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A powerful government panel on Monday failed to reach consensus on the possible national security risks of a nearly $15 billion proposed deal for Nippon Steel of Japan to purchase U.S. Steel, leaving a decision to President Joe Biden, a longtime opponent of the deal. The Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States, known
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Washington — President Biden on Monday announced he had commuted the sentences of nearly all federal inmates on death row, with the exception of three who did not receive clemency. There are 37 inmates initially sentenced to death who will be impacted by Mr. Biden’s action and will now receive life in prison without the
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President Biden is granting clemency to 37 of the 40 federal inmates facing death sentences, commuting their sentences to life in prison without the possibility of parole. The three inmates who didn’t receive clemency are the convicted murderer in the Tree of Life Synagogue shooting, the gunman at Mother Emanuel Church in Charleston, and the
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The House Ethics Committee has released its long-awaited report with the findings from its lengthy investigation into former Rep. Matt Gaetz regarding allegations of sexual misconduct, drug use and obstruction. You can read the full report below. Gaetz has denied wrongdoing. But the report finds “substantial evidence” that Gaetz, a Florida Republican, paid numerous women — including a
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Washington — The House Ethics Committee on Monday released its highly anticipated report on the findings of its investigation into former Republican Rep. Matt Gaetz, detailing allegations of sexual misconduct, illicit drug use and obstruction. Gaetz has denied wrongdoing. But the report says “[t]he Committee determined there is substantial evidence” that he “violated House Rules, state and
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Nebraska Gov. Jim Pillen was hospitalized after being bucked off a horse he was riding on Sunday, according to a statement from his office. Nebraska Gov. Jim Pillen on the last night of the Republican National Convention in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, on Thursday, July 18, 2024. Tom Williams/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images Pillen had been
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President-elect Donald Trump is filling out his National Security Council with several officials who served in his first administration. Brian McCormack, a longtime energy consultant, and Andrew Peek, a seasoned Middle East adviser, will take senior roles on Trump’s White House National Security Council, according to people familiar with the matter, signaling a focus on
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U.S. Representative Kay Granger confirmed Sunday that she has experienced health challenges during t U.S. Representative Kay Granger confirmed Sunday that she has experienced health challenges during t 01:34 The congressional office of Republican Rep. Kay Granger of Texas denied she is in memory care after a report in the Dallas Express said she has not been
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12/22: Face the Nation – CBS News Watch CBS News This week on “Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan,” a deal was finally reached to fund the government, but was last week’s Capitol Hill chaos preview of what’s to come in 2025? Reps. Tony Gonzales and French Hill join to discuss. Plus, exit interviews with
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DHS Secretary: “Irresponsible politics” killed immigration solution DHS Secretary says a “terrific solution” to immigration was killed by “irresponsible politics” 13:35 Washington — Department of Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas said as his time at the helm of the nation’s immigration enforcement comes to a close that “a really terrific solution was killed by irresponsible
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