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June 8, 2023
This morning the Supreme Court handed down a decision in Allen v. Milligan, a case that challenged the Alabama legislature’s redistricting of the state…
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June 7, 2023
Three more candidates have entered the race for the 2024 Republican presidential nomination this week. Former vice president Mike Pence, former New…
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June 6, 2023
Far-right Republican representatives from the House Freedom Caucus today launched a battle against House speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-CA), accusing him of…
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June 5, 2023
This morning, CBS News cameras captured on video the sight of former president Trump’s lawyers entering the Department of Justice. Shortly after their…
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June 4, 2023
Patriarch Kirill of the Russian Orthodox Church, a staunch supporter of Russian president Vladimir Putin and his invasion of Ukraine, last week awarded…
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June 3, 2023
Spring has sprung here, and everything is a bright young green. Going to leave you with a photo from this year’s first trip out on the water, late one…
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June 2, 2023
Three years ago today, on June 2, 2020, days after then–Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin murdered George Floyd by kneeling on his neck for…
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