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Deputy attorney general who defended Trump in hush money trial is named acting librarian of Congress
WASHINGTON (AP) — Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche, who represented Donald Trump during his 2024 criminal trial, has been appointed acting librarian of Congress, the Justice Department said.
Blanche replaces longtime librarian Carla Hayden, whom the White House fired amid criticism from conservatives that she was adva ... (full story)
To reach Latinos, some Democrats pivot to talk more about the economy and less about immigration
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — Democrats have long focused on immigration when courting Latino voters in states like Arizona, Nevada, New Jersey, and Florida, where generations of Mexican, Cuban and other Latin American immigrants have settled and gained permanent legal status.
But Donald Trump's victory in the 2024 presiden ... (full story)
West Virginia court declines to answer whether opioids distribution can cause public nuisance
CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — West Virginia's Supreme Court RECENLY y declined to answer a federal court's question in an appeal in a landmark lawsuit over whether the distribution of opioids can cause a public nuisance.
The 3-2 opinion returns the case to the 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in Richmond, Virginia.
It's be ... (full story)
Appellate court upholds decision on property foreclosure deposit dispute
A Franklin County Appeals Court panel upheld a lower court’s dismissal of a Philadelphia real estate buyer’s motion to compel Franklin County Sheriff Dallas Baldwin to set deposit amounts on properties subject to foreclosure auctions at the amounts prescribed in R.C. 2329.211.
The three-judge panel affirmed the Frank ... (full story)
Trump-backed Vivek Ramaswamy wins Ohio Republican Party's endorsement in 2026 governor's race
COLUMBUS (AP) — Trump-backed biotech billionaire Vivek Ramaswamy won the Ohio Republican Party's gubernatorial endorsement recently, overcoming more experienced and potentially more popular rivals to land coveted institutional and monetary support nearly a year before the 2026 primary.
Ramaswamy, 39, former co-chair of Pre ... (full story)