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Trump becomes first president ever indicted on federal charges

The indictment carries unmistakably grave legal consequences, including the possibility of prison if Trump’s convicted. And it comes as the 2024 campaign grows.

Supreme Court issues surprising ruling in Alabama redistricting case

The Supreme Court on Thursday issued a surprising 5-4 ruling in favor of Black voters in a congressional redistricting case, ordering the creation of a second district with a large Black population.

Biden makes first check of US-Mexico border in face of GOP criticism

Biden’s nearly four-hour visit to El Paso was highly controlled. He encountered no migrants except when his motorcade drove alongside the border and about a dozen were visible on the Ciudad Juárez side.

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Biden won’t block Trump documents from Jan. 6 committee

President Joe Biden will not block a tranche of documents sought by a House committee’s investigation into the Jan. 6 insurrection at the U.S. Capitol, setting up a showdown with former President Donald Trump, who has pledged to try to keep records from his time in the White House from being turned over to investigators.

 
Biden tightens half-dozen gun controls, says much more needed

In his first gun control measures since taking office, the president announced a half-dozen executive actions Thursday aimed at addressing a proliferation of gun violence across the nation that he called an “epidemic and an international embarrassment.”

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