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A historic federal deal will determine the fate of dams after decades of litigation — here's what could happen

"[This] will chart a new course for the federal government."

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Thousands of tractors block traffic in central Berlin

Thousands of German farmers, lorry drivers and craftsmen gathered with tractors and other heavy equipment in front of Berlin's iconic Brandenburg Gate on Monday morning. Police on Monday morning estimated that at least 3,000 tractors had already arrived for the protest and an estimated 2,000 more were on the way. The tractors blocked traffic in parts of the city, and Berlin's public transit agency reported major service delays. About 10,000 people had registered for the demonstrations, but Berli

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Where Your Tax Dollars Go: These States Are Most Dependent on the Federal Government

In 2022, the federal government spent $6.27 trillion1. Most of the government's revenue comes from taxes collected from individuals and businesses across the U.S. Though taxes are mostly collected by the federal government, individual states are primary recipients of that … Continue reading → The post Where Your Tax Dollars Go: States Most Dependent on the Federal Government – 2023 Study appeared first on SmartAsset Blog.

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possible. now, give credit to bill well, the former massachusetts governor, who i talk to you about this while costa and i were working on this book. he was handed the criminal division in the justice department, and the reagan administration. all of what had happened, that trump had done, he said to me, look, this is 18 usc, 371. subverting the lawful function of government. i remember thinking about that, talking to people, as we know, some of trump's greatest, biggest supporters, like senator lindsey graham, bailed out on him because they looked at all this evidence, and in fact, lindsey graham had his counsel on the judiciary committee at that time.

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told him that is wrong. the prima facie case of dishonesty we'll be right there for the jury to see. >> i agree with you that first charge is the simplest and clearest thing that donald trump is accused of. i want to read, for the audience, how it was presented. the second or third page of the indictment, it says, from honor about november 14th, 2020, through honor about january 20th, 2021, the district of columbia, and elsewhere, the defendant, donald j trump, did, knowingly, combine conspire, confederate, and agree with coconspirators known and unknown to the gradually to defraud the united states by using dishonesty, fraud, and deceit, to impair, obstruct, and defeat the lawful, federal government functioned by which the results of presidential election are collected, counted,

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understands what usually it takes to sever defendants, and what this consequences are. as somebody who thinks the legal branch is the most transparent of the three branches of government, you know, i'm glad were having this discussion publicly, not in a courtroom, where it will be televised and the public could see what's going on. >> glenn, speaking of severing, if mark meadows gets moved to federal court, who else does? >> i think, potentially, other federal officers may go. i don't think the alternate electors will go because they're not federal officers. i don't think donald trump's lawyers will go because they may make an argument that they were working for a federal officer. it doesn't magically convert them into federal officers. so, it could be jeffrey clark, for example, because he was a doj official, maxima federal officer. i think his claim is probably far less robust than mark

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subverting a lawful function of government. of course, that lawful function of government is certifying who is the next president. even people who like trump, or don't like trump, yes, let's certify, let's decide who the next president is, and in this indictment, jack smith, and the grand jury have said, hey, look, the standard here, according to what you read, is dishonesty. much easier concept to understand for a jury. dishonesty versus conspiracy, or obstruction, which can wind up being a little bit abstract, and then you read through the indictment, and it is stunning.

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program. they don't have to sell their drugs to the 50 million seniors. of course they want to. so, it's an outrageous argument. if, under this argument, the government wouldn't be able to negotiate for doctors fees, or hospital fees, or reimbursements for other things. like what the va does, lawrence, they, rightfully, negotiate on behalf of the nations veterans and get much less expensive drugs. those are the kinds of prices we want to see for our seniors. >> let me ask the control room to do a split screen here. you don't need to see me, but it be good to see the senator and the list of drugs these ten drugs that are a couple of years away from being -- having the price controlled by medicare. senator, this strikes me as fragile. no republican votes for this whatsoever. why wouldn't the next republican president to do everything possible to stop this from happening? why wouldn't any republican senators and members of the house elected in the next

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and certified by the federal government. what is so powerful about that, as a criminal charge, is we all watched most of that happen, most of it was happening, in many ways, out in the open. many way s, out in the op>> it was very , also, the role of pence here is absolutely critical. he did what the constitution, and electoral count act said. he is agonized over it, he has been criticized. in the book, bob costa and i did peril. we describe additional pressure on pence, and here is donald trump telling him in that period before january 6th, that day, or the day before, i don't

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