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WASHINGTON (AP) — The congressional inquiry into Russian interference in the presidential election moves into the light today after some work behind closed doors. FBI Director James Comey is the feature attraction at a scheduled public hearing by the House Intelligence Committee. Michael Rogers, the director of the National Security Agency has also been invited.
WASHINGTON (AP) — More than a year after Antonin Scalia's death during which time the Senate Judiciary Committee refused to hold hearings on President Barack Obama's Supreme Court nominee, President Donald Trump's choice will have his day today. Judge Neil Gorsuch, is a respected, highly credentialed and conservative jurist praised by both sides. That leaves Democrats in a quandary about how hard to fight him.
ATLANTA (AP) —The Georgia Supreme Court hears arguments today from a man who is claiming double jeopardy after his trial on a murder charge was scrapped late last year because jurors worried it would interfere with the Christmas holiday. Verlaine Laguerre argues a new trial would violate his constitutional rights. The trial judge declared a mistrial eight days in, over the objections of Laguerre's attorney.
WASHINGTON (AP) — Local land use restrictions are at issue in a case being argued today before the Supreme Court. The case involves a family's effort to sell part of its riverfront land in Wisconsin. The family says conservation rules treating the family's two lots as a single property that can't be split up for sale stripped the land of its value and the government owes them compensation.
WASHINGTON (AP) — Amusement parks frequently claim to be the happiest places on earth, but a new survey suggests it's actually Norway. Norway vaulted to the top slot in the World Happiness Report despite the plummeting price of oil, a key part of its economy. Income in the United States has gone up over the past decade, but the country is getting sadder. The U.S. is 14th on the list, down from 13th. The survey finds a sense of community outpoints having money.
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