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Government & Politics

Newsom seeks to shield California elections from federal interference before Tuesday primary

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Gov. Gavin Newsom has signed legislation that aims to shield California elections from federal interference ahead of the state's primary next week.
Government & Politics

Conservative activist Charlie Kirk fatally shot in act of 'political assassination' at Utah college

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Charlie Kirk, a conservative activist and close ally of President Donald Trump, has been shot and killed at a Utah college event in an act that the state’s governor called a “political assassination.” A “person of interest” was in custody Wednesday evening, said Utah Gov. Spencer Cox, though no charges were immediately announced.