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By Moira Warburton WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. House of Representatives on Wednesday rejected a Republican effort to censure Representative Adam Schiff, a Democrat who played a leading role in the first impeachment of then-President Donald Trump in 2019. The Republican-controlled chamber defeated the motion by a vote of 225 to 196, with 20 Republicans …

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By David Shepardson WASHINGTON (Reuters) -A U.S. House of Representatives committee on Wednesday narrowly voted to raise the mandatory commercial pilot retirement age to 67 from 65. Members of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee voted 32 to 31 for the pilot age amendment to a proposed five-year bill to reauthorize the Federal Aviation Administration …

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By David Shepardson WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. President Joe Biden on Wednesday vetoed a measure approved by Congress that would overturn his administration’s sharp new limits on emissions from heavy-duty trucks responsible for significant soot and smog. The veto preserves Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) rules will “make our air cleaner and prevent thousands of premature deaths …

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WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland on Wednesday defended the independent special counsel he appointed to handle federal criminal cases against former President Donald Trump, the first U.S. president to be charged with federal crimes. Garland, in response to a reporter’s question, rejected the allegations of some Republicans in Congress that Trump’s prosecution …

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By Tim Reid, Nathan Layne and Gram Slattery (Reuters) -For decades U.S. Republicans have proudly claimed to be the party of law and order. But the indictment of former President Donald Trump by federal prosecutors over the alleged mishandling of classified documents has led to nearly all of his Republican rivals for the party’s White …

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By Jack Queen (Reuters) – Former U.S. President Donald Trump pleaded not guilty on Tuesday to federal criminal charges that he unlawfully kept national-security documents when he left office and lied to officials who sought to recover them. Here is what to expect as the case proceeds. WHAT HAPPENS NEXT? It could be a year …

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By Frank Pingue (Reuters) -The Vegas Golden Knights hit the ultimate National Hockey League jackpot on Tuesday by crushing the visiting Florida Panthers 9-3 to win the Stanley Cup for the first time in the expansion franchise’s six-year history. With the victory, the Western Conference’s top-seeded Golden Knights closed out the best-of-seven championship series 4-1, …

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