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New: Jan. 6 committee chair Bennie Thompson says they will vote to adopt the report and vote on referrals at the public business meeting next Monday, and the final report will just be released Wednesday without a separate event
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Inflation shows signs of gradual slowing, but there are concerns the Fed is not going to be able to tame it without triggering a recession. joined to discuss.
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WSJ: The Senate passed by unanimous consent a bill that would ban federal employees from downloading or using the social-media app TikTok on government devices, in the face of mounting national-security concerns.
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Roll Call: Five House Republicans who have publicly opposed Kevin McCarthy's bid for House Speaker made clear they're organizing as a bloc and can't be peeled off individually.
Four is the max number of GOP votes he can afford to lose.
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On behalf of myself and our family, I want to express our deepest gratitude for the outpouring of support, love, and sympathy from around the world. Here is a message from our family and the latest update surrounding our beloved Grant:
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USA Today/Suffolk poll:
Biden 47%, Trump 40%
Among Republican voters: DeSantis 56%, Trump 33%
Trump’s rating with Republicans: 64% favorable, 23% unfavorable
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Four sailors in the same Navy command in Virginia appeared to have died by suicide in less than a month.
spoke with Kayla Arestivo, co-founder of a nonprofit that provides free mental health care to service members, to learn more.
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NASA's Orion spacecraft splashed down in the Pacific Ocean today, marking a successful end to the Artemis 1 mission and a significant step toward returning astronauts to the moon.
joins to discuss what's next.
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U.S. Soccer Statement On The Passing Of Grant Wahl:
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NPR can confirm the death of longtime soccer sportswriter Grant Wahl (). He died today in Doha, Qatar while covering the Argentina-Netherlands World Cup quarterfinal. Story to come.
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Schumer statement on Sinema leaving the Democratic Party and registering as an independent:
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Brittney Griner lands in San Antonio after release from Russian prison
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Politico: Sinema switches to independent, shaking up the Senate
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Veteran reporter @johnyangtv named Anchor of PBS News Weekend; will continue to cover the Supreme Court and other national issues for PBS NewsHour.
"I’m grateful and humbled to be entrusted with this responsibility,” Yang said. to.pbs.org/3Hp1vEe
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President Biden: "We've not forgotten about Paul Whelan ... Sadly, for totally illegitimate reasons, Russia is treating Paul's case differently than Brittney's. And while we have not yet succeeded in securing Paul's release, we are not giving up. We will never give up."
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President Biden will deliver remarks at 8:30AM ET, per the White House.
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NEWS: Brittney Griner has been released from Russian prison in exchange for Russian arms trafficker Viktor Bout and is now in U.S. custody, per a U.S. official.
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NEWS: Brittney Griner has been released from Russian prison in exchange for Russian arms trafficker Viktor Bout and is now in U.S. custody, per a U.S. official.
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Bill protecting same-sex, interracial unions set for passage
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BREAKING: Democrat Raphael Warnock wins reelection to U.S. Senate from Georgia. #APracecall at 10:26 p.m. EST.
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Jury finds Trump Organization guilty of tax fraud scheme
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Michael Avenatti has been sentenced to 14 years in prison for embezzling millions of dollars from four of his clients and obstruction.
It will begin after he completes a five-year prison term he’s currently serving.
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The VA says Black veterans have been "wrongly left without access to VA benefits" as a result of past discrimination.
Conley Monk Jr. served in Vietnam but received no benefits -- just like his WWII vet father decades earlier. He says it robbed his family of generational wealth.
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A lawsuit against the Department of Veterans Affairs alleges decades of discrimination against Black military veterans.
@GeoffRBennett speaks to two veterans to learn more.
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A 15-year-old campaign volunteer for Sen. Raphael Warnock was shot in Georgia while knocking on doors, police say.
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A former San Antonio police officer has been indicted on attempted murder and assault charges after he shot an unarmed 17-year-old in a McDonald’s parking lot in October, prosecutors announced.
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Trump's Mar-a-Lago special master order voided - more dangerous antisemitic rhetoric from a dinner guest there – and a Nobel Prize winner's warning about our democracy
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Breaking News: President Biden and his party are moving to reorder the Democratic presidential process by making South Carolina the first primary state in 2024.
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BREAKING: The 11th Circuit cancels the special master review of docs seized at Mar-a-Lago, paving way for Justice Dept to obtain all materials for the criminal investigation
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Christine McVie, Fleetwood Mac singer-songwriter, dies at 79
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WASHINGTON (AP) — Hakeem Jeffries unanimously elected leader of House Democrats, will be 1st Black person to lead major party in Congress.
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House Democrats will elect their new leadership team on Wednesday morning, ushering in a younger generation of leaders after Speaker Pelosi and Majority Leader Hoyer decided to step aside after Democrats narrowly lost the majority this month.
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The Biden administration will give three Native tribes $75 million to move away from coastal areas or rivers, one of the nation’s largest efforts to date to relocate communities that are facing an urgent threat from climate change.
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BREAKING: Oath Keepers leader who organized weaponized force on Jan. 6 and plotted to block inauguration of Joe Biden found guilty of seditious conspiracy, what was once considered a novel and bold charge.
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President Biden’s Thanksgiving menu - via WH pool
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New from WH: “The President and the First Lady called the two owners of Club Q, Nic Grzecka and Matthew Haynes, to offer condolences. They reiterated their support for the community as well as their commitment to fighting back against hate and gun violence. …” - via WH pool
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Seven mass shootings in seven days.
600 so far this year.
Only in America.
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BREAKING: President Biden extends student loan payments pause as his debt relief plan remains blocked in court.
The payment pause will be extended until June 30 or until the litigation is resolved — whichever comes first.
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Long before the , co-founder Jim Lehrer was at Love Field, Dallas, this morning 1963, where he had been assigned to cover the arrival and departure of the President and Mrs. Kennedy for the Dallas Times Herald:
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WASHINGTON (AP) -- Supreme Court clears way for handover of Trump tax returns to congressional committee after 3-year legal fight.
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Former Disney boss Bob Iger is returning as CEO, replacing Bob Chapek, the company announced.
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