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The Latest: Sen. Cory Booker’s Senate speech in protest of Trump tops 21 hours

The Latest: Sen. Cory Booker’s Senate speech in protest of Trump tops 21 hours

New Jersey Democratic Sen. Cory Booker is holding the Senate floor with a marathon speech that lasted all Monday night and well into Tuesday afternoon.
Republicans reject Speaker Johnson's effort to block parents in the U.S. House from proxy voting

Republicans reject Speaker Johnson's effort to block parents in the U.S. House from proxy voting

WASHINGTON (AP) — House Speaker Mike Johnson endured a decisive defeat Tuesday after he staged an unusually aggressive effort to squash a proposal for new parents in Congress to able to vote by proxy , rather than in person, as they care for newborns
A Democratic senator is putting holds on VA nominees to protest Trump's plans to cut its workforce

A Democratic senator is putting holds on VA nominees to protest Trump's plans to cut its workforce

WASHINGTON (AP) — Arizona Sen.
Liberal, Conservative parties lose candidates over controversies

Liberal, Conservative parties lose candidates over controversies

OTTAWA — Controversial statements from the past came back to haunt two major parties on the federal election trail this week with the Liberals losing one candidate and Conservatives saying goodbye to two.
Black Lives Matter Plaza's end - like its beginning - is a barometer of the times

Black Lives Matter Plaza's end - like its beginning - is a barometer of the times

WASHINGTON (AP) — It started as an ordinary D.C. intersection — a tourist destination with a modest white church on the corner, notable largely for an unobstructed view of the White House across Lafayette Park.
Most immigrants at risk of deportation from US are Christian, report finds

Most immigrants at risk of deportation from US are Christian, report finds

As many as four in five immigrants at risk of deportation from the United States are Christian, according to a new report that calls on their fellow believers to consider the impact of the Trump administration's aggressive deportation policies.
Florida Republicans face off against well-funded Democrats in US House special elections

Florida Republicans face off against well-funded Democrats in US House special elections

ORMOND BEACH, Fla.
Control of the Wisconsin Supreme Court is at stake in a race that drew powerful political interests

Control of the Wisconsin Supreme Court is at stake in a race that drew powerful political interests

MADISON, Wis.
Major international law firm reaches deal with White House, becoming the latest to do so

Major international law firm reaches deal with White House, becoming the latest to do so

WASHINGTON (AP) — Another major international law firm has reached a deal with President Donald Trump to dedicate at least $100 million in free legal services to causes such as supporting veterans and combating antisemitism, the White House and the l
An ‘administrative error’ sent a Maryland man to an El Salvador prison, ICE says

An ‘administrative error’ sent a Maryland man to an El Salvador prison, ICE says

President Donald Trump’ s administration has acknowledged mistakenly deporting a Maryland man with protected legal status to a notorious El Salvador prison last month, but is arguing against returning him to the United States because of his alleged g