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TL/DR - A three-judge panel in North Carolina ruled that the Republican-led legislature's attempt to restructure state and county election boards is unconstitutional. The legislation would have created an eight-member state election board, evenly split between Democrats and Republicans, appointed by the state legislature, disrupting the current…

TL/DR - A recall attempt against Wisconsin's longest-serving Assembly Speaker, Robin Vos, failed due to insufficient signatures gathered from residents in the district Vos was elected in, according to the state elections commission. The attempt was led by supporters of former President Donald Trump, who were unhappy with Vos's criticism of Trump…

TL/DR - Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm expressed uncertainty over whether a future Republican president and Congress would repeal President Joe Biden's landmark climate law. She emphasized the need to quickly deploy the billions of dollars in grants and tax credits in 2022’s Inflation Reduction Act to make it resilient to future political…

TL/DR - A US intelligence report has raised doubts over the ability of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to maintain power, amidst growing public distrust and large protests demanding his resignation and a new election. It also predicted that Israel would struggle to achieve its aim of "destroying Hamas", and that the country would face…