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Illinois Democrats' law changing the choosing of legislative candidates faces GOP opposition

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. -- Illinois Democrats have changed the way candidates for the General Assembly get on the ballot.…

Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene triggers long-shot effort to oust House Speaker Mike Johnson from leadership post

Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene triggers long-shot effort to oust House Speaker Mike Johnson from leadership post Source link

Biden administration will propose tougher asylum standards for some migrants at the border

WASHINGTON -- The Biden administration plans to propose a new rule Thursday aimed at speeding up the asylum…

Lawyers' coalition provides new messengers for Black voter engagement

WASHINGTON -- Young Black lawyers and law students are taking on a new role ahead of the general…

Advocates ask Supreme Court to back Louisiana's new, mostly Black House district

NEW ORLEANS -- Voting rights advocates filed an emergency motion Wednesday asking the Supreme Court to keep a…

How a Texas man is testing out-of-state abortions by asking a court to subpoena his ex-partner

AUSTIN, Texas -- A Texas man is petitioning a court to authorize an obscure legal action to find…

Haley won 1 in 5 Indiana Republican voters in the presidential primary

INDIANAPOLIS -- The ghost of Nikki Haley’s presidential campaign is ringing up significant support in state primaries despite…

Ippei Mizuhara, Shohei Ohtani's interpreter, pleads guilty to stealing millions from star player

Ippei Mizuhara, the former interpreter for MLB star Shohei Ohtani, has pleaded guilty to bank fraud in relation…

Man indicted in killing of Laken Riley, a Georgia case at the center of national immigration debate

ATLANTA -- A Georgia man has been indicted on murder charges by grand jurors who said he intended…

Georgia lawmakers vowed to restrain tax breaks. But the governor's veto saved a data-center break

ATLANTA -- Georgia lawmakers vowed they were going to rein in tax breaks for businesses this year.Their efforts…

Republican congressmen introduce bill that would protect NCAA and conferences from legal attacks

Two Republican congressmen introduced a bill Wednesday that would provide the NCAA, college conferences and member schools with…

Steward Health Care says it is selling the 30+ hospitals it operates nationwide

Steward Health Care said it plans to sell off all its hospitals after announcing this week that it…