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A Montgomery-based civil rights group Thursday pleaded not guilty to federal charges of fraud and money-laundering and accused the U.S. Department of Justice of attacking it for political reasons. U.S. Magistrate Judge Kelly F. Pate set a tentative trial date for the Southern Poverty Law Center for Oct. 5 after …

The Supreme Court of Virginia on Friday struck down the voter-approved redistricting amendment, upholding a lower court ruling that had declared the measure unconstitutional less than 24 hours after last month’s special election and briefly halted its implementation. The high court found that the amendment itself was flawed because lawmakers …

A federal trade court ruled Thursday that President Donald Trump exceeded his legal authority when he imposed a new round of 10% global tariffs earlier this year, dealing another major blow to the administration’s aggressive trade agenda. In a 2-1 decision, a three-judge panel on the United States Court of …

The Tennessee Legislature passed a new U.S. congressional map that will favor Republicans in all nine of the state’s districts ahead of this year’s midterm election. The bill passed Thursday and is expected to be quickly signed by Gov. Bill Lee, as state lawmakers faced a tight deadline to get …

A federal judge on Wednesday denied Fulton County Board of Commissioners’ request to force the FBI to return more than 600 boxes of 2020 general election ballots seized earlier this year from an election facility in Atlanta. In a 68-page ruling, U.S. District Judge J.P. Boulee said county officials failed …

Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick on Wednesday became the first Cabinet official in President Donald Trump’s second administration to sit for a transcribed interview with the House Oversight Committee as lawmakers intensify scrutiny over convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein and the federal government’s handling of the investigation into him. Lutnick, who …

The Trump administration sued the state of Colorado on Wednesday over its restrictions on large-capacity firearm magazines, escalating a broader legal offensive against gun control measures enacted by Democratic-led governments. The lawsuit, filed by the U.S. Department of Justice in federal court in Denver, argues that Colorado’s law banning magazines …

Federal agents searched the office of a prominent Virginia Democratic lawmaker Wednesday as part of a long-running public corruption investigation tied to one of the state’s most influential political figures. The FBI confirmed that law enforcement activity took place at the Portsmouth office of Virginia state Senate President Pro Tempore …

Seven candidates vying to succeed Gavin Newsom traded sharp attacks and policy clashes Tuesday night in a combative debate that underscored the unsettled nature of California’s governor’s race just weeks before the primary. The two-hour forum at East Los Angeles College, broadcast on CNN, came as early voting began for …

Former U.S. Sen. Sherrod Brown won Tuesday’s primary for the Democratic nomination this November in a special election for an Ohio U.S. Senate seat, the Associated Press has projected. That sets up a general-election race between Brown and Ohio Republican U.S. Sen. Jon Husted, whom Gov. Mike DeWine last year …

U.S. Senate Republicans released a roughly $70 billion spending package Monday night that will keep Immigration and Customs Enforcement and Border Patrol operating for the rest of President Donald Trump’s term without any of the new constraints Democrats have demanded. The legislation also includes $1 billion “to support enhancements by …

President Donald Trump flexed his political muscle in Indiana on Tuesday, as Republican primary voters ousted five state senators who had defied his push to redraw congressional maps, according to NBC News projections. The results mark a significant victory for Trump and his allies following a high-profile clash with GOP …

The Louisiana Secretary of State received more than 42,000 absentee ballots from voters for the May 16 election by the time Gov. Jeff Landry suspended primaries last week for the state’s six U.S. House races, according to records officials provided Monday. The numbers are taking on added significance after the …

Rep. Terri Sewell grew up steeped in the history of the Civil Rights Movement in Selma. She’s represented Alabama’s 7th District for over 15 years, one of the few Black women in Congress from the Deep South. But the Supreme Court’s latest ruling, undermining the voting rights protections she’s long …

A fragile ceasefire between the United States and Iran showed signs of unraveling Tuesday as both sides exchanged fire and threats over President Donald Trump’s new military initiative to reopen the Strait of Hormuz. Dubbed “Project Freedom,” the effort aims to use U.S. military escorts to push commercial shipping through …