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Supreme Court strikes down limits on party spending in federal elections, backing Republican appeal

By MARK SHERMAN
Jun 30, 2026 9:34 pm - The Supreme Court on Tuesday erased limits on how much political parties can spend in coordination with candidates for Congress and president, striking down a federal election law that is more than 50 years old.
Republican Tom Kean Jr. reveals depression diagnosis after his four-month absence from Congress

By MIKE CATALINI and JOEY CAPPELLETTI
Jun 30, 2026 8:28 pm - New Jersey Republican Rep. Tom Kean Jr. disclosed Tuesday that he was being treated for depression during his unexplained four-month absence from the House, suggesting in a brief floor speech that he remained silent about his condition until now because he is a “private person by nature
Egg producers will pay $3.3M and donate 53 million eggs to settle price fixing claims

By WYATTE GRANTHAM-PHILIPS
Jun 30, 2026 4:31 pm - NEW YORK — The U.S. Justice Department and 17 states reached settlement agreements with three major egg producers this week to resolve allegations that the companies ille...
Aid groups warn Venezuela’s healthcare system is near its limit after earthquakes

By JUAN PABLO ARRÁEZ and ISABEL DEBRE
Jun 30, 2026 3:44 pm - Aid groups warned Tuesday that Venezuela's fragile healthcare system is being pushed to its limits nearly a week after two powerful earthquakes, with damaged and understaffed hospitals getting overwhelmed by the injured and infectious diseases flaring in the disaster zone.
Consumer confidence ticks up as gas prices fall but Americans remain gloomy about the economy

By CHRISTOPHER RUGABER
Jun 30, 2026 3:27 pm - Americans’ attitudes toward the economy improved slightly this month as gas prices declined, but their outlook is still mostly negative by historical standards.
Trump is using a $500M no-bid contract to build his White House ballroom

By Sarah Blaskey and Jonathan O'Connell
Jun 30, 2026 2:43 pm - White House officials last year secretly awarded a no-bid contract worth up to $500 million for the construction of the East Wing ballroom in an unusual arrangement that ...
Supreme Court will consider if Cook County assault weapons ban violates the Second Amendment

By LINDSAY WHITEHURST
Jun 30, 2026 12:46 pm - WASHINGTON — A Supreme Court that has expanded gun rights will consider whether bans on semiautomatic rifles, often called assault weapons, violate the Second Amendment. ...
Supreme Court upholds state laws banning transgender girls and women from school athletic teams

By MARK SHERMAN
Jun 30, 2026 9:10 am - The Supreme Court on Tuesday upheld state laws barring transgender girls and women from playing on school athletic teams, in another setback for transgender people.
Supreme Court is set to rule on Trump’s challenge to birthright citizenship

By The Associated Press
Jun 30, 2026 8:17 am - The Supreme Court on Tuesday will rule on the constitutionality of President Donald Trump’s order on birthright citizenship declaring that children born to parents wh...
Venezuelans search more earthquake ruins as attention turns to humanitarian crisis

By JUAN PABLO ARRAEZ and ISABEL DEBRE
Jun 29, 2026 7:52 pm - With the window for finding survivors shrinking fast, Venezuelans combed Monday through more ruins of buildings toppled by last week’s powerful back-to-back earthquakes, ...

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