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Susan Crawford Wins Wisconsin Supreme Court Election, Despite Elon Musk’s Millions

Susan Crawford defeated Brad Schimel for a State Supreme Court seat in a race that shattered spending records and maintained a liberal majority on the court. [...]

Wisconsin Voters Approve Amendment Requiring Photo ID to Vote

The state has required voters to use photograph identification for nearly a decade, but an amendment to the Wisconsin Constitution was seen as making it more difficult to roll back that rule. [...]

G.O.P. Bolsters House Majority by Retaining Two Seats in Florida

The Republicans who were elected on Tuesday to fill seats left empty by Matt Gaetz and Michael Waltz had President Trump’s backing. [...]

Joe Rogan, Voices on the Right Raise Alarm Over Trump’s Immigration Moves

The cracks in support show how seriously some conservatives are taking the administration’s aggressive and at times slapdash tactics. [...]

U.S. Says Deportation of Maryland Man Was an ‘Administrative Error’

Kilmar Armando Abrego Garcia, who was in the U.S. legally, is now in prison in El Salvador, and federal courts have no jurisdiction to order his release, the Trump administration said in a court filing. [...]

Venezuelan Migrants Ask Supreme Court to Block Deportations

Lawyers for Venezuelan migrants asked the justices to keep in place a pause on President Trump’s deportation plan, calling it “completely at odds” with limited wartime authority given by Congress. [...]

With Painful Layoffs Ahead, Agencies Push Incentives to Quit

Another round of “deferred resignation” offers is part of the Trump administration’s stepped-up effort to rapidly downsize the government. [...]

Cory Booker Condemns Trump’s Policies in Longest Senate Speech on Record

The New Jersey senator spent much of his speech, which ended after more than 25 hours, assailing the Trump administration. He eclipsed Strom Thurmond’s filibuster of a civil rights bill in 1957. [...]

Trump-Allied Prosecutor Looks to Undermine Biden Pardons

In an unorthodox move, Ed Martin, the interim U.S. attorney in Washington, is questioning former President Joseph R. Biden Jr.’s family and former White House officials about clemency. [...]

Trump’s Tariffs Are Coming, but at a Cost to U.S. Alliances

President Trump is already showing signs of concern that his targets may team up against him. [...]

How Kyrsten Sinema's decision makes Democrats' 2024 Senate map tighter

Arizona Sen. Kyrsten Sinema decided to shake up the political world on Friday by becoming an independent. The former Democrat is still caucusing with the party in the Senate, so the Democratic caucus still has 51 members. Now, instead of 49 Democrats and two independents within their ranks, the caucus has 48 Democrats and three independents. [...]

Meet the woman steering Biden's bipartisan winning streak on Capitol Hill

The Biden administration managed to rack up a long list of major legislative wins in its first two years despite facing one of the most closely-divided Congresses in history. From bipartisan action on infrastructure, gun safety and same-sex marriage to party-line bills tackling climate change and expanding health care coverage, it's a record President Joe Biden and Democrats on the ballot were all eager to tout on the campaign trail during the midterms. [...]

CNN Political Briefing

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The Axe Files with David Axelrod

Go beyond the soundbites and get to know some of the most interesting players in politics. [...]

Margins of Error

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The notable legal clouds that continue to hang over Donald Trump

All eyes are on former President Donald Trump, who has launched another White House bid. [...]

The fine print of the Respect for Marriage Act

Let's start with the positive: Republicans and Democrats are coming together to protect same-sex marriage from the Supreme Court. [...]

Everything you need to know about Biden's student loan forgiveness program

President Joe Biden's federal student loan forgiveness program, which promises to deliver up to $20,000 of debt relief for millions of borrowers, is on hold indefinitely as legal challenges work their way through the courts. [...]

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BBC finds fear, loss and hope in Sudan's ruined capital after army victory

Our correspondent enters Khartoum just days after Sudan's army recaptured it from the Rapid Support Forces after a six-month offensive. [...]

US prosecutors to seek death penalty for Luigi Mangione

The 26-year-old is accused of shooting dead healthcare CEO Brian Thompson outside a Manhattan hotel. [...]

France's far right calls for Paris rally in support of Le Pen

Marine Le Pen has said a "nuclear bomb" was used against her party to stop it getting into power. [...]

Putin begins biggest Russian military call-up in years

Russia calls up 160,000 men aged 18-30 as it moves to expand the size of its military. [...]

At least 322 children killed since Israel's new Gaza offensive, Unicef says

Since the war began, more than 15,000 children have reportedly been killed, the agency says. [...]

'We still have hope': Searching for quake survivors in Mandalay

The BBC speaks to people in Mandalay close to where Myanmar's deadly 7.7 magnitude earthquake struck. [...]

Tourists and residents evacuated as volcano erupts in Iceland

The Blue Lagoon and the town of Grindavik were ordered to evacuate after earthquakes hit the area. [...]

Virginia Giuffre grateful for 'love and support' after car crash

Ms Giuffre 'remains in serious condition' in hospital following a collision with a school bus, her family say. [...]

Mandalay was the 'city of gold' - now it reeks of death

Residents in Mandalay, Myanmar's second-largest city, speak of despair and sleepless nights since last week's earthquake. [...]

Israel PM attacks Qatar probe as 'witch hunt' after aides arrested

Benjamin Netanyahu testified to police after two men were arrested over alleged payments from the Gulf Arab state. [...]

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