Tag: government and administration
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Federal prosecutors are investigating Rep.-elect George Santos’ finances
CNN — Federal prosecutors in New York are investigating the finances of Congressman-elect George Santos, a source familiar with the matter told CNN. News of an investigation launched by the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of New York came as the Republican admitted to lying about a significant part of his biography. I’m…
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Democratic Rep. Jamie Raskin announces he has ‘serious but curable form of cancer’
CNN — Democratic Rep. Jamie Ruskin of Maryland announced Wednesday that he has “serious but curable cancer” and will begin outpatient treatment. “After several days of testing, I was diagnosed with diffuse large B-cell lymphoma, a serious but curable cancer,” Raskin said in a statement. Georgetown University Hospital and Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center are about…
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January 6 panelist Raskin points to Electoral College reform as next priority to safeguard democracy
CNN — Rep. Jamie Ruskin, a member of the House of Representatives’ January 6 election committee, said reforming the Electoral College to ensure that the presidential winner reflects the results of the popular vote is an important part of protecting democracy. I said it would be the next step. “Twice in our history alone this…
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China’s top health body stops publishing daily Covid case figures as infections soar
CNN — China’s top health authority has announced it has stopped publishing daily Covid-19 case numbers. Reports indicate that the actual toll of the ongoing outbreak in the country is far worse than the official figures released by the authorities. The National Health Commission (NHC) said on Sunday that “relevant outbreak information” would instead be…
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Trump lawyer: January 6 panel’s criminal referrals are ‘worthless’
CNN — The January 6 commission’s referral of criminals to the Justice Department that prompted the indictment of Donald Trump was “worthless,” one of the former president’s attorneys told CNN on Saturday. “The referral itself is almost worthless,” Trump’s attorney Tim Perlatore told the CNN Newsroom. “The Department of Justice doesn’t have to follow suit.…
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Leaked notes from Chinese health officials estimate 250 million Covid-19 infections in December: reports
Hong Kong CNN — About 250 million people in China may have been infected with Covid-19 in the first 20 days of December, Bloomberg News and the Financial Times reported on Friday. If estimates that CNN cannot independently confirm are correct, it accounts for about 18% of China’s 1.4 billion population, representing the world’s largest…
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Congress passes first legislative response to January 6 Capitol attack
CNN — Congress has passed measures aimed at making it more difficult to overturn sanctioned presidential elections. This is a key moment that marks the first legislative response to the Jan. 6, 2021 attack on the U.S. Capitol and the relentless pressure campaign of then-President Donald Trump. power despite his 2020 loss. The bill to…
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Purdue reprimands chancellor Thomas Keon after racist remarks
CNN — The Purdue Board of Trustees has taken formal disciplinary action against Purdue Northwest President Thomas Keong for making racist remarks at a commencement ceremony earlier this month, according to a statement from the Purdue University Board of Trustees. was dropped. Faculty and students are calling for Keong’s resignation after his comments at Indiana…
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Jan. 6 committee releases final report
CNN — The House Select Committee To Investigate The Jan. 6, 2021 Riots Is A Comprehensive Outline Of The Findings Of A Bipartisan Panel On How Former President Donald Trump And His Allies Tried To Overturn The 2020 Presidential Election. Published the final report. The 845-page report is based on documents collected, including more than…
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‘He knows he lost’: Cassidy Hutchinson testified that Trump acknowledged he lost 2020 election
Washington CNN — Shortly after Joe Biden was elected in the 2020 election, then-White House Chief of Staff Mark Meadows told his aide Cassidy Hutchinson that President Donald Trump knew he had lost, but the results from the House Select Committee investigating the Jan. 6 riots. A transcript of an interview with the committee that…