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Republicans accused Fairfax County Commonwealth’s Attorney Steve Descano of allowing people in the country illegally to get away with serious crimes.
This was the third time Harvey Weinstein was on trial accused of raping an aspiring actress at a hotel in Manhattan in 2013.
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A wave of voting rights battles and GOP redistricting fights is triggering a coordinated response across the South, with organizers preparing a "Summer of Action" campaign with marches that start this weekend. Why it matters: Organizers say the fight over congressional maps, voting access and political representation is accelerating in real time as states redraw political power ahead of November's midterms and the 2028 general election. - The Supreme Court narrowed the Voting Rights Act in late April, making it harder to challenge maps on the basis of racial discrimination. - Republican-led efforts in states like Tennessee and Alabama have targeted Democratic-leaning districts, particularly those anchored by Black voters in urban…
The loyalist, Dan Bishop, put his fealty to the president on display when he pressed the F.B.I. to chase investigative leads it had already rejected.
Mohammad Baqer Saad Dawood Al-Saadi is accused of directing and urging others to attack American and Israeli interests. Prosecutors say he is a leader of Kataib Hezbollah, an Iraqi militia with ties to Iran.
After days of pomp and carefully choreographed diplomacy, there were no major breakthroughs from Trump's high-stakes trip to China.
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The call, initiated by Friedrich Merz, came soon after he told young people, “I am a great admirer of America. My admiration is not increasing at the moment.”
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The administration has said DACA isn’t a right to stay in the United States “indefinitely.” One man with DACA was detained and deported to Mexico in a matter of days.
The Justice Department this week instructed federal prosecutors to build criminal drug cases against Mexican officials using new terrorism statutes.
Having deferred to the president for months, G.O.P. lawmakers missed crucial milestones to try to limit his war powers. That has tied their hands in seeking parameters and exit criteria.