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The judge overseeing Donald Trump’s election obstruction trial in federal court released details in the limited gag order imposed on the former president, restricting him from making “grave threats” against the special counsel, witnesses, or court staff. U.S. District Judge Tanya Chutkan issued the rule after hearing arguments at a federal courthouse in Washington, D.C., telling Trump not to

A pivotal election is underway in Durham, with voters set to choose a new mayor and fill three City Council seats this fall. There are 12 people competing for the City Council seats, including two incumbents. A primary is being held to narrow the field. Early voting in the primary runs through Oct. 7 and Primary Day is Oct. 10. The top six candidates will proceed to the general election in

Nominee for Speaker of the House Rep. Jim Jordan (R-Ohio) told reporters on Monday that the House of Representatives will hold a floor vote to elect the next speaker on Tuesday—with or without the 217 GOP votes he needs to succeed in getting the position. Earlier on Monday morning, several key skeptics of Mr. Jordan in the Republican Conference announced that they would support him. Mr. Jordan

With only 200 votes out of the 217 needed to secure a victory, House Judiciary Chairman Jim Jordan, R-Ohio, lost his first attempt to be elected speaker of the House of Representatives Tuesday in an electoral battle defined by the same GOP in-fighting that led to former Speaker Kevin McCarthy's ouster two weeks earlier. The failure came despite a right-wing pressure campaign to garner the