One of the 'most violent and aggressive' January 6 rioters got the longest sentence of any insurrectionist yet after using stolen pepper spray to attack cops

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A photo of Peter Schwartz standing among other rioters outside the Capitol on Jan. 6.
In this image from a Washington Metropolitan Police Department officer's body-worn video camera, released and annotated by the Justice Department in the Government's Sentencing Memorandum, Peter Schwartz circled in red is shown using a canister of pepper spray against officers on Jan. 6, 2021, in Washington.

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Read the new gag order muzzling Trump in his hush-money case

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Donald Trump.
Former President Donald Trump

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Airlines could soon be forced to pay you if your flight is delayed or canceled

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US President Joe Biden walks to Air Force One at Munich Airport June 28, 2022,
In Europe, airline passengers are guaranteed cash compensation of up to 600 euros if their arrival is delayed by more than three hours.

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DC Mayor Muriel Bowser wants to expand tax breaks for developers turning empty downtown offices into much-needed housing

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General view of Pennsylvania avenue and the United States Capitol in downtown Washington DC, on July 19, 2022.
Pennsylvania Avenue and the United States Capitol in downtown Washington DC, on July 19, 2022.

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Mitch McConnell says he 'would love to have had' Kyrsten Sinema caucus with Republicans

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Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell and Independent Sen. Kyrsten Sinema of Arizona.
Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell and Independent Sen. Kyrsten Sinema of Arizona.

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Republicans want to push Manchin out of a reelection bid because they think he's the last Democrat who can win in deep red West Virginia: 'You can't say that it's impossible for him to win'

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Sen. Joe Manchin of West Virginia.

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615,000 student-loan borrowers in public service have now gotten $42 billion in debt wiped out under temporary reforms — and getting relief going forward will soon be a lot easier, Biden's Education Department says

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College graduation

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Kyrsten Sinema, eyeing GOP voters, knocks 'both political parties' when asked about election deniers in Arizona

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Sen. Kyrsten Sinema of Arizona at the State of the Union on February 7, 2023.
Sen. Kyrsten Sinema of Arizona at the State of the Union on February 7, 2023.

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Tears and laughter: Amid harrowing rape testimony, E. Jean Carroll joked of Trump, men, and three-bean salad

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Writer E. Jean Carroll arrives at her rape-defamation trial against Donald Trump in federal court in Manhattan.
Writer E. Jean Carroll arrives at her rape-defamation trial against Donald Trump in federal court in Manhattan.

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It's riskier than ever to be a foreign business in China, as evidenced by a series of recent sanctions, detentions, and an updated anti-espionage law that has watchdogs on edge

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Chinese President Xi Jinping.

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