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Civil Rights activists say a court ruling could end the right to protest in three southern states, a federal judge lets January 6th lawsuits proceed against former President Trump and police arrest dozens at a Columbia University Gaza protest.

The Senate dismisses the Mayorkas impeachment. Maryland Lawmakers fail to increase voting access. Texas Democrats call for better Black maternal health. And polling confirms strong support for access to reproductive care, including abortion.

Seven jury members were seated in Trump's hush money case. House Speaker Johnson could lose his job over Ukraine aid. And the SCOTUS heard oral arguments in a case that could undo charges for January 6th rioters.

Former president Trump's hush money trial begins. Indigenous communities call on the U.N. to shut down a hazardous pipeline. And SCOTUS will hear oral arguments about whether prosecutors overstepped when charging January 6th insurrectionists.  

House Republicans want citizenship proof for federal election voting, under White House pressure Israel shows restraint after Iran's attack and Trump's hush money trial starts.

President Biden's name could be left off the ballot in Alabama and Ohio, the Justice Department mandates background checks for gun show purchases and Iowa Governor Reynolds moves to allow state police to arrest undocumented migrants.

Hamas says it doesn't have 40 Israeli hostages needed for a possible ceasefire. Arizona Republicans squash Democrats' attempt to repeal the near-total  abortion ban and House GOP tensions intensify over a surveillance law.  

Arizona upholds a near total, civil era abortion ban. Hundreds inside the Capitol pray for a Gaza Ceasefire and an RFK Jr aide says she wants to take blue, northeastern states from Biden.

Maine votes in support of a national popular vote, Nebraska rejects a "winner take all" system for Electoral College votes, and former President Trump says abortion rights should be left to the states. 

Senate Republicans seek new leadership. Many want less separation of church and state and President Biden says the Port of Baltimore could be back up and running next month.

A civil rights report shows a historic spike in anti-American Muslim complaints, advocates call for changes to capital punishment in Oklahoma and President Biden calls for voters to reject political violence.

Nebraska aims to change how it awards Electoral College votes, nearly 50,000 Wisconsin Democrats vote uncommitted to protest Biden's handling of Gaza and voters there approve a ban on private donations for election administration.

Officials react to death of aid workers in Israeli air strike. The Minnesota Supreme Court hears a voting law challenge and lesser-known Democratic candidates discuss the presidential race.

Maryland officials ask for bipartisan help to reopen the Baltimore harbor, a federal judge says a controversial New Jersey ballot design is unconstitutional and California fast food workers get a pay raise.

A Democratic senator calls on Biden to send humanitarian aid to Gaza, as protests erupt in Israel. A deep fake video of Kari Lake highlights concerns and attorneys general may move to stop pistols from being converted into machine guns.

Republicans float conspiracy theories on the collapse of Baltimore's Key Bridge, South Carolina's congressional elections will use a map ruled unconstitutional and the Senate schedules an impeachment trial for Homeland Secretary Mayorkas.

Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg says rebuilding Baltimore's Key Bridge will be challenging and expensive. An Alabama Democrat flips a state legislature seat. Former Connecticut senator Joe Lieberman dies at 82.

The SCOTUS hears oral arguments in the mifepristone availability case. RFK, Jr picks a running mate and Florida enacts a social media ban for minors.  

UN Security Council passes a ceasefire resolution as the US warns Israel against ground operations in Rafah and top Israeli officials cancel a DC trip and Trump's bond is slashed by two thirds, but his first criminal trial starts in three weeks.

Working-class Americans are underrepresented in state legislatures, the hard right threatens to remove Speaker Johnson and Washington, D.C.'s law allowing noncitizens to vote in local elections survives another legal challenge.

California voters narrowly approve a proposition to address homelessness and mental health, Congress debates budget bills under threat of a partial shutdown and GOP-led states file legislation mirroring a controversial Texas immigration law. 

Republicans proceed with the Biden impeachment investigation, frustrating Democrats. House Speaker Mike Johnson faces GOP pressure as government shutdown looms and the Alabama governor signs a bill banning ballot harvesting. 

Congressional negotiators agree on spending to avoid a shutdown, the Supreme Court says for the moment Texas police can arrest and deport migrants and an Arizona lawmaker shares her need for an abortion on the floor of the state Senate.

The SCOTUS weighs government influence on social media, and who groups like the NRA can do business with. Biden signs an executive order to advance women's health research and the White House tells Israel it's responsible for the Gaza humanitarian crisis.

Spanish-American chef sending food to Gaza calls for a ceasefire. Trump warns supporters of a "bloodbath" if he isn't reelected. And the Biden Administration wants the DEA to reschedule marijuana as a less dangerous drug.