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Kennedy Center Honors Moves to New Venue Amid Dispute With Trump Administration

CBS Sports Ends Tony Romo Contract Following Drunk-Driving Arrest

128 Republican Lawmakers Seek Federal Investigation Into Planned Parenthood Funding

California Enacts Total Ban on Child Marriage

UAE Declares Flydubai Cockpit Attack an Act of Terrorism

Former Florida Congressman Sentenced to 10 Years for Illegal Venezuela Lobbying

Federal Judge Strikes Down Florida Law Restricting Noncitizen Voting Rules

UCLA Law School Faces Federal Civil Rights Action Over Alleged Use of Race in Admissions

Georgia Election Board Meets After AI System Exposes Confidential Ballot Information

Florida Dengue Outbreak Becomes Largest in Continental U.S. in Decades

New York Appoints Special Prosecutor in Cornell Fraternity Assault Investigation

Justice Department Ends Investigation Into Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell Without Charges

California and Other States Sue Over Federal Vehicle Emissions Rollback

Federal Judge Blocks New Border Wall Construction in Big Bend National Park

White House Expected to Name Jay Clayton as Federal AI Policy Chief

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