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Supreme Court decision sets off gerrymandering scramble
A day after the Supreme Court further gutted the Voting Rights Act, Republican-led states are eying changes to boost the…
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Trump pulls his surgeon general pick and makes third nomination for the role
President Donald Trump announced Wednesday that he’s nominating Dr. Nicole B. Saphier for surgeon general, pulling his previous pick Casey…
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Supreme Court hollows out a landmark law that had protected minority voting rights for 6 decades
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Lyndon B. Johnson knew the legislation he was about to sign was momentous, one that took…
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The Black Caucus is the ‘conscience of Congress.’ Supreme Court ruling has it bracing for a big hit
Black members of Congress are bracing for a crippling shakeup of their ranks after a Supreme Court ruling gutted a…
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Michigan House passes bill to change who oversees county prosecutors | Politics
The Michigan Attorney General’s Office would have less oversight of elected county prosecutors in a bill that passed the…
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New court filing details timeline and suspect’s extensive arsenal in White House Correspondents’ Dinner shooting
A Secret Service officer saw a shotgun-wielding suspect fire his weapon toward the stairs that led to a hotel ballroom…
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Iran’s highly enriched uranium likely is at the Isfahan site, the UN nuclear chief tells the AP
UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The majority of Iran’s highly enriched uranium is likely still at its Isfahan nuclear complex, which…
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White House says funds to pay TSA and other Homeland Security workers will ‘soon run out’
WASHINGTON (AP) — The White House is warning Congress that funding to pay Department of Homeland Security personnel will “soon…
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California candidates for governor poised for latest TV debate with mail ballots about to go out
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Eight candidates for California governor prepared for another televised debate Tuesday in a crowded, muddled race,…
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The White House Correspondents’ Dinner shooting and political violence
President Donald Trump has now faced so many assassination attempts that some people suspect they aren’t real. The truth is…
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