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Mayor of Los Angeles suburb accused of being Chinese foreign agent, promoting PRC interests
Wang and an associated operated a website that hosted content at the direction of an official of the People's Republic of China. One essay, which was also printed in the Los Angeles Times, disputed claims of a genocide or forced labor in China's Xinjiang province.
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Trump tells S Carolina GOP lawmakers 'I'm watching closely' as they begin redistricting debate
Lawmakers in the South Carolina House will debate redistricting on Tuesday when the Constitutional Laws subcommittee meets, and a floor vote could follow as soon as this week.
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Stacy Abrams subpoenaed as part of Georgia Senate's probe into campaign finance violations
The subpoenas follow investigations by the Georgia State Ethics Commission that found the New Georgia Project and its affiliated Action Fund violated the state's campaign finance laws during the 2018 elections.
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Democratic Justice Allison Riggs sworn in for NC Supreme Court after 2024 election certification
“We won this election more than six months ago, but it was fewer than seven days ago that this race finally ended,” North Carolina Supreme Court Justice Allison Riggs said.
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Schumer puts hold on Trump's DOJ nominees over Qatari jet gift
“This is not just naked corruption — it is also a grave national security threat,” Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer said.
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Trump to lift Syria sanctions, give country a 'chance at peace'
Normalizing relations with the troubled nation could mean further and broader peace in the region.
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Trump signs historic agreements with Saudi Prince
The agreements will increase coordination across business, military, government and culture.
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Police investigate allegation N Carolina GOP congressman hit man at Rotary event, no charges filed
Rep. Chuck Edwards said he “refused to engage with an intoxicated man that was cursing.”
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Johnson says won't vote for House budget bill, latest GOP senator to raise opposition
Sen. Ron Johnson believes the bill doesn't reduce the federal deficit enough.
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Southern border apprehensions drop 93% from April 2024: CBP
Border Patrol made 8,383 apprehensions along the southwest border last month, down from the 128,895 apprehensions recorded in April 2024.
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French actor Gérard Depardieu found guilty of sexually assaulting two women
Gérard Depardieu's sentence for sexually assaulting two women on the set of a 2021 movie that he starred in was a suspended 18-month prison sentence and a fine of 29,040 euros.
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RFK Jr. took Mother's Day dip in DC's Rock Creek with grandkids amid high bacteria warnings
Swimming has been prohibited in most of D.C.’s waterways since the 1970s.
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Abbott pauses construction of controversial Muslim EPIC City amid probes
The project, dubbed EPIC City, will include a new mosque, over 1,000 single- and multifamily homes, a K-12 Islamist faith-based school, senior housing, an outreach center, and a community college, if construction is allowed to continue.