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Republican concedes long-unsettled North Carolina court election to Democratic incumbent

By GARY D. ROBERTSON
May 07, 2025 8:32 pm - RALEIGH, N.C. — The Republican challenger for a North Carolina Supreme Court seat conceded last November’s election on Wednesday to Democratic incumbent Allison Riggs, tw...
Federal Reserve leaves key rate unchanged as it sees risk of higher prices and higher unemployment

By CHRISTOPHER RUGABER
May 07, 2025 3:30 pm - WASHINGTON — The Federal Reserve kept its key interest rate unchanged Wednesday, brushing off President Donald Trump’s demands to lower borrowing costs, and said that the...
Trump tariffs set off doubts — even in Rust Belt area he pledged to restore

By Hannah Knowles
May 07, 2025 8:05 am - ALLENTOWN, Pennsylvania — One month into a sweeping new tariff regime that President Donald Trump vowed would bring jobs and factories “roaring back,” a Pennsylvania manu...
Pakistan claims to have downed Indian warplanes, vows response to strikes

By MUNIR AHMED, SHEIKH SAALIQ, RIAZAT BUTT, RAJESH ROY and AIJAZ HUSSAIN
May 07, 2025 6:46 am - India fired missiles at Pakistan early Wednesday, in what it said was retaliation for last month's massacre of Indian tourists. Pakistan called the strikes an act of war and said more than two dozen people, including children, were killed.
GOP senators buck Trump’s pick for D.C. U.S. attorney, imperiling bid

By Spencer S. Hsu, Patrick Svitek and Paul Kane
May 06, 2025 8:06 pm - Republican senators balked Tuesday at confirming Ed Martin before a key May 20 deadline, triggering a possible showdown with the White House over President Donald Trump’s...
N.Y. judge finds Alien Enemies Act use illegal, blocks removals to ‘evil’ jail

By Shayna Jacobs and Maria Sacchetti
May 06, 2025 7:54 pm - NEW YORK — A federal judge on Tuesday barred the Trump administration from using the Alien Enemies Act to deport Venezuelan immigrants without a hearing, saying the White...
Political roundabout: Duckworth’s Senate pick, GOP on JB’s future, Dems plan a human chain

By Marni Pyke
May 06, 2025 6:46 pm - Here’s a snapshot of developing political stories from the suburbs and beyond.
U.S. spy agencies say Maduro regime does not direct Venezuelan gang

By Warren P. Strobel
May 06, 2025 6:01 pm - Venezuelan authorities are probably not directing the activities of the gang known as Tren de Aragua or facilitating its operations in the United States, U.S. intelligenc...
Trump administration plans to end Energy Star program for home appliances

By Maxine Joselow
May 06, 2025 5:59 pm - The Environmental Protection Agency plans to end Energy Star, a popular program whose iconic blue labels have certified the energy efficiency of home appliances for more ...
US trade deficit hits record high as businesses, consumers try to get ahead of Trump tariffs

By WYATTE GRANTHAM-PHILIPS
May 06, 2025 3:33 pm - The U.S. trade deficit soared to a record $140.5 billion in March as consumers and businesses alike tried to get ahead of President Donald Trump's latest and most sweeping tariffs — with federal data showing an enormous stockpiling of pharmaceutical products. The deficit — which measures the gap between the value of goods and services the U.S. sells abroad against what it buys — has roughly doubled over the last year.

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