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New Hampshire Chief Supreme Court Justice resigns over professional misconduct
MacDonald sent his resignation to New Hampshire GOP Gov. Kelly Ayotte, acknowledging his violations and pointed to a stipulation and agreement he reached with the court’s judicial conduct committee.
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Judge refers Philadelphia DA Larry Krasner for federal prosecution
U.S. District Judge Paul Diamond Jr. also disqualified Krasner and one of his deputies from handling the case, which was related to a man seeking to overturn his second-degree murder conviction.
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House Oversight votes to hold Leon Black in contempt of Congress for defying subpoenas
Bipartisan lawmakers hoped to question Black about his ties to the late, convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, including payments he made to Epstein, but the billionaire sued the panel to block the subpoenas instead of showing up for his deposition.
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Fulton County Georgia prosecutor Fani Willis, leading Trump election fraud case, wins reelection
Willis, a Democrat, defeated Republican challenger Courtney Kramer
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Second lawsuit filed against Elon Musk’s $1 million giveway
Musk and his America PAC organization are named in the suit, which accuses them of falsely enticing voters to sign the petition on the belief winners would be selected randomly.
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Control of House of Representatives still up in the air
All 435 House seats are up for grabs and the party holding the gavel in January will be decided by less than 20 competitive races.
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Republicans win Senate majority, taking seats from Democrats in Ohio, West Virginia
In Texas, Republican Sen. Ted Cruz hung onto his seat, fending off a strong challenge from Democratic Rep. Collin Allred,
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U.S. Capitol Police arrest man who 'smelled like fuel, had a torch & a flare gun'
Capitol Visitor Center "closed for tours for the day, while we investigate," it says.
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Georgia poll worker charged over allegedly making bomb threats to election workers
The employee, identified as 25-year-old Nicholas Wimbish, has been charged with mailing a bomb threat, conveying false information about a bomb threat, mailing a threatening letter, and making false statements to the FBI.
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Gender affirming catastrophe? House probes NIH for lax oversight, lawsuit alleges shoddy evaluation
"The community of scientists supported by NIH is pretty incestuous, especially if there are large financial or political interests at stake" like transgender medicine, science watchdog says, dubs it "policy-based evidence making."
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Former Columbus officer found guilty of murder in fatal shooting of Andre Hill
Adam Coy has been convicted of murder, reckless homicide, and felonious assault in the death of Andre Hill.
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RNC sues Milwaukee Elections Commission for limiting poll watchers
"Wisconsin voters deserve to know that there are poll watchers from both parties in the room as votes are being cast and counted on Election Day," Michael Whatley and Lara Trump said.
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Judge rules Musk's giveaway can continue after lawyer says that winners are not chosen by chance
“The $1 million recipients are not chosen by chance,” conservative lawyer Chris Gober said in court. “We know exactly who will be announced as the $1 million recipient today and tomorrow.”