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Speaker Johnson backs DeSantis plan to redraw Florida congressional map after Virginia redistricting loss

House Speaker Mike Johnson told reporters Wednesday that he wants to see Gov. Ron DeSantis push through a new congressional map for Florida, hours after Virginia voters narrowly approved a referendum that will redraw that state's districts heavily in Democrats'…
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Federal grand jury indicts Southern Poverty Law Center on 11 fraud counts tied to payments to extremist groups

A federal grand jury in Alabama indicted the Southern Poverty Law Center on 11 criminal counts Tuesday, charging the storied nonprofit with defrauding donors through a concealed program that funneled roughly $3 million to members of the Ku Klux Klan…
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George W. Bush reflects on friendship with Michelle Obama and the Altoids moment that went viral

Former President George W. Bush sat down with Today to talk about an unlikely friendship, and a small gesture at a funeral that captured the country's attention. In a wide-ranging conversation, Bush described his bond with former First Lady Michelle…
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Washington, D.C., metro area leads the nation in job losses as federal workforce shrinks

The Washington, D.C., metropolitan area shed roughly 103,900 jobs between January 2025 and January 2026, the largest year-over-year employment drop of any metro region in the country, Bureau of Labor Statistics figures released Tuesday show. The 3.1 percent decline dwarfs…
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Illegal immigrant who stole Kristi Noem's purse at D.C. restaurant draws three-year prison sentence

A 50-year-old Chilean national living illegally in the United States was sentenced Wednesday to three years in federal prison for swiping then-Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem's Gucci handbag, and for a broader string of thefts targeting women at Washington, D.C.…
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Virginia circuit court blocks certification of redistricting referendum, declaring vote unconstitutional

A Virginia circuit court judge blocked certification of the state's redistricting referendum on Wednesday, ruling that both the vote and the underlying amendment process were unconstitutional, a decision that throws a major wrench into Democratic plans to redraw the commonwealth's…
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Federal judge blocks Trump Interior Department policies on wind and solar project approvals

A federal judge in Massachusetts issued a preliminary injunction Tuesday blocking several Trump administration actions that had slowed wind and solar energy development on federal lands and waters, including a policy requiring Interior Secretary Doug Burgum to personally sign off…
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Family grieves 11-year-old Callan Perez, killed in suspected murder-suicide at Elko airport

An 11-year-old boy is dead after what police describe as a suspected murder-suicide at Elko Regional Airport, carried out by the one person entrusted above all others to keep him safe, his own father. Callan Perez did not survive his…
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Misconduct complaint targets Judge Boasberg over alleged coordination with Biden DOJ in Trump investigations

A conservative legal organization filed a formal misconduct complaint against Chief Judge James Boasberg of the U.S. District Court, accusing him of improperly coordinating with Biden-era Department of Justice officials on investigations that ultimately led to criminal charges against former…
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Steak 'n Shake creates 'Chief MAHA Officer' role, taps former HHS adviser for the job

Steak 'n Shake announced Tuesday that it has created the position of Chief Make America Healthy Again Officer, the first such title at any major fast-food chain, and named former HHS senior adviser Michael Boes to fill it. The move…
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