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- USThe Independent
Trump asks court to dismiss charges accusing him of mishandling classified docs
Trump claims legal action against him is flawed
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Sen. Tommy Tuberville struggles to answer questions on Alabama's IVF ruling
Sen. Tommy Tuberville, R-Ala., appeared to struggle to answer questions on Thursday related to a ruling by his state's Supreme Court last week that embryos are considered children.
2 min read - PoliticsAssociated Press
Biden ally meets Arab American leaders in Michigan, tries to lower tensions
As Thursday dawned in Dearborn, Michigan, Arab American leaders entered a local coffee shop and greeted Rep. Ro Khanna of California before pulling up chairs at a table. Over the next two hours, the leaders spoke about how they were personally affected by the war in Gaza and criticized President Joe Biden over the growing number of Palestinians killed in the Israeli offensive after Hamas' Oct. 7 attack. Khanna, a Biden campaign surrogate who organized the meeting independently, listened intent
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Ga. bill aims to protect religious liberty. Foes say it's a license to discriminate.
Georgia lawmakers are revisiting a nearly decade-old fight over whether the state needs to protect religious rights from being trampled by state and local governments in a measure opponents say would provide a legal shield for people and groups to discriminate against LGBTQ+ people in the name of religion. Then-Gov. Nathan Deal, a Republican, vetoed it in 2016 under pressure from Georgia's business community, who said they feared it would hurt their ability to attract employees and tourists. A
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Ex-FBI source accused of lying about Bidens is returned to custody
A former FBI informant who claims to have links to Russian intelligence and is charged with lying about a multimillion-dollar bribery scheme involving President Joe Biden's family was again taken into custody Thursday in Las Vegas, two days after a judge released him, his attorneys said. Alexander Smirnov was arrested during a meeting Thursday morning at his lawyers' law offices in downtown Las Vegas. The arrest came after prosecutors appealed the judge's ruling allowing 43-year-old Smirnov, w
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Louisiana lawmakers advance permitless concealed carry gun bill
Louisiana is one step closer to joining the list of states that allow people to carry concealed guns without a permit, as Republican lawmakers advanced legislation Thursday during a special session that was called to address violent crime. Legislators also greenlighted a bill that would provide a level of immunity from civil liability for someone who uses a concealed firearm to shoot a person in self-defense. The Senate approved both measures on party-line votes, sending them to the House, whe
3 min read - PoliticsNBC News
Fight or flight: Fearful Trump critics weigh the risk of retribution if he's re-elected
Interviews with more than a dozen people who’ve run afoul of Donald Trump reveal deep worry that he will seek revenge if he wins another term.
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