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Mark Burnett, the power producer who helped reintroduce President-elect Donald Trump to a national television audience with “The Apprentice,” is being tapped by the president-elect to the newly-created post of special envoy to the United Kingdom in his upcoming administration. Burnett, who was born in London, helped produce hits like “Survivor” and “The Voice,” but
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Washington — The Senate on Friday confirmed two more of President Biden’s nominees to the federal judiciary on Friday, giving him a total of 235 since he took office, surpassing the number of judges approved for lifetime appointment during President-elect Donald Trump’s first term. The confirmation of Benjamin Cheeks to the federal district court in Southern
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Roger Carstens, the Biden administration’s top official for freeing Americans held overseas, traveled to Damascus, Syria, on Friday for a high-risk mission: making the first known face-to-face contact with the caretaker government and asking for help finding missing American journalist Austin Tice. Tice was kidnapped in Syria 12 years ago during the civil war and
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House passes funding bill to avoid government shutdown – CBS News Watch CBS News The House has voted to approve a stopgap plan to fund the government until mid-March, with a bipartisan coalition embracing an agreement a few hours before a midnight deadline to avert a shutdown. Nikole Killion has the latest developments. View CBS
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What happens if you get scammed while using Zelle? What happens if you get scammed while using Zelle? 02:22 Three Major banks and Zelle rushed to bring a peer-to-peer payment network to market without first ensuring users would be protected against “widespread” fraud, alleges a lawsuit filed on Friday by the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau.
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Washington — The Senate on Friday confirmed President Biden’s 234th nominee to the federal judiciary, matching the number of judges approved for lifetime appointment to the nation’s courts during President-elect Donald Trump’s first term. The confirmation of Benjamin Cheeks to the federal district court in Southern California by a 49 to 47 vote led Mr.
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President-elect Donald Trump made claims about the history of U.S. tariff collection as he defended his plan to raise tariffs on goods from countries like China and Mexico in a news conference this week, claims historians say are at odds with the facts. In particular, Trump exaggerated the impact of tariff hikes during his first
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Washington — Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas warned Friday that his agency could suffer “serious” consequences if Congress fails to pass legislation funding federal agencies and averting a government shutdown in the next few hours. In an interview with “Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan,” Mayorkas said many components of the Department of Homeland Security
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Washington — The Biden administration is canceling federal student loans for another 55,000 workers through an existing program known as Public Service Loan Forgiveness. The Education Department’s announcement Friday targets teachers, nurses, service members, law enforcement officials and others who’ve reached eligibility through the program, which promises to erase loans after 10 years of work
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Deportations by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement soared to a 10-year high in fiscal year 2024 under the Biden administration, surpassing the Trump-era high recorded in 2019, according to a government report released Thursday. ICE deported more than 271,000 unauthorized immigrants in fiscal year 2024, the highest tally recorded by the agency since fiscal year
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