Maryland governor to pardon 175,000 marijuana convictions in sweeping order
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Weekly US politics news and updates thread - week of June 17
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4 votes -
Weekly US politics news and updates thread - week of June 10
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8 votes -
US Supreme Court strikes down Donald Trump-era ban on bump stocks, gun accessories used in 2017 Vegas massacre
29 votes -
Texas secessionists win GOP backing for independence vote: 'Major step'
48 votes -
Unanimous Supreme Court preserves access to widely used abortion medication
46 votes -
Hunter Biden is convicted of all three felonies in federal gun trial
37 votes -
Amanda Knox convicted in slander retrial over 2007 killing
24 votes -
Jan. 6 rioter caught in a woman’s Bumble dating sting sentenced to prison
49 votes -
Louisiana lawmakers approve surgical castration option for those guilty of sex crimes against kids
39 votes -
Illinois Democrats speedily change candidate law; Republicans call measure ‘election interference,' "undemocratic"
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Weekly US politics news and updates thread - week of June 3
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6 votes -
US-made M270 and HIMARS hammer targets inside Russia, first cross-border strikes since Joe Biden green light
31 votes -
Donald Trump lawyer Kenneth Chesebro charged with forgery in Wisconsin over fake electors
27 votes -
Pentagon contracts reveal US prep for multinational force in Haiti, down to toothbrushes and WiFi
22 votes -
Former US President Donald Trump has been found guilty of thirty-four counts of falsifying business records to influence the outcome of the 2016 election
182 votes -
US President Joe Biden outlines Israeli proposal for Gaza cease-fire deal
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US judge denies request to restrict Donald Trump statements that could endanger law enforcement in classified records case
23 votes -
Ukraine can use US weapons for limited strikes in Russia, Joe Biden says
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Weekly US politics news and updates thread - week of May 27
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9 votes -
US concerned about Ukraine strikes on Russian nuclear radar stations
15 votes -
Congo names third American in a foiled coup plot as mourners gather in Utah to remember plot leader
25 votes -
Today is the UK courts decision day on Julian Assange's extradition to the US
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Weekly US politics news and updates thread - week of May 20
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9 votes -
Weekly US politics news and updates thread - week of May 13
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7 votes -
Donald Trump hush money trial: What criminal charges does he face?
16 votes -
Family demands answers after LAPD officers fatally shoot mentally ill man in Koreatown
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Weekly US politics news and updates thread - week of May 6
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9 votes -
As China and Iran hunt for dissidents in the US, the FBI is racing to counter the threat
20 votes -
More than 2,000 pro-Palestinian protesters arrested across US campuses
49 votes -
At least thirty protesters arrested during pro-Palestinian protest at UT Austin
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Weekly US politics news and updates thread - week of April 29
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3 votes -
US drug control agency will move to reclassify marijuana in a historic shift, AP sources say
75 votes -
US House Democratic leaders say they would help save Speaker Mike Johnson's job
16 votes -
Ukraine pulls US-provided Abrams tanks from the front lines over Russian drone threats
31 votes -
US announces $6 billion long-term military aid package for Ukraine
30 votes -
Key moments from landmark US Supreme Court arguments on Donald Trump’s immunity claims
35 votes -
Satirical news website ‘The Onion’ sold to Global Tetrahedron
44 votes -
New York appeals court overturns Harvey Weinstein’s 2020 rape conviction from landmark #MeToo trial [he will remain imprisoned in California and the court has ordered a retrial]
25 votes -
Weekly US politics news and updates thread - week of April 22
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6 votes -
Illinois now home to federally recognized tribal nation after landmark decision from Department of Interior
17 votes -
US House approves $95 billion aid bill for Ukraine, Israel and Taiwan
41 votes -
Weekly US politics news and updates thread - week of April 15
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8 votes -
Man sets himself on fire near US courthouse where Donald Trump is on trial
41 votes -
10-year-old Texas boy linked to 2022 killing, according to officials
11 votes -
NPR suspends veteran editor as it grapples with his public criticism
40 votes -
Mass shooting in Chicago leaves one child dead, ten other people injured in Back of the Yards
20 votes -
Weekly US politics news and updates thread - week of April 8
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6 votes -
I’ve been at NPR for twenty-five years. Here’s how we lost America’s trust.
54 votes -
Jury finds Jennifer Crumbley, the Michigan school shooter’s mother, guilty of manslaughter
56 votes