MILWAUKEE — People will be allowed to carry guns within blocks of the Republican National Convention in Milwaukee next month and protesters will be given two outdoor stages, one within sight …
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California legislators reject proposal to limit water well-drilling
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesOver the past several years, California’s water managers have seen a pattern emerge in farming areas of the Central Valley: Even as declining groundwater levels have left thousands of residents …
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NEW YORK — Prosecutors on Friday urged the judge overseeing Donald Trump’s criminal hush money case to uphold provisions of a gag order that bar him from criticizing jurors and court …
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Here’s state of abortion rights in U.S. two years after Roe overturned
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesJudges, state lawmakers and voters are deciding the future of abortion in the U.S. two years after the Supreme Court jolted the legal status quo with a ruling that overturned …
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Trump classified documents case in slow motion as 3-day hearing begins
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesFORT PIERCE, Fla. — The federal judge presiding over the classified documents case against former President Trump is hearing arguments Friday on a long-shot defense effort to get the indictment thrown …
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Opinion: Another nuclear arms race is brewing. Who will stop it?
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesIn early June, the Biden administration announced a more “competitive” nuclear weapons strategy, after Moscow and Beijing reportedly spurned U.S. efforts to discuss arms control. The new approach includes the …
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New Louisiana law requiring classrooms to display Ten Commandments churns old political conflicts
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesNEW ORLEANS — A bill signed into law this week makes Louisiana the only state to require that the Ten Commandments be displayed in every classroom in public schools and colleges …
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Broadcast and cable networks, including Fox News and ABC, are falling in line to carry the simulcast of CNN’s presidential debate on June 27, the first general election face-off of …
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Supreme Court upholds Californian’s drug trafficking conviction
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesWASHINGTON — The Supreme Court on Thursday upheld a California woman’s drug smuggling conviction that was based in part on an expert’s testimony that criminal gangs rarely use “blind mules” to …
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It was so predictable. Speaker “MAGA Mike” Johnson belatedly did the right thing in April by allowing the House to approve aid to Ukraine over most Republicans’ opposition. Even former …