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Republicans remain split with Democrats, and even among other Republicans, on spending for the bill outlining a second round of relief from the coronavirus pandemic. House leaders say they are hoping for a deal by Friday and a vote by next week.

Misdemeanor assault charges have been filed against Los Angeles County District Attorney Jackie Lacey’s husband for allegedly pointing a handgun out his front door and ordering a group of protesters to leave his Granada Hills property in March. David Allan Lacey, 66, was charged Monday with three misdemeanor counts of assault with a firearm involving the March 2 run-in with…

The leaders of big tech companies Amazon, Apple, Facebook and Google were interrogated by Congress on Capitol Hill this week for misusing their market power. Erik Gordon, a professor at University of Michigan’s Ross School of Business, joined LX News to discuss how much power Congress really has to rein in these digital giants.

Cooper Hefner, the 28-year-old son of the late Playboy founder, has launched an exploratory campaign to run as a Democrat for the California State Senate. He joined LX News to make his case for why voters should give him a chance.

Democratic Presidential Candidate Joe Biden laid out details of his “Build Back Better” plan at a speech in Delaware on Tuesday, and explained how aspects of his plan will help fight systemic racism.

U.S. Attorney General William Barr says he does not believe in systemic racism in policing while answering questions from Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee, D-Texas.

Chairman of the House Judiciary Committee Rep. Jerry Nadler, D-N.Y., recounts six decisions made by U.S. Attorney General William Barr that he says left him “deeply concerned.” He accused Barr of “aiding and abetting” Trump’s “worst failings.”

A bill is on its way to President Trump’s desk that would provide billions of dollars for national park repairs and maintenance plus other conservation-related projects. Marcia Argust of the Pew Charitable Trusts joined LX News to discuss how the Great American Outdoors Act will also be a key driver of new jobs.

Actor Chris Evans began a website to let politicians speak unfiltered.

An expanded unemployment benefit created to help workers who lost their jobs due to the coronavirus is set to expire this month if it is not extended. Michele Evermore, a senior policy analyst for the National Employment Law Project, explains why the $600 benefit is especially crucial to women, people of color and young workers.

After winning the Democratic nomination for Texas’ 24th congressional district, Candace Valenzuela is set to take on Republican Beth Van Duyne in November. Valenzuela joins LX News to explain why becoming the first Afro-Latina in Congress is so important for representation, and how she plans to help families and small businesses struggling with the coronavirus pandemic if she is elected.

A federal appeals court has overruled a judge’s decision that allowed the Texas Republican Party to hold an in-person convention in Houston, marking a win for the the nation’s fourth-largest city in an ongoing battle with the state GOP

The race for Texas 24th District is set as former school board member Democrat Candace Valenzuela takes on former Irving mayor Republican Beth Van Duyne. NBC 5 political reporter Julie Fine explains why this is expected to become a very expensive race.

LX Storyteller Noah Pransky gives an update on ‘Zombie campaign funds’ i.e. unused political funds sitting in the accounts of retired politicians, and how that money is now being put to good use.

As the Trump administration pushes full steam ahead to force U.S. schools to resume in-person education, public health experts warn that a one-size-fits-all reopening could drive infection and death rates even higher

Sen. Mitt Romney of Utah on Saturday called President Donald Trump’s decision to commute the prison sentence of Roger Stone “unprecedented, historic corruption,” becoming the first prominent Republican to condemn the president. Trump meanwhile tweeted that Stone had been the victim of “an illegal Witch Hunt.”

We know the Supreme Court is important, but how does it work? George Washington University School of Law Professor Paul Schiff Berman explains how the court functions and the ways that coronavirus has changed its process this year.

Immigration Attorney Christopher Macchiaroli does a deep dive into two recent court rulings relating to the Trump Administration’s ban on asylum-seekers and what lasting impact they may have on those seeking refuge in the U.S.

Houston officials on Wednesday canceled the Texas Republican Party’s in-person convention, saying the spread of the coronavirus made it impossible to hold the event as scheduled.

Kanye West announced by tweet that he’s jumping into the 2020 race for president. But is his campaign for real or just a publicity stunt? NBCLX’s Noah Pransky explains what West would have to do to launch a legitimate campaign – and whether he could actually have an impact on the race.