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Flags have been lowered to half-staff at many federal and public buildings across the country in honor of former President Jimmy Carter, who died Dec. 29.

The requests of two prisoners who have taken the unusual step of asking a federal judge to nullify their death row commutations granted by President Joe Biden should be denied because the act of leniency doesn’t violate the Constitution, the Justice Department argued Monday in a court filing.

The FBI background check on Pete Hegseth, President-elect Donald Trump’s pick for defense secretary, does not include interviews with Hegseth’s ex-wives or with the woman who accused Hegseth of sexual assault in a California hotel room in 2017, according to three sources with direct knowledge of the contents of the report.

Special Counsel David Weiss’ final report on his years-long investigation into Hunter Biden determined the first son’s drug abuse could not explain away not paying taxes on millions of dollars of income earned off of his “last name and connections.”  “As a well-educated lawyer and businessman, Mr. Biden consciously and willfully chose not to pay … Read more

One week before his inauguration, sources tell NBC News that President-elect Trump is considering a trip to the fire zone in Southern California. Confirmation hearings for key Trump cabinet picks were set to begin on Tuesday. NBC News’ Garrett Haake reports.

Pete Hegseth, Trump’s pick for defense secretary, has defended U.S. troops accused or convicted of war crimes in Afghanistan and Iraq, saying they are held to unrealistic standards.

As national populist parties gain ground in the west, progressives must put social and climate priorities ahead of market interests Different year, same direction of travel. The likely formation of the first far-right-led government in Austria’s postwar history, after the breakdown this month of coalition talks between mainstream parties, is the latest confirmation of the … Read more

To date, US hedge fund has been able to lob insults at targets while escaping detailed scrutiny The great advantage of hostile takeover battles for public companies is that you get a clean punch-up. The records of both parties – bidder and target – are put in the spotlight. Every claim is tested in open … Read more

President Joe Biden announced Monday that his administration had approved student loan relief for more than 150,000 borrowers, bringing the total number who have had their student debt cancelled under the Biden administration to over 5 million.

President-elect Donald Trump’s team is engaged in conversations about his visiting Los Angeles to view the wildfire damage, two sources familiar with the discussions said.