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    Nation
    April 17

    New Black congressional district in Louisiana bows to politics, not race, backers say

    Politics and race are both factors in a pending court challenge of Louisiana's new congressional maps. How much weight each carries is a major question before three federal judges whose ruling could affect the balance of power in the next Congress.
    Nation
    April 17

    Trump trial jury selection process follows a familiar pattern with an unpredictable outcome

    When the first batch of potential jurors was brought in for Donald Trump's criminal trial this week, all the lawyers had to go on to size them up — at first — were their names and the answers they gave in court to a set of screening questions.
    Nation
    April 17

    Climate change concerns grow, but few think Biden's climate law will help, AP-NORC poll finds

    Like many Americans, Ron Theusch is getting more worried about climate change.
    Nation
    April 17
    Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas is sworn-in before the House Committee on Homeland Security during a hearing on "A Review of the Fiscal

    Senate rejects impeachment articles against Mayorkas, ending trial against Cabinet secretary

    The Senate dismissed all impeachment charges against Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas on Wednesday, ending the House Republican push to remove the Cabinet secretary from office over his handling of the U.S.-Mexico border and shutting down his trial before arguments even began.
    Nation
    April 17

    Poland's president becomes the latest leader to visit Donald Trump as allies eye a possible return

    Former President Donald Trump met Wednesday in New York with Polish President Andrzej Duda, the latest in a series of meetings with foreign leaders as Europe braces for the possibility of a second Trump term.