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The Justice Department has filed lawsuits against Virginia and California over laws it deems unconstitutional concerning the sale of firearms. Virginia’s law bans automatic weapons, while California’s law targets modifications of certain handguns. Both cases challenge restrictions seen as infringing on Second Amendment rights.
Melat Kiros, a 29-year-old democratic socialist, is projected to win Colorado’s First Congressional District Democratic primary with 49.3% of the vote. This marks a significant shift, as the district will have a new representative for the first time since the mid-1990s, replacing incumbent Rep. Diana DeGette, who received 43.5%.
The Justice Department is investigating Democratic Senator Ruben Gallego of Arizona for potential campaign finance violations following a whistleblower complaint. The probe examines Gallego’s use of campaign funds for family trips since 2019, including expenses for the Super Bowl incurred by a political action committee he co-founded.
Taylor Swift has sparked a huge backlash on social media over her post on Super Tuesday, with many branding her ‘spineless’.
US President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump have swept the state primaries this Super Tuesday, according to CBS projections.
Jeff Bezos is back on top as the richest person on the planet, beating out Elon Musk, according to the latest report from Bloomberg. Bezos, the brains behind Amazon, boasts a whopping net worth of $200 billion, leaving Musk trailing slightly behind at $198 billion.
Nominating contests will be held in Alabama, Alaska, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Maine, Massachusetts, Minnesota, North Carolina, Oklahoma, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Vermont, Virginia and the US territory of American Samoa.
There was no equivocation in the Supreme Court’s short opinion, Trump’s big win at the Supreme Court will see his name on the Ballot in all of the States, without exception.
Pressure for a ceasefire increased after Israeli troops killed at least 112 people outside Gaza City during an aid convoy rush.
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