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U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) gestures as Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell testifies before a Senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee hearing on the "Semiannual Monetary Policy Report to the Congress", on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C., U.S., June 22, 2022. REUTERS/Elizabeth Frantz

Silicon Valley Bank collapse spurs calls for changes by Congress

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The DOJ is suing Rite Aid. They are accusing one of the largest pharmaceutical companies of contributing to the nation's opioid crisis.

‘Red flags’: DOJ sues Rite Aid over opioid crisis

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The FBI played a role in taking down an international cybercrime gang responsible for more than 600 attacks worth tens of millions of dollars.

FBI assists in international cybercrime bust amid heightened risk of ransomware

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The U.S. Marshals Service is investigating a major ransomware attack that has compromised some of its most sensitive information.

Morning rundown: Ransomware attack on U.S. Marshals; federal TikTok ban

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The Justice Department is in court trying to seize six properties from a Russian oligarch worth $75 million.

Justice Department attempts to seize mansions from Russian oligarchs

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The Justice Department is asking a federal judge to force Mike Pence to testify before a grand jury investigating former President Trump.

Special counsel seeks to compel Pence to testify before Jan. 6 grand jury

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President Biden's lawyer says the Justice Department is searching his beach house in Rehoboth, Delaware, for classified documents.

Midday rundown: Biden’s beach house searched, Tom Brady retires

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Democratic Rep. Adam Schiff announced Thursday that he will seek the Senate seat long held by Dianne Feinstein.

Midday rundown: Schiff seeks Senate seat, DOJ cracks down on cybercrime

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Twenty states have banned the app on all government-issued devices. Now universities are taking similar precautions.

Midday rundown: University TikTok ban, Microsoft layoffs, ND book ban

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Robert Hur was appointed by Attorney General Merrick Garland to investigate the handling of classified documents at President Biden's home and office.

Who is Robert Hur, appointed special counsel to Biden’s documents case?

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The 19-year-old who carried out a knife attack in Times Square on NYE has been charged with attempted murder and could face 80 years in prison.

Times Square attacker waged jihad, charged with attempting to kill officers

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An outage at the FAA disrupts thousands of flights; Alabama warns about the abortion pill and the COVID-19 public health emergency extends.

PM rundown: COVID emergency extended, abortion pill prosecution

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The FAA is fixing a nationwide technical outage and has ordered all airlines to pause domestic flights in the U.S.

AM rundown: Flights grounded, Biden investigation underway

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House Republicans are forming two committees. One to investigate the "weaponization of the federal government," and one to investigate China.

House Republicans to investigate how FBI collects data on Americans

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Russian yachts, mansions and private jets can now be sold and the proceeds can be given to Ukraine, thanks to the U.S. omnibus spending bill.

US will be able to sell seized Russian yachts, give money to Ukraine

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The select committee investigating Jan. 6 and House Republicans both released reports on what happened and they don't agree on what to blame.

Jan. 6 reports from GOP, investigative committee draw different conclusions

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Most of the drones Russia is using in Ukraine are made in Iran, but most of the components inside those drones are made in America.

Russian drones, made in Iran, contain US-made parts

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The committee investigating the Jan. 6 riot made four criminal referrals to the Justice Department against former President Trump.

Jan. 6 committee makes criminal referrals against Trump

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A short-term government funding bill was passed in the house. The Senate expected to vote on it as early as today.

Morning rundown: COVID surge; Pelosi’s attacker in court; JFK files revealed

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There are only 21 days until the 117th Congress ends and the 118th begins. Here's a list of what Congress needs to do before the end of the year.

Funding tops Congress’ to-do list before the end of the year

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A government loan of $2.5 billion will be going to General Motors and LG Energy Solutions for battery manufacturing plants in three states.

Midday rundown: Electric batteries boosted, Golden Globe nominations

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The Justice Department indicted 12 people accused of committing violence and extortion as they tried to bring goods over the border to sell.

Justice Department indicts 12 for violence, extortion on southern border

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Republican House leader Kevin McCarthy is trying to end to the vaccine mandate for military members by threatening to not pass defense bill.

Vaccine mandate stalls defense bill, thousands flee volcano eruption

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Florida said federal election monitors would not be permitted inside polling locations, and the DOJ said it would comply with its order.

Federal election monitors not allowed inside Florida voting locations

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House Republicans released a report detailing whistleblower allegations of FBI misconduct and politicization at the highest levels of the DOJ.

House GOP report alleges misconduct, politicization at FBI, DOJ

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The Drug Enforcement Administration is warning the public of an alarming emerging trend of rainbow fentanyl spreading across the U.S.

DEA issues warning over rainbow fentanyl targeting young people

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The DOJ won its appeal to continue its review of documents; MyPillow CEO is suing the FBI over phone seizure; and police reform will be voted on in the House.

DOJ wins appeal; MyPillow CEO sues FBI; House to vote on police reform

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A 10-month-long, bipartisan Senate investigation found the Justice Department undercounted inmate deaths in U.S. jails and prisons.

DOJ undercounted 990 deaths in US jails

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