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Climate Change Is a Major Factor Behind Increased Migration at U.S. Southern Border, Experts Say
Climate-related events increasingly intensify drivers of migration, including violence, food insecurity and poverty.
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CDC Chief Says Mich. Should ‘Shut Things Down,' Vaccinating Alone Won't Stop COVID Surge
CDC Director Rochelle Walensky said that trying to fight Michigan’s Covid surge with vaccines alone would lead to disappointment.
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Trump Gets Award From Senate Republican Fundraising Group Before He Calls Sen. McConnell a ‘Dumb' SOB
A day after the Republican Senate fundraising group praised Trump, he blasted the Senate’s top Republican, Mitch McConnell, in a Florida speech.
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Biden Republicans? Some in GOP Open to President's Agenda
Some longtime Republican voters are validating Joe Biden’s early approach to the presidency
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Fed Chair Powell Says Economy About to Grow Much Quicker Due to Vaccinations and Fiscal Support
The U.S. economy is at a turning point thanks to government support and a speedy campaign to inoculate Americans against Covid-19, Jerome Powell said.
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White House Southern Border Coordinator Roberta Jacobson to Leave Post End of April
Jacobson’s departure is “consistent with her commitment at the outset to serve in the administration’s first 100 days,” the White House said.
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Manhattan DA Reportedly Collected Records From Former Daughter-In-Law of Trump Org Exec
The subpoena asked for Jennifer Weisselberg to turn over all materials in her possession connected to her ex-husband’s bank accounts and credit cards.
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Man Who Carried Confederate Flag to Capitol During Jan. 6 Riot Indicted
Kevin Seefried, who was photographed carrying a Confederate flag in the U.S. Capitol during the Jan. 6 riots in Washington, has been indicted by a grand jury,
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Democrat Joe Manchin Opposes Eliminating Or Weakening the Senate Filibuster Under Any Circumstance
Sen. Joe Manchin said he will not vote to eliminate or weaken the filibuster under any circumstances. His position likely brings to a close efforts to lower the barriers to passing parts of President Joe Biden’s agenda in Congress. The filibuster generally requires legislation to garner 60 votes in the Senate, which is evenly divided 50-50 among Democrats and Republicans….
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Watch Live: Biden Delivers Remarks on $2 Trillion Infrastructure Plan
The address comes a week after Biden introduced the plan.
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Supreme Court Erases Ruling Against Trump Over His Twitter Account
The Supreme Court erased a decision holding that former President Trump violated the Constitution by blocking his critics on Twitter.
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Supreme Court Sides With Facebook in Robocall Case Centered on Grammar Dispute
The Supreme Court rules 9-0 for Facebook, with Justice Sonia Sotomayor authoring the opinion maintaining a narrow definition of automated dialers.
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Iowa Democrat Drops Bid for House Seat She Lost by 6 Votes
A defeated Democrat has abruptly dropped her bid to overturn her six-vote loss for a House seat from Iowa, abandoning what loomed as a long legal and political battle in the face of shaky support from her own party
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Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp Dismisses Corporate Backlash Over Election Law
Kemp signed a sweeping GOP-backed election bill into law last week that civil rights advocates say disproportionately hurts voters of color in Georgia.
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Sen. Mitch McConnell Slams Tax Hikes in Biden's $2 Trillion Infrastructure Bill, Says He Is Unlikely to Support It
McConnell also said that Biden called him Tuesday to brief him about the $2 trillion infrastructure proposal.
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Supreme Court Appears Willing to Side With College Athletes Against NCAA in Compensation Case
The Supreme Court appears likely to affirm a lower court decision against the NCAA allowing colleges to provide student athletes education-related benefits.
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NCAA College Athlete Compensation Case Comes Before the Supreme Court
The Supreme Court case comes amid a broader debate over compensation for student athletes and in the middle of the NCAA’s March Madness basketball tournament.
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Opening Statements Begin in Derek Chauvin Trial – ‘Whole World Is Watching,' George Floyd Family Lawyer Says
Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin was videoed kneeling on George Floyd’s neck before he died.
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Supreme Court Considers Whether Shareholders Can Sue Goldman Sachs Over Generic Statements
Shareholders of Goldman Sachs argued at the Supreme Court that they should be allowed to sue the investment banking giant over generic statements.
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Supreme Court to Decide Whether Kentucky's GOP Attorney General Can Defend Restrictive Abortion Law
The Supreme Court will hear a plea from the Republican attorney general of Kentucky to allow him to defend a state abortion law, HB 454.