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Centrist former Sen. Joseph Lieberman has died at 82
As Al Gore's running mate in 2000, Lieberman became the first Jewish candidate on a presidential ticket of one of the two major parties. He later became an independent and was a leader of No Labels.
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Supreme Court sides with Biden administration in Texas border razor-wire case
The move paves the way for federal officials to remove the wire from the state's border with Mexico.
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Hunter Biden is indicted on federal tax charges
A federal grand jury in the Central District of California returned the indictment charging the president's son with three felony tax offenses and six misdemeanor tax offenses.
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U.S. unveils war crimes charges against 4 Russian-allied troops
The indictment, unsealed in the Eastern District of Virginia, marks the first time the U.S. has brought war crimes charges in connection with the Russian assault on Ukraine.
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Hunter Biden's lawyer says again that president's son will only testify publicly
The development comes as House Republicans inch closer to a vote to officially begin an impeachment inquiry into President Biden.
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The Supreme Court adopts first-ever code of ethics
The U.S. Supreme Court is adopting a code of ethics for its justices amid mounting criticism of gifts and trips from wealthy benefactors to certain justices.
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Democratic Sen. Robert Menendez has been indicted on federal corruption charges
The indictment accuses Menendez and his wife of accepting "hundreds of thousands of dollars of bribes in exchange for using" the senator's power and influence.
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Prosecutors expect to call over 150 witnesses in Georgia election interference case
Prosecutors in Fulton County, Ga., say they expect that a trial in their election interference case would last four months, not including jury selection.
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All defendants in Georgia racketeering case, including Trump, have pleaded not guilty
The 19 defendants in the case have waived their right to appear at arraignments that had been scheduled for Wednesday. Former White House Chief of Staff Mark Meadows filed his plea on Tuesday.
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Justices Thomas, Alito file 2022 financial disclosure forms with new trips and gifts
In a statement accompanying Thursday's disclosure, a lawyer for Thomas said there had been "no willful ethics transgressions" and called prior reporting errors "strictly inadvertent."