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Justice Department asks Supreme Court to review ruling on Arizona voter registration laws
The Department of Justice Civil Rights Division is asking the high court to review a lower court's ruling that struck down two laws in Arizona that required voters in the state to provide proof of citizenship in order to vote by mail and in presidential elections.
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Federal judge privately reprimanded for having extramarital sex in chambers with police officer
Clerks could overhear the intercourse taking place, which was "extremely uncomfortable and troubling" for them.
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Joe Biden sues DOJ to stop release of audio recordings connected to special counsel probe
The lawsuit comes ahead of the department's planned June 15 release of the materials to the U.S. House Judiciary Committee and the conservative Heritage Foundation, which requested the information under the Freedom of Information Act.
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Haitians being released into the US, report
Releases appears to undercut Biden administration’s public statements that the thousands in the camp faced immediate expulsion.
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Rep. Madison Cawthorn compares vaccine mandates to 'modern day segregation'
Cawthorn appeared on Newsmax Tuesday and addressed the controversy that broke out at a New York City restaurant last week over vaccination status
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House votes to suspend debt limit, avoid government shutdown
The stopgap legislation heads to the Senate, where it faces universal GOP opposition.
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'Obey the Constitution': Rand Paul urges end to FISA-authorized snooping on Americans
In an exchange with the Kentucky Republican senator at a Senate Homeland Security Committee hearing, FBI Director Christopher Wray credited FISA with keeping Americans safe after 9/11.
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FBI confirms body found in Wyoming was Gabby Petito, homicide suspected
Police continue to search for Petito's fiancé Brian Laundrie after FBI confirms she was murdered.
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GOP Senators unveil legislation seeking to block dishonorable discharges for unvaccinated troops
The COVID-19 Vaccine Dishonorable Discharge Prevention Act seeks to permit only honorable discharges for those refusing the vaccines.
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'Actual malice': Courts greenlight Devin Nunes defamation lawsuits against mainstream media
Eighth Circuit rules that tweeting old story in response to defamation lawsuit is a "republication" that may trigger liability.
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Border towns under strain well before Haitians descended on Del Rio
Amid deepening crisis, Texas governor, law enforcement signal strength with border visit.
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House Democrats pull $1 billion in Israel Iron Dome funding to pass measure to fund government
House leadership reportedly has to temporarily pull the funding to get enough voters from conference progressives to pass the measure.
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Democratic lawmakers attempt to revive eviction moratorium despite legislative, legal setbacks
New bill would direct HHS Secretary to impose eviction moratorium due to surging COVID-19 Delta variant, permanently grant such authority to HHS during national health crises.