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National Park Service plans to drain Reflecting Pool for repairs after 4th of July celebrations
The Department of Interior is soliciting bids for a contract to handle long-term maintenance of the pool after the repairs are completed.
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California returns stretch of rugged northern coast to Indigenous tribes
The 136-acre stretch of land is in California's Mendocino County.
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Tibetan man dies after setting himself on fire outside U.N. headquarters: police
The man was an exiled Tibetan who had set himself on fire in a protest for the country's independence, activists and a Tibetan media outlet said.
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Amid cross-partisan ethics complaints, deeper judicial breaches draw less scrutiny
In a sign of the intensifying politicization of the federal judiciary, complaints of misconduct are flying in both directions.
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Trump fumes over SCOTUS losses: 'Democrat Justices stick together'
The Supreme Court has already heard oral arguments in both a key redistricting case and the birthright citizenship challenge, with rulings expected to come in the near future.
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Transportation Secretary Duffy on AI replacing air traffic controllers: 'not gonna happen'
Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy said AI will help merge airline flight schedules with an FAA system, allowing controllers to move around flights and avoid delays.
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Judge dismisses FBI Patel's defamation suit against a former FBI official, his 'nightclubs' comment
In his ruling, the judge said that Figliuzzi's remarks are "rhetorical hyperbole that doesn't meet the standard for defamation."
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House members call for improvements to ethics panel amid recent string of resignations amid scandals
In just the past several days, three House members accused of serious ethical lapses were forced to resign, two before the committee could render findings of fault and enact punishments.
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Despite official assurances, the 2020 election wasn’t the 'most secure' election in U.S. history
Emerging evidence shows that the Intelligence Community raised concerns internally about the vulnerability of election systems and apparent Chinese efforts to obtain sensitive voter data. But previous administrations intentionally hid that from the American public.
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Watch Live: President Trump Delivers Remarks to NCAA Collegiate National Champions
The event is in honor of NCAA Collegiate National Champions Day. The event was scheduled to begin at 4 p.m. EDT
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Trump extends Iran ceasefire, citing Tehran's internal rows over negotiations
President Donald Trump on Tuesday announced he would extend the ceasefire with Iran to give the Tehran government time to coordinate a unified proposal.
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Former Capitol Police officer sues Blaze Media for defamation over Jan. 6 coverage
"To Defendants, it did not matter that the claim was nonsensical," the suit alleges. "And it did not matter that they lacked a shred of evidence. They simply made it up."
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Supreme Court faces another leak as internal memos surface in NYT report
The memos provide an unusually detailed account of how the court handled an emergency request tied to the Obama administration’s Clean Power Plan.