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Trump appeals mail-in voting case to Supreme Court again
The executive order would block the U.S. Postal Service from delivering absentee ballots to voters not on state-approved rolls.
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Judge dismisses Lindsay Clancy jury again after failure to reach unanimous verdict
Earlier on Thursday, the judge reminded jurors of their duty to follow his instructions and repeated the standard for finding or rejecting reasonable doubt.
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Southeastern Conference sues LSU over its efforts to recruit former NFL players
The lawsuit alleges that LSU launched a "deliberate and coordinated campaign" to recruit professional athletes who had signed contracts with NFL teams, including the Cleveland Browns, New Orleans Saints and Tampa Bay Buccaneers.
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DC Mayor Bowser says had a 'great' meeting with Trump, discussed 'shared priorities'
“We discussed areas for collaboration between local and federal government, especially around our federal workforce, underutilized federal buildings, parks and green spaces, and infrastructure," Mayor Bowser said in her statement.
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Pentagon returns to Tunisia a Guantanamo Bay detainee held in the US military prison since 2002
Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin notified Congress earlier this year about his plans to repatriate prisoner Ridah Bin Saleh Al-Yazidi.
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Sincere tributes aside, Jimmy Carter’s legacy still hampers a world Trump must fix
From Iran and the Panama Canal to the U.S. Education Department, America is still feeling the impact of a Carter presidency 44 years later.
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Rep. Burchett predicts Johnson will keep speaker's gavel after Trump endorsement
Burchett did not indicate whether he would support Johnson's bid later this week, but said he thinks Johnson has the votes to remain speaker.
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Five people charged in death of former One Direction singer Liam Payne
The five individuals were not named, but were listed by initials and identified as the hotel manager, the hotel's head of reception, a waiter at one of the restaurants, and a fourth unidentified employee. The fifth person was a friend of Payne's.
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COVID catechists come for incoming NIH chief Bhattacharya as SCOTUS reconsiders doctor censorship
Justice Clarence Thomas gives NBA legend, RFK Jr.'s group a lifeline to challenge ideological medical licensing investigations as First Amendment violation. Pentagon lab-leak study reportedly withheld from Biden in 2021.
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House Ethics Committee closes four campaign finance investigations
The panel concluded that while some of the cases included “evidence that the Member’s campaign did not fully comply with the applicable standards relating to personal use of campaign funds, as well as reporting or recordkeeping requirements for campaign expenditures," none of the members violated campaign finance rules intentionally.
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Jack Smith drops appeal of classified docs case against Trump's co-defendants
The new order withdraws the appeal in the prosecution of longtime Trump aide Walt Nauta and Mar-a-Lago employee Carlos De Oliveira.
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North Dakota senator's son sentenced to 28 years in prison for fatal police chase
The senator's son led police on a 70-mile chase after crashing a Chevrolet Tahoe through a hospital emergency room bay, that ultimately ended in his collision with a squad car on Dec. 6, 2023, which killed Mercer County Sheriff’s Deputy Paul Martin.
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US Treasury says China-backed hackers breached department workstations
A department spokesperson said the stations that were impacted have been taken offline and officials are working with federal law enforcement to investigate the incident.