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Reagan-appointed judge torches colleagues in Texas map fight, calls ruling ‘fiction,’ ‘judicial activism’

Circuit Court Judge Jerry Smith wrote a fiery 104-page dissent attacking colleague Judge Jeffrey Brown's decision to block Texas redistricting maps.

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Live updates: September jobs report shows gains; Trump signs Epstein files bill

The September jobs report showed the U.S. added 119,000 jobs as the unemployment rate rose to 4.4 percent, according to data released Thursday by the Bureau of Labor Statistics, more than six weeks after it was initially set to be published. Late Wednesday, a bill forcing the release of information related to the late sex...