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Month: November 2021

Justice Department and House lawyers argue Trump’s records should be turned over to January 6 committee

By Katelyn Polantz, CNN Reporter, Crime and Justice The Biden administration said in a court filing on Monday that the House select committee’s investigation into January 6 is needed to fully understand former President Donald Trump’s role in the US Capitol attack, arguing that his presidential records be turned over to Congress. Lawyers from the

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Mexican president decrees automatic approval for projects

MEXICO CITY (AP) — The administration of Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador has issued a broad decree requiring all federal agencies to give automatic approval for all government public works projects. The decree published Monday sidesteps environmental, accountability and feasibility review processes, and gives regulatory agencies five days to grant a year-long ‘temporary’ approval

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Judge orders pro-Trump attorneys who brought frivolous election fraud case to pay more than $180,000 to defendants they sued

By Katelyn Polantz, CNN Reporter, Crime and Justice Two lawyers who went to court to claim voter fraud after the 2020 election must pay nearly $180,000 to the defendants they sued, a federal magistrate judge ordered Monday, saying their lawsuit aimed to “manipulate gullible members of the public and foment public unrest.” The order from

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No sanctions over deficiencies at California virus test lab

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California’s new coronavirus testing laboratory won’t face sanctions for what state officials called “significant deficiencies.” The state Department of Public Health said Monday that the Valencia Branch Laboratory near Los Angeles was found to have problems with training and record-keeping but authorities couldn’t substantiate reports stemming from a whistleblower that the

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Healthcare, housing and childcare: How the Build Back Better Act could impact Hispanic communities

A press conference was held on Monday highlighting how the House-passed Build Back Better Act would specifically impact Hispanic communities and families nationwide. Congressman Raul Ruiz, M.D. (CA-36) joined Special Assistant to the President and White House Deputy Communications Director Pili Tobar and Secretary of Health and Human Services Xavier Becerra to help answer questions.

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