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Stephen Fowler, GPB News A federal judge ruled Monday that South Carolina U.S. Sen. Lindsey Graham must answer questions in front of a special grand jury investigating efforts to overturn the 2020 election in Georgia. The 22-page order from Judge Leigh Martin May rejected Graham’s claims that testimony regarding alleged …

Jake Johnson, Common Dreams In six key battleground states that played a decisive role in the 2020 presidential race, Republican candidates who have openly embraced former President Donald Trump’s “Big Lie” have won nearly two-thirds of the GOP nominating contests for positions with power over state and federal elections, a …

Ken Coleman, Michigan Advance Charles Diggs Jr. became the first African American to serve on Capitol Hill in Michigan. He was first elected in 1954. Since then, at least one African American has represented in Congress a portion of Detroit — the largest majority-Black city in the nation — with …

Kenny Stancil, Common Dreams Democratic Reps. Carolyn Maloney and Adam Schiff on Saturday asked federal intelligence officials to immediately review the top secret documents that FBI agents retrieved during last week’s search of former President Donald Trump’s resort in Florida and to provide a classified briefing on their findings as …

A man set his car on fire, drove into a barricade near the US Capitol and started shooting in the air before shooting himself early Sunday morning, according to US Capitol Police. The incident took place at about 11 a.m. Israel Time at a barricade at East Capitol and Second …

Henry L. Chambers Jr., University of Richmond In a case to be heard in the coming months, the U.S. Supreme Court could decide that state legislatures have control over congressional elections, including the ability to draw voting districts for partisan political advantage, unconstrained by state law or state constitutions. At issue …

Marty Schladen, Ohio Capital Journal The sweeping Inflation Reduction Act passed by Democrats last week takes on an issue that Americans have been screaming about for years: the high cost of prescription drugs. But while it will bring immediate relief to millions of seniors, several experts have said it may …

An armed suspect who attempted to breach an FBI office in Cincinnati was shot and killed by police after fleeing into a nearby rural area and exchanging gunfire with officers, law enforcement said Thursday evening. Lt. Nathan Dennis, a spokesperson for the Ohio State Highway Patrol, said efforts to negotiate …

Jeffrey Fields, USC Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and Sciences Documents sought by the U.S. Justice Department from former President Donald Trump may contain material related to what The New York Times described as “some of the most highly classified programs run by the United States.” The Washington Post reported …

Without the support of a single Republican, Democrats in the U.S. House on Friday gave final passage to a $740 billion piece of legislation that includes historic investments in renewable energy development, a minimum tax on large corporations, and a landmark requirement for Medicare to directly negotiate the prices of …

This is a developing story… Please check back for possible updates… Former President Donald Trump is being investigated for potential violations of the Espionage Act, obstruction of justice, and unlawful removal of government records, according to the warrant authorizing the recent federal search of Mar-a-Lago, which was released Friday. “This …

Raphael E. Rogers, Clark University Of all the subjects taught in the nation’s public schools, few have generated as much controversy of late as the subjects of racism and slavery in the United States. The attention has come largely through a flood of legislative bills put forth primarily by Republicans …

Ariana Figueroa, Ohio Capital Journal U.S. House Education and Labor Committee Chairman Bobby Scott of Virginia has filed a brief along with 64 other House Democrats urging the Supreme Court to uphold the role that race plays in college admission policies at Harvard University and the University of North Carolina. “Narrowly tailored admissions policies …

Brett Wilkins, Common Dreams U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland on Thursday moved to unseal the warrant authorizing Monday’s FBI search of former President Donald Trump‘s Florida home, explaining that he personally authorized the decision to raid Mar-a-Lago but offering few details about the unfolding case. Speaking briefly in an afternoon …

Julia Conley, Common Dreams Digital rights advocates on Tuesday said an abortion case in Nebraska illustrates how powerful tech companies like Facebook could play a major role in prosecutions of people who self-manage abortions as more states ban the procedure, and called on the social media platform to reform its …