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James Comey’s lawyers will be in court today seeking to toss out the latest federal criminal case against the former FBI director.

Alaska voters will decide next week whether to repeal their unusual voting system that has undergone fresh scrutiny amid the controversy around a potential spoiler candidate in the state’s competitive Senate race.

A referendum on Alaska’s ballot seeks to repeal the use of ranked choice voting and open, top-four primaries. The state hasn’t used the method for long: it was first implemented in 2022 after voters approved it via a 2020 ballot measure. A similar effort to undo it failed by less than 800 votes in 2024.

Pope Leo has voted in the midterms by mail-in ballot, the Holy See Press Office announced today, making him the first head of the Catholic Church to vote in a U.S. election.

“Pope Leo XIV has exercised his right to vote as a United States citizen, whenever he was eligible to do so,” the statement said, adding that “in keeping with this longstanding practice of civic participation, he has submitted his mail-in ballot in Chicago.”

“The Holy Father expresses his belief in the right and the duty of citizens to participate…

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