Politics & Policy
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Postal service ceased work on computer system for Trump's election security measure, official says
Following a Supreme Court ruling shooting down Trump's executive order seeking to limit mail-in voting to eligible voters, Postmaster General David Steiner said work to develop a system to implement the order has stopped.
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Some states preparing to counter ICE agents at polls
President Donald Trump has said that he would do "anything necessary" to ensure election integrity. Likewise, Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin said ICE agents could legally be at polling places if they're serving immigration warrants.
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Warren Buffett steps down as chairman of Berkshire Hathaway, his son will take over the position
Buffett was named chairman emeritus, effective immediately, and he will "continue to offer his valued judgment and perspective."
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Bus stop equity and artist dens: Inside Congress' spending on 'pet projects'
"[I]t's so frustrating because the country cannot cannot fathom the spending that both Republicans and Democrats are having," Rep. Ralph Norman laments
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Trump team argues against gag order in Alvin Bragg case
Trump has previously been the subject of gag order disputes in both New York Attorney General Letitia James's civil fraud case and special counsel Jack Smith's D.C. election case.
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Dam removal in CA to save salmon causes mass fish die-off as eco-activists pursue similar projects
“In my opinion, any salmon we’re producing this year are likely dead, and if they get to the main stem, they won’t be able to migrate out. I’m more concerned at this point with how do we rebuild the populations in those rivers,” Siskiyou County Supervisor Ray Haupt said.
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Trump more pro-Israel than Biden, voters say: poll
Biden's tenure, meanwhile, has seen Washington's relationship with Jerusalem publicly strain amid the ongoing Israel-Hamas conflict in Gaza.
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Abbott on Trump VP short list: 'I’m staying in Texas'
Both have blamed President Joe Biden for creating the border crisis and ignoring it when Biden visited Brownsville on the same day that Trump was with Abbott in Eagle Pass.
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In wake of SCOTUS ruling, Maine secretary of state withdraws Trump disqualification
The Supreme Court determined 9-0 that Congress holds the authority to enforce the 14th Amendment's ban on insurrectionists seeking federal office and that the states could not independently do so.
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John Thune officially announces Senate leadership bid
Thune, for his part, ranks among the so-called "Three Johns" that have served as McConnell's de facto aides-de-camp in recent years.
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Arizona county says erroneously printed primary sample ballots sent to voters will be fixed, resent
"Yavapai County takes the election process very seriously and when issues arise, we do everything we can, as quickly as possible, to resolve them," said Yavapai County director of elections Laurin Custis.
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Trump thanks Supreme Court for favorable ballot decision, expresses hopes it will 'unify' the nation
Trump's remarks at Mar-a-Lago come hours after the Supreme Court had ruled that states do not have the authority to determine the eligibility of candidates.