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Justice Department lawyers urged a federal judge to reject a lawsuit seeking to block a planned UFC fight on the White House grounds, arguing the challenge came too late and would upend months of planning.
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The Florida Supreme Court declined to block new Republican-drawn U.S. House districts for the 2026 midterms in a 6-1 ruling — but it never ruled the maps legal, and the gerrymandering lawsuit continues.
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The New Jersey Senate passed a bill creating a new crime for threatening or blocking reproductive and transgender healthcare patients, with penalties up to 10 years. It awaits an Assembly vote before it could become law.
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Ohio lawmakers stripped a provision from House Bill 795 that would have banned Medicaid payments to family caregivers, reversing course after disabled Ohioans and families testified at a Statehouse hearing.
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Rep. Jamie Raskin introduced a package of bills that would require presidents to disclose - and bar them from accepting - any payments from people they pardon. It is a proposal, not law, and faces long odds in a GOP-controlled Congress.
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A federal judge granted a preliminary injunction blocking the USDA from conditioning SNAP funding for 39 million Americans on unrelated political demands.
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A federal judge granted a preliminary injunction blocking the USDA from conditioning SNAP funding - which feeds 39 million Americans - on unrelated political demands. Twenty states and DC sued.
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Nancy Lacore, a retired Navy vice admiral fired by Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, has advanced to a June 23 Democratic primary runoff for the South Carolina House seat Rep. Nancy Mace is vacating to run for governor.
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The AP called California's top-two primary on June 9, sending former Fox News host Steve Hilton to the November general election against Democrat Xavier Becerra.
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A new Reuters/Ipsos poll finds roughly two-thirds of partisan voters will back a candidate they dislike to block the opposing party - reshaping how scandal and accountability work in American elections.
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Trump told NBC's Meet the Press he never promised no new wars, even as the U.S. war with Iran passes 100 days - a reversal from a refrain he repeated throughout his 2024 campaign.
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Gov. JB Pritzker is suspending new Illinois data-center tax incentives for two years starting July 1, 2026, citing pressure on utility bills and the power grid.
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