In the final days before the presidential election, the Supreme Court has been pelted with requests from parties in battleground states seeking last minute approval to change election rules, especially regarding whether mail-in votes can arrive after Election Day and still be counted.
Supreme Court — over John Roberts’ sole dissent — rules in favor of student in First Amendment case
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Washington The Supreme Court on Monday revived a lawsuit brought by a former student seeking to hold his state university accountable for violating his First Amendment rights when it barred him from speaking about hi...
US Chamber of Commerce won’t pull support for lawmakers who objected to election results on January 6
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The US Chamber of Commerce will not suspend financial contributions to members of Congress who voted to overturn the 2020 presidential election, according to a memo released Friday. "We do not believe it is appropri...
Democratic Rep. Zoe Lofgren quietly releases massive social media report on GOP colleagues who voted to overturn the election
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Washington Democratic Rep. Zoe Lofgren has quietly posted a nearly 2,000-page report documenting social media posts by her Republican colleagues who voted against certifying results of the presidential election on Ja...
Senior diplomatic security official removed from Afghanistan role after declaring ‘death of America’ when Trump lost election
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Washington The top State Department diplomatic security official in Afghanistan was removed from his role for declaring the "death of America" and making racist comments about Kamala Harris in a post on his Facebook ...
Trump election fraud investigation in Georgia enters new phase with grand jury set to be seated
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Atlanta A criminal investigation into former President Donald Trump's attempts to overturn the 2020 election results in Georgia is set to intensify this week, as a grand jury convenes, offering the local district att...
New York City developer won’t have to remove floors from residential building in Manhattan, court rules
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A New York appeals court reversed a ruling that ordered a Manhattan high-rise construction project to dismantle multiple floors. A February 2020 New York Supreme Court judge's ruling found that the permit for the lu...
Pipe bomb found at Iowa polling location for local election
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A live pipe bomb was found at an Iowa community center serving as a polling place for a special election on Tuesday morning, Ankeny Police confirmed in a statement. Police said they responded to a call about a suspi...
Pence pushes false election fraud claims in denouncing Democratic reform bill
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Former Vice President Mike Pence is seizing on a Democratic-led initiative to streamline election standards to again push false claims of voting irregularities in one of his first public statements since leaving off...
At the Supreme Court, even time is up to interpretation
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Washington "Life is short," Chief Justice John Roberts said during a Supreme Court oral argument session in January. "They only have so much time." Roberts was referring to Federal Communications Commission rule cha...
Boy Scouts plan fund with at least $300 million for sex abuse victims, court documents show
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The Boy Scouts of America, amid bankruptcy and allegations of widespread sexual abuse within the organization, is proposing a trust fund of at least $ 300 million to compensate victims, court records show. The mone...
Dolly Parton has received her first dose of the Covid-19 vaccine
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Dolly Parton is showing everyone how it's done by receiving her first Covid-19 vaccination shot. The country music star got the shot at Vanderbilt University Medical Center in Nashville and recorded the whole thing...
Supreme Court’s conservatives seemed poised to uphold Arizona voting law
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In a critical voting rights case, conservative Supreme Court justices on Tuesday suggested they were ready to uphold two provisions of an Arizona voting law that Democrats argue violate the historic Voting Rights Ac...