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US and Taiwan unveil new trade initiative after Taiwan was excluded from US Indo-Pacific economic initiative

By Nikki Carvajal and Wayne Chang, CNN The US and Taiwan unveiled a new trade initiative, Taiwan’s trade representative announced Wednesday, after Taiwan was excluded from the US Indo-Pacific economic initiative that President Joe Biden formally announced in Asia last week. The new initiative — the US-Taiwan Initiative on 21st Century Trade — marks the

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Clinton campaign lawyer Michael Sussmann found not guilty of lying to FBI, in blow to Durham investigation

By Marshall Cohen, CNN Hillary Clinton campaign lawyer Michael Sussmann was acquitted Tuesday of lying to the FBI, in the first trial of special counsel John Durham’s investigation. The verdict is a major defeat for Durham and his Justice Department prosecutors, who have spent three years looking for wrongdoing in the Trump-Russia probe. He claimed

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The new HHS office will be responsible for creating and implementing a department-wide strategy on environmental justice and health.

Health and Human Services announces new office focused on the environmental risks to underserved communities

By Ella Nilsen, CNN The Department of Health and Human Services announced on Tuesday it is establishing an Office of Environmental Justice, putting a spotlight on environmental inequities in health. The new office will be led by interim director Sharunda Buchanan, a former official at the Centers for Disease Control specializing in environmental health issues

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Hillary Clinton campaign lawyer Michael Sussmann was acquitted Tuesday of lying to the FBI

Clinton campaign lawyer Michael Sussmann found not guilty of lying to FBI, in blow to Durham investigation

By Marshall Cohen, CNN Hillary Clinton campaign lawyer Michael Sussmann was acquitted Tuesday of lying to the FBI, in the first trial of special counsel John Durham’s investigation. The verdict is a major defeat for Durham and his Justice Department prosecutors, who have spent three years looking for wrongdoing in the Trump-Russia probe. He claimed

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The Supreme Court

Supreme Court paves way for DOJ to subpoena Texas lawmakers in Voting Rights Act challenge to redistricting maps

By Ariane de Vogue, CNN Supreme Court Reporter The Supreme Court on Tuesday denied an emergency request from three Texas state legislators seeking to quash subpoenas from the US Justice Department and voting rights groups related to a challenge to state legislative maps. There were no noted dissents to the Supreme Court order. The state’s

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