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Trump fails to halt contempt-of-court fine during appeal NEW YORK — A New York appeals court denied former President Donald Trump’s request to suspend his $10,000-a-day fine for contempt of court while he challenges a judge’s ruling that he failed to r…

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Marjorie Taylor Greene’s accusers say she lied under oath in insurrection caseWASHINGTON — Lawyers for voters seeking to use the 14th Amendment’s insurrectionist clause to block Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene’s return to Congress accused her of lying at a…

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Biden says he’s considering some student debt relief, but not $50,000WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden shot down speculation that he is open to canceling up to $50,000 in debt for federal student loan borrowers Thursday, after Democratic lawmakers in fa…