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A person votes early in the Virginia redistricting referendum at the Fairfax County Government Center, Friday, April 3, 2026, in Fairfax, Va. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)

A federal judge dismisses another DOJ lawsuit seeking voter data, this time in Massachusetts

4:26 PM on Thursday, April 9

A federal judge has dismissed a lawsuit from the U.S. Department of Justice seeking Massachusetts' voter rolls

The White House is seen in Washington, Tuesday, April 7, 2026, at 8:00 p.m. EDT. (AP Photo/Rod Lamkey, Jr.)

IRS touts a 24% increase in tax refunds compared to the previous administration

4:07 PM on Thursday, April 9

The Trump administration is highlighting a 24% increase in individual tax refunds this season compared with those issued during the previous administration

FILE - Supreme Court Justice Flavio Dino attends the verdict and sentencing phase of a trial, in Brasilia, Brazil, Sept. 9, 2025. (AP Photo/Eraldo Peres, File)

Brazil's Supreme Court postpones decision on how Rio picks a governor, extending political chaos

3:51 PM on Thursday, April 9

Brazil’s Supreme Court decided on Thursday to postpone a decision on who can be governor of Rio de Janeiro state amid a power crisis in the country’s postcard region

FILE - Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor speaks during a service for retired Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O'Connor in the Great Hall at the Supreme Court in Washington, Dec. 18, 2023. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin, Pool, File)

Trump administration's volume of emergency docket appeals 'unprecedented,' Sotomayor says

3:39 PM on Thursday, April 9

Justice Sonia Sotomayor says part of the reason for President Donald Trump's string of wins on the Supreme Court’s emergency docket is that her conservative colleagues believe that blocking executive policies is a blow that can't be easily fixed

FILE - A sign with the CDC logo is displayed at the entrance to the agency's headquarters in Atlanta on March 2, 2025. (Miguel Martinez/Atlanta Journal-Constitution via AP, File)

Updated rules for CDC vaccine advisory panel reflect Kennedy skepticism

3:31 PM on Thursday, April 9

The Trump administration is updating rules for a key vaccine advisory committee in ways that may increase the voices of anti-vaccine activists

MMJ International Holdings Enters Legal Fight Over CMS Hemp Pilot

3:30 PM on Thursday, April 9

California Attorney General Rob Bonta announces the dismantling of a major hospice fraud scheme that defrauded the state of $267 million in Los Angeles Thursday, April 9, 2026. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes)

California officials charge 21 people in hospice fraud exceeding $250 million

3:05 PM on Thursday, April 9

California officials say they uncovered a multimillion-dollar scheme to defraud the state for hospice services paid for with a government insurance program

Cuban President Miguel Diaz-Canel delivers a welcome speech to participants of the "Nuestra America," or Our America Convoy at the Convention Palace in Havana, Cuba, Friday, March 20, 2026.(Adalberto Roque/Pool Photo via AP)

Cuban President Miguel Díaz-Canel tells NBC News that he will not step down

2:53 PM on Thursday, April 9

Cuban President Miguel Díaz-Canel has told NBC News’ Meet the Press that he would not step down in his first interview with a U.S. network

FILE - The Department of Justice seal is seen in Washington, Nov. 28, 2018. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana, File)

Plaintiffs settle with Trump administration, halting cuts to agency that funds US libraries

1:42 PM on Thursday, April 9

Plaintiffs challenging the Trump administration's cost-cutting measures against a library funding agency have settled with the Justice Department

A sign directing voters sits outside the headquarters of Salt River Project on Monday, March 30, 2026, in Tempe, Ariz. (AP Photo/Jonathan J. Cooper)

Renewable energy advocates make gains in fight over future of big Arizona power utility

1:09 PM on Thursday, April 9

Renewable energy advocates in Arizona made gains against a business-backed slate in a fight over how the nation’s largest public power utility will meet surging electricity demand in a data center hot spot

FILE - Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers delivers his State of the State address at the Wisconsin State Capitol, Feb. 17, 2026, in Madison, Wis. (Owen Ziliak/Wisconsin State Journal via AP, File)

Evers signs a law legalizing online sports betting in Wisconsin

12:55 PM on Thursday, April 9

Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers has signed a bill into law that legalizes online sports betting, making it the 33rd state to allow the practice

FILE - Calvin Duncan, center, stands with supporters on the steps of Orleans Parish Criminal Court in New Orleans, on Oct. 2, 2025, to speak about his ambitions to be the next clerk of court. (Chris Granger/The Times-Picayune/The New Orleans Advocate via AP, File)

Louisiana GOP races to eliminate an elected office won by an exonerated man

12:53 PM on Thursday, April 9

A New Orleans man exonerated after serving nearly 30 years in prison has a new fight on his hands

FILE - Congregants wear netela, a white scarf-like cotton cloth that signifies modesty and purity, during a service at Re'ese Adbarat Debre Selam Kidist Mariam Church, an Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo church, in Washington, on Saturday, April 5, 2025. (AP Photo/Jessie Wardarski, File)

Judge postpones termination of temporary status for Ethiopians

12:41 PM on Thursday, April 9

A federal judge from Massachusetts has blocked the Trump administration's decision to end Temporary Protected Status for over 5,000 Ethiopians

Russian President Vladimir Putin listens to Deputy Prime Minister, Chief of the Government Staff Dmitry Grigorenko during their meeting at the Kremlin, in Moscow, Thursday, April 9, 2026. (Alexander Kazakov/Sputnik, Kremlin Pool Photo via AP)

Russia's Putin declares a ceasefire in Ukraine for Orthodox Easter

12:37 PM on Thursday, April 9

Russia’s President Vladimir Putin has declared a ceasefire in Ukraine over the Orthodox Easter

FILE - A detail view of the NFL shield on a football prior to an NFL football game between the Houston Texans and the Indianapolis Colts on Jan. 4, 2026, in Houston. (AP Photo/Maria Lysaker, File)

Justice Department is investigating the NFL for potential anticompetitive practices, AP source says

12:11 PM on Thursday, April 9

The Justice Department is investigating the NFL for potential anticompetitive practices, according to a government official

First lady Melania Trump speaks to reporters Thursday, April 9, 2026, in the Grand Foyer of the White House in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

Melania Trump delivers statement at the White House denying knowledge of Jeffrey Epstein's crimes

11:44 AM on Thursday, April 9

First lady Melania Trump has delivered a statement at the White House denying ties to Jeffrey Epstein and knowledge of his crimes

FILE - A bulldozer moves coal, April 10, 2025, in Princeton, Ind. (AP Photo/Joshua A. Bickel, File)

Coal's fortunes shift as Trump uses orders and taxpayer money to keep plants operating

4:43 AM on Thursday, April 9

The Trump administration is using emergency powers and subsidies to keep U.S. coal plants running

Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker speaks at the National Action Network Convention, accompanied by the Rev. Al Sharpton, in New York, Thursday, April 9, 2026. (AP Photo/Angelina Katsanis)

Democratic presidential prospects flock to New York to court activists at Al Sharpton's conference

9:14 PM on Wednesday, April 8

The Democratic Party’s leading 2028 presidential prospects are warning African Americans that President Donald Trump is actively working to undermine their right to vote in 2026

Protesters hold signs and chant antiwar slogans near Civic Center Plaza in San Francisco on Wednesday, April 8, 2026. (Dan Hernadez/San Francisco Chronicle via AP)

After Trump’s Iran ultimatum and a fragile ceasefire, Iranian Americans brace for what’s next

9:06 PM on Wednesday, April 8

Iranian Americans are experiencing uncertainty as the Trump administration imposes deadlines and intermediaries seek paths to avoid escalation of the war in Iran

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