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Rep. George Santos faces new charges he stole donor IDs, used their credit cards
Prosecutors accuse U.S. Rep. George Santos of charging more than $44,000 to his campaign over a period of months using credit cards belonging to contributors without their knowledge.
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Fraud trial: Trump earlier listed penthouse size at 11,000 square feet, not the 30,000 he later claimed
Evidence shown at Donald Trump’s New York civil business fraud trial shows that he signed a 1994 document that gave the true size of the New York penthouse that was listed later as far larger on his financial statements.
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Misinformation about the Israel-Hamas war is flooding social media. Here are the facts.
A memo circulating online that purports to show President Biden announcing $8 billion in aid to Israel is a doctored version of an order Biden issued providing war assistance to Ukraine this summer.
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Biden confirms Americans among hostages captured in Israel, condemns ‘sheer evil’ of Hamas militants
At least 14 Americans were also killed in the multipronged assault in Israel, and the U.S. secretary of state will head to Israel on Wednesday.
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After a week without a speaker, House Republicans are no closer to picking a new leader
House Republicans took the majority aspiring to operate as a team, and run government more business-like, but have drifted far from that goal.
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Biden’s hopes for Israel-Saudi relations could become a casualty of the new Mideast war
The attack by Hamas has raised new questions about whether Palestinian ambitions for sovereignty can be put aside while the U.S. tries to help Israel move ahead with improving relations with the rest of its neighbors.
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Two state lawmakers proposing bills to end sweeps of homeless encampments
Representatives from Portland and Bangor are floating the prospect of creating sanctioned camping areas on public property and prohibiting sweeps.
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Maine’s congressional delegation condemns attack on Israel
Maine’s representatives to Congress called Hamas an Iranian-backed terrorist group that has no interest in peace, and emphasized the importance of the U.S. standing by its closest ally in the Middle East.
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President Biden interviewed as part of special counsel investigation into classified documents
The investigation is being led by special counsel Robert Hur, who was appointed by Attorney General Merrick Garland in January.