who spent more than 30 years behind bars for a murder he had long insisted he did not commit, was released on Friday on the orders of …
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Dan Bongino, a former New York City police officer and Secret Service agent turned right-wing pundit and podcaster, will be the next deputy director of the F.B.I., President Trump said …
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Trump Appointees Fire 2,000 U.S.A.I.D. Employees and Put Others Worldwide on Leave
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesTrump administration appointees in charge of the U.S. Agency for International Development sent employees an email on Sunday afternoon saying that they were firing 2,000 workers and putting up to …
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Trump’s Frustration With Generals Led to Picking Dan Caine for Joint Chiefs Chairman
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesBy late last week, President Trump had decided to fire Gen. Charles Q. Brown Jr., the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, and replace him with one of two …
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Chris Murphy Emerges as a Clear Voice for Democrats Countering Trump
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesAs Senator Chris Murphy, Democrat of Connecticut, sat seething in his office last month watching President Trump blame diversity requirements at the Federal Aviation Administration for the deadly plane crash …
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It is the size of a credit card, comes in 19 languages and is in the pockets and purses of millions of immigrants. The red card, as it is known …
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Hegseth Fires Military’s Top JAG Lawyers in Pursuit of ‘Warrior Ethos’
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesDefense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s decision to fire the top lawyers for the Army, Navy and Air Force represents an opening salvo in his push to remake the military into a …
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Police Officer Dead in York County, Pa., Hospital Shooting, Officials Say
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesA Pennsylvania police officer died while responding to a shooting on Saturday morning at a hospital in York County, Pa., in which the gunman also died, the authorities said. The …
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Judges in D.C., Once Flooded With Jan. 6 Cases, Turn to Trump’s Executive Actions
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesThe decision this week by Judge Christopher R. Cooper to hand President Trump a legal victory but denounce his wrecking-ball approach to government reform showed, if nothing else, the tensions …