Congressional Republicans joined in a lawsuit challenging President Obama’s recess appointments to the National Labor Relations Board. Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) and 41 other Republican senators filed an amicus brief in Noel Canning Corp.’s challenge to the constitutionality of the appointments, which came in January during a two-day break between “pro forma” sessions.
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A Chinese national has been charged in New York with participating in a multimillion-dollar scheme to export military-grade carbon fiber to China for use in fighter aircraft, bypassing export restrictions, federal prosecutors said. The man, identified in court papers as Ming Suan Zhang, was charged in U.S. district court in Brooklyn, N.Y., for his alleged role in attempting to export thousands of pounds of carbon fiber.
