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Eight years after carving the heart out of a landmark voting rights law, the Supreme Court is looking at putting new limits on efforts to combat racial discrimination in voting.

Russian pro-democracy leader Alexei Navalny in a police station on January 18, 2021, in Khimki, Russia. | Alexander Nemenov/AFP via Getty Images The sanctions put the US in line with actions taken by the European Union and United Kingdom last

The U.S. will join the EU in sanctioning Russian officials allegedly behind poisoning Alexei Navalny and his ongoing detention in a Russian prison, senior U.S. officials told reporters.

The U.S. military and conservation groups forged an unusual alliance to help save the red-cockaded woodpecker, but a Trump-era move to take it off the endangered list could threaten the bird. (Image credit: Chuck Hess/USFS)

FBI Director Chris Wray is set to testify for the first time since the deadly Jan. 6 riot at the U.S. Capitol.

FBI Director Chris Wray is set to testify for the first time since the deadly Jan. 6 riot at the U.S. Capitol.

The U.S. father and son arrived in Tokyo after fighting extradition. They’re accused of helping former Nissan Motors Chairman Carlos Ghosn flee Japan as he awaited trial. (Image credit: JIJI PRESS/AFP via Getty Images)

The U.S. father and son arrived in Tokyo after fighting extradition. They’re accused of helping former Nissan Motors Chairman Carlos Ghosn flee Japan as he awaited trial. (Image credit: JIJI PRESS/AFP via Getty Images)

Vernon Jordan, a civil rights activist and a former advisor to President Bill Clinton, has died, according to a statement from his daughter.

A bipartisan group of House lawmakers is introducing a measure that would require background checks for all gun sales. (Image credit: Jeff Roberson/AP)