Attorney General Merrick Garland on Wednesday clashed with Republican senators over the Justice Department's efforts to crack down on violent threats against school boards, with one GOP member telling the former judge, "Thank God you're not on the Supreme Court."



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Attorney General Merrick Garland on Wednesday defended a Justice Department memo asking the FBI to watch out for threats of violence against school boards and education officials as Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Dick Durbin invoked the Jan. 6 riot at the U.S. Capitol while discussing those threats.

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Durbin Compares Parents Angry at School Boards to Jan. 6 Protesters

The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) building was evacuated Wednesday morning after a bomb threat.

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HHS building evacuated after reported bomb threat

A group of 21 Democratic U.S. representatives sent a letter to House leadership on Wednesday calling for a proposed bank reporting rule to be removed from the $2 trillion dollar budget reconciliation bill.



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21 House Democrats call for removing IRS bank reporting proposal from spending bill

The State Department on Wednesday is expected to issue the first U.S. passport with an “X” gender marker.

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FAYETTEVILLE, N.Y. (NEXSTAR) – Halloween costumes often reflect whatever is most talked-about in the months leading up to the spooky holiday — which is why one New York school district is preemptively steering students away from the Netflix smash hit "Squid Game.

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New York school district bans ‘Squid Game’ Halloween costumes

Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) waded into the Georgia Senate race on Wednesday, endorsing former football star Herschel Walker for the GOP nomination to take on Sen. Raphael Warnock (D-Ga.) next year.

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A new trailer is out for Deadlock, the latest action movie to star Bruce Willis, the actor known for films including the Die Hard franchise, Armageddon, and Pulp Fiction.In Deadlock, Willis plays Ron Whitlock, a vengeful criminal who kills two cops and leads a group of mercenaries in a hostile takeover of an energy plant after the death of his son at the hands of police.

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