Washington — The chief executive of the Norfolk Southern railroad line appeared before a Senate panel on Thursday to answer questions about the train derailment in East Palestine, Ohio, last month that set off a wave of concerns about threats to the environment and public health. CEO Alan Shaw testified …
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An attorney for former President Donald Trump who worked to overturn his loss in battleground Wisconsin has been reappointed by the state Supreme Court’s four conservative justices to a second term on a committee that advises judges on judicial conduct. Jim Troupis’ reappointment to the panel was approved Thursday on …
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Anyone following the House select committee’s investigation into the Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol assault has probably heard the name John Eastman, the law professor who was referred to the Justice Department for possible prosecution on criminal charges on Monday. Eastman allegedly pitched then-President Donald Trump on a scheme described Monday by …
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Georgia’s top elections official urged lawmakers on Wednesday to end general election runoffs — this month’s bitter Senate contest was the latest example — but offered no specific proposals, saying there is a “wide range of options.” The push by Republican Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger to discard the unusual …
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Washington — A U.S. federal judge dismissed a lawsuit Tuesday against Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman in the killing of U.S.-based journalist Jamal Khashoggi, bowing to the Biden administration’s insistence that the prince was legally immune in the case. District of Columbia U.S. District Judge John D. Bates heeded …
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A former elections manager who prosecutors say assisted in a security breach of voting equipment in a Colorado county pleaded guilty on Wednesday under a plea agreement that requires her to testify against her former boss. Sandra Brown is one of two employees accused of helping Mesa County Clerk Tina …
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Federal prosecutors have said a Trump confidant tried to secretly sway foreign policy in favor of the United Arab Emirates, but that accusation was undermined Thursday in testimony by former Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin. Mnuchin said Thomas Barrack, a billionaire friend of former President Donald Trump, advocated for one of …
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Logan James Barnhart, a bodybuilder and model who has appeared on romance novel covers, pleaded guilty Wednesday to assaulting officers with a dangerous weapon at the attack on the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021. Barnhart’s statement of offense filed in federal court in Washington, D.C., said Barnhart and other …
Read More »The GOP’s nominee for Nevada governor said Thursday he would fight against a national abortion ban if Congress were to pass one. “It’s the vote of the people within the state of Nevada, and I will support that,” Joe Lombardo, who is generally anti-abortion, told reporters while campaigning in the …
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Washington — The Justice Department and Trump legal team submitted their lists of possible special master candidates to review the documents seized by the FBI at former President Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Lago resort in August. In a joint filing late Friday, prosecutors and Trump’s team each submitted two candidates for the …
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