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Legal fight escalates over Georgia voting records as Trump says he wants to ‘take over’ elections
February 04, 2026 - 5:20 AM

ATLANTA (AP) — Officials in Georgia's Fulton County said Wednesday they have asked a federal court to order the FBI to return ballots and other documents from the 2020 election that it seized last week, escalating a voting battle as President Donald Trump says he wants to “take over” elections from Democratic-run areas with the November midterms on the horizon.
Supreme Court allows new California congressional districts that favor Democrats
February 04, 2026 - 5:19 AM

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court on Wednesday allowed California to use a new voter-approved congressional map that is favorable to Democrats in this year’s elections, rejecting a last-ditch plea from state Republicans and the Trump administration.
Judge appears skeptical of Trump’s latest bid to nix his hush money conviction
February 04, 2026 - 5:17 AM

NEW YORK (AP) — A federal judge appeared poised to again reject President Donald Trump’s bid to erase his hush money conviction, slamming his lawyers Wednesday for legal maneuvers he said amounted to taking “two bites at the apple.”
The Latest: 700 immigration officers will immediately leave Minnesota
February 04, 2026 - 5:16 AM

The Trump administration is reducing the number of immigration enforcement officers in Minnesota after state and local officials agreed to cooperate by turning over arrested immigrants, border czar Tom Homan said Wednesday.
Study shows particle pollution from wildfire smoke was tied to 24,100 deaths per year in the US
February 04, 2026 - 5:02 AM

Chronic exposure to pollution from wildfires has been linked to tens of thousands of deaths annually in the United States, according to a new study.
Israel strikes Gaza, killing 24, and says an attack by militants wounded 1 soldier
February 04, 2026 - 4:58 AM

DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — Israeli strikes pounded Gaza on Wednesday, killing at least 24 Palestinians, including two babies, and straining an already fragile ceasefire deal, hospital officials said. Israel said some of the strikes came in response to a militant attack on Israeli soldiers that seriously wounded one.
Firefighters rescue swan stuck in frozen Connecticut river
February 04, 2026 - 4:57 AM

NORWALK, Conn. (AP) — Firefighters came to the rescue of a swan that was stuck in a frozen Connecticut river this week.
Americans are exceptionally anxious about their political system, new Gallup polling shows
February 04, 2026 - 4:56 AM

WASHINGTON (AP) — Americans are exceptionally anxious about their political system, according to new international polling from Gallup, a situation that sets the country apart from other rich and powerful nations.
Trump's border czar pulling 700 immigration officers out of Minnesota immediately
February 04, 2026 - 4:55 AM

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The Trump administration is reducing the number of immigration officers in Minnesota but will continue its enforcement operation that has sparked weeks of tensions and deadly confrontations, border czar Tom Homan said Wednesday.
Man once married to Jill Biden held without bail after being charged in wife’s killing
February 04, 2026 - 4:42 AM

WILMINGTON, Del. (AP) — A Delaware man who was briefly married to former first lady Jill Biden decades ago remains in jail on first-degree murder charges as authorities investigate the death of his wife, who was found unresponsive in their home late last year.
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THOMPSON: Department of War name change comes with hefty bill for American taxpayers
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Legal fight escalates over Georgia voting records as Trump says he wants to ‘take over’ elections

Supreme Court allows new California congressional districts that favor Democrats

Judge appears skeptical of Trump’s latest bid to nix his hush money conviction

The Latest: 700 immigration officers will immediately leave Minnesota

Study shows particle pollution from wildfire smoke was tied to 24,100 deaths per year in the US

Israel strikes Gaza, killing 24, and says an attack by militants wounded 1 soldier

Firefighters rescue swan stuck in frozen Connecticut river

Americans are exceptionally anxious about their political system, new Gallup polling shows

Trump's border czar pulling 700 immigration officers out of Minnesota immediately

Man once married to Jill Biden held without bail after being charged in wife’s killing

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