Senegalese MPs move to clip presidential powers as tensions mount

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Shock poll: Talarico ties Paxton in Texas Senate race, threatening GOP stronghold

It's been nearly four decades since a Democrat won a U.S. Senate election in reliably red Texas. But a new poll suggests that Democrats have a good shot this year of breaking their long losing streak. Democratic Senate nominee James Talarico and Republican nominee Ken Paxton, the longtime state attorney general, are tied at 47% support among likely voters in Texas, according to a New York Times/Siena survey released on Tuesday.

Shock poll: Talarico ties Paxton in Texas Senate race, threatening GOP stronghold

It's been nearly four decades since a Democrat won a U.S. Senate election in reliably red Texas. But a new poll suggests that Democrats have a good shot this year of breaking their long losing streak. Democratic Senate nominee James Talarico and Republican nominee Ken Paxton, the longtime state attorney general, are tied at 47% support among likely voters in Texas, according to a New York Times/Siena survey released on Tuesday.

NPR retracts false report claiming Justice Samuel Alito is retiring from the Supreme Court

NPR retracted a story on Tuesday after falsely reporting that Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito had retired. NPR published a story headlined, "Justice Samuel Alito, who published the opinion overturning Roe v. Wade, retires," that would have rocked the Supreme Court. However, NPR retracted the story and replaced it with an editor’s note.