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Progressive firebrand concedes in cliffhanger North Carolina congressional primary battle with incumbent Dem

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NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Progressive Durham County Commissioner Nida Allam conceded Wednesday after challenging U.S. Rep. Valerie Foushee in a high-profile, razor-thin North Carolina congressional 4th District Democratic primary race. In a fiery statement posted to social media, Allam accused Democrats of “caving to corporate Super PACs and warmongering lobbies,” claiming … Read more

‘Hope Street’ actor Finnian Garbutt in the ‘last stages’ of life following years-long cancer battle

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Finnian Garbutt, a popular young actor from Northern Ireland, asked fans on Wednesday to support his wife and child as he enters the “last stages” of a years-long bout with cancer. Garbutt had announced on Monday that he’d been in considerable pain in the past month and that “scans have shown that the cancer has … Read more

Noem preps to battle House Dems after bipartisan bashing in Senate over dogs, ICE

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NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem heads into a second straight day of high-stakes Capitol Hill combat Wednesday, this time facing House Democrats eager to press her on ICE arrests, warrantless operations and the Trump administration’s mass deportation push — all as a partial shutdown clouds her agency. … Read more

In divided North Carolina, Whatley and Cooper emerge for Senate battle that could tip Washington

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NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Whatley, Cooper secure nominations in North Carolina Senate primaries, setting up high-stakes general election Former Republican National Committee chairman Michael Whatley and former North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper have secured the Republican and Democratic nominations respectively to succeed retiring Sen. Thom Tillis, R-N.C. Whatley, of Boone, and … Read more

Supreme Court poised to weigh legal battle over federal gun ban for drug users

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Washington — The Supreme Court is set to hear arguments Monday in a Second Amendment dispute over a federal law that bars unlawful drug users from possessing firearms. The case, United States v. Hemani, is the second involving gun rights that the high court is hearing in its current term, joining a legal battle over … Read more

Crews in Florida battle 25,000-acre wildfire near ‘Alligator Alcatraz’

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Crews in South Florida were trying to contain a wildfire in Big Cypress National Preserve that had burned more than 25,000 acres (100 square kilometers) near the immigration detention facility known as “ Alligator Alcatraz ” as of Wednesday. The fire caused periodic lane closures due to smoke and poor visibility on the stretch of … Read more

Trump’s Section 122 tariffs could spur new legal battle, experts say

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President Trump’s move to invoke an obscure legal tool to impose a global 15% tariff on U.S. imports could face its own legal challenges, trade experts told CBS News.  The White House said in a fact sheet on Friday that the temporary import duty, imposed under Section 122 of the Trade Act of 1974, addresses a “fundamental … Read more

How a legal battle in Minnesota could affect refugees

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The Trump administration is advocating in court for a novel interpretation of U.S. law in order to arrest and detain refugees in Minnesota, challenging decades of bipartisan policy on refugee treatment. Over 100 refugees in Minnesota have been arrested and interrogated by immigration officers in recent weeks, according to immigration advocates in a complaint. In … Read more