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Challenge to union campaign-finance loophole set for trial

BOSTON – A trial date has been set in December for a lawsuit challenging a Massachusetts campaign-finance law that lets unions contribute as much as $15,000 to a candidate for election to a state or local office while barring businesses from making any contributions at all. The action came just

Republicans

Supreme Court bolsters political influence of US Latinos

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court unanimously endorsed election maps that bolster the growing political influence of America's Latinos on Monday, ruling that states can count everyone, not just eligible voters, in drawing voting districts. The decision rejected a challenge from Texas voters that also could have diluted the

hillary clinton

Clintons rake in millions from Wall Street

WASHINGTON (AP) — Hillary Clinton wants voters to know she is no friend of Wall Street. But Wall Street has frequently been a friend to her. In the 18 months before she announced her second presidential campaign, the front-runner for the Democratic nomination addressed private-equity investors in California, delivered remarks to