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The administration is once again bypassing federal environmental laws to speed up construction on border barriers and related infrastructure – this time for a project in Big Bend National Park and a nearby state park. Six former national park superintendents recently urged the administration to not take that step.
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Tyrone Turner/WAMUThe Supreme Court is heading into its crunch time, the part of the year when the justices are racing to finish decisions and dissents in the cases that remain undecided. Here's what's left. -
John Locher/AP PhotoRepublican incumbents are facing tough challenges in Maine and Nevada. In South Carolina, a crowded field of MAGA-devoted Republicans are facing off to be the next governor.
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Landowners say contractors began clearing land near San Ygnacio before signing right-of-entry agreements or going through condemnation proceedings. CBP says it has the necessary access rights. -
The detection marks the first U.S. case of New World screwworm since the parasite was eradicated in the 1960s. -
The cancellation comes as Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton, the Republican candidate for U.S. Senate, prepares for a November showdown against Democrat James Talarico. -
The El Paso tent camp has seen at least three detainee deaths, a measles outbreak and nearly 50 detention standards violations in less than a year of operation.
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