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Paxton-backed Texas GOP chair ousted by vice chair

Abraham George, chairman of the Republican Party of Texas, was ousted by Vice Chairwoman D’rinda Randall at the state’s GOP convention on Friday.

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Call Kevin Warsh the Fed 'chairman'

Kevin Warsh's two immediate predecessors preferred to be called the Fed "chair." For Warsh, it's "chairman" of the Federal Reserve.

Pratt says he has incriminating footage of Bass or Raman

Reality TV star and former Los Angeles mayoral candidate Spencer Pratt said he has recordings of either current city Mayor Karen Bass or City Councilwoman Nithya Raman that would “make her resign in shame.”

DOJ sues Virginia over ICE mask ban

The Justice Department on Thursday sued Virginia, arguing that the state’s mask ban for federal law enforcement and related identification requirements unconstitutionally interfere with federal officers and criminalize core aspects of federal operations.

Pro-Palestine activists sentenced as terrorists over damage at Israeli arms factory in UK

Four found guilty get tougher conditions as judge says actions were ‘designed to intimidate the UK government and a section of the public’

Blake Lively awarded legal fees but no damages in Justin Baldoni dispute

The Gossip Girl star can recover legal fees and costs arising from It Ends With Us co-actor’s countersuit

Washington National Opera sues Kennedy Center

The Washington National Opera is accusing the Kennedy Center of failing to return more than $17 million in donor funds, escalating a dispute that followed the end of a 15-year partnership between the two institutions.

Top House Republican’s family investment poised to benefit from SpaceX IPO

Republican Rep. Lisa McClain’s husband bought up to $250,000 in Elon Musk’s xAI before it was folded into SpaceX ahead of its IPO.

Ohio voting rights group facing criminal fraud investigation, sources say

Washington — The FBI executed a search warrant at the office of an Ohio-based community grassroots group known for its voter registration work as part of an ongoing fraud-related investigation, multiple sources familiar with the matter told CBS News.

Belfast riots trigger renewed scrutiny over loyalist paramilitary influence

The violent disturbances occurred in a nationalist area yet played out against a backdrop of union jacks

White House outlines two factors proving Trump's Iran deal will stick this time

White House aides pointed to Iran’s weakened control of the Strait of Hormuz and securing President Donald Trump‘s desired language on the shuttering of Iran’s nuclear weapons program as shifting factors Friday that indicate the latest possible peace deal will stick.