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A former Missouri lawmaker wins back thousands of dollars seized after sexual misconduct allegations

A former Missouri lawmaker who was censured over sexual misconduct allegations has won a court case to recoup thousands of dollars seized from his salary as a penalty

Omar ducks questions as scrutiny grows over filings that slashed her reported wealth by millions

Ilhan Omar's dodged questions on Monday about her amended financial disclosures that now show figures between $18,000 and $95,000 after previous accounting errors put her wealth at up to $30 million.

Left-wing group chases proof of Kash Patel's alleged 'excessive drinking' as Dems eye FBI Director's ouster

Democracy Forward filed a 16-page FOIA request seeking records on FBI Director Kash Patel's alleged conduct detailed in a recent Atlantic article.

‘Martyrs’: Michigan Dems nominate Hezbollah-praising candidate after ousting Jewish regent

Amir Makled, who reportedly shared posts praising Hezbollah leaders as 'martyrs,' won Michigan Democrats' nomination for University of Michigan regent.

Senate takes first step to fund ICE, Border Patrol in bid to cut Dems out of the funding process

Senate Republicans begin budget reconciliation to fund immigration operations for the rest of Trump's term amid a DHS funding standoff with Democrats.

Trump endorses Sticker Mule CEO who battled officials over 100-foot pro-Trump sign for Stefanik's House seat

President Trump endorses Sticker Mule CEO Anthony Constantino to fill Rep. Elise Stefanik's New York congressional seat, defying the state GOP.

Cory Mills says Mace expulsion push could drag House into dangerous new territory

Rep. Cory Mills condemned an expulsion push by Rep. Nancy Mace, calling it political theatrics amid allegations of domestic abuse and blackmail threats.

DOJ says Southern Poverty Law Center funneled $3M+ to white supremacist and extremist groups

The DOJ accuses the Southern Poverty Law Center of secretly funding extremist figures through shell accounts and prepaid cards in a sweeping fraud case.

Federal court upholds Texas law requiring Ten Commandments in public classrooms

The Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals on Tuesday ruled in favor of a Texas law mandating Ten Commandments be displayed in all public schools.

With no end in sight to their deployment, National Guard troops roam Washington

Eight months after President Donald Trump declared a crime emergency in the nation's capital and called up the National Guard, more than 2,500 troops remain

Newly sworn-in Mejia noncommittal on backing Jeffries for Speaker

MAX REGO

Newly sworn-in Rep. Analilia Mejia (D-N.J.) on Tuesday declined to back House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries (N.Y.) for speaker if Democrats take back the lower chamber in November. “I think that we should have a discussion about how we are going to lead the party, how we are going to make sure to meet people’s...

Appeals court lifts order requiring 'Alligator Alcatraz' dismantling

ZACH SCHONFELD

A federal appeals court on Tuesday lifted a judge’s order requiring officials to dismantle “Alligator Alcatraz” in response to a lawsuit filed by environmental groups. The U.S. Court of Appeals for the 11th Circuit agreed with the Trump administration in a 2-1 vote that there wasn’t enough federal control over the immigration facility’s construction in Florida to trigger a federal environmental review. “Federal officials made no...

Florida probes OpenAI

JULIA SHAPERO,MIRANDA NAZZARO

{beacon} Technology Technology   The Big Story Florida attorney general subpoeans OpenAI Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier (R) on Tuesday launched a criminal investigation into OpenAI and its chatbot, serving the company with subpoenas. © Rebecca Blackwell, Associated Press Uthmeier, who initially opened a probe into OpenAI and ChatGPT earlier this month, said at a...

EXCLUSIVE: Pence warns GOP 'must deliver' or Planned Parenthood gets taxpayer cash on Fourth of July deadline

Mike Pence warns Congress that Planned Parenthood will get a massive taxpayer-funded windfall if Republicans fail to extend the federal funding ban.

DOJ says Southern Poverty Law Center funneled $3M+ to white supremacist and extremist groups like the KKK

The DOJ accuses the Southern Poverty Law Center in a sweeping indictment of secretly funding extremist figures tied to the Ku Klux Klan and other neo-Nazi groups via shell accounts and prepaid cards.