The major parties’ redistricting battle escalated this week, with lawmakers in the country’s two most populous states each taking a notable step toward a new congressional map.
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Joe Gruters, a Trump ally, elected new head of Republican National Committee
Joe Gruters, a Trump-backed Florida state senator, was elected on Friday to serve as the Republican Party’s new chairman. Former chair Michael Whatley is running for U.S. Senate in North Carolina.
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How Yunchan Lim changed my mind about Tchaikovsky’s ‘Seasons’
In a new album, the youngest ever Van Cliburn winner puts his own stamp on Tchaikovsky’s undervalued set of piano pieces called The Seasons.
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Nothing lasts forever, except maybe the Goo Goo Dolls
The band’s frontman John Rzeznik talks about their new EP Summer Anthem and how, as he approaches 60, he might consider taking guitar lessons.
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Fed Chair Jerome Powell signals possible rate cut, sending stocks sharply higher
Federal Reserve chairman Jerome Powell signaled a possible interest rate cut in the months to come, sending stocks sharply higher.
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‘Weapons’ exposes the dark underbelly of American suburbia
Small-town life is upended when 17 schoolchildren suddenly vanish without explanation in the middle of the night. Weapons is a spooky thriller that invites deeper interpretation.
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A box office record-setter you’ve never heard of and more in theaters this weekend
Ne Zha II has been raking in money in cinemas worldwide. Now the story based in Chinese mythology is out with an English voice cast.
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U.N.-backed agency says famine exists in northern Gaza
A U.N.-backed food security group has issued a dire warning: famine has officially now taken hold in northern Gaza and is expected to spread in the coming months.
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These programs help poor students with college. Trump wants to pull the funding
For 60 years, TRIO has helped millions of people along the path to a degree, but the administration says it is no longer needed.
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She’s cared for America’s elderly for decades. Trump wants her gone by Sept. 8
The Trump administration has moved to end temporary protected status for immigrants from Honduras and other countries. Among them are health care workers tending to older and disabled people.
