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Democratic State Assemblywoman Christy Smith is trailing her GOP incumbent opponent, Rep. Mike Garcia, by just one point—45 percent to 46 percent—in California's 25th Congressional District. Hillary Clinton won the district by seven points in 2016.

Nearly a third of active-duty troops told pollsters they have witnessed or experienced a racist or white nationalist incident.

Of more than 250 arrested in Kenosha County, 132 were from outside the Wisconsin county, police officials reported on Thursday.

Citing U.S. abortion discussions, Jesuit priest Father James J. Martin urged fellow Catholics against claiming a vote for Joe Biden is a "mortal sin."

Of the 28 endorsements Planned Parenthood Texas Votes issued on Thursday, state Representative Sarah Davis was the only Republican on the list.

The district was prompted to announce the ban after a high school football player carried the flag onto the field prior to a game last Friday.

"I think most of the people feel it's gonna be November-December," the director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases said.

On Wednesday, the president issued a memo that suggested state and local officials "have contributed to the violence and destruction in their jurisdictions" by reducing police department budgets and opposing federal troops' deployment.

Rep. David Cicilline officially threw his hat into the ring on Thursday, notifying his Democratic colleagues in a letter first obtained by Newsweek that he will be seeking their support for the No. 4-ranked spot in the House.

Melania Trump dismisses her former friend's secret recordings as "delusional and malicious gossip" in a tweet on Thursday.

On Thursday, the social network announced it would be rolling out steps to limit voter misinformation in the upcoming general election.

According to the statement issued by Karen Brinson Bell, executive director of the North Carolina State Board of Elections, voting twice in the election is a class 1 felony, "with intent to commit a fraud to register or vote at more than one precinct or more than one time...in the same primary or election."