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Demonstrators hold up signs outside the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals building in New Orleans on Wednesday as a panel of judges heard arguments on the Obama-era program that prevents the deportation of thousands of immigrants brought into the U.S. as

Appeals court hears arguments over GOP-leaning states' suit to end DACA

5:55pm July 06, 2022

by The Associated Press

A federal judge in Texas last year declared the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program dead but left it intact while his order is appealed by the Justice Department and advocacy groups.

Despite waning support from his party, Britain's Boris Johnson says he won't resign

5:24pm July 06, 2022

by Willem Marx

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson remains defiant, insisting he won't resign after another crisis rocked his leadership.

Ralph Reed prays on stage during a Donald Trump campaign event courting devout conservatives by combining praise, prayer and patriotism, Thursday, July 23, 2020, in Alpharetta, Ga.

This conservative leader is trying to make white evangelical politics less white

4:36pm July 06, 2022

by Susan Davis

Faith and Freedom Coalition founder Ralph Reed, an activist in GOP politics for three decades, is working to turn out and expand the evangelical vote in 2022.

Former White House counsel Pat Cipollone departs the Capitol following defense arguments in the impeachment trial of President Donald Trump on charges of abuse of power and obstruction of Congress in 2020.

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Cipollone will testify behind closed doors to the Jan. 6 committee on Friday

12:29pm July 06, 2022

by Washington Desk

Testimony in the panel's hearings so far has shown the former White House counsel present at key points in the lead-up to Jan. 6 and on the day of the attack.

Maxwell Frost, then the National Organizing Director for March For Our Lives, speaks during a March For Our Lives Florida drive-in rally and aid event.

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The first Gen Z candidates are running for Congress — and running against compromise

11:18am July 06, 2022

by Elena Moore

As the first few Gen Z candidates navigate runs for Congress, questions remain over how coming of age during intense national political division will shape Gen Z candidates' approach to politics.

A Georgia grand jury subpoenas top Trump allies, including Giuliani and Graham

6:42am July 06, 2022

The grand jury investigating allegations of 2020 election interference has issued subpoenas for testimony from several Trump insiders, including Rudy Giuliani and Sen. Lindsey Graham.

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Vice President Kamala Harris hugs Highland Park, Ill., Mayor Nancy Rotering on Tuesday as she visits the site of a shooting Monday that killed seven people.

Harris calls for renewing the assault weapons ban after Highland Park mass shooting

9:06pm July 05, 2022

by NPR Washington Desk

"Congress needs to have the courage to act and renew the assault weapons ban," Harris told a teachers convention in Chicago before visiting the shooting scene at nearby Highland Park.

Wandrea "Shaye" Moss, a former Georgia election worker, becomes emotional while testifying about how being singled out in false claims that the 2020 election was stolen from Donald Trump has ruined her life.

The Jan. 6 panel announces its next hearing. Here's what we know from them so far

6:22pm July 05, 2022

by Domenico Montanaro

The next hearing will be July 12 at 10 a.m. ET, according to a notice posted by the committee. It will focus on the rioters and mob who stormed the Capitol.

John Eastman, attorney for former President Donald Trump, stands at left as Rudy Giuliani speaks in Washington at a rally in support of Trump.

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Georgia grand jury subpoenas top Trump allies, including Giuliani and Eastman

6:13pm July 05, 2022

by Stephen Fowler

Jurors have questions for former Trump lawyers Rudy Giuliani and John Eastman as well as others who advised the former president's attempts to reverse his defeat in 2020.

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British PM Boris Johnson's government is in turmoil as 2 Cabinet ministers resign

4:56pm July 05, 2022

by Frank Langfitt

To lose one Cabinet minister may be seen as a misfortune, but to lose two looks like carelessness. That's what British Prime Minister Boris Johnson faces after two key members of his Cabinet quit.

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