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Voters at a polling place last month in Shelby, Michigan. The U.S. has not ever attempted to create a comprehensive list of American citizens before this administration and maintaining voter lists is the responsibility of states — not the federal government as the Constitution dictates that states control elections.
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The Trump administration still aims to make state citizenship lists ahead of midterms
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The Trump administration is taking the unprecedented step of creating lists of adult citizens who are eligible to vote in each state – but will not meet its own deadline 60 days before Election Day.
Leon Black, the founder and former CEO of Apollo Global Management, filed a lawsuit against the House Oversight Committee, which is investigating convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. Black is seen here arriving for an earlier session of the panel, on June 26.
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Leon Black defies subpoena to testify in Epstein inquiry and sues House panel
Bill Chappell
An election worker processes mail-in ballots in June in Industry, Calif.
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Trump asks Supreme Court to lift block on USPS plan to restrict mail voting
Hansi Lo Wang
Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton — shown onstage with Gloria Steinem in 2017 — was one of many cultural figures to pay tribute after her death on Wednesday.
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Tributes to Gloria Steinem are flooding in, from Hollywood to Capitol Hill
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ICE agent arrested in Texas federally charged with lying about Minneapolis shooting, AP reports
Christian Castro was released from a Texas jail last week as Minnesota continues its effort to extradite him on separate state charges.
The Rio Grande river is pictured at Old Hidalgo pumphouse Museum in Hidalgo, Texas on Wednesday, Nov. 5, 2025. Patricia Lim/KUT News
The Rio Grande is drying up. What does that mean for Texas?
A kidney disease is becoming a growing, cross-border crisis for young migrants in Texas
Millions of sea butterflies are washing up on Texas beaches
Trump’s support scrambles data center politics
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