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Attorney General Merrick Garland on Monday vowed that the US Justice Department “will not permit voters to be intimidated” during November’s midterm elections.

“The Justice Department has an obligation to guarantee a free and fair vote by everyone who’s qualified to vote and will not permit voters to be intimidated,” Garland said during a press briefing.

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Sales of new U.S. homes unexpectedly jumped in October even as high home prices and mortgage rates not seen in over a decade have rapidly eroded affordability. 

New single-family home purchases rose 7.5% to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 632,000 units, the Commerce Department reported Wednesday. Economists surveyed by Refinitiv expected new home sales — which account for a small

The Biden administration on Wednesday dismissed as “Russian disinformation” suggestions that the United States was behind the apparent sabotage of two major Russia-to-Europe natural gas pipelines under the Baltic Sea.

“The idea that the United States was in any way involved in the apparent sabotage of these pipelines is preposterous,” State Department spokesman Ned Price said during a

Having taken back the House, Republicans say they want to revamp domestic energy policy. Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R–Wash.), the ranking member on the House Committee on Energy & Commerce and its likely chair next year, has said the party wants "workable solutions to make energy cleaner, reduce emissions, prioritize energy security, and keep energy costs low."

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