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South Carolina Senate votes down measure to create new congressional map
President Donald Trump urged lawmakers to pass a redrawn map, which would have eliminated the state's single majority-Black district.
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Vance to host state AGs at White House for meeting on fraud
The meeting will take place on Tuesday afternoon and feature as many as 15 Republican attorneys general. The scope of the meeting and its agenda remain unclear.
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Federal court blocks Alabama redistricting plan
The Alabama redistricting push followed the Supreme Court's decision in Louisiana v. Callais, which overturned race-based congressional districts and narrowed the scope of Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act.
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U.S. Capitol Police arrest man who 'smelled like fuel, had a torch & a flare gun'
Capitol Visitor Center "closed for tours for the day, while we investigate," it says.
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Georgia poll worker charged over allegedly making bomb threats to election workers
The employee, identified as 25-year-old Nicholas Wimbish, has been charged with mailing a bomb threat, conveying false information about a bomb threat, mailing a threatening letter, and making false statements to the FBI.
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Gender affirming catastrophe? House probes NIH for lax oversight, lawsuit alleges shoddy evaluation
"The community of scientists supported by NIH is pretty incestuous, especially if there are large financial or political interests at stake" like transgender medicine, science watchdog says, dubs it "policy-based evidence making."
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Former Columbus officer found guilty of murder in fatal shooting of Andre Hill
Adam Coy has been convicted of murder, reckless homicide, and felonious assault in the death of Andre Hill.
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RNC sues Milwaukee Elections Commission for limiting poll watchers
"Wisconsin voters deserve to know that there are poll watchers from both parties in the room as votes are being cast and counted on Election Day," Michael Whatley and Lara Trump said.
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Judge rules Musk's giveaway can continue after lawyer says that winners are not chosen by chance
“The $1 million recipients are not chosen by chance,” conservative lawyer Chris Gober said in court. “We know exactly who will be announced as the $1 million recipient today and tomorrow.”
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Georgia Supreme Court rules county may not count absentee ballots received after Election Day
"Election Day is Election Day — not the week after," RNC Chairman Michael Whatley said.
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Authorities place new fencing around White House, watch party locations ahead of election
The Secret Service said the new fencing was being placed out of an abundance of caution, and not because of a specific threat. It did not indicate how long the fencing will be up.
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Ex-Microsoft programmer launches Zoom rival, vows secure, free-speech, virtual meeting site
Meetn has been around for a year, but it will launch in earnest with what it calls AffiliateFest, where 20 experts in the marketing space will explain how best to use the service for businesses.
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Arkansas joins with 19 other states in filing calling for ouster of Special Counsel Jack Smith
The states participating in addition to Arkansas include Florida, Iowa, Alabama, Alaska, Idaho, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, Oklahoma, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Utah and West Virginia.