Trump’s name has been removed from the Kennedy Center, a court filing says, as tarp remains up

President Trump’s name was removed from the front of the Kennedy Center Saturday, according to a notice of compliance filed by the administration. The removal comes after federal courts denied last-minute attempts to halt a deadline for the name to come down. The administration has “removed signage ‘that purports to name the Kennedy Center after…

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Supreme Court declines to let Alabama move forward with nitrogen gas execution

The Supreme Court on Thursday declined a request from Alabama to move forward with a scheduled execution using nitrogen hypoxia. Justices Clarence Thomas, Samuel Alito and Neil Gorsuch dissented from the decision.  The Alabama Attorney General’s Office had petitioned the high court to reverse a federal judge’s decision to permanently ban the state from putting…

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Democrat Xavier Becerra advances to November election in California governor’s race, CBS News projects

Former U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Xavier Becerra, a Democrat, will advance to the November election in the California governor’s race, CBS News projects. A second candidate in the race has not yet been projected to advance. The race to replace term-limited Gov. Gavin Newsom remained close throughout the week. Republican candidate Steve Hilton…

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Southern Poverty Law Center asks judge to weigh sanctions against DOJ for sending unsigned copy of indictment to media

The Southern Poverty Law Center asked a federal judge on Wednesday to consider sanctioning federal prosecutors, after the Justice Department shared an unsigned and unstamped copy of a superseding indictment against the nonprofit with members of the media. On Tuesday, the Justice Department announced it had obtained a superseding indictment against the SPLC that contained…

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