An 88-year-old Democratic congressional delegate for Washington, D.C., was scammed out of more than $4,000 Thursday when suspects showed up at her home claiming to be a “cleaning crew,” Fox News Digital has confirmed. The suspects accessed Eleanor Holmes Norton’s credit card after they were let inside her D.C. home. …
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MSNBC host Jen Psaki urged members of the Democratic Party to “burn” Democratic National Committee (DNC) talking points and to speak “like a human being with a heart.” “People just have to become a little bit more relaxed, let go of the talking points, which — it’s funny, in part …
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Virginia Democratic gubernatorial candidate Abigail Spanberger downplayed a fellow Democrat’s text-message scandal, calling it a “poor choice” in a new interview. In 2022, Virginia attorney general candidateJay Jonestexted a colleague that he wished violence against former Republican House Speaker Todd Gilbert and his children. The private messages sparked outrage from …
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A federal judge in Massachusetts has blocked the State Department from enforcing an executive order that required Americans to select their gender assigned at birth on new passports. U.S. District Judge Julia Kobick ruled Tuesday that any individual who needs to renew their passport because it expires within one year, …
Read More »President Trump is terminating the head of the Smithsonian Institution’s National Portrait Gallery, continuing his aggressive moves to reshape the federal government’s cultural institutions. Mr. Trump announced Friday on his Truth Social platform that he was ousting Director Kim Sajet, calling her a “highly partisan person, and a strong supporter …
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Washington — NPR on Tuesday sued President Trump and administration officials over an executive order signed earlier this month that seeks to cut federal funding to the news organization and PBS. Filed in the U.S. District Court in Washington, D.C., the suit was brought by NPR and three Colorado-based public …
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Washington — The U.S. attorney in charge of the federal investigation into Hunter Biden said Justice Department officials assured him that he would be authorized to bring charges in jurisdictions outside of Delaware, according to a letter to Congress obtained by CBS News. In his correspondence to Senate Judiciary Ranking …
Read More »Washington — Washington state native Taylor Taranto, arrested near former President Barack Obama’s home Thursday with weapons and ammunition in his vehicle, will remain in jail pending a hearing next week, a magistrate judge in Washington, D.C., ruled Friday. Taranto was taken into custody on Thursday as a fugitive from …
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Millions of Americans who have been struggling to connect to the internet may soon find it easier to get online, thanks to an infusion of funding from the federal government approved in late 2021. President Joe Biden announced the funding Monday at the White House and promised, “With this funding, …
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Washington — The Justice Department has closed its investigation into former Vice President Mike Pence’s handling of classified documents and will not seek charges against him, multiple people familiar with the matter tell CBS News. CBS News has learned that in a brief letter, the Justice Department advised Pence’s attorney …
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