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Judges temporarily prevent North Carolina officials from contacting voters in close election

RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — A federal appeals court has temporarily blocked North Carolina election officials from contacting voters whose disputed ballots in an unresolved 2024 state Supreme Court race could be eliminated from the final count. In a 2-1 decision, a panel of the 4th ...
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Democratic US Senator Dick Durbin to retire, sparking competitive Illinois primary

WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Democratic U.S. Senator Dick Durbin said he will not seek reelection next year, setting the stage for a competitive intra-party contest to fill his seat in the Democratic-leaning state of Illinois. “The decision of whether to run for re-election has not been easy. ...
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Trump says they cant have a trial for all migrants he wants to deport

(WASHINGTON) -- Amid a tense legal battle over deportations, President Donald Trump is now arguing undocumented migrants should not be given a trial where they could challenge being removed from the country."We're getting them out, and I hope we get cooperation from the courts because you ...
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Sen. Dick Durbin announces retirement after decades in Congress

(WASHINGTON) -- Longtime Sen. Dick Durbin, D-Ill., announced Wednesday that he will not seek reelection in 2026 and will retire after serving for over four decades in Congress."In my heart, I know it's time to pass the torch," Durbin said in the video. "The threats to ...
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Law firms targeted by Trump ask judges to permanently bar executive orders against them

By Mike Scarcella and David Thomas (Reuters) – Law firms Perkins Coie and WilmerHale will ask federal judges in Washington, D.C., on Wednesday to permanently bar President Donald Trump’s executive orders against them, calling the measures acts of retaliation that violate ...
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US House to vote on Republican bid to repeal California EV rules

By David Shepardson WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. House of Representatives plans to vote next week on a Republican plan to repeal the Biden administration’s approval of California’s landmark plan to end the sale of gasoline-only vehicles by 2035. House Majority Leader ...
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Cory Bowman, Vice President JD Vance’s half brother, runs for Cincinnati mayor

CINCINNATI (AP) — Cory Bowman was feeling inspired in January as he headed home after watching his half brother, JD Vance, be inaugurated as vice president. The 36-year-old Bowman, who shares a father with Vance, was already active in the community, starting an evangelical church ...
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Rubio plans sweeping reorganization of the State Department

(WASHINGTON) -- Secretary of State Marco Rubio on Tuesday unveiled a sweeping plan to dramatically restructure the State Department that would see many of its longstanding offices and hundreds of positions eliminated.“In its current form, the department is bloated, bureaucratic, and unable to perform ...
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Supreme Court leans toward parents in dispute over LGBTQ storybooks in school

(WASHINGTON) -- The Supreme Court’s conservative majority on Tuesday signaled that it is poised to establish a right of parents to opt-out their children from public school instruction that conflicts with sincerely held religious beliefs.The case, brought by a group of Christian, Muslim and ...
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Democratic lawmakers question Justice Department over warning to fired official

By Andrew Goudsward and Sarah N. Lynch WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Democratic lawmakers on Wednesday pressed the U.S. Justice Department to explain its decision to dispatch armed agents to deliver a letter warning a fired employee about her planned testimony before members of Congress. Three Democrats condemned the ...
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Cory Bowman, Vice President JD Vance’s half-brother, runs for Cincinnati mayor

CINCINNATI (AP) — Cory Bowman was feeling inspired in January as he headed home after watching his half-brother, JD Vance, be inaugurated as vice president. The 36-year-old Bowman, who shares a father with Vance, was already active in the community, starting an evangelical church in ...
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Trump says he has no plans to fire Fed’s Powell; market jumps

By Nandita Bose WASHINGTON (Reuters) -President Donald Trump on Tuesday backed off from threats to fire Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell after days of intensifying criticisms of the central bank chief for not cutting interest rates. “I have no intention of firing him,” Trump told reporters ...
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