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Tampa, Fla. — A former Florida Republican congressional candidate accused of stalking and plotting to have his primary opponent murdered by a purported foreign hit squad was sentenced Wednesday to three years in federal prison.

William Robert Braddock III, 41, of St. Petersburg, was sentenced in Tampa federal court, according to court records. He pleaded guilty in February to sending an interstate transmission of a threat to injure.

In 2021, Braddock and U.S. Rep. Anna Paulina Luna were both candidates in the primary election to represent the 13th...

The GOP-controlled House of Representatives on Thursday morning narrowly passed a massive domestic policy package, a major victory for President Donald Trump and Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., after weeks of heated negotiations within the GOP.

The multitrillion-dollar tax-cut and spending measure now heads to the Senate, where Republicans have vowed to change it.

Following hours of overnight debate, the vote on final passage in the House was 215-214, with just two Republicans joining all Democrats in voting no. One Republican voted present.

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A federal judge blocked President Donald Trump's administration from firing two Democratic members of the Privacy and Civil Liberties Oversight Board on Wednesday.

Trump fired all three Democratic members of the five-person board in February, resulting in two of them filing a lawsuit. U.S. District Judge Reggie Walton found that allowing unilateral firings would prevent the board from carrying out its purpose.

Walton wrote that allowing at-will removals would make the board "beholden to the very authority it is supposed to oversee on behalf of...

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The US sportswear giant says its price increases are part of "seasonal planning".

OpenAI says partnering with the "greatest designer in the world" will allow it to re-imagine what a computer can do.

The failed launch "severely damaged the dignity and pride of our nation in an instant," says the North Korean leader.

A natural disaster has been declared in New South Wales, as widespread flooding prompts nearly 50,000 people to evacuate.

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Amid a surge in threats against federal judges, Senate Democrats will formally introduce legislation Thursday to transfer control of the U.S. Marshals Service to the court system itself.

The legislation, which was obtained by CBS News, specifies that the presidential administration would lose its authority over the Marshals. The law enforcement agency is currently part of the Department of Justice, and among other things, it is tasked with protecting federal judges, courthouses and court workers.

Sen. Cory Booker, a New Jersey Democrat who is...

Police say the victims, a man and a woman, were shot by a man who shouted "free, free Palestine".

The BBC's Gary O'Donoghue analyses how the South African president reacted in an extraordinary Oval Office meeting.

An agreement to hand over the islands from the UK to Mauritius had been expected to be signed on Thursday.

The White House insists that the gift is legal, but some of Trump's biggest backers have criticised the deal.