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US Politics · United StatesThe Senate on Tuesday approved the nomination of Emil Bove, President Trump's former defense lawyer, to serve on a U.S. appeals court, confirming the controversial nominee to a lifetime appointment on the federal bench.See the Story
Senate confirms former Trump attorney Emil Bove as U.S. appeals court judge
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Jeffrey Epstein · United StatesSenate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., said Wednesday that Democrats invoked a century-old law to force President Donald Trump's Department of Justice and the FBI to release the Jeffrey Epstein files.
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Senate Democrats seek Jeffrey Epstein files from Trump administration through obscure law
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John Boozman · District of ColumbiaMembers of both parties on the U.S. Senate Agriculture Committee chastised a U.S. Department of Agriculture official Wednesday for not consulting Congress before proposing to shift thousands of jobs out of the Washington, D.C., area.USDA Deputy Secretary Stephen Alexander Vaden…See the Story
‘Half-Baked’ USDA Relocation Irritates Members of Both Parties on US Senate Ag Panel
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