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Justice Department Moves to Dismiss Charges Against Olympian Over National Mall Incident

The U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Columbia asked a court to dismiss charges against Olympic athlete David Hearn after further reviews indicated that structural installation problems, rather than vandalism, caused damage near the Lincoln Memorial reflecting pool area.
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Apple Seeks Court Order to Stop OpenAI Using Alleged Trade Secrets
Breaking With the Past: One of the World’s Smallest Countries Changes Its Name
AI Is Remaking the US Economy, From GDP Growth to iPhone Prices
US and Japan Step In to Support the Yen in Rare Joint Intervention
Apple’s OpenAI Lawsuit Becomes a Public Fight Over AI Hardware
Chevron and Other Oil Firms Face Trump Criticism Over War-Related Energy Profits
CMS Approves Eight Hundred Eighty-Two Million Dollar Payment Increase for Skilled Nursing Facilities
Marie Gluesenkamp Perez Faces Progressive Primary Challenge in Washington State
Republican Senator Rand Paul Moves Toward Contempt Vote Against Anthony Fauci
Federal Judge Blocks New York Immigration Mask Restrictions as Legal Battles Continue
Transgender Federal Employees Sue Over Removal of Health Insurance Coverage for Gender-Affirming Care
House Ethics Committee Recommends Censure of Republican Representative Chuck Edwards
Trump Warns Oil Companies Against Profiting From Middle East Energy Crisis
Palantir Technologies Reports Ninety-Three Percent Revenue Growth Amid Immigration Contract Debate
Trump National Guard Deployment in Washington Expected to Cost One Point Four Billion Dollars
Twenty-Two Immigration Custody Deaths This Year Increase Scrutiny of Detention Conditions
Trump Criticizes United States Attorney Jeanine Pirro After Charges Are Dropped in Vandalism Case
Federal Judge Blocks New York Law Restricting Masks for Immigration Officers
Trump Administration Border Wall Construction Halted in New Mexico Over Water Concerns
Supreme Court Rulings Reshape Limits on Presidential Power and Tariff Authority
Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche Gains Senate Support After Ending Controversial Executive Fund
Trump Administration Prepares Fourteen Billion Dollar Arms Package for Taiwan
Federal Reserve Holds Interest Rates at Three Point Five Percent as Inflation Risks Persist
White House Suspends Planned Strikes on Iranian Energy Sites as Trump Signals Possible Diplomatic Deal
Twenty-Five States Challenge Trump Administration Global Tariffs in Federal Court
Pentagon Announces New Navy Reserve Leadership Nomination
Justice Department Moves to Dismiss Charges Against Olympian Over National Mall Incident
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Senate Leaders Advance Short-Term Spending Bill to Avoid Government Shutdown and Restrict White House Transfers
Twenty-Five States Sue Trump Administration Over New Tariffs on Global Imports
President Donald Trump Pauses Planned Iran Strikes While Warning of Possible Regime Decapitation
United States Intervenes in Currency Markets to Support Japanese Yen After Sharp Decline
United States Central Command Seeks Unconventional Options After Limited Impact From Iran Strikes
Federal Reserve Holds Interest Rates Steady as Policymakers Debate Inflation Risks
Trump Administration Uses Rare Trade Authority to Impose Fifty Percent Tariffs on Canadian Imports
Senate Leaders Reach Bipartisan Short-Term Funding Agreement to Avoid Government Shutdown Before Midterm Elections
Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche Rescinds Proposed Department of Justice Compensation Fund Ahead of Senate Confirmation Vote
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