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In El Paso, apathy, alienation and discontent with candidates drives low voter turnout

Across this border city, which sees some of the state’s lowest voter turnout, many residents either didn’t know there was an election in March or had reasons for avoiding the...

Mukhtar Ansari’s death: Judicial inquiry ordered by Chief Judicial Magistrate’s court in UP’s Banda

Mukhtar Ansari was sentenced in eight cases since September 2022 by different courts in Uttar Pradesh and was lodged in the Banda jail. His name was on the list of...

Democratic leader has 2 words for Republicans looking to impeach Homeland Security Secretary Mayorkas

Democratic House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, D-N.Y., shared a brief post on social media Thursday evening, criticizing Republicans who are pushing to impeach Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas. “Extreme MAGA...

Dark money-fueled law firm joins Massachusetts climate suit against Big Oil

FIRST ON FOX: A California climate-focused law firm, which has received millions of dollars from left-leaning nonprofits, has quietly joined Massachusetts’ persistent legal battle against the oil giant ExxonMobil. According...

Funding bill to replace Baltimore Key Bridge could take shape in ‘matter of weeks’: Top House Republican

A senior House Republican is predicting that a funding package to help with the Francis Scott Key Bridge collapse in Baltimore would begin to take shape “in a matter of...

Biden rolls out new endorsements for controversial judicial nominee as Dem support dwindles

The White House is moving forward with its campaign to confirm judicial nominee Adeel Mangi and pushing back on claims that he is antisemitic or against law enforcement, despite several...

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The United States has called on Israel to stop attacking Palestinian police officers in Gaza. The administration of US President Joe Biden …

Biden highway climate rule struck down by Texas judge: ‘Unauthorized’

A U.S. judge ruled against the Biden administration in a decision about a highway climate rule on Wednesday. The rule was issued by the Department of Transportation (DOT)’s Federal Highway...

Youngkin vetoes Virginia bills mandating minimum wage increase, establishing marijuana retail sales

RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Republican Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin vetoed two top Democratic legislative priorities on Thursday: bills that would have allowed the recreational retail sales of marijuana to begin...

Kentucky bill calling for harsher criminal penalties heads to governor’s desk

Republican lawmakers in Kentucky wrapped up work Thursday on a sweeping criminal justice bill that would deliver harsher sentences to combat crime. Opponents making a last stand before final passage...

Deceased North Dakota AG’s emails found, released

Thousands of emails of North Dakota’s late attorney general have been released by his successor — long-sought records mired in controversy and previously thought gone forever. Attorney General Drew Wrigley...

Simply ‘Lieberman’: The independent and enigmatic politics of the late Connecticut Democrat

As I write this, I’m befuddled as to how to identify the late Connecticut Sen. Joe Lieberman. He died from a fall at age 82 in New York this week...

Ukraine aid surpasses $113 billion; Pentagon seeks another $10 billion to replace depleted stockpiles

EXCLUSIVE: The United States government has spent at least $113 million on the war in Ukraine, but that total could be considered much greater due to the cost of replacing weapons...