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By David Shepardson WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The chair of the Federal Communications Commission said Monday “all options remain on the table” in the agency’s ongoing investigation into a “60 Minutes” interview with then-Vice President Kamala Harris. FCC Chair Brendan Carr last month rejected a bid from CBS, which is owned by Paramount Global, to dismiss the …

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By Dan Levine and Sarah N. Lynch WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Seven Democratic senators are asking the U.S. Justice Department for information about changes to its civil rights division made by President Donald Trump’s administration including reassigning several career officials who had held leadership positions. The senators, all members of the U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee, wrote …

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By Kanishka Singh (Reuters) -One person was killed and several injured after a ferry carrying 45 passengers in Clearwater, Florida was struck by a boat which then fled the scene, local officials said. The Clearwater Fire Department declared the crash on Sunday evening a “mass casualty incident” because of the number of people injured. Police …

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By Kanishka Singh WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration said on Sunday that during a federal raid on a Colorado Springs nightclub, agents arrested over 100 immigrants who the agency alleges were present in the U.S. illegally. WHY IT’S IMPORTANT The raid was one of the biggest in the number of arrests since President …

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WASHINGTON (Reuters) -A suspect has been arrested in connection with the theft of U.S. Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem’s purse at a Washington restaurant, the Secret Service said on Sunday, and Noem said the individual has been living in the United States illegally. The Secret Service did not identify the suspect by name but said the …

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