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Federal law enforcement is on alert for any potential threats to the US Jewish community ahead of the start of the Passover holiday, FBI Director Christopher Wray told a group of nationwide security officials Wednesday. “We at the bureau remain particularly concerned that lone actors could target large gatherings, high profile…
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A Boeing engineer told lawmakers the company threatened him for voicing safety concerns.He said his manager would keep him out of meetings and call his personal phone to “berate” him.The comments surfaced at a hearing to address the safety culture at the once-revered planemaker. A veteran Boeing engineer told a…
The Senate voted on party lines to effectively end Alejandro Mayorkas’s impeachment trial.GOP Sen. Lisa Murkowski voted “present” on both votes.It caps off a months-long drama that helped spur one House Republican’s resignation. And just like that, it’s over.On Wednesday, Senate Democrats voted to declare as unconstitutional both articles of impeachment…
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