The Virginia Supreme Court on Monday mulled the legality of Democrats' redistricting referendum that gave the party a more favorable edge ahead of the midterms.
The state's highest court heard oral arguments Monday morning in a case brought forth by Republicans, arguing state Democratic legislators improperly expanded a legislative special session to take up redistricting in the first place.
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The Justice Department charged Cole Allen on Monday afternoon with the attempted assassination of President Trump, along with other counts, in his first court appearance since the Saturday shooting at the White House Correspondents’ dinner.
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A preservation group is not backing down from its lawsuit over President Trump’s White House ballroom project, a lawyer for the group said in a letter to the Department of Justice (DOJ) on Sunday.
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President Trump on Sunday endorsed the idea of changing the name of Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) to National Immigration and Customs Enforcement, which would give the agency the acronym NICE. Read more. |
Former House Speaker Newt Gingrich (R-Ga.) said Monday morning that it was “disgusting and inhumane” for CBS News’s Norah O’Donnell to read a reported manifesto of the suspected gunman at the White House Correspondents’ Association (WHCA) dinner.
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Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth will testify in front of the Senate Armed Services Committee on Thursday to push for the Pentagon’s $1.5 trillion budget request, a source familiar with the matter told The Hill on Monday.
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Sen. Ron Johnson (R-Wis.) says Republicans should “nuke” the Senate’s filibuster rule if Democrats continue to block Department of Homeland Security (DHS) funding after a possible third assassination attempt against President Trump, citing “a moment of national danger.”
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The Supreme Court could limit Americans’ ability to sue pesticide makers over alleged health harms from their products in a case that saw oral arguments on Monday.
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United Airlines CEO Scott Kirby said Monday that American Airlines “declined to engage” in talks of a merger between the two companies, which he argued would benefit travelers in the U.S.
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