The request for a criminal inquiry, which comes as Hunter Biden faces his own tax evasion investigation by the Justice Department, does not mean federal prosecutors will open a probe or take any other action.
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Biden administration recommends oil drilling in Alaska
The decision on the Willow project – which some environmentalists have dubbed a ‘carbon bomb’ – is politically perilous for President Biden, who campaigned on pledges to end new drilling on public lands.
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FBI finds no classified documents at Biden’s beach house, lawyer says
The search was the latest discomfiting moment for a president who has sought to contrast his sensitivity to rule-following with that of his predecessor Donald Trump, who faces a criminal investigation into his handling of classified documents.
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FBI searched Biden’s former office in November, according to source
It was not immediately clear whether the FBI search of the president’s former office uncovered additional classified documents beyond those found on Nov. 2 by Biden’s attorneys.
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Maine AG investigating petition drive alleged to be ‘rife with fraud’
Secretary of State Shenna Bellows told lawmakers that she referred a case to the attorney general involving a rejected 2022 citizens initiative intended to prohibit noncitizens from voting.
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Gov. Mills to deliver State of the Budget address Feb. 14
The governor will speak to a joint session of the Legislature about her $10.3 billion two-year budget proposal.
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Santos temporarily steps down from House panels amid ethics issues
Santos has faced numerous calls for his resignation and is facing multiple investigations by prosecutors over his personal and campaign finances and lies about his resume and family background.
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‘Amtrak Joe’ Biden hails plans for big East Coast tunnel fix
The president came to familiar terrain to promote his 2021 infrastructure law, a bipartisan win that is just now ramping up the spending on major projects.
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Rep. George Santos vows to cooperate with ethics probe after meeting with Speaker McCarthy
McCarthy confirmed to reporters that he met with Santos but would not say what they discussed.
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Maine begins mailing $450 relief checks
The Mills administration says it plans to mail out 200,000 a week, and that the ‘vast majority’ of the 880,000 eligible taxpayers should receive them by the end of March.