
Chair of House Foreign Affairs Committee wants more information on decision to revoke Iran special envoy's security clearance
Rep. Michael McCaul, GOP chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, is requesting that the State Department provide a detailed description of the allegations against Iran envoy Rob Malley that led to his security clearance being revoked, according to a new letter obtained by CNN.
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Hunter Biden's lawyer says IRS whistleblowers are 'disgruntled agents' with 'an axe to grind'
Hunter Biden's lawyer lashed out Friday against the IRS whistleblowers who testified to Congress that the president's son received preferential treatment from the Justice Department during his criminal investigation.
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Why Justice Amy Coney Barrett wrote about babysitters in her student loan opinion
Justice Amy Coney Barrett, in a concurrence to Friday's ruling striking down President Joe Biden's student debt forgiveness plan, defended the Supreme Court conservative majority's use of a controversial legal theory and -- deploying analogies concerning babysitters and grocery store owners -- laid out how she believed the doctrine should be used in the future.
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US State Department report details damning failings around chaotic Afghanistan withdrawal
The US State Department on Friday released its long-awaited Afghanistan After Action Review report, which outlines damning findings and criticizes both the Trump and Biden administrations for decisions that led to the deadly and chaotic US withdrawal from that country after nearly two decades on the ground.
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Supreme Court leaves in place Mississippi law that critics say disenfranchises Black voters
The Supreme Court declined Friday to take up a challenge to a Mississippi statute that bars individuals convicted of certain felonies from voting. Critics say the law is unconstitutional because it was enacted in 1890 with the intent to disenfranchise Black voters.
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Here's when your student loan payments will start again
After a more than three-year pause, borrowers will have to restart paying their federal student loan bills in October.
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Santos appears in court for first time since pleading not guilty in criminal fraud case
Embattled Rep. George Santos appeared in federal court on Friday, where prosecutors unveiled they had delivered the defense roughly 80,000 pages of documents earlier this week.
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Supreme Court allows transgender woman's lawsuit against Virginia prison to continue
The Supreme Court on Friday cleared the way for an individual who suffers from gender dysphoria to sue a Virginia men's prison for violating a federal law that prohibits discrimination based on disability.
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Ohio redistricting case that raised controversial election law theory sent back by Supreme Court
The Supreme Court on Friday sent back to state court an Ohio redistricting case that raised the same, sweeping theory about the "Independent State Legislature" theory that the justices recently rejected in a case arising out of North Carolina.
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Supreme Court to decide whether Second Amendment protects gun owners subject to domestic violence restraining orders
The Supreme Court on Friday agreed to review a federal law that bars an individual subject to a domestic violence restraining order from possessing a firearm, adding a major Second Amendment case to next term's docket.
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Biden's student loan forgiveness program was rejected by the Supreme Court. Here's what borrowers need to know
The Supreme Court struck down President Joe Biden's student loan forgiveness program Friday, blocking millions of borrowers from receiving up to $20,000 in federal student debt relief, just months before student loan payments are set to restart after a yearslong pause.
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Read the opinion: Supreme Court student loan forgiveness decision
The Supreme Court on Friday ruled against the Biden administration's student loan forgiveness plan, which aimed to provide relief to millions of borrowers struggling with debt.
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