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Judge rules against effort to create majority-Black DeSoto County districts

Thursday, June 25 by SRN News

U.S. District Judge Glen H. Davidson ruled Wednesday that the plaintiffs in Harris v. DeSoto County did not provide enough evidence that DeSoto County district maps were drawn to intentionally dilute Black voting power. In ruling for DeSoto County, Davidson wrote, "plaintiffs cannot prove their... Read More.

‘Great American State Fair’ kicks off US 250th anniversary celebrations

Thursday, June 25 by SRN News

By Kanishka Singh WASHINGTON, June 25 (Reuters) - With a 110-foot (33.5-meter) Ferris wheel, a rodeo demonstration and an eye-popping array of junk food, "The Great American State Fair" opened on Washington's National Mall on Thursday to start a 16-day celebration of the country's 250th... Read More.

Federal judge halts Trump’s election executive order seeking to create a federal voter list

Thursday, June 25 by SRN News

BOSTON (AP) - A federal judge on Thursday halted President Donald Trump's executive order that sought to create a federal voter list and limit who can receive a mail ballot. U.S. District Court Judge Indira Talwani, who was nominated by Democratic President Barack Obama, sided... Read More.

Supreme Court allows Trump administration to end legal protections for Haitians, Syrians

Thursday, June 25 by SRN News

WASHINGTON (AP) - The Supreme Court on Thursday allowed the Trump administration to end legal protections for migrants fleeing violence and natural disaster in Haiti and Syria, exposing hundreds of thousands more people to potential deportation. The 6-3 decision overturns lower court orders and allows... Read More.

House Speaker Johnson to meet Trump in hopes of defusing political crisis over voter ID bill

Thursday, June 25 by SRN News

By David Morgan WASHINGTON, June 25 (Reuters) - U.S. House of Representatives Speaker Mike Johnson is due to meet with President Donald Trump on Thursday in hopes of defusing a political crisis gripping Congress over a stalled package of national voting restrictions that the president... Read More.

Term limits removed for president of auto racing governing body the FIA

Thursday, June 25 by SRN News

PARIS (AP) - Auto racing governing body the FIA, which oversees Formula 1, has voted to remove term limits on its presidency and other positions, removing one potential obstacle for Mohammed Ben Sulayem to remain in office in the long term. The FIA confirmed... Read More.

US Supreme Court sides with Trump in asylum-processing case

Thursday, June 25 by SRN News

By John Kruzel WASHINGTON, June 25 (Reuters) - The U.S. Supreme Court sided on Thursday with President Donald Trump's administration in its defense of the government's authority to turn away asylum seekers when officials deem U.S.-Mexico border crossings too overburdened to handle additional claims. The court,... Read More.

US judge blocks Trump administration’s new student loan restrictions

Thursday, June 25 by SRN News

By Nate Raymond June 25 (Reuters) - A federal judge has blocked the Trump administration from implementing a new rule that would impose lower federal student loan limits for people pursuing graduate degrees in nursing and other healthcare-related fields. U.S. District Judge Beryl Howell in Washington,... Read More.

US judge blocks Trump’s mail-in voting executive order

Thursday, June 25 by SRN News

By Nate Raymond BOSTON, June 25 (Reuters) - A federal judge in Boston on Thursday blocked implementation of U.S. President Donald Trump's executive order aiming to tighten rules for mail-in voting, preventing it from taking force ahead of November elections that will decide control... Read More.

Trump kicks of America 250 with a campaign-style rally on the National Mall

Thursday, June 25 by SRN News

WASHINGTON (AP) - President Donald Trump formally kicked off celebrations for America's 250th anniversary on Wednesday night by working to get the country excited again. The president hosted a rally on Washington's National Mall, including a series of booming flyovers by stealth bombers, music from... Read More.

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Judge rules against effort to create majority-Black DeSoto County districts

‘Great American State Fair’ kicks off US 250th anniversary celebrations

Supreme Court allows Trump administration to end legal protections for Haitians, Syrians

House Speaker Johnson to meet Trump in hopes of defusing political crisis over voter ID bill

Term limits removed for president of auto racing governing body the FIA

US Supreme Court sides with Trump in asylum-processing case

US judge blocks Trump administration’s new student loan restrictions

US judge blocks Trump’s mail-in voting executive order

Trump kicks of America 250 with a campaign-style rally on the National Mall

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