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We're wrapping up our live US politics coverage for the evening, ahead of an Independence Day weekend that has the wildfire-prone west coast of the US on edge, as celebratory fireworks are set off across a parched landscape that is all-too-ready to burn.

Meanwhile, Americans plan to gather in large numbers for the holiday, some still leery of the pandemic, and most, hopefully, outside.

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New law prompts League of Women Voters to suspend voter registration in Kansas

A new Republican-backed Kansas voting law has prompted the nonpartisan League of Women Voters and other get-out-the-vote groups in Kansas to say they are going to suspend voter registration drives for fear of criminal prosecution, two local media outlets report.

Heads up: The League of Women Voters of Kansas and other nonprofits are suspending voter registration drives in the state for fear of criminal prosecution under a new Republican-backed state law. https://t.co/y5CdnD4qH9