A federal appeals court on Friday agreed with a lower-court ruling that Louisiana’s latest congressional map very likely violated the Voting Rights Act by diluting the power of Black voters, …
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Pastor Indicted With Trump in Georgia Asks Evangelical Supporters for Help
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesThe Rev. Stephen C. Lee is one of the lesser-known figures indicted with former President Donald J. Trump in Fulton County, Ga., on charges of unlawfully conspiring to keep Mr. …
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Alarmed by Off-Year Losses, Mainstream Republicans Balk at Abortion Curbs
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesTwo days after Republicans across the country suffered a drubbing, dragged down by their opposition to abortion rights in the off-year elections, G.O.P. leaders on Capitol Hill appeared not to …
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TOKYO — President Biden’s top military adviser has told China that the United States is open to resuming military-to-military communication that Beijing suspended last year to protest then-House Speaker Nancy …
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‘Timepiece Gentleman’ Swindled Customers Out of $3 Million, U.S. Says
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesThe businessman collected the luxury watches from customers, promising them that he would sell the watches on consignment and take no more than a 5 percent fee, the authorities said. …
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Manchin Says He Will Not Seek Re-election, Dealing Blow to Democrats
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesSenator Joe Manchin III, the conservative West Virginia Democrat known for bipartisan deal-making and also for frustrating some of his party’s most ambitious policy goals, announced on Thursday that he …
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After Antisemitic Attacks, Colleges Debate What Kind of Speech Is Out of Bounds
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesIn the days after the Hamas attack on Israel, Max Strozenberg, a first-year student at Northwestern University, experienced a couple of jarring incidents. Walking into his dorm, he was startled …
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President Biden plans to meet with the head of the United Automobile Workers in Belvidere, Ill., on Thursday to celebrate the reopening of an assembly plant and promote a landmark …
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It quickly got personal. Then it turned ugly. One of the most emotional moments of the Republican debate on Wednesday unfolded when Vivek Ramaswamy said he wanted to laugh at …
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Minnesota Justices Rebuff Attempt to Bar Trump From Ballot Under 14th Amendment
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesThe Minnesota Supreme Court on Wednesday dismissed a petition seeking to disqualify former President Donald J. Trump from holding office again under the 14th Amendment. Election officials and the courts …