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President Joe Biden announced Sunday that he was pardoning his son Hunter Biden, who faced sentencing later this month in two federal cases. The president had previously maintained that he would not pardon his son, and his reversal prompted criticism from Republicans as well as a few Democrats. Read Biden's statement explaining his decision:Today, I signed a pardon for my son Hunter. 1:23-cr-00061-MN in the United States District Court for the District of Delaware and Docket No. 2:23-CR-00599-MCS-1 in the United States District Court for the Central District of California.

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☆ Boomer Loves Retirement, Living in DC, Gets Government Benefits
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-24 | by ( Juliana Kaplan | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

Cole is an example of what retirement can look like with a good savings plan and a variety of government assistance programs. Her prior government role left her with a hefty retirement benefit; she still gets healthcare. She's taken advantage of a few water aerobics classes in DC and was swimming up at a pool near Capitol Hill. "The last season," what she calls the "senior season" of life, is the best, Cole said. "I know people think they're in a good season now, but live long enough to get that Medicaid card," she said, adding: "I don't have nobody to tell me what to do.

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☆ After dropping off my kids, I stay in the car alone for 5 minutes. It helps me reset from 'mom mode' so I can move on to the next task.
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-04 | by ( Jamie Davis Smith | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

When my kids were babies, if they fell asleep in the car I wouldn't try to transfer them. Now that they are all older, I still sit for five minutes alone in the car. download the app Email address Sign up By clicking “Sign Up”, you accept our Terms of Service and Privacy Policy . Even years into motherhood, I was inexperienced in the joys and frustrations of having a child fall asleep in the car. AdvertisementYet, even now, I linger in the car for a few moments, longer than I should.

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☆ Nikki Haley Wins the Washington, D.C., Primary, Ending Trump’s Streak
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-04 | by ( Maggie Astor | More About Maggie Astor | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: 1 min

Nikki Haley won the Republican primary in Washington, D.C., on Sunday, logging her first victory after a string of losses to former President Donald J. Trump. She received about 63 percent of the vote to Mr. Trump’s 33 percent, according to The Associated Press, securing all 19 available delegates and becoming the first woman ever to win a Republican presidential primary. The contest was tiny: Just over 2,000 Republicans voted in the overwhelmingly Democratic city of Washington, compared with 110,000 in Iowa, 325,000 in New Hampshire and 757,000 in South Carolina. Ms. Haley seemed to acknowledge that in a post on X. “Thank you, DC!” she wrote.

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☆ Judge bars Trump from 'smear campaign' against prosecutors, witnesses
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-17 | by ( Andrew Goudsward | Companies Need To Integrate Climate Reporting Across Functions To Comply With California S New Law | Henry Engler | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

Speaking at a campaign rally in Iowa on Monday, Trump called the judge's order "unconstitutional" and vowed to appeal it. "I'll be the only politician in history that runs with a gag order where I'm not allowed to criticize people," Trump told supporters. The order bars Trump, frontrunner for the 2024 Republican presidential nomination, and attorneys in the case from personally targeting Special Counsel Jack Smith, prosecutors working with him and court staff. Prosecutors sought a limited gag order that would bar certain statements from Trump during the case. The judge said she would allow Trump to make critical statements about the U.S. Justice Department and that denounce the prosecution as politically motivated.

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☆ All the people Donald Trump can't insult anymore or he'd risk violating court orders
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-17 | by ( Grace Eliza Goodwin | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

The federal judge in Trump's election interference case issued a gag order against him on Monday. Another gag order was issued by the judge in Trump's New York civil fraud trial earlier this month. AdvertisementAdvertisementThanks to a couple of gag orders against him, there's a bunch of people Donald Trump can't insult anymore — unless he wants to risk violating court orders. Earlier this month, Justice Arthur Engoron issued a gag order in Trump's New York civil fraud trial when Trump singled out one of Engoron's clerks online. At a campaign rally soon after Chutkan's order, Trump attacked her, calling her ruling "unconstitutional" and saying "her whole life is not liking me."

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☆ Trump blasts special counsel's gag order request in federal election case
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-26 | by ( Kevin Breuninger | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

Attorneys for Donald Trump urged a judge not to impose a partial gag order on the former president in his federal election interference case, claiming that prosecutors are trying to "unconstitutionally silence" him. The federal case charges Trump in connection with a multi-pronged conspiracy to overturn his loss to Biden in the 2020 election. Trump has pleaded not guilty in the case, which is set to head to trial in March. Smith warned the judge that Trump's repeated attacks could "undermine the integrity of these proceedings" and taint the jury pool. The court filing cited numerous social media posts from Trump's Truth Social account railing against Chutkan, the prosecutors and the city of Washington itself.

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☆ Trump's social media attacks against prosecutors could backfire on his attempts to delay his criminal trials
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-28 | by ( Jacob Shamsian | Laura Italiano | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

A federal judge set Trump's election interference trial in Washington, DC, for March 4, 2024. Prosecutors want a trial quickly because Trump's social media attacks could influence the jury pool. Lucian Chalfen, a spokesperson for the New York state court system, told Insider that Trump's trial date in Manhattan has not been changed. Judges have sought to reign in Trump's social media posts in other ways. Lauro has previously said he wants the case trial in West Virginia, which legal experts say is unlikely to happen.

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☆ Migrants dropped outside VP Harris's home on blustery Christmas Eve
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-25 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

WASHINGTON, Dec 25 (Reuters) - Busloads of migrants were dropped over Christmas weekend near Vice President Kamala Harris' residence in Washington amid freezing temperatures, having traveled from the southwest border in Texas, immigrant aid groups said on Sunday. Aides to Texas Governor Greg Abbott were not available to comment on whether the state coordinated their transportation. U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris participates in a working lunch on multilateral cooperation during the U.S.-Africa Leaders Summit, in Washington, U.S., December 15, 2022. REUTERS/Evelyn HocksteinThe Republican governor, a vocal critic of the Biden administration's immigration policies, and some other Republican governors have been transporting migrants to Democratic-controlled cities in the northern United States. Laborde said that in the past week, nine busloads of migrants have been dropped off in Washington.

☆ Migrants dropped near home of Vice President Kamala Harris on frigid Christmas Eve
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-25 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

Local organizers in Washington say three buses of recent migrant families arrived from Texas near the home in record-setting cold on Christmas Eve. Three buses of recent migrant families arrived from Texas near the home of Vice President Kamala Harris in the record-setting cold on Christmas Eve. Local organizers had expected the buses to arrive Sunday but found out Saturday that the group would get to Washington early, Laborde said. It was the coldest Christmas Eve on record for Washington, according to the Washington Post. Laborde said employees had blankets ready for the people who arrived on Christmas Eve and moved them quickly onto waiting buses for a ride to an area church.

☆ Keystone cleanup turns remote Kansas valley into a small town
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-18 | by ( Erwin Seba | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +4 min

And while the city of Washington, Kansas, is small with just over 1,000 residents, it is surrounded by farms where wheat, corn, soybeans are planted and cattle are raised. The once-quiet valley is currently a construction site buzzing with some 400 contractors, staff from pipeline operator TC Energy, and federal, state and local officials. The valley has become almost a small town, with several Quonset-style huts erected for workers. WIDER GROUP AFFECTEDLiving in rural Kansas, the Pannbackers are used to preparing for harsh weather, but not an oil spill. “How many people have experienced an oil spill?

☆ D.C. AG suing Commanders owner Snyder for false statements in workplace investigation
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-10 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

Nov 10 (Reuters) - D.C. Attorney General Karl Racine on Thursday announced his office was suing Washington Commanders owner Dan Snyder, the team, the NFL and Commissioner Roger Goodell for colluding to deceive residents about an investigation into a toxic workplace culture. "We allege Dan Snyder, the Commanders, Roger Goodell, and the NFL misled the public about what was being done to address the allegations of harassment and the toxic culture the Commanders maintained," Racine said. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst 1 2 3"They did all of this to hide the truth, protect their images and let the profits roll." The Commanders and the NFL did not immediately respond to a request for comment. read moreReporting by Rory Carroll in Los Angeles, editing by Ed OsmondOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

☆ Washington, DC's police force is offering $20,000 bonuses to attract new officers amid labor shortage hiring struggles
▼ + stars: | 2022-06-21 | by ( Grace Dean | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Washington, DC is giving new cops a $20,000 hiring bonus amid a "very challenging job market." New starters will be given $10,000 as an initial hiring bonus and a further $10,000 once they complete a 24-week training program at the police academy. The starting salary at the DC MPD is $60,199, which rises to $65,863 after an 18-month probationary period. The $20,000 hiring bonus effectively means an increase of 33% to the basic first-year salary. DC's bonus is part of Bowser's budget for the 2023 fiscal year, which includes an investment of around $30 million for MPD hiring, recruitment, and retention incentives.

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