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Politics Mar 22

AP fact check: Republicans skew Ketanji Brown Jackson’s record on crime

Republican senators characterized Supreme Court nominee Ketanji Brown Jackson’s judicial views as extremist and soft on crime, using her confirmation hearings to air a line of conservative grievances that relied at times on distortions of her record.

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After 20 years at Guantanamo, Mohammad Ahmad al-Qahtani transferred out of detention facility back to Saudi Arabia

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U.S. urges Canada to use federal powers to end bridge blockade

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Joe Biden’s silence on Guantanamo Bay frustrates closure advocates as prison turns 20

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Politics Dec 16

DOJ withdraws from settlement negotiations with separated families, will litigate each case

The decision comes after eight months of negotiations and weeks after reports of a proposed settlement that would pay several hundred thousand dollars to each family, which sparked outrage in Congress.

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