What we know about the 16 fake electors charged in Michigan
State prosecutors in Michigan announced criminal charges Tuesday against the 16 Republicans who served as fake electors in 2020, a watershed moment in the still-ongoing federal and state investigations into the 2020 election aftermath.
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Former coach and school sued by ex-Northwestern University football player
An unidentified former member of the Northwestern University football team is suing the school and the recently fired head coach, according to a civil claim filed Tuesday in the Circuit Court of Cook County, Illinois.
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Illinois is first state to eliminate cash bail, a penalty affecting low-income communities most
Illinois became the first state in the nation to eliminate cash bail as a condition of pretrial release from jail on Tuesday
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Louisiana youths held at adult prison's old death row suffer heat, isolation, advocates say
Advocates for juveniles held in a former death row building at a Louisiana prison for adults say the youths are suffering through dangerous heat and psychologically damaging isolation in their prison cells with little or no mental health care, inadequate schooling and foul water
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Big-ticket dreams spurred by $1B Powerball jackpot, but expert warns: Take it slow
The new jackpot for Wednesday’s drawing would be the seventh highest in U.S. history and the third largest for Powerball
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Trump's lawyers ask judge in documents case to consider campaign timing
By Andrew Goudsward FORT PIERCE, Florida (Reuters) -Donald Trump's lawyers asked a U.S. federal judge on Tuesday not to treat
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What we know about Trump's efforts to undo the 2020 election
Former President Donald Trump said Tuesday he could soon be facing his third criminal indictment of the year. No president or former president has ever been charged with one crime, let alone three, so terms like "historic" and "unprecedented" no longer feel large enough to explain what is going on here.
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Trump strategizes with Hill allies to go on offense against January 6 criminal probe
Donald Trump has reached out to his top allies on Capitol Hill to strategize how they can help defend him against potential criminal charges over his effort to overturn the 2020 election -- the latest example of Republicans racing behind the scenes to use their power and platforms to shield the former president without knowing details yet about the criminal investigation.
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Michigan charges 16 fake electors for Donald Trump with election law and forgery felonies
Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel has charged 16 Republicans with multiple felonies after they are alleged to have submitted false certificates stating they were the state’s presidential electors despite Joe Biden’s 154,000-vote victory in 2020
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After court ruling, Alabama GOP criticized for rejecting 2nd majority-Black congressional district
Alabama Republicans have advanced proposals to boost the number of Black voters in one of the state’s congressional districts, but critics say they're floating a court order to create a second majority-Black district or something close to it
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UN says ideas 'floated' on how to get Ukraine, Russia grain to world
By Michelle Nichols UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) -There are a "number of ideas being floated" to help get Ukrainian and Russian
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An American economist is getting a top EU job. France's Macron isn't happy about it
French President Emmanuel Macron isn't happy that the European Union head office plans to hire an American expert as its chief competition economist
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