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The Supreme Court said Thursday that it won’t speed a case challenging Texas’ restrictions on mail-in voting, leaving in place lower court rulings that said fear of contracting the coronavirus isn’t a valid reason under state law. The high court had previously refused to lift those lower court rulings, and now it says it won’t…

California, Michigan and New York City became the latest areas on Wednesday to pause some aspects of their reopening efforts as new cases spike across the country. Amid the surge, President Donald Trump said he's "all for masks," but he doesn't think the U.S. needs a national mandate for people to wear them during the pandemic.This is CNBC's…

Richard Wolf, USA TODAY Published 9:46 a.m. ET July 2, 2020 | Updated 11:27 a.m. ET July 2, 2020CLOSE Special Counsel Robert Mueller makes his first public statements on the Russia investigation. USA TODAYWASHINGTON – The Supreme Court agreed Thursday to consider blocking Congress' access to secret grand jury materials from the probe into Russian interference in the 2016…

WASHINGTON — Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell has a message for Democrats: Don't end the legislative filibuster if you win control, or you'll regret it."The important thing for our Democratic friends to remember is you may not be in total control in the future. And any time you start fiddling around with the rules of…

FILE PHOTO: Democratic U.S. presidential candidate and former Vice President Joe Biden thrusts his fist while answering questions from reporters during a campaign event in Wilmington, Delaware, U.S., June 30, 2020. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque(Reuters) - Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden said on Wednesday that his party has assembled a group of 600 lawyers and thousands of…