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Politics
Russians Tried To Hack Republican National Committee
The RNC said one of its contractors was targeted, but that no data were accessed. The attempt would be the second Russian attack on U.S. entities in recent days.
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Politics
The Justice Department Is Pausing Federal Executions After They Resumed Under Trump
Attorney General Merrick Garland cited the impact of federal executions on inmates of color and the recent exonerations of people on death row. The department will its review policies and procedures.
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Politics
Biden Spends Hours With Families Affected By The Condo Collapse And Pledges More Help
President Biden met with Republican Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis and pledged more help with the Surfside condo disaster. DeSantis said the federal-state coordination has gone well.
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Politics
Donald Rumsfeld, The Controversial Architect Of The Iraq War, Has Died
Rumsfeld, who served twice as secretary of defense, was a longtime military thinker and Washington powerbroker. His family announced his death on Wednesday. He was 88.
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Politics
Biden Signs A Law To Memorialize Victims Of The Pulse Nightclub Mass Shooting
The shooting at the gay nightclub in Orlando, Fla., in June 2016 killed 49 people and wounded 53 more. Biden's signature enshrines a monument to those killed.
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Politics
Lawmakers Reach A Bipartisan Agreement On Police Reform
Despite the agreement, the lawmakers said "there is still more work to be done on the final bill."
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Politics
White House Says Democrats Might Revisit Filibuster Rules If Voting Rights Bill Fails
The controversial practice to stop a Senate proposal from being brought to a vote has caused some infighting among Democrats.
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National
Juneteenth Is Now A Federal Holiday
June 19 is a commemoration of the end of slavery in the United States, marking the day enslaved people in Texas were finally freed — more than two years after the Emancipation Proclamation.
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National
House Passes A Bill To Commemorate Juneteenth As A Federal Holiday
The yes vote comes a day after the Senate unanimously moved to recognize June 19 as a commemoration of the end of slavery in the United States.
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Politics
Senate Unanimously Approves A Bill To Make Juneteenth A Public Holiday
Juneteenth is an annual celebration held on June 19 to commemorate the end of chattel slavery in America.