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New Jersey Lt. Gov. Dale Caldwell resigns after ethics probe

Dale Caldwell resigned Friday as lieutenant governor of New Jersey after an investigation found numerous state ethics violations, Gov. Mikie Sherrill said.

Kennedy Center Shelved Repairs Now Cited for Closure, Whistle-Blowers Say

JULIA JACOBS

In a letter to Congress, former employees say the center delayed a plan to address the leaks that its officials now cite as a serious safety risk.

Candidates are increasingly dropping debates. Here's what it means for voters

Fewer than half of Senate races will have candidate debates this year.

Airline Credit Cards Are Messing Up the Whole Industry

MARK KAHAN

Airline loyalty programs are anticompetitive and hurting consumers.

South Carolinians: Do You Have a Short-Term, High-Interest Personal Loan? Share Your Bills.

CONOR HUGHES

We want to hear from borrowers who have taken out installment, payday or title loans, and those who work for companies that offer them.

How Claire Gravel's murder was solved nearly 4 decades later

For decades, Claire Gravel's family didn’t know who killed her. A DNA hit cracked the case.

Supreme Court shuts down Missouri redistricting saga in final rebuff to GOP

The ruling preserves the status quo and a 2022 election map.

Judge finds Trump administration in contempt for twice deporting asylum-seeker

A federal judge has found the Trump administration in contempt for deporting an asylum-seeker to El Salvador in violation of three court orders.

WATCH: The annual Fat Bear Week tournament is underway

Mike Fitz, resident naturalist for Explore.org, breaks down the competition where people vote for the fattest bear of the year.

Saudi Arabia Open to Possibly Developing Nuclear Weapons

JULIAN E. BARNES AND ROBERT JIMISON

An intelligence assessment examined Saudi Arabia’s military ambitions as Congress reviews a new civilian nuclear deal between the U.S. and the kingdom.

Trump-Xi takeaways: If there were takeaways, Trump's not sharing them

Many Republicans had clear expectations that Trump would put pressure on Xi. 

WATCH: Millions of people on alert for powerful Nor'easter along East Coast

While the storm is set to hit the East Coast this weekend, coastal areas are already feeling the impact of the nor'easter storm.

Supreme Court Allows Tool to Screen Voters

MATTHEW CULLEN

Also, the East Coast braces for a powerful storm. Here’s the latest at the end of Friday.

How OpenAI’s Rogue A.I. Agents Tried to Trick a Robot Detector

DYLAN FREEDMAN AND KEITH COLLINS

A new report by a Bay Area start-up called Parse adds details to an incident that has shocked the A.I. world and led to calls for closer government regulation.

At State Dinner for China’s Leader, Melania Trump Wears the Pants

VANESSA FRIEDMAN

And possibly makes history while doing so.