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The U.S. and its allies are releasing emergency oil to bring down prices

4:22pm April 07, 2022

by Brittany Cronin

As gas prices surge all over the world, some countries are taking a historic step by releasing oil from their emergency reserves. But it may not be enough to provide long-term relief at the pump.

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President Joe Biden and Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson watch the Senate vote on Judge Brown's nomination to the Supreme Court in the Roosevelt Room of the White HouseÂ on Thursday.

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The Senate confirms Ketanji Brown Jackson to the Supreme Court

3:18pm April 07, 2022

by Eric McDaniel

The vote on the historic nomination was 53 to 47, with three Republicans voting with Democrats. When sworn in this summer, Brown will be the first Black woman on the Supreme Court.

Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi receives a COVID-19 vaccination record card from Dr. Brian Monahan, attending physician for the U.S. Congress, after getting a Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine on Dec. 18, 2020.

Speaker Nancy Pelosi has tested positive for COVID

1:51pm April 07, 2022

by Barbara Sprunt

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, 82, has been vaccinated against COVID-19 and received a booster shot. She's the highest-profile U.S. official to contract the virus since former President Donald Trump.

The affidavit to support the arrests of Arian Taherzadeh and Haider Ali says the two men were posing as federal agents, giving free apartments and other gifts to U.S. Secret Service agents, including one who worked on the first lady's security detail.

2 men impersonated federal agents to get close to the Secret Service, FBI says

1:19pm April 07, 2022

by Deepa Shivaram

They have been impersonating federal agents since early 2020, the FBI says. They allegedly offered favors to several Secret Service agents, including one assigned to the first lady's detail.

A great egret stands near former President Donald Trump's Mar-a-Lago resort on Feb. 11, as reports emerged that the National Archives had recovered documents from Trump's Palm Beach, Fla., home.

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Justice Department is investigating Trump's possible mishandling of government secrets

1:13pm April 07, 2022

by Carrie Johnson

The investigation, prompted by the discovery of top-secret papers found at Mar-a-Lago, is at an early stage, a source told NPR.

Vladimir Putin's daughter Katerina Tikhonova speaks via video link during a panel session last year at the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum — Russia's version of Davos.

Putin's daughters were just sanctioned. Here's what we know about them

11:34am April 07, 2022

by Laurel Wamsley

Details about Katerina Tikhonova and Maria Vorontsova have long been shrouded in secrecy. The U.S. says Putin's two daughters — one a doctor, the other a tech executive — may be hiding his assets.

Lawmakers are discussing how Congress would function in a catastrophe that incapacitates a large number of lawmakers. Currently, there are no clear plans despite a number of close calls.

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What happens if half of Congress dies? Even Congress isn't sure.

10:06am April 07, 2022

Lawmakers had a number of scares in recent years: a shooting at a GOP baseball practice, the pandemic and the Jan. 6 attack. But there are no clear plans for Congress to function in a catastrophe.

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The Senate is expected to confirm Judge Jackson to the Supreme Court

8:13am April 07, 2022

Senators will vote Thursday on whether to confirm Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson to the high court. Her fate was never in doubt, but was cemented when three GOP senators said they would vote for her.

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News brief: NATO meets on Ukraine, Judge Jackson vote, student loans

7:41am April 07, 2022

Secretary of State Blinken meets with European foreign ministers. The Senate is to vote to confirm Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson to the Supreme Court. Some student loan borrowers have gotten good news.

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Congress considers scenarios for what to do if calamity strikes

5:12am April 07, 2022

by Kelsey Snell

Lawmakers are trying to answer how Congress could function if a catastrophe incapacitated members. A 2017 shooting at a GOP baseball practice, the pandemic and Jan. 6 have made the issue more urgent.