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An appeals court sided with Florida in its challenge against federal regulations for cruise ships hours after Florida brought the case to the Supreme Court.

Republican lawmakers are under increasing pressure to persuade vaccine skeptics to roll up their sleeves and take the shots as a new, more contagious COVID-19 variant sends caseloads soaring.

GOP Reps. Jim Jordan and Jim Banks “made statements and took actions that just made it ridiculous to put them on such a committee,” Pelosi said.

Avenatti, who gained fame representing Stormy Daniels in her legal battles against then-President Trump, was sentenced to 30 months for the Nike scheme.

Pelosi rejected two Republican picks to join the select committee investigating the Jan. 6 Capitol invasion by a mob of Trump’s supporters.

“We’re just not ready,” Ohio Republican Sen. Rob Portman told CNBC of the vote to advance the infrastructure bill. “So we’re going to vote no.”

The Pentagon said it has transferred a Moroccan citizen from Guantanamo Bay to his home country, marking the first such release under President Biden.

The DOJ declined to prosecute Wilbur Ross despite a watchdog finding that he made misrepresentations to Congress about adding a census citizenship questions.

Cruise Stocks stumbled after an appeals court handed down a decision that will temporarily keep in place pandemic restrictions on the industry.

Rep. Matt Gaetz’s campaign paid $20,000 to a company that the DOJ alleges has been used by Trump crony Roger Stone to avoid paying taxes, an FEC filing shows.

Trump will meet McCarthy as the GOP leader weighs whether to appoint Republicans to the committee charged with investigating the Jan. 6 riot at the Capitol.

House Democrats launched an investigation into Cyber Ninjas, a private company hired by Arizona Republicans to “audit” ballots cast during the 2020 election.

Amazon, Starbucks and Pepsi are among the companies that signed on to a letter calling on Congress to pass legislation that would expand the Voting Rights Act.

Japanese automaker Toyota announced Thursday it will stop contributing to Republican members of Congress who on Jan. 6 voted against certifying the 2020 election results after a PAC said it would begin running ads criticizing companies for such donations. Toyota’s decision to donate to those lawmakers after Jan. 6 “troubled some stakeholders,” and for that reason “we have decided to…

Two national Republican groups said they are intervening to defend Georgia in a DOJ lawsuit alleging an election law violates voting protections for minorities.

The plan, which has been criticized by ethics experts, is meant to prevent a wealthy individual from currying favors with Hunter or his powerful family.

Joel Greenberg, a key figure in a federal probe involving GOP Rep. Matt Gaetz, seeks a delay in his Aug. 19 sentencing, citing his cooperation with prosecutors.

Nikole Hannah-Jones said she had declined a tenure offer from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and will join the faculty at Howard University.

The Supreme Court declined to hear a case by a Christian florist arguing that a state law requiring her to provide flowers for same-sex weddings is unconstitutional.

The case concerned two Arizona voting rules that a federal appeals court found to be in violation of the Voting Rights Act.