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Man charged with smuggling 3 Burmese pythons over U.S. border in his pants

A New York City man was charged this week with smuggling three Burmese pythons in his pants at a U.S-Canadian border crossing. Calvin Bautista, 36, is accused of bringing the hidden snakes on a bus that crossed into northern New York on July 15, 2018. Importation of Burmese pythons is …

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Rex Tillerson, on witness stand, gives rare insight into his time as secretary of state

Former Secretary of State Rex Tillerson, who rarely speaks about his tenure as America’s top diplomat, on Monday described a White House where he was at times contradicted by President Trump’s son-in-law, Jared Kushner, even as Tillerson was supposed to be overseeing U.S. foreign policy during the first year of …

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McConnell says he’ll “proudly” support Senate bill to reform Electoral Count Act

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell on Tuesday announced he’ll “proudly” support bipartisan legislation in the Senate to reform the Electoral Count Act, a move intended to prevent a recurrence of the events of Jan. 6, 2021.  A similar effort passed in the House last week. Eleven Senate Republicans have already …

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