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Cornell rape allegations draw congressional criticism of Title IX changesDemocratic women in Congress are reigniting a debate over how the Trump administration’s Title IX rollback could affect campus sexual misconduct cases.

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Federal judge rules warrantless license-plate reader search violated Fourth AmendmentA federal judge ruled a 30-day, multistate license-plate reader search violated privacy rights, sharpening Florida's debate over Flock camera use and policing.

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Fatal fight: Inmate dies after prisoners go at it in federal penitentiaryA prisoner serving a sentence of nearly 22 years in the Beaumont Federal Penitentiary was less than ten months into his stay when he was killed after a large fight broke out.On Friday, October 2 at about 6:30 p.m., emplo

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Jury convicts pair tied to $13M fake transit charity that never left the drivewayThe United States Department of Justice announced two conviction in a $13 million federal program fraud scheme.

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Gov. Spanberger’s parole board granting more felons release from Virginia prisonsVirginia Gov. Abigail Spanberger’s hand-picked parole board released eight out of ten felons during Thursday's parole meeting.

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Mamdani hit with complaint over communications with social media influencers: reportA Texas-based government watchdog group filed a complaint against New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani.

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Federal judge weighs temporary halt to Big Bend border barrier work at El Paso hearingEl Paso federal judge orders injunction stopping border barrier work in/near Big Bend National Park as DHS lawsuit proceeds. Opponents rally outside courthouse; CBP pause continues, project not canceled.

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Senate Democrats block GOP bills on insider trading ban, national voter ID ahead of midtermsWith the November midterms approaching, Senate Democrats have blocked Republican-backed legislation aimed at restricting lawmaker stock trading.

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Pirro's office busts Pakistan company for scamming millions in US taxpayer dollarsA company in Pakistan was busted for scamming the federal government out of millions of dollars.7News told you that the U.S. Attorney for DC Jeanine Pirro launc

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Senate's top party leaders point fingers after data center bill failsThe Ratepayer Protection Act, which passed with the support of all but three House votes, fell short in the face of obstruction by Senate Democrats.

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Fact Check Team: Is Trump’s tax law the largest tax cut in US history?The Trump administration has promoted a historic tax cut. But a comparison of major federal tax legislation shows it doesn't rank first under every measure.

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Bipartisan Senate duo puts forward bills aimed at increasing data center transparencyRepublican Senator John Curtis and his Democratic colleague Lisa Blunt Rochester are introducing legislation on the facilities' impacts.

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South Florida siblings charged in alleged $80M Subway franchise kickback schemeFederal prosecutors say a former Subway supply-chain cooperative CEO and her brother hid $80 million in alleged kickbacks that affected franchisees.

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Tennessee senator says former special counsel Jack Smith illegally got her phone recordsSen. Marsha Blackburn filed a lawsuit against former special counsel Jack Smith, alleging that the prosecutor wrongfully got access to her call logs.

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Tennessee governor halts all executions after Christa Pike survives two lethal injectionsTennessee Gov. Bill Lee has halted all executions for the rest of the year after the scheduled execution of Christa Pike was called off late Wednesday night.

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Conservative legal group requests federal gov. investigate 16 Minnesota public schoolsThe Upper Midwest Law Center is requesting that the federal government investigate 16 Minnesota public schools over sexual identity politics.

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Mike Rogers calls El-Sayed a 'con man' over Soros fundraiser and Hasan Piker tiesMichigan Republican Senate nominee Mike Rogers is sharpening his attacks on Democratic opponent Abdul El-Sayed over his campaign's ties to wealthy donors.

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A rebuttal to Juan Williams malicious attack on Justice Clarence ThomasThe following is an editorial by Armstrong Williams.Juan Williams calls Justice Clarence Thomas’s place in history tragic. His argument rests on two sweeping cl

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White House blasts Wes Moore’s, Abigail Spanberger’s actions on ICE, illegal immigrant criTom Homan says ICE’s Virginia and Maryland surge continues as he criticizes Maryland’s mask restrictions and Virginia’s cooperation policies.

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Missouri GOP senator introduces bill to stop Flock camera abuseMissouri GOP Sen. Josh Hawley is setting up to introduce legislation that will put up guardrails for Flock cameras.

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