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Court rules Alabama violated Voting Rights Act in drawing congressional lines

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Federal judges ruled Thursday that Alabama intentionally diluted the voting strength of Black residents when it drew congressional lines, and said the state must continue using a court-ordered map that led to the election of the state’s second Black congressman. A three-judge panel permanently blocked Alabama from using a state-drawn map that they said flouted

Biden says he’s partially responsible for Trump beating Democrats in 2024

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Former President Joe Biden said Thursday he takes some responsibility for President Trump’s election victory last year, but broadly defended his record and his late departure from the campaign. In an interview with “The View,” the former president was asked if he takes any responsibility for “not hearing” voters’ concerns on immigration or inflation, or

Maryland Democrats Raise Concern Over Federal Worker Cuts

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They say worker terminations will raise unemployment in Maryland and adversely affect the local economy. BALTIMORE—Elected officials from the Maryland Democratic Party have been raising many concerns about how their state would be impacted by the mass terminations of federal workers ordered by the Trump administration. Since taking office, Trump has ordered efforts to reduce

FBI Has Launched 250 Probes Tied to Online Networks That Prey on Minors

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The bureau said it’s increasingly concerned about rings of violent predators that target young people. The FBI has been investigating at least 250 subjects allegedly tied to violent online networks that prey on minors. The networks, under investigation by all of the FBI’s 55 field offices, are known as “764” but have other names. “The