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By Jonathan Stempel NEW YORK (Reuters) – The two people who guaranteed George Santos’ bail will have their names publicly revealed, a federal judge ruled on Tuesday as she rejected the indicted U.S. representative’s claim that disclosure could threaten the guarantors’ safety. U.S. District Judge Joanna Seybert in Central Islip, New York, said the names …

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By Susan Heavey, Sarah N. Lynch and Jacqueline Thomsen WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. District Judge Aileen Cannon has set an initial trial date of Aug. 14 in Florida on former President Donald Trump’s federal charges of willful retention of classified government records and obstruction of justice, according to a court order on Tuesday. The Justice …

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By David Shepardson WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Federal Communications Commission (FCC) on Tuesday proposed a rule that would require cable TV and broadcast satellite operators to disclose to consumers the full pricing for video programming services in promotional materials and on their bills – a plan quickly endorsed by President Joe Biden. The FCC’s …

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By John Kruzel WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday agreed to hear a bid by President Joe Biden’s administration to shield the federal government from lawsuits over errors related to credit reports in a case involving a dispute between a Pennsylvania man and the U.S. Department of Agriculture. The justices took up …

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By Andrew Goudsward (Reuters) -David Weiss, the top federal prosecutor in Delaware, wrapped up the most closely watched investigation of his career on Tuesday when U.S. President Joe Biden’s son Hunter agreed to plead guilty to misdemeanor tax crimes. Weiss, 67, who was appointed to his post by Republican then-President Donald Trump, agreed to stay …

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By David Shepardson WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Transportation Security Administration (TSA) said Tuesday it had screened 2.785 million airline passengers on June 16, the highest number since before the COVID-19 pandemic. The TSA said it had screened approximately 10.6 million people from Friday through Monday, the Juneteenth holiday, giving an average of 2.67 million …

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By Karen Freifeld (Reuters) – Donald Trump’s bid to oust the judge overseeing the criminal case against him over a hush-money payment to a porn star should be rejected, the Manhattan District Attorney’s office said in a filing on Tuesday. Trump has a “history of baselessly accusing state and federal judges around the country of …

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