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Senior U.S. Army soldier arrested in Britain accused of passing secrets to Russia

A senior U.S. Army soldier is in British custody after authorities there accused him of passing classified information to Russia.

DOJ's lawsuit over suspected noncitizen voting in California an attempt to 'disrupt' election: judge

The federal judge who blocked President Trump's attempt to discount up to 20,000 California ballots the feds said were mailed to noncitizens took a parting shot Tuesday as he closed out the case.

Trump nominates Justice Department official to an EEOC seat that was left open by Democrat's firing

President Donald Trump has nominated a Justice Department official to an open seat on a key civil rights agency, signaling his administration's determination to forge ahead with efforts to dismantle diversity policies it claims discriminate against white workers and others.

No constitutional right protects nearby residents from ICE tear gas at Portland protests, court says

A federal appeals court ruled Tuesday that residents and businesses in Portland, Oregon, had no constitutional right to avoid exposure to chemical irritants such as tear gas deployed by federal officers protecting ICE's facility in the city.

Estranged father of Meghan, the Duchess of Sussex, cuts off ankle monitor days after arrest

Thomas Markle, the estranged father of Meghan, the Duchess of Sussex, cut an electronic monitoring device off his ankle days after his arrest on charges of possessing child sexual abuse material, authorities said.

Dreams, desks and selfies: Newly elected members of Congress learn their way around

Rep.-elect LaKesha Womack, a community organizer who stunned her own Democratic Party by defeating a well-known North Carolina Republican on her shoestring $56,000 campaign budget, said she's excited to arrive in Washington and show what's possible.

California rejects pioneering wealth tax

California voters have rejected a one-time wealth tax on billionaires.

Virginia jurors weigh murder conviction against man who chopped up dead wife

Prince William County jurors began deliberating Tuesday in a murder case against a Manassas husband who admitted to dismembering his wife in 2024 after he claimed she committed suicide.

Rep. Jim Jordan of Ohio elected new leader of bruised House GOP

House Republicans returned to Capitol Hill from a midterm wipeout and, on Tuesday, elected as their new leader Rep. Jim Jordan, a Freedom Caucus founder and reformed political bomb-thrower who is now charged with marshalling the chamber's smallest GOP minority since the 1990s.

Thomas Markle, father of Meghan, cut off his ankle monitor, DOJ says

The 82-year-old estranged father of Meghan, the Duchess of Sussex, cut an electronic monitoring device off his ankle, just days after his arrest for keeping child sexual abuse material in storage units in California, authorities said Tuesday.

Mississippi Senate race winner still undetermined as ballot deadlines arrive

The Mississippi Senate race between incumbent Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith and Democratic challenger Scott Colom has yet to be called one week after the election.

Sen. Mitch McConnell has no response to question from Newsmax about GOP's shellacking in midterms

Sen. Mitch McConnell, Kentucky Republican, was seen on video offering no response to questions about the midterms.