Jamie Raskin announces cancer diagnosis

Rep. Jamie Raskin announced on Wednesday that he’d been diagnosed with diffuse large B-cell lymphoma, “a serious but curable form of cancer.” “With the benefit of early detection and fine doctors, the help of my extraordinary staff, the love of Sarah and our daughters and sons-in-law (actual and to-be) and family and friends, and the support of my beloved constituents and...

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Bankman-Fried to enter plea next week in FTX case

FTX founder Sam Bankman Fried is scheduled to be arraigned and enter a plea in federal court in Manhattan next Tuesday on criminal charges alleging wire fraud, money laundering and campaign finance violations, according to court documents filed on Wednesday. The 30-year-old is accused of stealing billions of dollars in customer and investor funds through his Bahamas-based...

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U.S. to require Covid tests for travelers coming from China

The Biden administration announced Wednesday that it will require anyone arriving by air from China to provide a negative Covid test, following a surge of Covid-19 cases across China as Beijing has eased its strict zero-Covid rules. Under the new rules, which will take effect on Jan. 5, anyone two years and older will need to show a negative result from a test taken within...

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Judge: Jan. 6 committee evidence suggests Trump asked rally crowd to break the law

The Jan. 6 select committee’s finding that Donald Trump lured followers to storm the Capitol does not absolve them of legal responsibility for their actions, a federal judge ruled Wednesday, the first opinion to cite the congressional panel’s criminal referrals of the former president. U.S. District Court Judge John Bates cited the select committee’s reportand criminal referrals...

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A Republican free-for-all looms in 2024 Indiana Senate race

INDIANAPOLIS — A crowded 2024 Senate primary is already brewing deep in the heart of Trump country. In a state with a deep and restless bench of ambitious GOP politicians, a half-dozen of them are weighing a shot at a coveted seat being vacated by Republican Sen. Mike Braun as he runs for governor. The roster of candidates spans the GOP’s ideological spectrum at a time when...

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Buttigieg pledges 'extraordinary effort' as Southwest Airlines cancels more flights

Pete Buttigieg on Wednesday said his Transportation Department “will mount an extraordinary effort” to ensure Southwest Airlines, plagued by days of cancellations that have stranded thousands of passengers and aircrew nationwide, meets its obligations to its customers — including refunds. Speaking to ABC’s "Good Morning America," Buttigieg upped the pressure on Southwest,...

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Newsom, key Democratic governors brace for pension crunch as recession looms

The stock market’s plunge battered public retirement systems in 2022. The outlook for 2023 is even more grim. With Wall Street CEOs warning of financial carnage ahead, governors overseeing some of the nation’s largest pension systems are bracing for a hit to state investment funds that have long supported benefit plans and cash-strapped budgets. The longer the decline, the...

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