2026-05-12 22:29

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Police received threat against Georgia candidate for governor ahead of bomb scare at campaign event

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ATLANTA — Brad Raffensperger, a Republican candidate for governor in Georgia, said Tuesday there was an “active threat” near a planned campaign event[……] ....

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Appeals court pauses Trump’s $83 million payment to E. Jean Carroll pending Supreme Court action

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A federal appeals court ruled this week that President Donald Trump doesn’t need to pay an $83 million defamation award to writer E. Jean Carroll unti[……] ....

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Longtime ICE official David Venturella chosen to head agency

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Longtime ICE official David Venturella has been chosen to lead the immigration agency after its former acting director’s departure was announced last[……] ....

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South Carolina Senate rejects effort to tackle redistricting despite pressure from Trump

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The Republican-led South Carolina state Senate rejected a measure Tuesday to take up a redraw of the state’s congressional map despite pressure from P[……] ....

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Democrats pick Nebraska Senate nominee who could drop out and back independent Dan Osborn

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Cindy Burbank won the Democratic Senate primary in Nebraska, NBC News projects, potentially clearing the way for independent Dan Osborn to take on GOP[……] ....

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Republican Rep. Tom Kean Jr.’s two-month absence continues as House returns

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WASHINGTON — Republican Rep. Tom Kean Jr. of New Jersey, who has not voted in the House since March 5, will miss another week of work in Washington as[……] ....

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Kash Patel and Democratic senator trade alcohol-related allegations at congressional hearing

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FBI Director Kash Patel got into a heated exchange with Sen. Chris Van Hollen, D-Md., at a Senate hearing Tuesday that included accusations of overcon[……] ....

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Jason Collins, the first openly gay NBA player, dies at 47 from brain cancer

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Jason Collins, a longtime NBA center who became the first man to come out as openly gay while playing in any of America’s four leading professional sp[……] ....

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Comey says DOJ must be the ‘guardian’ of U.S. principles of justice

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Former FBI Director James Comey said Tuesday that the Justice Department can’t fulfill its role to uphold the rule of law in the U.S. while it also fi[……] ....

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May 12, 2026

Police received threat against Georgia candidate for governor ahead of bomb scare at campaign event

Appeals court pauses Trump’s $83 million payment to E. Jean Carroll pending Supreme Court action

Longtime ICE official David Venturella chosen to head agency

South Carolina Senate rejects effort to tackle redistricting despite pressure from Trump

Democrats pick Nebraska Senate nominee who could drop out and back independent Dan Osborn

Republican Rep. Tom Kean Jr.’s two-month absence continues as House returns

Kash Patel and Democratic senator trade alcohol-related allegations at congressional hearing

Jason Collins, the first openly gay NBA player, dies at 47 from brain cancer

Comey says DOJ must be the ‘guardian’ of U.S. principles of justice