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Supreme Court Shifts Mail-Vote Battlefield

The Supreme Court cleared the way for President Trump’s mail-voting order to move forward before the midterms, and that changes the battlefield right now. At...
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Alex Jones’ $50M Slashed — Here’s Why

A Texas appeals court chopped a headline-grabbing $50 million verdict against Alex Jones down to about $6 million, and it did it by the...
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Ballroom Brawl Hits Supreme Court

Chief Justice John Roberts kept hammers swinging on President Trump’s $400 million White House ballroom, and now the real fight begins. Story Snapshot Roberts allowed...
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Defying Judge, Trump Credit Hits Kennedy Center

The Kennedy Center’s board voted to inscribe “Restored and Renovated by President Donald J. Trump” on its facade and to close the venue for...
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Power Endorsement Tips Florida Governor Race

Byron Donalds won Florida’s Republican nomination for governor and will face Democrat David Jolly in November. Story Snapshot Donalds clinched the Republican primary with about...
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Prosecutors Push Back: High-Stakes Reversal

The Justice Department is asking a federal appeals court to reinstate human-smuggling charges that a judge threw out as “vindictive,” setting up a major...
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High Court Double-Down Angers Trump

The Supreme Court shut the door—twice—on President Trump’s bid to erase the $5 million E. Jean Carroll verdict, leaving the jury’s judgment fully in...
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Supreme Showdown Over Trump’s Ballroom

The White House asked the Supreme Court to keep a $400 million ballroom build alive while the legal fight rages. Story Snapshot The administration filed...
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Fired FEMA Boss Returns — Why Now?

The Senate just put a fired acting chief back in charge of FEMA—and that says more about disaster policy than it does about one...

Budget Alarm: $2 Trillion Line Breached

Washington’s latest budget picture points to a simple fact with a costly edge: the federal deficit is already running hot, and it is now...

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