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North Carolina state Rep. Renée Price, D-Orange

Civil rights advocates defend a North Carolina court justice suing over a probe for speaking out

10:18am August 31, 2023

Civil rights advocates and Democratic state legislators defended and praised Wednesday a state Supreme Court justice for suing this week to block a state ethics panel from investigating her public

Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., center, is joined by Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., left, and Senate Foreign Relations Committee Ranking Member Jim Risch, R-Idaho, right, on July 27. On Wednesday McConnell appeared to freeze while talking to reporters at a Kentucky event.

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Up First briefing: McConnell freezes again; Johannesburg fire, Idalia aftermath

7:43am August 31, 2023

by Suzanne Nuyen

Concerns rise for Mitch McConnell after he froze at another press conference. Flood risks remain after Idalia swept the Southeast. A fire in Johannesburg has killed more than 70 people, many homeless.

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Sen. Mitch McConnell appears to freeze again while talking to reporters in Kentucky

7:07am August 31, 2023

For the second time this summer, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell appeared to freeze when taking questions at a news conference — this time in his home state of Kentucky.

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Morning news brief

5:53am August 31, 2023

Concerns rise over Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell's health. Florida picks up the pieces after Idalia swept through the Gulf Coast. The coup in Gabon triggers fears of destabilization.

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Judge finds Rudy Giuliani liable for defamation of two Georgia election workers

7:19pm August 30, 2023

by Stephen Fowler

Rudy Giuliani is liable for defaming two Georgia election workers by repeatedly claiming the women were manipulating 2020 ballots, a federal judge has ruled.

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Rudy Giuliani speaks outside the Fulton County jail in Atlanta on Aug. 23, before he surrendered on 13 felony charges related to efforts to try to overturn the 2020 election.

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Rudy Giuliani is liable for defaming 2 Georgia election workers, a judge says

7:18pm August 30, 2023

by Jaclyn Diaz

Judge Beryl Howell's decision means that a trial will commence in this case to decide how much Rudy Giuliani must pay Ruby Freeman and Wandrea "Shaye" Moss.

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How agencies will decide who gets funds for those facing pollution and health issues

6:05pm August 30, 2023

by Seyma Bayram

The White House wants to direct more funding communities dealing with high levels of pollution and health problems. But how agencies determine who qualifies for the money has some researchers worried.

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Mitch McConnell appears to freeze again while talking to reporters in Kentucky

5:46pm August 30, 2023

by Sylvia Goodman

Sen. Mitch McConnell appeared to freeze momentarily at an event in Covington, Ky. McConnell also froze in July at a news conference on Capitol Hill, going silent before being escorted away.

The latest on the coup in Gabon

5:42pm August 30, 2023

by Emmanuel Akinwotu

Overnight there was a coup in the central African nation of Gabon. Military officers announced they had seized power and placed the president under house arrest after a questionable election.

Battleground Wisconsin suburbs historically voted Republican, but that's shifting

5:42pm August 30, 2023

by Franco Ordoñez

The suburbs outside Milwaukee have been a reliably Republican voting bloc for decades. Now, those counties are swing districts in a swing state that could decide the presidential election in 2024.