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DOJ fires longtime spokesperson who worked for Robert Mueller, Jack Smith

Peter Carr, a career employee, served as a spokesman for special counsels Jack Smith and Robert Mueller....

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Judge allows government to continue effort to deport Mahmoud Khalil

Mahmoud Khalil, who led protests at Columbia University against Israel, appeared in immigration court in Louisiana Frida...

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Louisiana shrimpers hope for jumbo benefits from Trump tariffs

NBC News Correspondent Marissa Parra reports from Venice, Louisiana, on how President Trump’s tariffs could impact the...

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US Attorney Alina Habba Targets NJ Governor Over Immigration

Alina Habba, the top federal prosecutor in New Jersey, is investigating state Governor Phil Murphy for allegedly setting...

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Schine Memorial Hall finishes renovations

Gloversville city officials announced Friday that the Schine Memorial Hall project construction has finally been complet...

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Americans Should Cut Spending 'To The Bone' Amid Trump Tariffs, Says Personal Finance Expert

President Donald Trump's tariff plan has sparked market volatility, prompting concerns about the U.S. economy in 2025, w...

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McDermott+ Check-Up: April 11, 2025

THIS WEEK’S DOSEHouse Passes Concurrent Budget Resolution for Reconciliation Process. Passage of the resolution didn�...

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Trump Admin Reaches Agreements With 5 Law Firms

In total, these law firms have agreed to provide at least $940 million in pro bono representation to causes supported by...

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Michael Higgins: Carney's new Project Fear is to scare Canadians into voting for him

Liberal Leader pauses his campaign over tariffs, conveniently escaping unpleasant questions...

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Lawyer: Government playing a ‘game’ by not providing information on mistakenly deported Maryland man

Simon Sandoval-Moshenberg, attorney for Kilmar Abrego Garcia, a Maryland man who was mistakenly deported to El Salvador,...

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U.S. and Iran see Saturday's nuclear talks as test of whether other side wants a deal

U.S. and Iranian officials are using similar language to describe their primary objective for Saturday's high-stakes nuc...

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Federal judge sides with Trump in allowing immigration enforcement in houses of worship

U.S. District Judge Dabney Friedrich refused to grant a preliminary injunction to more than two dozen Christian and Jewi...

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Your promise to recruit Bawku residents is very unfortunate

Minority Chief Whip, Frank Annoh-Dompreh Minority Chief Whip, Frank Annoh-Dompreh has condemned the Inspector General of...

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Quebec man accused of human trafficking in Sask. on RCMP's wanted list

RCMP have been looking for Pierre Andre Bouchard after he didn't appear for his Saskatoon court date in March. He was re...

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Another Democrat admits she screwed up by supporting Trump’s agenda

Democratic Rep. Jahana Hayes of Connecticut came forward during a town hall Thursday night to admit the obvious: She mad...

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Senate OKs police hiring reform, Sangamon County recall in response to Sonya Massey’s death

SPRINGFIELD — The Sangamon County Sheriff’s Office came under intense scrutiny after an unarmed Black woman was shot...

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El-Rufai Denies Political Motive Behind Visit To Buhari

Former Kaduna State Governor, Mallam Nasir El-Rufai, has dismissed speculations linking his recent visit to former Presi...

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Atiku, Tambuwal, El-Rufai Visit Buhari For Post-Sallah Discussions In Kaduna

Former Vice President and 2023 PDP presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar, recently paid a visit to former President Muh...

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Irish America can help build a united Ireland, former Taoiseach says in Philadelphia

Irish America can help make the next steps on united Ireland, former Taoiseach Leo Varadkar says....

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Georgia Governor Signs Bill to Strengthen Religious Exercise Protections, but Lawmakers Leave Anti-DEI Bill on the Table

On April 4, 2025, the final day of Georgia’s legislative session, Governor Brian Kemp signed into law a “religious l...

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Immigration judge rules that Columbia University activist Mahmoud Khalil can be deported

His was the first arrest under President Donald Trump’s crackdown on students who joined campus protests against the w...

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WARMINGTON: Mark Carney's motorcade saves big on gas thanks to carbon tax pause

But gas price guru Dan McTeague warns a Liberal win on April 28 could see prices down spike by as much as 40 cents a lit...

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'Massive game of chicken' between U.S. and China on trade

Consumer confidence dips after a tumultuous economic week amid President Trump's escalating tariffs on China. CNBC Senio...

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Nebraska Legislature's plan to roll back $71 million in tax incentives moves forward

Nebraska lawmakers gave an early green light to a bill that would reverse various tax incentives passed in recent years,...

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Mayfield alumnus founds new scholarship for graduating seniors

MAYFIELD — A distinguished Mayfield Junior-Senior High School alumnus has created a new scholarship opportunity for st...

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Columbia University student Mahmoud Khalil is legally deportable, judge in Louisiana rules

JENA – An immigration judge on Friday agreed with the Trump administration that Mahmoud Khalil, the Columbia Universit...

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Waldport mayor removed from office, then arrested after trying to lead next council meeting

The city council voted 6-0 to remove the mayor from office on April 3 for violating the city charter by going around the...

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Could Alicia Bárcena be the first woman to lead the United Nations?

Bárcena has hinted at her interest in the job, and her extensive U.N. experience makes her a strong contender.The post...

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Maryland judge again asks government to return man wrongly deported to El Salvador

A federal judge in Maryland wants the government to "facilitate" Abrego Garcia's return to the U.S. after the Supreme Co...

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Immigration judge allows Mahmoud Khalil deportation effort to proceed

A judge in former Columbia University activist Mahmoud Khalil's case ruled in favor of the federal government on Friday,...

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GOP senators bullish on post-Easter 'big, beautiful' budget agreement

Senate leaders remained confident the House's budget bill would make it through the reconciliation process after the Sen...

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Before election, feds urged classified briefings for opposition leaders

The internal memo says the proposed briefings would ensure security-cleared leaders are offered an 'intelligence-informe...

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REPLAY: Transport Safety Chairman Updates on Investigation Into NYC Helicopter Crash

National Transportation Safety Board Chairman Jennifer Homendy talks about the investigation into Thursday’s helicopte...

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WorldPride organizers issue travel warning to transgender community

Organizers of the upcoming WorldPride events in Washington, D.C., are warning the transgender community about concerns t...

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This longtime Republican governor will not seek re-election in 2026

Iowa Republican Gov. Kim Reynolds on Friday announced she will not seek re-election in 2026....

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Police blotter 4-12-25

Recently arrested by the Cheyenne Police Department:...

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Federal judge hammers DOJ on whereabouts of alleged MS-13 gang member following SCOTUS order

A federal judge in Maryland sharply questioned DOJ attorneys over the location of an alleged MS-13 gang member who was d...

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Mangione lawyers say U.S. prosecutors seek death penalty "as a political stunt"

In a new motion, attorneys for Luigi Mangione said the U.S. government "intends to kill Mr. Mangione as a political stun...

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China’s lapping us in biotech — but here’s how we can fight back

While we drown breakthrough-science in red tape, China has a laser-like focus on speeding up scientific progress and ado...

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"Netanyahu is the most dangerous person for Jews since Nazism."

Pankaj Mishra (Jhansi, India, 1969) is one of the most lucid intellectuals of our time. He visited Barcelona at the invi...

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What’s coming up at the April 14 Bennington Select Board meeting?

BENNINGTON — The Bennington Select Board invites the public to join us at the Monday, April 14, 2025 meeting at 6:00 p...

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Detained Tufts student details "unsanitary, unsafe, and inhumane" ICE conditions in new filing

Rümeysa Öztürk, detained for authoring an op-ed in a student paper, says her health concerns are being brushed off...

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Cecilia High has chosen an experienced hand to take over its football program

The Cecilia Bulldogs have decided to stay in-house to find their new head football coach, promoting longtime assistant c...

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Trump calls policy 'exciting' after China retaliates with 125% tariff

WASHINGTON: Despite China's harsh response of slapping 125% tariff against the United States, President Trump has descri...

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Oregon voter registration errors began years earlier than DMV officials acknowledged

Data entry errors at the Oregon Department of Transportation that led to more than 1,700 people being incorrectly regist...

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Meetings for the Week of April 14

WEEK OF APRIL 14-18...

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Pierre Poilievre is offering voters a plan to get tough on crime. Convincing the courts could be another matter

Poilievre could face the same problem as former Conservative prime minister Stephen Harper, who implemented a similar cr...

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Lafayette man arrested for possession of 70 pounds of marijuana, Promethazine, police say

A Lafayette man suspected of being part of a criminal organization known as Only Dem Doonies was arrested Thursday after...

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Labour Party Reps caucus blames Abure for mass defections from party

The Chairman of the Labour Party Caucus in the House of Representatives, Afam Ogene, on Friday blamed mass defections of...

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'Think you're going to see shortages' of key goods thanks to Trump: economics expert

Bill Reinsch, the senior advisor for the economics program at the Center for Strategic and International Studies, thinks...

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American Library Association Files Lawsuit Against DOGE

The lawsuit was filed in a bid to stop DOGE and the Trump administration from downsizing a federal agency....

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Trump wants Congress to end the changing of clocks and keep the country on daylight saving time

Daylight saving time was first adopted as a wartime measure in 1942....