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Department of Justice charges fifth foreigner with voting illegally in Nevada
The department charged Argentine national Mariela Delia Mendoza, who is in the United States legally but is not a U.S. citizen, with the crime, which carries a penalty of up to one year of imprisonment, a fine of up to $100,000, or both.
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Federal appeals court rules Idaho can enforce pro-life laws while appeals process plays out
Idaho officials "have made a strong showing of likely success on the merits," 9th Circuit rules. Plaintiff likely can't "square the district court’s perspective on the history and tradition concerning abortions with the Supreme Court’s perspective in Dobbs."
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Federal prosecutor in Alaska confirms criminal investigation into Senate Dem nominee is underway
The investigation comes after Mary Peltola denied Thursday that she had any knowledge of the effort to put another Dan Sullivan on the ballot alongside incumbent GOP Sen. Dan Sullivan.
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Trump blasts Hochul for blaming him for Long Island Rail Road strike
Trump wrote on Truth Social: ‘This would be an easy one for BRUCE BLAKEMAN. He should be your next Governor and New York State would turn around fast’
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Trump attacks Cassidy on Louisiana GOP primary day: ‘Disloyal disaster’
“Bill Cassidy is a sleazebag, a terrible guy, who is BAD FOR LOUISIANA,” Trump writes
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Eric Trump announces plans to sue Psaki and MS Now: 'Blatant lies'
“I have had zero involvement in any merger discussions involving any public entity I do not run or control,” Eric Trump says
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Explosive device safely removed from water and detonated in Alabama, investigation underway
No injuries were reported and a suspect has not yet been named.
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Trump says top ISIS terrorist leader killed in joint operation in Nigeria
The Nigerian-born al-Minuki was identified in a 2023 State Department bulletin as a leader of ISIS and sanctioned by the Treasury Department.
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Pirro says she is seeking death penalty for suspect in shooting of Israeli embassy staffers
Prosecutors have accused 30-year-old Elias Rodriguez of allegedly killing Israeli embassy staffers Sarah Milgrim and Yaron Lischinsky outside the Capital Jewish Museum last May.
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Abbott set to appeal federal court ruling blocking Texas border security law
After the bill was signed into law in 2023, multiple groups sued, arguing the law is unconstitutional and that illegal entry is a federal crime, not a state crime. A district court and panel of Fifth Circuit judges agreed.
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US Supreme Court denies Virginia Democrats' redistricting appeal
Virginia Democrats filed an emergency appeal Monday after the Virginia Supreme Court struck down the state's redistricting referendum last week, ruling that the legislative process in which the referendum was created was unconstitutional.
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Trump’s ‘historic’ visit to China yields some economic, less geopolitical fruits
Former President Joe Biden did not visit China while in office, so it was also the first time a U.S. president has visited the country in nearly 10 years.
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State Department says Israel-Lebanon ceasefire will be extended 45 days as talks continue
The State Department will resume hosting political negotiations on June 2 and June 3, and a security track will be hosted at the Pentagon on May 29 with military delegations from both countries.