House quickly rejects Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene's effort to remove Speaker Johnson from office
Hardline Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene tried and failed in sudden action Wednesday to oust Speaker Mike Johnson, her long-shot effort swiftly and resoundingly rejected by Democrats and Republicans tired of the political chaos.
Ethics panel says Sen. Gruenhagen should be instructed on how to send emails to colleagues
DFL Sen. Erin Maye Quade filed the complaint last year against the Glencoe Republican because of an email he sent linking to a graphic gender surgery video.
Biden lauds new Microsoft center on the same site where Trump's Foxconn project failed
President Joe Biden on Wednesday laced into Donald Trump over a failed project in the previous administration that was supposed to bring thousands of new jobs into southeastern Wisconsin and trumpeted new economic investments under his watch that are coming to the same spot.
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Michigan AG charges former clerk and attorney after alleged unauthorized access to 2020 voter data
Michigan's attorney general announced charges Wednesday against a former township clerk and a lawyer who had supported attempts to overturn the results of the 2020 presidential election, alleging they accessed voting systems without authorization in a search of fraud.
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Illinois Democrats' law changing the choosing of legislative candidates faces GOP opposition
Illinois Democrats have changed the way candidates for the General Assembly get on the ballot. Republicans are complaining that they changed the rules mid-game.
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A Florida judge delayed Trump's documents trial. Will it be held before Election Day?
U.S. District Judge Aileen Cannon rescheduled various pressing matters through the end of July.
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Biden administration will propose tougher asylum standards for some migrants at the border
The Biden administration plans to propose a new rule Thursday aimed at speeding up the asylum claims process for some migrants — a potential prelude to broader actions from President Joe Biden later this year that would impose a bigger crackdown at the border.
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Man indicted in killing of Laken Riley, a Georgia case at the center of national immigration debate
A Georgia man has been indicted on murder charges by grand jurors who said he intended to rape a nursing student whose body was found near a running trail on the University of Georgia campus.
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Lawyers' coalition provides new messengers for Black voter engagement
Young Black lawyers and law students are taking on a new role ahead of the general election: Meeting with Black voters in battleground states to increase turnout and serve as watchdogs against voter disenfranchisement.
Business
Georgia lawmakers vowed to restrain tax breaks. But the governor's veto saved a data-center break
Georgia lawmakers vowed they were going to rein in tax breaks for businesses this year.
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New lawsuit renews challenge to Tennessee laws targeting crossover voting in primary elections
A group of Tennesseans who say they were intimidated into not voting in a primary election or were threatened with prosecution after they did vote has filed a legal challenge to two state laws meant to prevent crossover voting.
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Arkansas cannot prevent 2 teachers from discussing critical race theory in classroom, judge rules
A federal judge has ruled Arkansas cannot prevent two high school teachers from discussing critical race theory in the classroom, but stopped short of more broadly blocking the state from enforcing its ban on ''indoctrination'' in public schools.
Sports
Republican Congressmen introduce bill that would protect NCAA and conferences from legal attacks
Two Republican Congressmen introduced a bill Wednesday that would provide the NCAA, college conferences and member schools federal protection from legal challenges that stand in the way of their ability to govern college sports.
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Haley won 1 in 5 Indiana Republican voters in the presidential primary. She left the race in March
The ghost of Nikki Haley's presidential campaign is ringing up significant support in state primaries despite her withdrawal from the race in March shortly before Donald Trump had clinched the Republican nomination.
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Robert F. Kennedy Jr. challenges Donald Trump to debate at Libertarian Convention
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has challenged Donald Trump to a head-to-head debate for when both address a Libertarian convention later this month, a move that comes as the presumptive GOP nominee has ramped up both criticism of Kennedy's independent bid and demands that President Joe Biden meet him on a debate stage.
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Georgia appeals court agrees to review ruling allowing Fani Willis to stay on Trump election case
A Georgia appeals court on Wednesday agreed to review a lower court ruling allowing Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis to continue to prosecute the election interference case she brought against former President Donald Trump.
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Democrats commit $7 million to TV ads in five key state Senate races
Wisconsin Democrats plan to spend $7 million on television ads in five state Senate races they believe are key to regaining control of the chamber.
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Pennsylvania sees fewer mail ballots rejected for technicalities, a priority for election officials
Pennsylvania election officials said Wednesday that the number of mail-in ballots rejected for technicalities, like a missing date, saw a significant drop in last month's primary election after state officials tried anew to help voters avoid mistakes that might get their ballots thrown out.
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Advocates ask Supreme Court to back Louisiana's new mostly Black House district
Voting rights advocates filed an emergency motion Wednesday asking the Supreme Court to keep a new Louisiana congressional map in place for this year's elections that gives the state a second majority Black district.
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GOP senators grill Sen. Nicole Mitchell's attorneys during ethics hearing about her burglary charge
The Woodbury DFLer didn't answer questions before the bipartisan subcommittee, but her attorney accused GOP senators of a "witch hunt." Democrats said Mitchell deserves due process.
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RFK Jr. has faced health issues including hepatitis C, mercury poisoning and a dead worm in his brain
Asked last week if any of Kennedy's health issues could compromise his fitness for the presidency, a campaign spokesperson said, "That is a hilarious suggestion, given the competition."
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Republicans renew push to exclude noncitizens from the census that helps determine political power
Some Republicans in Congress are pushing to require a citizenship question on the questionnaire for the once-a-decade census and exclude people who aren't citizens from the count that helps determines political power in the United States.
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California Supreme Court to weigh pulling measure making it harder to raise taxes from ballot
The California Supreme Court is expected to hear arguments Wednesday about whether to remove a measure from the November ballot that would make it harder for the state and local governments to raise taxes.
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