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- VOA Director’s Removal Ruled Unlawful by Appeals Court — A federal appeals court upheld an injunction protecting Voice of America director Michael Abramowitz from removal without independent board approval, rejecting the administration's constitutional challenge.
Virginia Times · 7:29 AM ET · Nov 12, 2026 - Colom Beats Hyde-Smith to Flip Mississippi Senate Seat — Democrat Scott Colom beat Republican Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith in Mississippi, according to an Associated Press call on Wednesday evening — the first Democrat the state has elected to the Senate since 1982 and its first Black senator since Reconstruction.
Virginia Times · 7:17 AM ET · Nov 12, 2026 - Zelenskyy Says Peace Progress Hinges on US Approach to Russia — Zelenskyy said in Dublin on Wednesday that Ukraine wants concrete results from the Russia talks before the end of the year, but that progress hinges on how the United States approaches Moscow, with U.S. envoys due to meet Putin on Thursday.
Virginia Times · 7:16 AM ET · Nov 12, 2026 - Trump Names Craig Trainor Acting Head of DOJ Civil Rights Division — President Trump has named Craig Trainor, HUD's fair housing chief and a former senior aide to Jim Jordan, as acting head of the Justice Department's Civil Rights Division, Attorney General Todd Blanche announced on X.
Virginia Times · 7:16 AM ET · Nov 12, 2026 - Russian Drone Strike on Kyiv Apartment Block Kills One — A Russian drone struck a nine-story apartment building in Kyiv, killing one person and injuring seven. Mayor Vitali Klitschko said the impact sparked a fire across four floors as emergency crews responded.
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VOA Director’s Removal Ruled Unlawful by Appeals Court
A federal appeals court upheld an injunction protecting Voice of America director Michael Abramowitz from removal without independent board approval, rejecting the administration's constitutional challenge.
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