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James Murdoch buying half of Vox Media, including New York magazine

James Murdoch's media company is buying half of Vox Media, a purchase that will include New York magazine, Vox’s digital site and Vox Media Podcast Network, Vox Media announced on Wednesday.  James Murdoch is the son of conservative media mogul Rupert Murdoch, whose companies, including News Corporation, have owned hundreds of media organizations around the...

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Lawsuit alleges South Carolina committee violated debate rules during redistricting hearing

A Tuesday lawsuit filed by the American Civil Liberties Union of South Carolina and the state chapter of the League of Women Voters says lawmakers in the Palmetto State violated debate rules by failing to notify the public of a meeting where elected officials discussed redistricting measures. It follows a Tuesday approval for new congressional...

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Trump-foe Raffensperger falls short in GOP Georgia governor’s primary

Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger (R) on Tuesday became the latest foe of President Trump to lose a Republican primary ahead of the midterm elections. Raffensperger, who is well known for rebuking the president’s push to overturn the 2020 election, came in dead last in a field of three candidates vying for the GOP...

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Trump says he hopes to end conflict in Iran ‘very quickly’

President Trump on Tuesday said he hoped to end the conflict with Iran "very quickly" while gathered with a bipartisan group of lawmakers at the White House for the annual congressional picnic. The president told the crowd of Congress members and their families, "We're going to end that war very quickly. They want to make...

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Trump coins won't be ready for America's 250th, US Mint document shows

The U.S. Mint said President Trump’s gold coins won’t be ready in time for celebrations tied to America’s 250th founding anniversary on the Fourth of July. Production could take several months and the final design has not been approved, according to a legal document reviewed by Newsweek. “The Mint is currently in the design stage...

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Tuberville casts doubt on Alabama redistricting: 'I’m not so sure it’s going to go through'

Alabama Sen. Tommy Tuberville (R) on Tuesday said he wasn’t sure if the state redistricting measure would go through, a little over a week after the Supreme Court lifted a block on its new congressional maps set to favor Republicans. “I’m not so sure it’s going to go through. I haven’t looked at it that...

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Collins 'disappointed' in Trump's Paxton endorsement: 'An ethically challenged individual'

Sen. Susan Collins (R-Maine) on Tuesday said she was “disappointed” with President Trump’s decision to endorse Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton in the Lone Star State's GOP primary, where incumbent Sen. John Cornyn is at risk of losing his seat.  “I don’t understand. He is an ethically challenged individual,” Collins said of Paxton, who was...

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Rove, Hemmer label Massie race a referendum on Trump: 'There is a risk'

Republican strategist Karl Rove and journalist Bill Hemmer on Monday both agreed that the outcome of the primary election in Kentucky will speak volumes to GOP incumbents as President Trump ups his efforts to oust Rep. Thomas Massie (R-Ky.). Massie is vying to hold onto his seat in the state's 4th Congressional District against Ed...

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