Author: The Gazette
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Bowser shreds DC Council for rejecting juvenile curfew bill
Washington, D.C., Mayor Muriel Bowser bashed the Council of the District of Columbia for initially rejecting a bill establishing juvenile curfew zones. An unusual series of events unfolded in the D.C. Council on Tuesday over a bill to extend special juvenile curfew zones. The Bowser-supported bill, introduced to curb epidemic violent youth crime, was initially…
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Comey’s lawyers ‘absolutely’ seem to be looking to throw out trial: Kaelan Deese
Washington Examiner’s Justice Department Reporter Kaelan Deese said on Wednesday that former FBI Director James Comey’s lawyers will likely try to challenge his trial, specifically the appointment of U.S. Attorney Lindsey Halligan. Comey made history when Halligan indicted him on Sept. 25, making him the first former FBI director to be criminally charged after leaving…
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Vance to meet with Indiana Republicans for second time in redistricting effort
Vice President JD Vance is preparing to meet with Indiana Republicans in Indianapolis for a second time on Friday to try to convince state lawmakers to approve a new congressional map that would pave the way for two more House GOP seats ahead of the 2026 midterm elections. The news comes as Indiana Senate Republicans…
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US postpones Wyoming coal lease sale after disappointing Montana auction
(Reuters) -The Trump administration has postponed a scheduled sale of coal leases on federal lands in Wyoming two days after a disappointing auction in Montana, an Interior Department spokesperson said on Wednesday. The Bureau of Land Management, a division of Interior that manages 245 million acres of federal lands, had been expected to keep processing…
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New Jersey gubernatorial debate runs up against do-or-die Yankees and Phillies playoff games
Republican nominee Jack Ciattarelli and Rep. Mikie Sherrill (D-NJ) are set to face off in their second New Jersey gubernatorial debate Wednesday night, but, unfortunately for the candidates, they will have to go up against two MLB playoff games with massive implications for the Garden State. The gubernatorial debate will begin at 7 p.m. on…
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Independent Angus King sticks with Republicans in sixth failed shutdown vote
Sen. Angus King (I-ME) voted with Republicans on Wednesday for the continuing resolution to reopen the government, denying Democrats a symbolic win on the eighth day of the shutdown. King, an independent who caucuses with the Democrats, had been wavering on his vote, expressing frustration with Republicans’ refusal to negotiate with Democrats over expiring Obamacare…
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Mexico probes deadly military shooting of six in northern border state
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) -Mexican authorities are investigating an incident in Tamaulipas, a northern state bordering the U.S., where six people were fatally shot by an army convoy, renewing debate over the military’s role in areas afflicted by crime. President Claudia Sheinbaum on Wednesday pledged to review the military’s actions during her daily press conference. “We…
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Justice Roberts raises concerns about limiting candidate lawsuits to ‘fraught’ election time
Chief Justice John Roberts expressed concern during oral arguments on Wednesday that Illinois wants the high court to limit candidates’ ability to sue over election laws to the “most fraught” time of the campaign, questioning the state’s argument that candidates must wait for evidence that a state law has harmed or will harm their election…
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UN staff member released from Houthi detention in Yemen, UN spokesperson says
By Jasper Ward (Reuters) -A United Nations staff member who was recently detained by Yemen’s Houthi authorities has been released, UN spokesperson Stephane Dujarric said on Wednesday. “We continue to urge the de facto authorities to immediately and unconditionally release all UN and humanitarian workers who are supporting the most vulnerable people in Yemen,” Dujarric said.…
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UN to slash a quarter of peacekeepers globally over lack of funds
(Corrects the number of peacekeeping missions affected to nine from 11 in paragraph 1, removes operations in Middle East and India and Pakistan from paragraph 9) By Michelle Nichols UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) -The United Nations will cut a quarter of peacekeepers in nine operations around the world in the coming months due to a lack…