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The Senate parliamentarian informed lawmakers that a plan to gradually increase the federal minimum wage to $15 by 2025 does not fit the complicated rules that govern budget bills in the Senate.

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Senate Can't Vote On $15 Minimum Wage, Parliamentarian Rules

9:28pm February 25, 2021

by Kelsey Snell

The Senate parliamentarian informed lawmakers that a plan to gradually increase the federal minimum wage to $15 by 2025 does not fit the complicated rules that govern budget bills in the Senate.

Acting U.S. Capitol Police Chief Yogananda Pittman testified on the Jan. 6 Capitol insurrection.

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Capitol Police Chief: Records Prove Immediate Calls For Military Backup On Jan. 6

7:13pm February 25, 2021

by Claudia Grisales

Acting U.S. Capitol Police Chief Yogananda Pittman told a House committee that phone records prove several immediate requests for military backup were made in the first hour of the Jan. 6 breach.

A windfarm near Velva, North Dakota. Two counties in the state have enacted drastic restrictions on new wind projects in an attempt to save coal mining jobs, despite protests from landowners who'd like to rent their land to wind energy companies.

North Dakota Officials Block Wind Power In Effort To Save Coal

5:58pm February 25, 2021

by Dan Charles

Across the country, coal plants are shutting down. Wind turbines are going up. But the transition can be rocky. In North Dakota, some officials are trying to defend coal by blocking new wind turbines.

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The Biden administration has reopened shelters for migrant teens that were first used by the Trump administration in Carrizo Springs, Texas. Long trailers that previously housed oil workers in two-bedroom suites were turned into dorms with bunk beds, clas

FACT CHECK: Biden Reopens Border Shelters For Teens, But It's Not 'Kids In Cages'

4:31pm February 25, 2021

by Franco Ordoñez

The controversy over a Texas facility to house migrant children is just the latest example of the challenging transition from campaigning to governing on immigration for the Biden administration.

Cooper, N.C. Prison Officials Agree To Release 3,500 Inmates

4:24pm February 25, 2021

by Associated Press

North Carolina civil rights groups struck a deal on Thursday with Gov. Roy Cooper's administration to allow for the early release of 3,500 inmates in state custody over the next six months.

New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo, seen here in July, denies allegations that he sexually harassed former adviser Lindsey Boylan.

N.Y. Gov. Cuomo Accused Of Sexual Harassment By Former Adviser In His Administration

2:50pm February 25, 2021

by Laurel Wamsley

Former economic adviser Lindsey Boylan alleges harassing behavior starting in 2016, including an unwanted kiss and a suggestion of strip poker, after being told the governor had a "crush" on her.

Manhattan District Attorney Cyrus Vance Jr., shown here in 2019, is in possession of former President Donald Trump's tax returns.

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Manhattan Prosecutor Receives Trump Tax Returns After Lengthy Legal Battle

2:17pm February 25, 2021

by Rachel Treisman

The office of Manhattan District Attorney Cyrus Vance, Jr. confirmed that it obtained the former president's tax returns and related documents on Monday.

Reporter's Video From Inside Senate On Jan. 6 Shows A Crowd Prepared For Violence

1:59pm February 25, 2021

by Terry Gross

New Yorker writer Luke Mogelson says many of the insurrectionists he filmed at the Capitol "had no inkling that what they were doing was wrong or suspicion that it could result in any consequences."

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The building that houses the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Southern District of New York is pictured in 2015. Emails and text messages from prosecutors in that office have come out as part of an inquiry into their handling of a case.

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'Yeah, We Lied': Messages Show Prosecutors' Panic Over Missteps In Federal Case

12:44pm February 25, 2021

by Carrie Johnson

The newly disclosed documents give a window into the U.S. attorney's office in Manhattan after a judge started asking questions about a case that the Justice Department won but then abandoned.

Signs sit near the White House following a 2018 March for Our Lives rally. Three years later, the activist group, founded by survivors of the deadly shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Florida, is consulting with the Biden administration o

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Youth Activists Are Heard In Biden's White House, But They Want To See More Action

11:10am February 25, 2021

by Juana Summers

The White House is consulting young activists on a range of policy, but they are still pressing Biden publicly for aggressive action on immigration, gun control and other issues.