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Supreme Court: Alabama must draw new voting map favorable to Black residents

The decision was a surprise from a court whose conservative majority had signaled it was suspicious of prioritizing race over traditional redistricting techniques.

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I can ignore the countdown-to-registration camp emails because my kids are over it. But I can’t take three months off. This work pays our bills.

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Pat Robertson, televangelist who mixed politics and religion, dies at 93

With a mass TV following, he spearheaded a powerful political coalition of religious conservatives.

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Companies make a new push for a return to office — and many aren’t playing nice anymore

Google is cracking down on remote work, while Salesforce is donating to charity for every day workers come in from June 12 to 23.

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Jan. 6 cases yield courtroom wins but no change in extremist threat

More than two years into a historic prosecution of U.S. Capitol attackers, reviews are mixed on what the Justice Department accomplished.

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