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Latest News • Jun 03

Supreme Court greenlights Alabama’s racial gerrymander, signaling free rein for states to discriminate

The U.S. Supreme Court will allow Alabama to use a congressional map found to have intentionally discriminated against Black voters.

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Latest News • Jun 03

Election updates: What early returns show as polls close in California

It's election night in California. Eyes across the nation will be on the race to replace term-limited Gov. Gavin Newsom, a tumultuous gubernatorial primary...

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Latest News • Jun 03

Supreme Court allows Alabama to use congressional map that eliminates a majority-Black district

The Supreme Court allowed Alabama to use a congressional map that eliminates one of two majority-Black districts in the state in a win for Republicans.

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Latest News • Jun 03

Supreme Court allows Alabama to use GOP-friendly map for midterms, cutting seat held by Black Democrat

The Supreme Court on Tuesday allowed Alabama to use a congressional map that will benefit Republicans in this year's midterm elections, permitting the state...

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Latest News • Jun 03

US and Iran launch new strikes as ceasefire negotiations stall

US launches fresh strikes on Iran and an oil tanker as Tehran says it attacked US air bases in the Gulf.

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Latest News • Jun 03

Former Interior Secretary Deb Haaland wins Democratic nomination in New Mexico governor’s race

Former Interior Secretary Deb Haaland has won the Democratic primary in New Mexico's race for governor, NBC News projects.

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Latest News • Jun 03

Democrat Rebecca Bennett will take on GOP Rep. Tom Kean Jr., who has been absent from Congress

Rebecca Bennett, a former Navy helicopter pilot and healthcare executive, has won the Democratic primary in New Jersey's 7th Congressional District,...

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Latest News • Jun 03

5 lingering questions about Trump’s ‘Anti-Weaponization Fund’

Acting AG Todd Blanche sought to end the furor over the fund, but the saga seems far from over.

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Latest News • Jun 03

Lynette Hooker's Bahamas disappearance being investigated as possible murder, official says

The case of Lynette Hooker, a Michigan woman who went missing in the Bahamas in April, is being investigated as a "possible foreign murder of a U.S....

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Latest News • Jun 03

Jan. 6 defendant who said he was ashamed of ‘foolish’ actions now works at Pentagon

Elias Irizarry is a “qualified, patriotic young professional, and we are proud to have him as a political appointee,” a Pentagon spokesman said.

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Latest News • Jun 03

Eagles made play for Myles Garrett, but Browns wanted Jalen Carter

On Monday morning, before the Browns traded defensive end Myles Garrett to the Rams, Mary Kay Cabot of the Cleveland Plain Dealer flagged the Rams, Cowboys,...

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Latest News • Jun 02

Graham Platner Meets With Senate Democrats Amid Texting Scandal

Graham Platner, the likely Democratic nominee for Senate in Maine who is facing new scrutiny of his past behavior, came to Washington on Tuesday and drew a...

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Latest News • Jun 02

Sailors stressed and exhausted after months trapped by Strait of Hormuz blockade

The sea is sometimes so tranquil that Captain Hassan Khan forgets his ship has been stuck in the middle of a war zone for three months.

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Latest News • Jun 02

2 scientists charged with bringing deactivated mpox virus into the US and lying to authorities

Two scientists at a U.S. government lab have been charged with smuggling vials of deactivated mpox virus into the country from Africa without permits and...

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Latest News • Jun 02

7 states sue Trump administration over nearly $1 billion deal to halt offshore wind farm

Seven states are suing the Trump administration over a nearly $1 billion deal to end French energy company TotalEnergies' offshore wind development off the...

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Latest News • Jun 02

Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin refuses to commit to following court orders

Mullin faced the Senate Appropriations Committee amid scrutiny over the agency's budget and immigration enforcement ahead of the World Cup.

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Latest News • Jun 02

New Jersey Rep. Tom Kean Jr. says he's 'energized' but appears to push back timeline for return

New Jersey Rep. Tom Kean Jr., missing from public view for nearly three months with an undisclosed illness, said in a statement Tuesday he's “more energized...

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Latest News • Jun 02

Peabo Bryson, Veteran R&B Singer of ‘Beauty and the Beast’ and ‘Whole New World,’ Dies at 75

Peabo Bryson, the veteran R&B singer best known as the singer behind the Disney film hits 'Beauty and the Beast' and 'Whole New World,' has died.

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Latest News • Jun 02

Dismay as Trump officials to dismantle key ocean monitoring system

Ocean Observatories Initiative, $368m network that has provided crucial climate data, latest victim of Trump cuts.

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Latest News • Jun 02

Trump’s Disastrous Concert Organizers Get Mystery Millions

The organizers of the now-imploded Freedom250 concert series got millions in taxpayer dollars.

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