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Homeland Security said the uncle did not have legal custody, so it took the boy under a 2008 anti-human-trafficking law “out of an abundance of caution.”
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From the first Native American woman elected to the U.S. Senate and the first Muslim who will join the upper chamber to the Senate's first Paralympian, voters elected historic candidates on Tuesday. -
The razor-thin margin between GOP Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith and Democrat Scott Colom is shining a light on an election process in Mississippi that is among the slowest and most decentralized in the U.S. -
The change comes after sweeping Republican losses in the midterm elections. -
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A judge found the TerraVault project’s environmental review ignored industries that would supply its CO2. Carbon injections continue for now as the company vows to fight and a new review could take years. -
Advocates say distant polling places and unreliable mail still keep Native Americans in California from voting, and the state panel meant to help has never met. -
Speaking with Morning Edition, Hakeem Jeffries discussed ending the Iran war, holding Trump accountable and calls for new Democratic leadership, but offered few specifics on how Democrats would deliver. -
The Trump administration had hoped to begin construction immediately after a federal panel approved its arch late Thursday. Overnight, the judge issued an order blocking work for 14 days. -
Reports of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents at voting centers spooked some voters. A recent ProPublica investigation found that more than 500 U.S. citizens were detained by ICE since the start of the second Trump administration. -
Gov. Gavin Newsom is commuting all death sentences in the state to life without parole. Over 30 of the individuals on death row were charged, or had their day in court, in San Diego County.
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