However, party delegates haven’t exercised independent authority in more than half a century.
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Millions swelter under dangerous Fourth of July heat wave
Even after the highest temperatures have passed, heat can still be dangerous, especially to the most vulnerable.
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Gaza hospital ‘completely empty’ after Israeli order in Khan Younis
The scramble to evacuate the hospital began Monday when Israel issued evacuation orders for eastern parts of Khan Younis.
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Hurricane Beryl churns toward Mexico after leaving destruction in Jamaica and eastern Caribbean
The storm will be weaker when it reaches the Mexican coast.
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She took on a small Mississippi town’s police. Then they arrested her.
Days before, Jill Collen Jefferson had met with Justice Department investigators from Washington. She hoped to turn their attention to this small-town police force, whose new Black police chief, Charles Henderson, was accused of continuing racist and discriminatory practices of the White commander he replaced.
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Texas judge blocks move to close migrant shelter; calls Attorney General’s actions ‘outrageous’
Republican Attorney General Ken Paxton had demanded earlier this year that Annunciation House, which operates several shelters serving migrants and refugees, turn over records showing the names of those it housed.
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As temperatures soar, judge tells Louisiana to help protect prisoners working in fields
A federal judge has ordered Louisiana to take steps to protect the health and safety of incarcerated workers toiling in the fields of a former slave plantation
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Thousands evacuate as Northern California wildfire spreads, with more hot weather expected
Firefighters worked to contain the blaze, which covered 5.5 square miles.
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Hurricane Beryl roars by Jamaica after killing at least 6 in southeast Caribbean
Wind-whipped rain pounded the island for hours as residents heeded authorities’ call to shelter until the storm had passed.
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Trump advisers hope Biden stays in race, as they eye alternate scenarios
The former president and his allies have publicly dismissed suggestions that Biden could withdraw from the race, insisting that it is too late for Democrats to change course.