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Texas Supreme Court declines to boot House Dems who fled state during redistricting
Last year, several Democrats left the state in a bid to deny lawmakers a quorum for redistricting, though many returned, and the state ultimately passed a new slate of congressional maps.
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Federal government sues Chick-fil-A franchisee, alleging religious discrimination
Chick-fil-A closes on Sundays, a policy going back 80 years, but the employee is a member of a Christian denomination that observes the sabbath on Saturday.
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Judicial Watch files lawsuit seeking records on $2 billion grant to nonprofit tied to Stacey Abrams
Judicial Watch previously requested records related to the grant in February 2025, but the EPA failed to respond.
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Former Hollywood producer Harvey Weinstein convicted of sexual assault, in retrial
The jurors acquitted him of another criminal sex act charge from 2006, and continued deliberating on a third-degree charge that he raped another woman in 2013.
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'No Kings' protests planned to counter celebration of Army's 250th anniversary
The protests could disrupt the parade in D.C. as well as other cities across the country, and has the backing of some well-known, if not notorious, entities.
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Los Angeles Mayor Bass, over 30 mayors call for end to federal immigration enforcement raids
"We all stand in support and solidarity and call for the raids to end," Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass said.
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Nation's capital prepares for Army's 250th birthday celebration this weekend
This weekend marks the 250th anniversary of the U.S. Army, and the city of DC is hard at work preparing for the festivities.
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Senator Hawley asks activist group at center of LA protests to preserve communications, records
The group received millions in funding from the State of California and Biden’s DHS, financial documents show.
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DC Congresswoman Norton, 87, waffles on reelection amid signs of decline, Dems' purge mode
“She wants to run again but she’s in conversations with her family, friends, and closest advisors to decide what’s best,” a spokesperson for Rep. Eleanor Holmes Norton said.
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Speaker Johnson will travel to Israel to address country's parliament in late June
"It will be one of the highest honors of my life to address the Israeli Knesset at this fateful moment," House Speaker Mike Johnson said.
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Trump says China trade, tariff deal 'done,' awaits his and Xi Jinping's approval
"FULL MAGNETS, AND ANY NECESSARY RARE EARTHS, WILL BE SUPPLIED, UP FRONT, BY CHINA," President Trump said.
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Los Angeles mayor imposes partial curfew for city's downtown amid rioting and looting
Residents in the area will be excluded from the curfew, along with homeless people, credentialed media and public safety and emergency personnel.
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Appeals court rules most Trump tariffs can remain in effect pending legal challenge
The stay on the ruling against tariffs does not impact Trump's sector-based tariffs on things like aluminum and steel, but does impact his 10% global baseline tariff, along with the tariffs he imposed on China and other countries.