Laphonza Butler makes history as first out LGBTQ Senate Judiciary Committee member
California Sen. Laphonza Butler will fill the Senate Judiciary Committee seat left empty by the passing of Sen. Dianne Feinstein, a history-making move that also gives Democrats back their razor-thin control of the powerful committee tasked with vetting federal judicial nominees.
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GOP-led states and industry groups ask Supreme Court to block Biden's 'good neighbor' pollution rule
A group of Republican-led states, fossil fuel industry groups and utilities filed an emergency request with the Supreme Court, asking it to block the implementation of the Biden administration's "good neighbor" pollution rule.
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Flailing House GOP needs a Plan D. It might involve Democrats
The House of Representatives remains in a state of paralysis. There appears to be growing momentum to give some additional power to the placeholder, Rep. Patrick McHenry, whose chief qualification may be that he says he has no real interest in the job of House speaker.
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First on CNN: US is receiving dozens of UFO reports a month, senior Pentagon official tells CNN
The US government is receiving dozens of reports of unidentified anomalous phenomena, more commonly known as UFOs, each month, according to the director of the office established to investigate the incidents, with the potential for "hundreds, if not thousands" more reports expected in the near future.
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Merrill Kelly sounds like a man who knows he poked the wrong bear in Philly
After his Diamondbacks came out on the wrong end of a 10-0 thrashing at the hands of the Phillies, Merrill Kelly tried in vain to walk back previous comments about the Citizens Bank crowd.
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US unveils new sanctions on Iran's missile and drone programs as UN restrictions expire
The Biden administration on Wednesday unveiled new sanctions targeting Iran's ballistic missile and drone programs as the United States and dozens of other partners vowed to continue to counter those programs as a set of United Nations restrictions expired.
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Scott Jennings Calls Speaker Vote 'Biggest Circle Jerk in History of Circles and Jerks' on CNN
Quite a saying to use on television.
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US currently assesses that Israel is 'not responsible' for Gaza hospital blast
The US government currently believes that Israel "is not responsible" for the blast at a hospital in Gaza on Tuesday, according to the National Security Council, following President Joe Biden's comments that a Palestinian militant group was behind the strike.
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US imposes new sanctions on Hamas operatives
The US Treasury Department on Wednesday imposed sanctions on "10 key Hamas terrorist group members, operatives, and financial facilitators" in an effort to stem the revenue flow for the terrorist group.
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Swift confirmation of new ambassador to Israel uncertain as Senate Republicans attack his involvement in Iran nuclear deal
President Joe Biden's pick for ambassador to Israel, former Treasury Secretary Jack Lew, will face tough questions from Senate Republicans during his confirmation hearing Wednesday morning -- and some are already signaling that they may slow down consideration of his nomination on the Senate floor.
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Marcos Halts Philippine Wealth Fund to Ensure Safeguards
Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. has suspended the implementation of a law creating the country’s first sovereign wealth
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Biden-EU Summit in Washington: Here’s What to Look Out For
A visit to Washington by the European Union’s two top officials later this week was supposed to focus
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