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Illegal migrant involved in Times Square police attack was ordered to be deported 1 year prior: report

At least four of the illegal migrants who swarmed and beat up two NYPD officers in a shocking Times Square attack in Januarywere apprehended by federal law enforcement as far back as July 2022 but were released without being deported, according to an interim congressional report into the incident. The report also goes on to blast the Biden-Harris administration’s record …

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Republicans plan to confront Biden’s small business chief on electioneering concerns, loan forgiveness

EXCLUSIVE:At a scheduled House hearing on Wednesday, Republicans plan to grill Small Business Administrator Isabel Casillas Guzman over what they have characterized as the agency’s behavior in regard to claims of taxpayer-funded electioneering in swing-state Michigan. GOP Texas Rep. Roger Williams, chair of the House Small Business Committee, said Monday that Guzman will be asked directly about alleged agency efforts …

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Superyacht victims' cause of death was 'death by confinement,' autopsies show: report

Four of the seven people who died in the sinking of the Bayesian superyacht last monthoff the coast of Sicilypassed away after being trapped alive inside the ship’s cabins and suffocated, autopsies have reportedly revealed. New York City lawyerChris Morvillo, his wife Neda, along with Jonathan Bloomer, chairman of Morgan Stanley’s London-based investment banking subsidiary, and his wife, Judy all …

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California agrees to repay feds $52M in ‘improperly claimed’ immigrant Medicaid disbursements

The state of California recently agreed to repay more than $52 million in what a federal inspector general determined were “improperly claimed” Medicaid reimbursements for “noncitizens with unsatisfactory immigration status[es].” An audit, concluded in late May but first reported Monday, underlined that federal Medicaid benefits are usually limited only to citizens and “qualified” noncitizens. Examples of qualified noncitizens are refugees, …

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Arizona Gov. Katie Hobbs under investigation for alleged 'pay-to-play' scheme

ArizonaGov. Katie Hobbs is being investigated for an alleged “pay-for-play” scheme after a report revealed a group home business that looks after vulnerable children was approved for a rate hike after it donated to her inauguration and the Arizona Democratic Party. Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes, a Democrat, said her office has launched a probe into the matter after receiving …

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Ex-criminology professor jailed for 5 years for 'arson spree' during Dixie Fires

A former collegeprofessor who specialized in social deviancy was sentenced on Thursday to more than five years in prison for starting four fires in 2021, some of which threatened to trap firefighters as they responded to one of the largest wildfires in California history, the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of California said. Gary Stephen Maynard, 49, pleaded …

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Jack Smith asks judge to restrict Trump statements after 'inflammatory' remarks about FBI raid

Special CounselJack Smith asked a federal judge Friday to bar former President Donald Trump from characterizing the FBI’s 2022 search of Mar-a-Lago as a threat to him and his family, arguing that the claims put law enforcement agents in danger. In the motion filed to U.S. District Judge Aileen Cannon, who is presiding over the classified documents case in Florida, …

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Biden's privilege claim to keep special counsel interview under wraps a 'crude politics' move: experts

President Biden’s assertion of executive privilege to avoid releasing audio recordings of his interviews with Special Counsel Robert Hur is raising eyebrows among some legal experts. The White House on Thursday revealed that Biden asserted executive privilege over the audio recordings at the request of Attorney General Merrick Garland. During a media briefing, White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre said …

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Dolton board makes new move against scandal-ridden 'supermayor' Tiffany Henyard

There has been another twist in the ongoing saga in the small Chicago town of Dolton. The board members of Dolton appointed a mayor pro tempore on Monday to serve in place of embattled Mayor Tiffany Henyard should she refuse to execute her duties, Fox 32 Chicago reports. Trustee Jason House was voted in as mayor pro tempore – meaning …

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McCarthy blames ouster on lawmaker who wanted to stop ethics complaint that he 'slept with a 17-year-old'

Former Rep. Kevin McCarthy says he was ousted as speaker of the House by a member of Congress who “wanted me to stop an ethics complaint because he slept with a 17-year-old.” McCarthy’s removal from the chamber came after Rep. Matt Gaetz, R-Fla., who is the subject of a House Ethics Committee probe for alleged sexual misconduct, filed a motion …

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