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A coalition of preservation groups filed a federal lawsuit to stop a planned 250-statue 'Garden of American Heroes' in West Potomac Park, arguing it violates five federal laws protecting the National Mall.
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A Fulton County judge dismissed a GOP-backed lawsuit seeking to open Georgia's election-night operations center to MAGA-aligned observers, ruling the lead plaintiff failed to show any law required that access.
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Sen. Bernie Sanders headlines a Kings Theatre rally with Democratic mayoral nominee Zohran Mamdani to boost a slate of progressive House candidates five days before the June 23 NYC primary.
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At least six states say they won't send official delegations to Trump's $68 million Great American State Fair on the National Mall, citing cost and partisanship.
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Rep. John Larson filed 13 articles of impeachment against President Trump after his threat to wipe out a "whole civilization" if Iran didn't reopen the Strait of Hormuz.
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Rep. Jasmine Crockett introduced the STOP TRUMP Act to block federal money from a $1.7 billion compensation fund for January 6 rioters and claw back payments already made. It is a newly introduced bill, not law.
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A federal judge issued a preliminary injunction ordering the Interior Department to restore slavery, climate, and Native American history exhibits removed from national parks under a Trump executive order.
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Rep. Jamie Raskin, with Reps. Garcia and Morelle, unveiled an anti-corruption bill barring any president from taking payments from people they pardon - and requiring disclosure to Congress.
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Border czar Tom Homan says he's reviewing a plan to send more ICE agents into all five NYC boroughs than ever before, framed as a rebuke to New York leaders limiting cooperation with federal enforcement.
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New Jersey's state Senate passed a bill creating a new crime for blocking or harming patients seeking abortion or transgender care — up to 10 years if someone is injured. It still needs the Assembly.
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A new NBC News poll gives Democrats a 5-point edge on the generic congressional ballot, 49% to 44%, as Republicans defend a razor-thin 218-212 House majority.
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Joe Kent, who resigned in March as the intelligence community's top counterterrorism official, says the U.S. should cut military and intelligence aid to Israel to keep the new Iran peace deal from collapsing.
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