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Month: April 2023

Federal appeals court upholds Justice Department’s use of key obstruction law in January 6 cases

By Katelyn Polantz and Hannah Rabinowitz, CNN The federal appeals court in Washington, DC, has upheld the Justice Department’s use of a key criminal charge against hundreds of January 6 rioters, saying they can be charged with obstructing Congress. The appeals court said obstruction can include a “wide range of conduct” when a defendant has

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State Department review of US withdrawal from Afghanistan includes far more findings than White House document

By Kylie Atwood and Jennifer Hansler, CNN The State Department’s review of the US withdrawal from Afghanistan has far more findings in it than the document about the withdrawal that the White House released Thursday afternoon, according to a source familiar with the report. While the White House’s document focused on President Joe Biden having

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Dutch Bros in Northwest partner with customers to donate more than $250K to Make-A-Wish

BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) – Dutch Bros locations in Oregon and Washington partnered with customers to donate more than $250,000 to Make-A-Wish Oregon and Make-A-Wish Alaska & Washington. $1 from every drink sold on Friday, March 24 at participating shops, plus an additional contribution from the Dutch Bros Foundation, was donated to the organization to support

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Lawsuit challenges Youngkin’s limits on felon voting rights

By SARAH RANKIN and DENISE LAVOIE Associated Press RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — A newly filed lawsuit argues Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin’s “purely discretionary and arbitrary” process for restoring the voting rights of people with felony convictions should be declared unconstitutional. The suit was filed Thursday in federal court in Richmond. Youngkin’s administration confirmed quietly last

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