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Democrats flip seat in Pennsylvania’s 8th district
Democrats flipped a coveted House race that was previously flipped by Republicans during the last election.
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Democrat unseats Republican incumbent in Pennsylvania’s 7th district
A Democrat challenger has unseated a Republican incumbent in Pennsylvania in district that he narrowly won in 2024.
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New Jersey GOP Rep Kean loses reelection, after long, unexplained absence from Congress
A Republican who disappeared for months has lost his seat to a Democrat challenger in a purple district that has switched party control multiple times over the past decade.
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D.C. court ruling prevents Trump admin from using system to verify U.S. citizenship of voters
The system would allow states to bulk search Department of Homeland Security and Social Security data, according to court documents.
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Two more survivors rescued 10 days after catastrophic Nepal floods
A Chinese national was rescued from a hydropower tunnel in Rasuwa district, while a 64-year-old Nepali woman was found alive beneath the mud and debris of her home in Nuwakot district.
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25 years after 9/11: A look back at decades of terror attacks on America
The Sept 11 attacks – in which 19 Islamic terrorists hiijacked four U.S. commercial planes, crashing them into both twin towers in New York City, the Pentagon and a Shanksville, Pennsylvania, field after passengers overtook the hijackers – caused the deaths of 2,996 people, including the terrorists.
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Missouri AG appeals to Supreme Court to reinstate Trump-backed congressional map
The Missouri Supreme Court ruled Thursday that the map cannot take effect
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Federal judge upholds Pentagon's firings of three Stars and Stripes staffers
They alleged in the lawsuit filed last week that the Department of War is retaliating against them for publicly expressing concerns about the paper’s future editorial independence under current Pentagon leadership.
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You Vote: With Kushner and Witkoff meeting Putin and Zelensky this weekend, what comes next?
The meeting is expected to find out if there is any possible movement toward a negotiated settlement to end this four-and-a-half year war.
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Judge once again blocks Trump's effort to limit mail-in voting as early voting begins
It is the same judge, Boston-based U.S. District Judge Indira Talwani, who blocked an earlier, related effort, ruling that the executive order Trump issued in March was likely unlawful and unconstitutional.
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Feds spare Upper Basin; states still feel water cuts pressure
The four Upper Basin states’ leaders celebrated the U.S. Department of Interior’s decision late August, but called for continued negotiations and longer-term solutions.
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FCC seeks to have Disney lawsuit thrown out in tussle over early review of station licenses
The agency’s court filing, which was revealed Thursday, argued that Disney’s lawsuit would obstruct the FCC investigation into the network’s diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) hiring policies.
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Top White House official says he believes Trump speech censorship behind Bartiromo ouster at Fox
How a presidential speech, an interview request and a stunning text preceded Fox News yanking a top anchor from the airwaves.