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By Nate Raymond and Dan Burns (Reuters) -U.S. President Joe Biden on Monday vetoed legislation to add 66 new judges to understaffed federal courts nationally, a once widely bipartisan measure that would have been the first major expansion of the federal judiciary since 1990. The JUDGES Act, initially supported by many members of both parties, …

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WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President-elect Donald Trump said on Tuesday he will direct his Justice Department to “vigorously pursue” the death penalty to protect Americans from “violent rapists, murderers, and monsters” when he takes power on Jan. 20. Trump’s statement on his social media platform Truth Social was in response to President Joe Biden’s announcement …

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NEW YORK (Reuters) -A 33-year-old Guatemalan citizen was charged with murder and arson on Monday after allegedly lighting a woman on fire and watching her burn to death on a New York City subway train over the weekend, police and federal officials said. Sebastian Zapeta was arrested about six hours after police say he used …

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WASHINGTON (Reuters) -A U.S. judge on Monday delayed a trial for the suspect in the second assassination attempt of President-elect Donald Trump until September 2025, according to a court order. Lawyers for the suspect, Ryan Routh, sought a delay of the scheduled Feb. 10 trial date, citing the large volume of evidence in the case. …

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By Nandita Bose WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. President Joe Biden on Monday commuted the sentences for 37 out of 40 federal inmates on death row, converting them to life in prison without parole, before he hands power to President-elect Donald Trump on Jan. 20. Biden’s move will frustrate Trump’s plan to expand executions. Unlike executive orders, …

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By Jasper Ward and Andrew Goudsward WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Former Florida Congressman Matt Gaetz paid tens of thousands of dollars to women for drugs and sex that were violations of a series of House rules and included obstruction of Congress, the U.S. House of Representatives’ Ethics Committee said in a report released on Monday. The …

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By Costas Pitas (Reuters) -U.S. President-elect Donald Trump will take office on Jan. 20 after defeating Democratic candidate Kamala Harris in November’s presidential election.  Here is a timeline of events between now and Inauguration Day: Dec. 25: The electoral votes must be received by this date by the president of the Senate – a role …

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By Luc Cohen NEW YORK (Reuters) -A construction executive accused of making illegal contributions to indicted New York City Mayor Eric Adams’ campaign plans to plead guilty, court records showed on Monday, as the Democrat braces for an April trial during his re-election campaign. Federal prosecutors in Manhattan said in a court filing that businessman …

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(Reuters) -The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has revoked the emergency use authorization for four COVID-19 antibody-based drugs, including those from Eli Lilly and Regeneron. The shelf life of the drugs had expired and they had not been authorized for administration to patients for more than a year due to the circulation of non-susceptible variants, …

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