Author: Kaelan Deese, Washington Examiner
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DOJ requests appeal after judge rules felony indictment can’t prevent gun purchases
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The Justice Department plans to appeal a Texas judge’s ruling that a federal law blocking people under felony indictment from purchasing firearms is unconstitutional in light of the Supreme Court‘s latest gun-related ruling. U.S. District Judge David Counts found that the law’s prohibitions did not correlate with the Supreme Court’s June decision in New York…
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Judge rejects Trump effort to block tax returns from Congress
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A federal judge of the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia rejected former President Donald Trump’s bid to block the IRS and Treasury Department from releasing his tax returns to a congressional committee. “Even the special solicitude accorded former Presidents does not alter the outcome,” Judge Trevor McFadden, a Trump appointee, wrote in…
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US in talks with Taliban over additional Kabul evacuations
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Secretary of State Antony Blinken said Tuesday the United States is coordinating with the Taliban to secure additional charter flights from Kabul for people seeking to leave the country. With the U.S. having concluded all military operations in the country following the Aug. 31 deadline for withdrawal, the State Department has been working closely with…
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Biden announces health insurance special enrollment period, citing 470,000 US deaths from COVID-19
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Beginning Monday, people in the United States will be eligible for a special three-month enrollment period to sign up for health coverage under Obamacare. “Starting today and running through May 15, 2021, we are opening HealthCare.gov for all Americans to have the opportunity to sign up for health insurance. Now, everyone will be able to…