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Vivek Ramaswamy believes he has the perfect approach to undermine the administrative state and the power wielded by career civil servants — trigger mass layoffs at federal agencies and defend his effort before the Supreme Court. Speaking with NBC News ahead of a major policy speech at the America First …

WASHINGTON — Republicans are voicing outrage at the Biden administration’s decision to carry out a prisoner exchange with Iran, accusing President Joe Biden of paying a ransom to a world state sponsor of terrorism. The administration notified Congress on Monday that it has proceeded with the agreement, which has involved issuing …

WASHINGTON — A host of the far-right media outlet InfoWars will be sentenced on Tuesday for his role in the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol. Owen Shroyer is one of only a handful of Jan. 6 participants charged with a crime despite neither entering the Capitol building nor …

Police said they were pursuing escaped convict Danelo Cavalcante in Pennsylvania early Tuesday, warning people in the local area that the fugitive murderer was armed. Pennsylvania State Police said in a short statement that it was pursuing Cavalcante, 34, in South Coventry Township, Chester County, northwest of Philadelphia. Police urged …

The much-heralded New York Jets debut of future Hall of Fame quarterback Aaron Rodgers ended with an injury, after only a handful of plays Monday night in New Jersey. Buffalo Bills linebacker Leonard Floyd sacked Rodgers on New York’s first series, and the ex-Green Bay Packers signal caller struggled to …

The Consumer Product Safety Commission has advanced a proposal to create the first federal requirements for nursing pillows after dozens of infant deaths in recent years. The agency’s four commissioners — three Democrats and one Republican — voted unanimously on Friday to support making nursing pillows safer through design changes …

Ian Wilmut, the cloning pioneer whose work was critical to the creation of Dolly the Sheep in 1996, has died, the University of Edinburgh in Scotland said Monday. He was 79. Wilmut set off a global discussion about the ethics of cloning when he announced that his team at the …

Hope is fading in Talat Nyakoub, amid ‘overpowering’ smell of dead bodies There is hope that loved ones didn’t die when the quake hit the Atlas Mountains here in Morocco, but the smell of dead bodies is at times overpowering and the grim faces of rescue workers speak volumes. Sky News …

Novak Djokovic won the U.S. Open men’s final Sunday, adding breathing room to his status as holder of most men’s Grand Slam titles and cementing his place as one of the sport’s greatest players. At 36, around retirement age in the sport, Djokovic is the oldest man to win the …

Luis Rubiales says he intends to resign as president of Spain’s soccer federation after Women’s World Cup champion Jenni Hermoso accused him of sexual assault following the country’s win last month. The incident occurred while Rubiales was congratulating the Spanish women’s team following their Aug. 20 defeat of England’s team, bringing …