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Trump administration's $700 million loan to Kansas trucking company under fire in Congress

WASHINGTON — Federal officials Wednesday were asked to investigate whether an Overland Park, Kansas, trucking company broke federal law when securing a $700 million loan through a federal pandemic aid program — a sum that accounted for 95% of the money allocated to the program.

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Former top State official to plead guilty for helping Qatar

A former top-ranking State Department official is set to plead guilty for improperly helping a wealthy Gulf country try to influence U.S. policy and not disclosing on a government ethics form gifts he received from a disgraced political fundraiser

The Independent UK

Scoop: Former U.S. ambassador accused of illegal foreign lobbying

The former ambassador to Pakistan and the UAE allegedly took tens of thousands of dollars.

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Corporate prosecutions hit record low

Americans are victimized by "rampant corporate crime," watchdog group says, despite vows to crack down

Salon

If the CDC's Mask Mandate Is 'Necessary for the Public Health,' Why Didn't the DOJ Seek a Stay To Restore It?

The Biden administration's main priority seems to be leaving the agency's authority vague enough to allow future interventions.

Reason

The truth about Hunter Biden and the charges he faces

President Joe Biden’s youngest son has no role in the Biden Administration. But as Andrew Feinberg explains, that hasn’t stopped Republicans from using him to hurt his father

The Independent UK

Supreme Court to hear arguments on 'Remain in Mexico' revival - Roll Call

The Supreme Court hears an immigration case that threatens to curb the power of presidents to reverse the policies of their predecessors.

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Hunter Biden is prime target if Republicans win Congress

Republicans are laying the groundwork to make Hunter Biden and his business dealings a central target of their investigative and oversight efforts

The Independent UK

Jurors reject array of defenses at Capitol riot trials

Juries have heard an array of defenses at the first trials for rioters who stormed the U.S. Capitol

The Independent UK

US can manage BA.2 variant ‘without disruption’, top Covid adviser predicts

Ashish Jha says spreading variant unlikely to have much effect on the nation’s pandemic recovery

The Guardian - US

Trump’s chief of staff was warned of possible violence on 6 January before attack

Mark Meadows was aware of intelligence briefings about the threat of violence ahead of the 6 January riots, according to new filing from House committee

The Independent UK

Former Honduras president extradited to U.S. on drugs, weapons charges

The U.S. government on Thursday unveiled charges against former Honduran President Juan Orlando Hernandez of participating in a cocaine-importation conspiracy and related firearms offenses, and he was extradited to the United States.

Reuters

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The Independent UK

Alex Jones: InfoWars chief offers to speak to Jan 6 investigators in return for immunity

Right-wing conspiracy theorist was leading ‘Stop the Steal’ supporter

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AFP

US government appeals court ruling lifting mask mandate

Washington (AFP) - The United States government is appealing a court ruling that controversially lifted a federal mask mandate on public transport earlier this week, the Justice Department said Wednesday.

Al Jazeera

US Justice Department appealing order that ended travel mask rule

A US judge this week suspended a mandate requiring travellers to wear masks on planes, trains and other public transit.

The Independent UK

CDC asks Justice Department to appeal ruling that revoked ‘necessary’ travel mask mandate

Federal transit masking mandate struck down on Monday in Florida court

The Independent UK

Justice Dept. to appeal order voiding travel mask mandate

The Justice Department is filing an appeal seeking to overturn a judge’s order that voided the federal mask mandate on planes, trains and travel hubs

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Florida's Agriculture Commissioner Says the Ban on Gun Possession by Marijuana Users Is Unconstitutional

Nikki Fried, a Democrat, is suing the Biden administration, arguing that the policy violates the Second Amendment and a congressional spending rider.

Roll Call

CDC aims to appeal mask mandate ruling - Roll Call

The CDC asked the Justice Department to appeal a judge's decision striking the mask mandate on public transportation.

The Independent UK

DOJ: 21 people charged nationwide with $150M in COVID fraud

The Justice Department announced Wednesday that 21 people have been charged in the past nine days as part of a nationwide enforcement push to root out those who exploit the pandemic through health care fraud schemes

Reason

The DOJ Is Reluctant To Continue Defending the CDC's Mask Mandate Because It Worries It Will Lose Again

Clarifying the agency's authority could impede future power grabs.

The Independent UK

AP News Digest 3:15 a.m.

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Biden asks Supreme Court for OK to scrap Trump’s Remain in Mexico policy on asylum-seeking migrants

WASHINGTON — Courts can’t force President Joe Biden to abide by former President Donald Trump’s “Remain in Mexico” policy indefinitely, especially since it puts vulnerable migrants in danger and hampers foreign relations.

Tribune News Service

Biden weighs mask mandate appeal that may be fruitless, or worse

WASHINGTON — The Justice Department said it is ready to appeal a ruling that eliminated the mask mandate for plane and train travel if necessary, even after some argued the best way to preserve the government’s authority was to let the case die.

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