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Dozens of mayors from across the country demanded on Thursday that Republican House Speaker Mike Johnson move forward to reinstate a federal assault weapons ban.

The judge in Donald Trump's New York fraud trial mostly denied a motion from New York Attorney General Leticia James to exclude four witnesses without prejudice after she argued that they were no longer relevant to the case, NBC News reported. But during the debate over that motion, there were some personal attacks lobbed, and an apology.

Judge Cornelia Pillard grilled an attorney for Steve Bannon about why his client should avoid jail after being found guilty of violating a congressional subpoena from the Jan. 6 Committee.

The judge in Donald Trump's $250 million fraud trial is allowing the former president's legal team to call all 127 witnesses they want, but say they need to be sure to color in the court's lines.

A Texas lawmaker's office was repeatedly vandalized this week with messages criticizing the congress member's position on the Israel-Hamas war.

Democratic Senator Joe Manchin announced on Thursday that he won't run for re-election next year.

While Americans will be voting for president in 2024, millions of other voters across 34 states will also be choosing who will represent them in the US Senate. Democrats will be defending 23 (20 Democrats and three independents who caucus with Democrats) while Republicans are defending 11 seats of their own.

By Heidi Stevens

It grew out of something repellent and blossomed into something beautiful, like the flowers that burst through sludge or cracked pavement, so determined to grow and survive.

A gunman had just opened fire inside Club Q in Colorado Springs, Colorado, killing five people and injuring 19.

The club was a safe haven for LGBTQ folks, and the murders sent all-too familiar waves of horror and grief through the community and its allies.

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France accused Russia Thursday of interfering in its affairs by sharing photos online of Stars of David found daubed on dozens of buildings in Paris.

Former House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) is still bitter with Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-FL) for orchestrating his ouster.

PORT CANAVERAL, Fla. — Blue Origin has staked out its space at Port Canaveral, right next to SpaceX, with a tower crane for eventual rocket booster recovery operations.

A right-wing billionaire who paid for Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas's rides on private jet flights and luxury vacations was not subpoenaed as expected Thursday because of House Judiciary committee "scheduling issues," Sen. Dick Durbin (D-IL) announced.

New York Supreme Court Justice Arthur Engoron ordered Trump attorney Chris Kise to apologize after he launched a verbal attack on prosecutors from the New York Attorney General's Office.

In a strongly-worded warning House Democratic Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries is sounding the alarm eight days before the federal government is programmed to shut down unless Republican Speaker Mike Johnson can convince members of his caucus to agree on spending bills to keep the government operating. This week and in recent weeks, instead of focusing on passing bills that will keep the government open, House Republicans have been focused on bills attacking top Democrats.

A Republican congressman got called out by a CNN host for his double standard for holding individuals in contempt of Congress.

A letter purportedly laced with fentanyl has been sent to the Fulton County Elections Office, WSB-TV reported.

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Another government funding bill from Republicans was pulled on Thursday morning after many leaders refused to back several pieces of the bill, including one aimed at overturning a law that barred companies from discriminating against employees who use birth control.

Fox Business’ Stuart Varney scolded GOP presidential candidate Vivek Ramaswamy Thursday for doing what Varney suggested was the worst thing a conservative candidate could do to a woman: Insult her outfit.

A police officer in Australia was convicted on charges that he pointed a gun at a colleague and warned him not to reveal spoilers from the movie Top Gun: Maverick, Australia's ABC reported.

A man who allegedly participated in the riots of Jan. 6, 2021, used a flagpole bearing a Confederate flag to smash his way into the U.S. Capitol.

Biden has been pressing Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu for longer breaks in the fighting after more than a month of war sparked by the October 7 attacks by Hamas.

Patterns on animal skin, such as zebra stripes and poison frog color patches, serve various biological functions, including temperature regulation, camouflage and warning signals. The colors making up these patterns must be distinct and well separated to be effective. For instance, as a warning signal, distinct colors make them clearly visible to other animals. And as camouflage, well-separated colors allow animals to better blend into their surroundings.

In September 2021, Rwanda announced that it was planning to launch over 300,000 satellites. Three months later, a Canadian company, having previously launched two dozen CubeSats, said it would launch an additional 100,000. Then, a French company did likewise. And SpaceX, which has already launched around 5,000 satellites, now has plans for over 60,000 more.

House Republicans are reading the writing on the wall and seem to be giving up on abortion as a culture war wedge issue.