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GOP lawsuits set the stage for state challenges if Trump loses the election
| September 9, 2024
Republicans filed more than 100 lawsuits challenging various aspects of vote-casting after being chastised repeatedly by judges in 2020 for bringing complaints about how the election was run only after votes were tallied.
Dozens of pregnant women, some bleeding or in labor, being turned away from ERs despite federal law
| August 12, 2024
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Even as the Biden administration publicly warned hospitals to treat pregnant patients in emergencies, facilities continue to violate the federal law. The issue became a focus for the administration following reports of women being improperly treated in emergency rooms after the Supreme Court’s decision to overturn the constitutional right to an abortion more than two years ago.
A chief architect of Project 2025 is ready to shock Washington if Donald Trump wins a second term
| August 7, 2024
A chief architect of Project 2025 — the controversial conservative blueprint to remake the federal government — Vought is likely to be appointed to a high-ranking post in a second Trump administration. And he’s been drafting a so-far secret “180-Day Transition Playbook” to speed the plan’s implementation to avoid a repeat of the chaotic start that dogged Trump’s first term.
What to know about Donald Trump’s apparent assassination attempt
| July 14, 2024
The Secret Service shot and killed the would-be assassin, identified as a 20-year-old from a Pittsburgh suburb not far from the campaign rally in Butler, Pennsylvania. One spectator was killed and two others were critically injured.
Milk, eggs and now bullets for sale in handful of US grocery stores with ammo vending machines
| July 12, 2024
A DFW company is selling bullets out of vending machines, and gun safety advocates worry it will lead to more shootings.
Beryl leaves hot misery in its wake as the still-dangerous storm churns into the US interior
| July 9, 2024
Many of the millions left without power when Hurricane Beryl crashed into the Houston area, killing several people and unleashing flooding, now face days without air conditioning as dangerous heat threatens the region Tuesday.