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On Tuesday, Hillary Clinton named a triad of wonks to lead her policy team. Two of them were widely expected: Jake Sullivan, a top aide to Clinton when she was at the State Department, and Ann O'Leary, who served as legislative director in Clinton's Senate office, both made the cut.

But the third member of the team, Maya Harris, is perhaps the most interesting. Harris, the sister of

A Texas judge on Wednesday ruled that a law championed by Gov. (R) limiting the ability of local communities to pass their own ordinances is unconstitutional, . Abbott in June signed , which critics described as a “power grab” aimed at the state’s Democrat-led cities. A filed by the city of Houston filed prompted State District Judge Maya Guerra Gamble’s ruling, the report said. The

Welcome to FiveThirtyEight’s politics chat. The transcript below has been lightly edited. maya (Maya Sweedler, senior editor): Former President Donald Trump was indicted in Fulton County, Georgia, Monday night on charges related to his efforts to overturn the results of the 2020 presidential election in the state. The sprawling case includes charges under Georgia’s racketeering laws, running

On Tuesday, President Joe Biden designated nearly a million acres in northern Arizona as the new Grand Canyon National Monument. He had special praise for the Valley teen who introduced him before his remarks. Maya Tilousi-Lyttle is a high-school student from Cave Creek. She is Havasupai and Hopi. "It is now my honor to introduce a true leader, pursuing environmental justice, President Joe