A U.S. strike in northwestern Syria killed the leader of ISIS in Syria Tuesday, according to U.S. Central Command. The drone strike targeted Maher al-Agal, the leader of ISIS in Syria and one of the top five leaders of ISIS overall, and an unnamed senior ISIS leader who works closely …
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Washington — President Joe Biden on Wednesday called on Congress to suspend federal gasoline and diesel taxes for three months — an idea that’s intended to ease financial pressures at the pump, but that also reveals the political toxicity of high gas prices ahead of the midterm elections in November. …
Read More »A federal grand jury on Wednesday indicted Nicholas John Roske on federal charges of attempting to murder Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh. The 26-year-old Roske was charged with one count of attempting to murder a justice of the United States. If convicted as charged, Roske faces a maximum sentence of …
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Washington — John Hinckley Jr., the man who shot and nearly killed President Ronald Reagan in 1981, is set to be unconditionally released from court-ordered psychiatric supervision on June 15, after federal prosecutors, mental health professionals and Hinckley’s legal team told a judge on Wednesday that they have no concerns …
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The Congressional Budget Office released an economic outlook Wednesday saying that high inflation will persist into next year, likely causing the federal government to pay higher interest rates on its debt. The nonpartisan agency expects that the consumer price index will rise 6.1% this year and 3.1% in 2023. This …
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Washington – When noted cyber attorney Michael Sussmann came to FBI headquarters in September 2016 to hand over now-debunked data purportedly linking Trump Tower to Russia’s Alfa Bank, the FBI’s general counsel, James Baker, said the information concerned him, and he viewed it as a “potential national security threat,” Baker …
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A political action group is asking for an ethics investigation of North Carolina Republican Rep. Madison Cawthorn, citing his pattern of bringing weapons into banned spaces and a possible inappropriate financial relationship with a staffer. It’s the latest conflict to erupt for the freshman lawmaker, once a rising star in …
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This year is on pace to see more legislation targeting transgender youth than any prior year, according to the Human Rights Campaign. One area of contention stems from the increasing prevalence of gender identity instruction in schools and the recent rise of so-called “parental rights” measures that would stop any …
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Washington — President Biden intends to propose a minimum tax of 20% on households worth more than $100 million and cut projected budget deficits by more than $1 trillion over the next decade, according to a fact sheets released Saturday by the White House budget office. The introduction of the …
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President Biden signed an executive order on Wednesday to explore establishing a U.S. Central Bank Digital Currency (CBDC) — also known as a “U.S. digital dollar” — akin to a cryptocurrency. One key difference between the digital dollar and cryptocurrency is that the former would be subject to some regulation …
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