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Judge Orders Release of Grand Jury Materials in James Comey Case, Citing “Profound Investigative Missteps”

U.S. Magistrate Judge William E. Fitzpatrick issued an opinion Monday, granting Comey’s legal team access to transcripts, audio recordings and all evidence presented to the grand jury that indicted him in September on charges of making false statements to Congress and obstruction of a congressional proceeding.  Comey was indicted September […]

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NIH Grant Terminations Disrupt Hundreds of Clinical Trials, Affecting Over 74,000 Patients

Nearly 400 clinical trials testing treatments for cancer, heart disease, infectious diseases, and other conditions have been disrupted by grant terminations at the National Institutes of Health, affecting more than 74,000 research participants, according to a new study published today in JAMA Internal Medicine. The research reveals that between February […]

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FAA Cancels Emergency Flight Restrictions as Air Traffic Controller Staffing Stabilizes

The Federal Aviation Administration lifted its emergency flight restrictions Monday morning, restoring normal operations across the National Airspace System after air traffic controller staffing levels rebounded following the longest government shutdown in U.S. history. The cancellation order, which took effect at 6 a.m. EST on November 17, removes all operating […]

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Nearly a Quarter of US Households Living Paycheck to Paycheck as Inflation Outpaces Wage Growth

Nearly 24% of American households are living paycheck to paycheck in 2025, according to new analysis from Bank of America Institute released November 1. Inflation has outpaced wage growth for middle- and lower-income households since January 2025, with inflation climbing 3.0% year-over-year in September while after-tax wages for middle-income households […]

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Federal Judge Orders Release of Hundreds Detained in Chicago ICE Operations

A federal judge in Chicago has ordered U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement to release hundreds of people from detention centers, ruling that their arrests likely violated constitutional protections and a 2022 consent decree that limits warrantless immigration arrests in the Midwest. U.S. District Judge Jeffrey Cummings issued multiple orders Wednesday […]

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Lawmaker Escalates Allegations of ‘Inhumane’ Conditions at Nation’s Largest Immigration Detention Facility

According to a November 7 letter sent to Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem and Acting ICE Director Todd Lyons, Congresswoman Veronica Escobar demands federal officials address what she describes as deteriorating conditions at the massive immigration detention facility on Fort Bliss in El Paso, Texas. The follow-up letter […]