The US has a long history of gerrymandering legislative voting districts. Is it legal?

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Gerrymandering is proliferating in states across the U.S. Republicans and Democrats alike have been redrawing voting districts for the U.S. House to try to give their party an advantage

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America cannot just deport its way out of its immigration mess

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It will never be possible to remove every immigrant who does not have lawful status, but the size of the unlawful population can be reduced to a more manageable level

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Cuban: White House bid ‘not going to happen’

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Billionaire investor Mark Cuban shut down speculation Wednesday about whether he could launch a bid for the White House in 2028. “Yeah, not going to happen,” Cuban told Fox News’s Steve Doocy, as the pair walked through Cuban’s hometown of Pittsburgh. Doocy mentioned just before that some people thought the entrepreneur should run as an…

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Not just California: A national hospice ‘Blue Book’ is needed to fight fraud

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If regulators bring real-time visibility and accountability into hospice, we can collectively prevent harm before it happens.

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Virginia vote hands Democrats redistricting edge, triggers GOP blame game ahead of House fight

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Republicans blame lack of national support after narrowly losing Virginia's redistricting referendum, which could boost Democrats' House seat count.

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Harvey Weinstein Is Being Tried a Third Time in Manhattan for Rape. It Never Should Have Gotten to This Point.

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On Tuesday, prosecutors began their case against Harvey Weinstein, who is on trial in Manhattan for rape—for the third time.

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Iran seizes ships in Hormuz as US talks falter after ceasefire extension

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Iran's Revolutionary Guard seized two ships in the Strait of Hormuz hours after Trump extended the ceasefire, escalating the U.S.-Iran maritime standoff.

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Spanberger: Anti-redistricting campaign tried to ‘trick people’

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Virginia Gov. Abigail Spanberger (D) on Wednesday said the campaign opposed to the redistricting referendum in the Old Dominion sought to “trick people” into voting against the ballot measure allowing congressional maps to be redrawn to favor Democrats.  “You know, certainly we were out and about encouraging people to vote ‘yes,’ but the ‘no’ campaign…

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The US needs its NATO allies now more than ever

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The US military operation in Iran has created numerous consequences for both Americans and NATO partners in Europe, but European allies have taken on more responsibility and provided key assistance to the U.S. in the conflict, demonstrating a strong NATO alliance.

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Trump bashes Supreme Court’s ‘Republican’ justices, says they’ve ‘gone weak, stupid, and bad’

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President Trump said on Wednesday that “certain” conservative justices on the Supreme Court have “gone weak, stupid, and bad,” tearing into them for a recent decision on tariffs and skepticism over his effort to limit birthright citizenship. Trump slammed “Republican” justices in a lengthy Truth Social post, arguing that they “don’t stick together” like their…

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