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 Getty Images President Donald Trump’s administration fired the country’s top copyright official only days after ousting the Librarian of Congress. Shira Perlmutter, who oversaw the United States Copyright Office, an office under the Library of Congress, was unexpectedly fired, according to Fox News. The U.S. Copyright Office informed the source that Perlmutter received an email…

 Getty Images The U.S. Senate approved Judge Gretchen Lund to serve in the Northern District of Indiana by a vote of 87-6. Judge Lund has been a member of the Elkhart County Superior Court in Goshen, Indiana, since 2015. Before her current position, she served as a deputy judge at the Goshen City Court and…

 Getty Images Democrat Michigan Rep. Shri Thanedar bailed on his threat to force a vote in the House on impeaching President Donald Trump. The shocking reason for his decision was the pressure he was getting against doing it from his fellow Democrats, Politico reported. “After talking with many colleagues, I have decided not to force a…

 Getty Images A 24-year-old Democrat scored a sweeping victory in Senator Lindsey Graham’s home turf, winning a seat in the South Carolina House of Representatives. Keishan Scott claimed the seat for rural District 50 with a commanding lead of nearly 41 points over Republican challenger William Oden, according to unofficial results released Tuesday night by…

 Getty Images Former President Barack and former First Lady Michelle Obama were spotted out on a rare date night in New York City as rumors about the state of their marriage continue to swirl. It was the first time the former president and first lady had been seen together in public in over six months,…