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Supreme Court rejects challenge over docked pay for violating COVID-19 masking

The Supreme Court on Tuesday refused to take up a challenge from three GOP House members who had their pay docked over violating the chamber's COVID-19 mask mandate.

Supreme Court declines challenge to Thomas Jefferson race policy that cut Asian-American admissions

The Supreme Court said Tuesday it will not hear a case challenging the admissions policy at Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology, leaving in place a system that had cut Asian-American enrollment.

Republicans go after ‘Two-Face Tester’ on border security

Republicans are using outrage among voters over the southern border as a cudgel against Sen. Jon Tester's reelection push in Montana.

70% of largest U.S. cities lack cash to cover costs

Most of the United States' largest cities faced a fiscal impasse in 2022, unable to settle their financial obligations with existing funds.

Calif. winery says Fani Willis paid $400 cash, buttressing her claim in high-stakes hearing

An employee at a Napa Valley wine estate says Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis surprised him by paying $400 in cash after sampling wine with special prosecutor Nathan Wade in early 2023, supporting her high-stakes testimony about her penchant for using paper money.

Manchin isn’t endorsing anyone for president yet

Sen. Joe Manchin III said he's not endorsing anyone "right now" because he wants to see what happens while he works to get the country back to more moderate politics.

House Republicans still seeking to beat the unbeatable spending foe

House Republicans have made a lot of noise about breaking Washington's habit of relying on an end-of-year, colossal catch-all spending bill to fund the government, but they have made little progress in finishing the work.

GOP Senate contenders aren’t shy about wanting Trump’s approval. But in Pennsylvania, it’s awkward

Since he became the single biggest force in Republican politics nearly a decade ago, Donald Trump has figured prominently in U.S. Senate races, using his massive public platform and loyal base of support to shape which GOP incumbents run for reelection and which contenders get nominated.

White House is distributing $5.8 billion from the infrastructure law for water projects

The Biden administration announced Tuesday that it is distributing another $5.8 billion for water infrastructure projects around the country, paid for by one of its key legislative victories.

Is it better to be loved or feared?

“Americans no longer have faith in their leaders,” John Burtka writes in his new book, Gateway to Statesmanship: Selections from Xenophon to Churchill. And to help address this problem, Burtka has assembled excerpts from 20 works that he believes can revive the “mirrors for princes” literary tradition that once guided Western leaders for generations.  In […]

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