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Rep. Darrell Issa is calling for former White House medical advisor Dr. Anthony Fauci to be held accountable for the federal response to the COVID-19 pandemic, renewing his criticism after Fauci appeared in front of a Senate committee this week.
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Walter “Jay” Clayton won Senate confirmation Tuesday as director of national intelligence, despite Democratic opposition and criticism over his refusal to acknowledge the 2020 presidential election outcome and his past comments casting doubt on California’s election system.
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A federal judge ruled Thursday that Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth cannot demote Sen. Mark Kelly, a retired Navy captain, for urging active duty personnel to refuse unlawful orders – a basic tenet of military law.
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Rep. Mike Levin last week introduced legislation aimed at expanding access to fertility treatment, more than a year after Rep. Sara Jacobs unveiled a separate measure to increase IVF access for military families.
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The uproar over an immigration detention center planned for a converted Warehouse in Surprise, Ariz., continues to mount.
More than a thousand residents turned out Tuesday at a Surprise City Council meeting to vent their concerns about the 1,500-bed facility.

Gun rights groups are fiercely disputing the Trump administration’s efforts to justify the killing of Alex Pretti by Border Patrol agents on grounds that he was armed, noting that attending a protest doesn’t limit Second Amendment rights.
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"As both realities transpire, there is a need for improvement that unites 27th Avenue. But what “better” looks like to the community along 27th Avenue differs. Where GCU officials see a Whole Foods and solar panels, decades-long business owners see a future where they don’t have to keep weapons behind the counter."
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Pro-Palestine protestors set up an encampment on Alumni Lawn outside of Old Main this morning, which they are calling the "ASU Liberated Zone." Protestors were still there after sunset. The group's demands include a ceasefire in Gaza and for ASU to divest from Israel. There were three arrests in the morning, according to an ASU police spokesperson.
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