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Nov 7, 2026 · 4m

Summary

The Justice Department dropped a lawsuit seeking to set aside thousands of California ballots after legal losses and data errors. Meanwhile, Senate races in Alaska and Mississippi remain too close to call as officials count late-arriving and provisional ballots. Pope Leo began a Latin America tour in Uruguay, urging greater religiosity in public life, while President Trump replaced Chief of Staff Susie Wiles with Stephen Miller. Additionally, a federal judge halted a proposed memorial arch, and archaeologists discovered the earliest evidence of humans using cannabis for psychoactive effects.

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Sponsor: Capital One Saver Card DOJ drops lawsuit to set aside ballots in California Close Senate races in Alaska and Mississippi Pope Leo's visit to Uruguay and comments on abortion Stephen Miller replaces Susie Wiles as Chief of Staff Legal halt to Trump's proposed memorial arch Archaeologists find 3,000-year-old evidence of cannabis use Catastrophic flooding on the Toccoa River
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