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GOP-led immigration bill on verge of Senate passage after Democrats join with Republicans in key vote

A GOP-led bill to require the detention of undocumented migrants charged with certain crimes is on the verge of passage in the Senate after a significant number of Democrats joined with Republicans to advance the measure in a critical vote on Friday.

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Author: Clare Foran, Ted Barrett, Lauren Fox, Morgan Rimmer

State Appeals Court stays GOP challenge of 60K ballots in election dispute

The North Carolina Court of Appeals issued a stay Friday in Republican groups’ lawsuit challenging more than 60,000 ballots cast in the Nov. 5 election. The court order arrived as GOP state Supreme Court candidate Jefferson Griffin pursues a separate legal action challenging the same ballots. Election officials requested the stay in Kivett v. North Carolina State Board of Elections, a suit filed on Dec. 31 by the Wake County and North Carolina Republican Party organizations, the Republican National Committee, and two individual voters.

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Author: Mitch Kokai