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California Politics · CaliforniaCalifornia Gov. Gavin Newsom announced plans for a Nov. 4 special election to approve new congressional maps aimed at helping Democrats gain five U.S. House seats in 2026. The move comes in response to a Republican-led redistricting effort in Texas, backed by Donald Trump, to add five GOP seats. Newsom unveiled the plan alongside prominent Democratic leaders, with state lawmakers expected to formally set the election next week.See the Story
Newsom Calls Nov. 4 Special Election in California on Partisan Redistricting Plan to Counter Texas Move
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Donald Trump · District of ColumbiaA new resolution introduced in the U.S. House would extend President Donald Trump’s federal takeover of the D.C. police department beyond a current deadline next month, allowing him to continue it for as long as he believes it is necessary. The measure was recently announced by Republican Rep. Anna Paulina Luna, who represents Florida’s 13th District. Current law under the D.C. Home Rule Act requires Congress to approve extending presidential co…See the Story
Bill Would Allow President Trump to Extend DC Police Takeover Indefinitely
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Cancer · RichmondThis Aug. 2019, image provided by Sandra Jones, shows Danielle Spencer posing for a photograph in Midlothian, Va. By Andrew DaltonASSOCIATED PRESS LOS ANGELES — Danielle Spencer, who played the wisecracking and tattling little sister Dee Thomas on the 1970s sitcom “What’s Happening!!” has died at 60. Spencer, who became a veterinarian later in life, died Monday at a hospital in Richmond, Virginia, after a yearslong battle with cancer, family spo…See the Story
Danielle Spencer, Who Played Little Sister Dee on ‘What’s Happening!!,’ Dies at 60 - The Philadelphia Sunday Sun
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