Politics
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Maryland county argues for power to create school board seat limited to illegal immigrant vote
Howard County, Maryland, says it would be allowed, under the 14th Amendment, to create a school board seat that only immigrants without...
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Organized crime blamed for nationwide scourge of shoplifting, smash-and-grab flash mobs
Rampant shoplifting and organized retail theft, often unchecked by local governments and allowed to grow into a multibillion-dollar business, have...
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Maryland wrestles with large share of General Assembly members who get the job by appointment
Voting rights activists and state Democratic Party officials say the way the Maryland Legislature uses appointments to fill vacancies is...
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For Nikki Haley, it is all about lukewarm Trump voters
Nikki Haley's chances of upsetting former President Donald Trump in the 2024 GOP presidential race hinge on her ability to close the deal with...
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On New Year's Eve, DeSantis urges crowd to defy odds and help him 'win the Iowa caucuses'
To underscore how much Iowa means to Ron DeSantis, the Florida governor was unwilling to put his campaigning there on hold even in the waning hours...
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Chief Justice Roberts casts wary eye on uses of AI in federal courts
Chief Justice John Roberts on Sunday turned his focus to the promise, and shortcomings, of artificial intelligence in the federal courts, in an...
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Former U.S. Rep. Eddie Bernice Johnson of Texas dies at 88
Trailblazing longtime U.S. Rep. Eddie Bernice Johnson, a nurse from Texas who helped bring hundreds of millions of federal dollars to the Dallas...
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Democratic mayors point finger at Texas governor over migrant 'chaos'
The Democratic mayors of Chicago and Denver accused Texas Gov. Gregg Abbott of sowing "chaos" by busing and flying migrants who illegally crossed...
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Texas AG accuses Biden administration of 'aiding and abetting' cartels in border crisis
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton said Sunday that the immigration policies of the Biden administration and the Department of Justice are "aiding...
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Rep. Jamie Raskin wants Clarence Thomas to recuse himself from Trump 14th Amendment case
Rep. Jamie Raskin said Sunday that Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas should recuse himself from any case involving former President Donald...
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Biden counting on Penny Pritzker to help rebuild Ukraine despite debacle at Harvard
President Biden can only hope that major Democratic donor Penny Pritzker has more success with Ukraine than she's having at Harvard University.
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Running on empty: Why the feds love paying to test animals exercising on treadmills
Galileo had his telescope, Louis Pasteur had a compound microscope and American scientists today have ... the treadmill?