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Month: January 2023

Supreme Court again declines to take up appeal from GOP-led states seeking to intervene in case over ‘public charge’ immigration policy

By Ariane de Vogue, CNN Supreme Court Reporter The Supreme Court declined once again on Monday to take up an appeal from a group of Republican-led states seeking to intervene in a case challenging the Trump-era “public charge” immigration policy, a version of which the Biden administration has abandoned. The court’s move was not unexpected,

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Watchdog group asks FEC to investigate embattled New York Rep. George Santos’ campaign finances

By Fredreka Schouten, CNN A campaign watchdog group is filing a complaint Monday with the Federal Election Commission, accusing newly sworn-in Rep. George Santos of illegally using campaign funds to pay personal expenses and of concealing the source of more than $700,000 that the New York Republican plowed into his election bid. The Campaign Legal

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House GOP select panel will target DOJ and FBI

House Republicans are now planning on forming a new select committee to investigate the Department of Justice and the FBI, including their “ongoing criminal investigations,” setting up a showdown with the Biden administration and law enforcement agencies over their criminal probes, particularly those into former President Donald Trump. The new expanded committee proposal is a result

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Updated obesity treatment guidelines for children and teens include medications, surgery for some young people

By Jamie Gumbrecht and Jacqueline Howard, CNN Updated American Academy of Pediatrics guidelines for treatment of obesity urge prompt use of behavior therapy and lifestyle changes, and they say surgery and medications should be used for some young people. The guidelines, published Monday in the journal Pediatrics, are the first comprehensive update to the academy’s

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Pentagon prepares for series of GOP-led investigations

By Haley Britzky and Oren Liebermann, CNN Pentagon officials have held multiple high-level meetings in recent months in preparation for a barrage of Republican-led House investigations into issues varying from the US withdrawal from Afghanistan withdrawal to what conservative lawmakers have deemed “woke” military policies, according to a senior defense official. House Republicans have long

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