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High-profile attorney launches new firm to push back on Trump crusade

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Washington — Abbe Lowell, a criminal defense attorney who has represented a number of high-profile political clients, is launching a new law firm to push back on President Trump’s crusade against several major practices.  Lowell & Associates has hired multiple attorneys who left firms that cut deals with the Trump administration as the president sought

Congressional Republicans Remain Divided on Medicaid Funding as Committee Vote Nears

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The cost of Medicaid, which covers 90 million low-income Americans, has doubled in 10 years, making it a key issue in spending negotiations. WASHINGTON—House Republicans have yet to reach an agreement on Medicaid spending as a possible committee vote on the matter is less than a week away. Medicaid has emerged as a central issue

New Jersey Rep. Mikie Sherrill Sees Assets Soar While Serving in Congress

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She’s the queen of Capitol gains. New Jersey congresswoman Mikie Sherrill (D.) has banked millions of dollars since coming to Congress in 2019, a review of her financial disclosures by the Washington Free Beacon shows. In her 2019 financial disclosures, Sherrill reported assets totaling between $733,209 and $4,321,000. By 2024, those figures had ballooned to

UC Berkeley Received Six-Figure Donations From CCP Officials, Records Show

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The University of California, Berkeley, received donations from a blacklisted Chinese research university, Chinese Communist Party officials, and a Beijing state-owned chemical company, according to records obtained by the Washington Free Beacon. The news comes days after the Trump administration launched an investigation into UC Berkeley for allegedly failing to disclose funding from China, including

DOGE Team Member Details Backlash After Leaving Harvard to Work for Agency

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‘I dropped out of Harvard and came here to serve my country, and it’s been unfortunate to see lost friendships,’ the staffer says. A staffer of the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) said on May 1 that he dropped out of Harvard University to join the advisory commission and described losing friends and facing social