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Fetterman pledges not to campaign against Dave McCormick

EXCLUSIVE — Sen. Dave McCormick (R-PA) will have at least one Pennsylvania Democrat he doesn’t have to worry about should he run for a second term in the Senate.

Dethroned Miss North Carolina USA threatens legal action over title removal

Brittany Boltinhouse’s attorney says removal of title and crown ‘another troubling example of cancel culture’

Judge blocks Trump’s order aimed at using USPS to restrict mail-in voting

Ruling expands on earlier order that prevented implementation in 23 mostly Democratic-led states

Michigan official who endorsed el Sayed faces mounting charges

A Michigan city lawmaker who was once a left-wing symbol for criminal justice reform faces two felony cases alleging domestic violence and election fraud.

Trump administration ends Medicaid, CHIP funding for gender-affirming care for children

Federal dollars in the two health insurance programs would not go toward gender-affirming care, but states could still cover the treatments.

ACLU asks judge to block new Trump order restricting birthright citizenship

Group says new executive order is attempt to evade supreme court’s earlier ruling against the president

Pelosi says she urged Biden to publicize cognitive tests in 2024

Rep. Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) on Tuesday reflected on her conversations with former President Joe Biden, which included advising him to publicize a cognitive test to boost his reelection bid, while also offering praise to Gov. Gavin Newsom (D-CA) and Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) when discussing the future of the Democratic Party.

US state department has canceled more than 175,000 visas since Trump’s return to office

Revocations targeted foreign nationals who allegedly broke terms of their visas, government says

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Democrats give Senate GOP new midterm ammo in opposing voter ID

Senate Republicans may not be able to reach a consensus on their own SAVE America Act, but they now have fresh scrutiny against Democratic candidates for opposing widely supported federal photo ID requirements to vote.

White House pushes DoJ to revive reflecting pool case against Olympian

Justice department is asked to weigh new charges against David Hearn after US attorney dropped vandalism charges

Assad death sentence strains revamped Russia-Syria relationship

A Syrian court sentenced former President Bashar Assad to death, testing the new government’s relationship with Russia.