Biden’s Tech Agenda In Jeopardy Over Opposition To ‘Partisan’ Nominees

President Joe Biden’s nominees for key regulatory agencies are facing stiff Republican opposition and delays in their confirmation process, holding up the president’s tech agenda. The Biden administration has made it a…

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GONZALEZ: Republicans Give Left-Wing Prosecutors A Pass, Indict Conservatives Instead

Pedro Gonzalez on January 12, 2022 It’s no secret that the Democratic Party has arrayed itself on the side of crime and criminals. But the GOP, for all its chest-thumping about law…

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Judge Rules That Epstein Settlement Won’t Protect Prince Andrew

A New York federal judge ruled against Prince Andrew’s motion to dismiss Wednesday in a lawsuit in which the prince is accused of having sexually abused a minor, multiple sources reported. Judge Lewis…

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Parents Group Claims Documents Show Anti-Asian Bias By Virginia School Board

A parents group is claiming documents obtained in a lawsuit over admissions policies to an elite high school prove that a northern Virginia school board had a bias against students of Asian…

School and Education News·US and World News·Virginia News

Republicans Notch Big Win As Court Upholds North Carolina’s New Congressional Map

A North Carolina court Tuesday upheld the state’s new congressional and state legislative lines, rejecting claims from Democratic groups that it was an unfair gerrymander giving Republicans in the state a big…

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Democratic City Recommends Residents Turn Down Thermostat, ‘Harness Sunshine’ As Energy Costs Spike

The city of Boulder, Colorado, issued a warning to residents Monday, urging them to cut back on home energy use throughout the winter as energy costs skyrocket. On average, Boulder households are…

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Former Los Angeles City Attorney’s Official in Charge of Civil Litigation Agrees to Plead Guilty to Extortion Charge

DWP_extortion_-_Peters_criminal_information.pdf DWP_extortion_-_Peters_plea_agreement.pdf LOS ANGELES – A former senior official at the Los Angeles City Attorney’s Office has agreed to plead guilty to a federal charge for threatening to fire a plaintiffs’…

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Trump Vows To Never Again Endorse Mike Rounds After He Said 2020 Election Was Fair

Former President Donald Trump blasted Sen. Mike Rounds Monday after the South Dakota Republican said the 2020 election was “as fair as we’ve seen” and rejected Trump’s claims of widespread voter fraud.…

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Middle District Of Florida U.S. Attorney’s Office Collects More Than $160 Million In Civil And Criminal Actions In Fiscal Year 2021

Tampa ― U.S. Attorney Roger B. Handberg announced today that the Middle District of Florida (MDFL) collected $160,946,371.39 related to criminal and civil matters in the fiscal year ending September 30, 2021…

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Hospitals Are Getting Away With Ignoring Price Transparency Rules, Experts Say

Ailan Evans on January 6, 2022 Many hospitals are not complying with laws requiring them to make their healthcare prices publicly available, according to multiple reports, and the Biden administration has so…

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Hunt Companies to Pay $500,000 To Resolve Fraud Allegations At Dover Air Force Base

WILMINGTON, Del. – U.S. Attorney David C. Weiss announced today that Hunt Companies, Inc. (“Hunt”), one of the largest providers of privatized military housing to the U.S. Armed Forces, has agreed to…

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Facebook Sued For Its Alleged Role In Federal Agent’s Death

Ailan Evans on January 6, 2022 The sister of a man allegedly murdered by members of an anti-government movement is suing Facebook parent company Meta, alleging the social media company is liable…

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Top House Forecaster: Republicans’ Redistricting Advantage Hardly Panned Out

David Wasserman, a senior editor at the nonpartisan Cook Political Report, said Wednesday that the redistricting process, long thought to favor Republicans, was essentially a “wash.” There may be more House seats…

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Republicans say Phil Murphy blocking access to public records over $53 million ‘death home’ settlement

TRENTON, NJ – Senator Steven Oroho and Senator Joe Pennacchio have filed requests for public records related to the Murphy administration’s $53 million settlement for veterans home deaths during the COVID-19 pandemic.…

New Jersey News·Politics

Central Medical Systems, LLC, Alan Trent Harley And Joan Harley Agree To Pay $600K To Settle False Claims Act Liability

Orlando, FL –United States Attorney Roger B. Handberg announces today that Central Medical Systems, LLC, Joan Harley, and Alan Trent Harley have agreed to pay the United States $600,000 to resolve allegations…

Department of Justice Press Releases·Government News

Theranos Founder Elizabeth Holmes Guilty On Four Counts Of Fraud

A jury found former biotechnology CEO Elizabeth Holmes guilty Monday on four counts of fraud-related charges. Holmes founded and served as CEO of Theranos, a medical technology startup that manufactured cheap and…

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Jeffrey Epstein Paid High-Profile Prince Andrew Accuser $500,000 In 2009 Settlement

A woman who accused Prince Andrew of having sex with her at 17 received a half-million dollar payout from convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, according to an unsealed settlement. Virginia Giuffre, who…

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Federal Court Hands Victory To Opponents Of Vaccine Mandates, Biden overstepped Congress

Head Start employees will not be required to get a COVID-19 vaccine to keep their job, according to a federal court ruling Saturday. A federal district court handed a victory to the…

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New Jersey logs record 27,000 COVID-19 cases statewide on Wednesday as Phil Murphy continues Costa Rican family vacation

TRENTON, NJ – All is not well in New Jersey. If you don’t know somebody in New Jersey with the omicron strain of the COVID-19 virus, you probably don’t know too many…

New Jersey News

John J. Flatley Company Enters Into Consent Decree to Resolve Claims That It Violated the Fair Housing Act By Refusing to Permit Tenant to Have Emotional Support Dog

CONCORD – Acting U.S. Attorney John J. Farley announced today that United States District Judge Joseph Laplante has approved a consent decree resolving claims that John…

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