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North Carolina primary could mean Roy Cooper vs Michael Whatley in pivotal fall Senate race
- RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — North Carolina's primary will be the official starting gun for one of the country's most closely watched U.S. Senate campaigns, likely pitting former Democratic Each candidate is the most high-profile contender for their party's nomination, which should be sealed on Tuesday. Scores of other races also are on the ballot, including for the U.S. House, state legislature and judicial seats. ...

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Takeaways from the Clintons' Epstein depositions
- The House Oversight Committee on Monday released full videos of the depositions it took of former President Bill Clinton and former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton in the Jeffrey Epstein investigation. In a combined roughly nine hours of questioning last week -- about 4 1/2 for each -- Republicans and Democrats grilled the Clintons about their relationships with the disgraced financier and convicted sex offender ...

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Trump Rattles Top Law Firms Before Bowing Out of Court Fight
- President Donald Trump is walking away from a fight against law firms, but not before shaking the legal industry with threats that have proved effective outside of the courtroom. The Justice Department on Monday moved to withdraw its appeals of court rulings blocking Trump's executive orders against four law firms. The appeals were seen as long shots after federal judges struck down the orders—targeting firms ...

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'President' Melania Trump Promoted Peace At The UN, And You Know What Happened Next
- With the administration challenging the Court and Congress, independent reporting is the only thing standing between you and the noise. Your membership funds the courage to ask the hard questions. Don't let the truth be sidelined, join Huff Already a member? Critics were scratching their heads over Melania Trump 's appearance at the United Nations on Monday, and in particular over her preaching of peace. The first ...

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Supreme Court blocks redraw of lone GOP-held district in New York City
- The Supreme Court issued a ruling Monday that will keep New York City's lone Republican-held congressional district in place for this year's midterm elections. The court sided with GOP Rep. Nicole Malliotakis, who had asked the justices to block a ruling from a state judge this year that her Staten Island-based 11th District was unconstitutional. The judge said the district diluted Black and Latin voting power and ...

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Supreme Court ponders law making it a crime for gun owners to use marijuana
- The Supreme Court hears arguments Monday in an important gun case that has united an array of strange bedfellows, from conservative gun rights groups to liberal civil liberties groups. At issue is a federal law making it a crime for drug users to possess a firearm. It's the same law that was used to prosecute then-President Joe Biden's son for illegal gun possession — only this case involves ...

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Trump's bid to have tariff refund process slowed rejected by federal court
- Stay up to date with notifications from The Independent Notifications can be managed in browser preferences. Swipe for next article Trump's Justice Department had urged the Federal Circuit last Friday to proceed cautiously and impose a 90-day delay, but judges dismissed the request A federal court has rejected the Trump administration 's bid to slow the process of refunding billions of dollars in tariffs , ...

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