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Louisiana Gov. John Bel Edwards has stunned Republicans again, narrowly winning a second term Saturday as the Deep South’s only Democratic governor and handing Donald Trump another gubernatorial loss this year.

Pete Buttigieg surges into lead in Iowa poll

Buttigieg has surpassed Joe Biden and Elizabeth Warren by a large margin in the state that holds the first presidential nominating contest, according to an influential poll released Saturday.

Telescope protest inspires more Native Hawaiian activism

The ongoing protest by mostly Native Hawaiians stalling construction of a $1.4 billion telescope on the Big Island has inspired protests on Oahu — the state’s most populous island — to block the turbines and the redevelopment of a beach park.

White House: Trump having tests as part of medical checkup

President Trump was at Walter Reed National Medical Center on Saturday for what the White House said were medical tests as part of his annual physical.

Alleged gunman, victim among 6 charged after N.J. football game shooting

Six men have been charged after a shooting at a New Jersey high school football game, including the alleged gunman and one of the three people wounded in what authorities said Saturday was the result of “petty vengeance.”

Impeachment investigators question budget official about withheld aid
House impeachment investigators met for a rare weekend session on Saturday to privately question a senior official from the White House budget office about President Trump’s decision this summer to freeze $391 million in security assistance to Ukraine.

Big study casts doubt on need for many heart procedures
The results challenge medical dogma and call into question some of the most common practices in heart care. They are the strongest evidence yet that tens of thousands of costly stent procedures and bypass operations each year are unnecessary or premature for people with stable disease.

Video showing teen with no arms or legs being tackled and pinned by deputy prompts Arizona investigation
The shirtless 15-year-old screams as he lies facedown on the kitchen floor of his group home in Tucson, Arizona. He has no arms or legs, so he can’t flee or fight back. A sheriff’s deputy at least twice his size is crouching over him and pinning him to the ground, using his body weight to restrain the quadruple amputee.

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Hearings underscore the pressure on career officials struggling to serve under Trump

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Takeaways from Marie Yovanovitch’s testimony in House impeachment hearing

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Texas court blocks inmate Rodney Reed’s execution

Reed‘s conviction is being questioned by new evidence that his supporters say raises serious doubts about his guilt. 6:59 p.m.

Suspect in ‘Potomac River Rapist’ cold case arrested

Genealogy websites and a cheek swab enabled U.S. Marshals to arrest a man suspected of being the “Potomac River Rapist,” who terrorized the nation’s capital in the 1990s. 6:24 p.m.

State Department official had ‘firsthand knowledge’ of call between Sondland and Trump about ‘investigations’

President Trump was talking so loudly that Ambassador Gordon Sondland had to hold the phone from his ear, which allowed others at a restaurant in Kyiv to overhear a conversation about “investigations” that’s now part of the impeachment inquiry. 6:14 p.m.

California and nearly two dozen other states sue Trump administration for the right to require more fuel-efficient cars

California and nearly two dozen other states sue Trump administration for the right to require more fuel-efficient cars 5:40 p.m.

Roger Stone is found guilty in trial that revived Trump-Russia saga

Roger Stone, a former aide and longtime friend of President Trump, was found guilty on Friday of obstructing a congressional investigation into Russia’s interference in the 2016 election in what prosecutors said was an effort to protect Trump. 5:25 p.m.

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Democrat John Bel Edwards holds on to Louisiana governor’s seat