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After nearly a year of partisan battles, number-crunching and lawsuits, the once-a-decade congressional redistricting cycle is ending in a draw. That leaves Republicans positioned to win control of the House of Representatives even if they come up just short of winning a majority of the national vote.

U.S. employers added 390,000 jobs in May, extending a streak of solid hiring that has bolstered an economy under pressure from high inflation and rising interest rates.

Former Trump White House official Peter Navarro was indicted Friday on contempt charges after defying a subpoena from the House panel investigating the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S.

Tesla shares tumbled about 9% Friday on a report that CEO Elon Musk is considering laying off 10% of the company’s workers, as well as new questions from U.S. regulators over complaints of the electric vehicles braking for no reason.

A man complained of back pain after his truck vaulted and crashed into a utility pole west of Leavenworth, according to a spokesman for the Leavenworth County Sheriff’s Office. The crash was reported at 3:40 a.m.

Spots are still available for the Leavenworth Police Department’s Summer Camp. The free youth camp is scheduled for June 13-17 at the Pioneer Career Center, 1901 Spruce St., according to Maj.

Prosecutor: Woman shot by Kansas City police was armed A Kansas woman who was shot and wounded by Kansas City, Missouri, police last week has been charged with several counts. The Jackson County prosecutor’s office charged Leonna Hale, 26, of Kansas City, Kansas, with unlawful firearm possession, exhibiting a firearm and resisting arrest, the Kansas City Star reported.

While they already have plans in place for responding to threats, Leavenworth police and school officials say they will be looking for possible lessons that can be learned from the recent school shooting in Uvalde, Texas.

The House committee investigating the Jan. 6 insurrection at the Capitol will go public with its findings in a prime-time hearing next week, the start of what lawmakers hope will be a high-profile airing of the causes and consequences of the domestic attack on the U.S. government.