Category: Politics

[CBS] Senate negotiating immigration bill

Senators were still negotiating the final language of an immigration bill that would allow the president to suspend asylum proceedings as...

over 1 year

[CNBC] Biden faces demands from Republicans to strike Iran

The drone attack, which also injured at least 34 U.S. personnel, marks the first deaths of U.S. troops by enemy fire since the Israel-Ham...

over 1 year

[NBC] Fake Biden robocall telling Democrats not to vote is likely an AI-generated deepfake

The state's attorney general's office said the call was probably an effort at voter suppression ahead of Tuesday's primary.

over 1 year

[Forbes] Modi Inaugurates Controversial Hindu Temple Ahead Of India’s Elections

India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated a large Hindu temple in the city of Ayodhya Monday on the site of a Mughal-era mosque th...

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[Politico] Military Nominations: GOP frets as Senate Dems move to break Tuberville's military holds

Several Senate Republicans have made a public show of grousing about Tommy Tuberville’s blanket holds on military nominations. They’re st...

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[NPR] Biden and Xi are meeting for the first time in a year.

SAN FRANCISCO — The last time China's leader, Xi Jinping, visited the United States was in 2017.

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[The Guardian] Poland election: opposition claims win after strong exit poll result

Polls put ruling PiS in first place but suggest route to government for opposition coalition led by Donald Tusk's party.

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[POLITICO] Feinstein, trail-blazing California senator, dies at 90

California Senator Dianne Feinstein has died at 90 years old.

almost 2 years

[PEW] Women and Political Leadership Ahead of the 2024 Election

For the most part, Americans don’t think a woman president would do better or worse than a man when it comes to key leadership traits or ...

almost 2 years

[Reuters] California governor says he will sign climate bill on companies and carbon footprints

NEW YORK, Sept 17 (Reuters) - California Governor Gavin Newsom said on Sunday he would sign legislation that would require large companie...

almost 2 years

[CNN] New Mexico governor suspends open carry of guns in Albuquerque

Recent shootings and gun deaths have led the governor to suspend the open and concealed carrrying of guns in Albuquerque.

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[CNN] Escaped Pennsylvania killer stole a van. Here's where the search stands.

CNN — The massive manhunt for the convicted killer who escaped from a Pennsylvania prison stretched into a twelfth day Monday after he sl...

almost 2 years

[USA Today] Biden wants to boost staffing at nursing homes, but feds rarely enforce existing rules

Nearly all nursing homes would have to boost staffing under regulations proposed Friday by the Biden administration that would set the fi...

almost 2 years

[Fox] Republican Debate: DeSantis helps himself, Ramaswamy a lightning rod

Vivek Ramaswamy quickly drew the most flack at the first Republican debate on Fox News.

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[NBC] As the 2024 election revs up, Asian Americans rise as a powerful voting bloc

They're America’s fastest-growing demographic, and they delivered a turnout jump in swing states that proved crucial to Joe Biden's victo...

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[Wapo] State lawmakers move to ban Chinese land ownership

As a Chinese spy balloon sparked national security fears, 81 bills were introduced in 33 states this year.

almost 2 years

[NBC] Fulton County grand jury returns 10 indictments in 2020 election probe for Georgia

Trump was charged with felony racketeering and numerous conspiracy charges in the 41-count indictment, which named 19 defendants.

almost 2 years

[NPR] Kansas newspaper says it investigated local police chief prior to newsroom raid

The small-town Kansas newspaper raided by police officers on Friday had been looking into allegations of misconduct against the local chi...

almost 2 years

[REUTERS] Montana judge hands historic win to young plaintiffs in climate change case

Montana is violating the rights of young people with policies that prohibit the state from considering climate change effects when it rev...

almost 2 years

[CBS] Thousands of Los Angeles city workers preparing to strike

Some 11,000 Los Angeles city workers are going on strike for 24 hours Tuesday. It's the latest in a wave of labor actions this summer tha...

almost 2 years

[NPR] Some states are trying to boost youth voter registration. Here's what they're doing

Young voters have historically had the lowest voter registration and participation rates of any age group in the United States.

almost 2 years

[Reuters] Mike Pence does not rule out being witness for Trump's prosecution

Former Republican Vice President Mike Pence on Sunday did not rule out being a prosecution witness if his ex-boss Donald Trump goes to tr...

almost 2 years

[NBC] Trump pleads not guilty to federal charges

The former president acknowledged his rights during an arraignment hearing in Washington, D.C.

almost 2 years

[USA Today] AP Psychology effectively banned in Florida because of gender, sexuality chapter

Florida superintendents were advised Thursday by the state to nix their Advanced Placement Psychology classes unless they exclude any top...

almost 2 years

[CNN] Louisiana public schools now required to display 'In God We Trust' in all classrooms

All Louisiana public schools are now required to display the national motto of “In God We Trust” inside of classrooms, under a new law th...

almost 2 years

[CBS] Arizona reexamining deals to lease land to Saudi-owned farms

A Saudi-owned farm in Arizona is using up groundwater to grow alfalfa, which is illegal to grow in Saudi Arabia specifically because of h...

almost 2 years

[NYT] Read the Trump Jan. 6 Indictment

The federal indictment unveiled on Tuesday charges former President Donald J. Trump with crimes related to his efforts to overturn the 20...

almost 2 years

[WAPO] Atlanta braces for possible indictments in 2020 election investigation

For more than two years, people here and across the country have watched and waited for clues that the high-profile Georgia investigation...

almost 2 years

[LAT] Bus carrying 36 migrants arrives in Los Angeles from Texas

A bus carrying 36 asylum seekers arrived in Los Angeles on Thursday morning, making them the sixth group of migrants sent to California b...

almost 2 years

[Fox News] Zelenskyy outraged after Biden rejects Ukraine's NATO membership

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy is expected to travel to NATO’s 2-day summit, which is being hosted in Vilnius, Lithuania.

about 2 years

[NYT] U.S. Is Destroying Last of Its Chemical Weapons Arsenal

The move is decades behind schedule and closes a chapter dating back to World War I.

about 2 years

[CNN] Supreme Court limits LGBTQ protections

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about 2 years

[NYT] Supreme Court Rejects Biden’s Debt Forgiveness Plan

In a 6-3 decision SCOTUS blocked President Biden student loan forgiveness plan.

about 2 years

[FOX] Democrat bill gives migrants access to federal benefits, ends ‘xenophobic’ 5-year wait

Democrats in the House and Senate on Thursday introduced a bill that would give immigrants immediate access to a range of federal benefit...

about 2 years

[The Guardian] Power companies quietly pushed $215m into US politics via dark money groups

US power companies have made political donations of at least $215m to dark money groups in recent years, according to a new analysis of 2...

about 2 years

[The Guardian] SCOTUS upholds protections for Native American children

The US supreme court has ruled that Native American children can continue to be protected under federal law against being removed from th...

about 2 years

[The Guardian] Report: Boris Johnson deliberately misled MPs

Privileges committee says Johnson would face 90-day suspension if he were still MP.The committee says, if Boris Johnson were still an MP,...

about 2 years

[Business Insider] Senate blocks student-loan forgiveness and ends payment pause

Both chambers of Congress have officially passed a bill to overturn President Joe Biden's student-debt cancellation and throw borrowers b...

about 2 years

[CNN] SCOTUS sides with cement company over union

The Supreme Court on Thursday sided with a cement mixing company that seeks to bypass federal labor law and sue a union in state court fo...

about 2 years

[Politico] Most Californians believe Feinstein isn't fit to serve

Nearly two-thirds of Californians believe Sen. Dianne Feinstein is no longer fit to serve in office due to her health condition, a new po...

about 2 years

[MSN] DeSantis launches 2024 presidential bid

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis officially entered the 2024 presidential race Wednesday after months of anticipation, launching a campaign that...

about 2 years

[CNN] SCOTUS approval rating declines amid controversy

Americans’ approval of the Supreme Court has fallen since the start of the year, according to a new poll released Wednesday, with 41% of ...

about 2 years

[CNN] Debt ceiling negotiations continue as default deadline looms

In a news conference over the weekend, President Joe Biden addressed the possibility of using the 14th Amendment to continue US governmen...

about 2 years

[Business Insider] Officials: 30-ton explosive chemicals shipment missing

Officials are investigating the disappearance of a 30-ton shipment of ammonium nitrate, a chemical used to make both fertilizer and explo...

about 2 years

[CNN] States reach landmark deal on Colorado River water cuts

Three Southwest states announced Monday they have struck a historic deal to cut millions of gallons of Colorado River water usage over th...

about 2 years

[BBC] Black taxpayers more likely to be audited, IRS admits

IRS Commissioner Daniel Werfel said in a letter to the US Senate that recent research indicates black taxpayers are between three and fiv...

about 2 years

[FOX] Russia, China cozy up as military powers, official warns

Japan is warning that China and Russia have increased military cooperation in a bid to disrupt the current world order in Asia and beyond...

about 2 years

[NBC] Community mourns after gunman kills 8 at Texas outlet mall

A gunman killed eight people Saturday at a Dallas-area outlet mall. The 33-year-old shooter, a neo-Nazi sympathizer with an AR-15 style-a...

about 2 years

[BBC] Officials: 10,000 migrants waiting for Title 42 to end

The US is sending 1,500 troops to bolster resources at its southern border ahead of an expected surge of migrants, the defense department...

about 2 years

[Bloomberg] Venezuela Opposition Regains Access to $347 Million Frozen by US

(Bloomberg) -- Venezuela’s opposition has regained control of the nation’s bank accounts in the US, according to people with direct knowl...

about 2 years

[CBS] Republican donor paid tuition for Clarence Thomas' grandnephew

A report from ProPublica has found that billionaire Republican donor Harlan Crow paid thousands of dollars in tuition for the grandnephew...

about 2 years

[NPR] History, civics scores drop for 8th-graders on national test

Scores in U. S. history and civics for eighth-graders are down across the U.S., according to recent results from the assessment known as ...

about 2 years

[ABC] US defense contractors want deeper cooperation with Taiwan

TAIPEI, Taiwan -- A delegation of United States defense contractors and a former senior leader of the U. S. Marine Corps pledged the begi...

about 2 years

[NBC] Congress deadlocked on debt ceiling ahead of deadline

Republicans in Congress passed a plan last week agreeing to raise the debt limit if Democrats agree to spending cuts. Now, President Bide...

about 2 years

[BBC] Migrants: US to open processing centers in Colombia and Guatemala

The US has announced plans to open new migrant processing centres in Colombia and Guatemala as part of efforts to reduce undocumented imm...

about 2 years

[WSJ] Officials: Companies Cheat H-1B Lottery, Driving Record Applications

WASHINGTON—The Biden administration says it has found evidence that several dozen small technology companies have colluded to increase th...

about 2 years

[WSJ] House Debt Ceiling Bill Cuts Deficits by $4.8 Trillion Over 10 Years, CBO Says

WASHINGTON—House Republicans’ debt-ceiling bill would cut government deficits by $4.8 trillion over 10 years, according to Congress’s non...

about 2 years

[Politico] Biden to announce 2024 run

President Joe Biden is set to announce his reelection bid Tuesday morning along with two staffers who will be tasked with guiding his cam...

about 2 years

[NYT] Fox News Parts Ways With Tucker Carlson

Fox News said Monday that it was parting ways with Tucker Carlson, its most popular prime time host who was also the source of repeated c...

about 2 years

[NBC] US: new migrant program reduces ‘dangerous avenues’ for migration

U. S. says new parole program reduces use of ‘dangerous avenues’ for migration. Benjamin Ziff, Chargé d’Affaires at the U. S. Embassy in ...

about 2 years

[ABC] California to meet 100% of water requests thanks to storms

SACRAMENTO, Calif. -- California will provide 100% of the water requested by cities and farms for the first time in years thanks to winte...

about 2 years

[NBC] Oklahoma official recorded discussing lynching Black resident resigns

An Oklahoma county commissioner who was secretly recorded reportedly talking about killing reporters and lynching Black residents after a...

about 2 years

[Wapo] Americans charged with aiding Kremlin efforts

Federal authorities charged four Americans on Tuesday with roles in a malign campaign pushing pro-Kremlin propaganda in Florida and Misso...

about 2 years

[Wapo] Fiscal crisis nears as McCarthy takes debt ceiling plan to Wall Street

The prospects of a slumping stock market, millions of job losses and a shock to the global financial system loom large as McCarthy (R-Cal...

about 2 years

[ABC] DOJ: China used NY 'police station' to spy on, harass dissidents in US

Two defendants are charged with operating a "police station" in New York City. The seal of the Federal Bureau of Investigation is seen ou...

about 2 years

[CNN] Clarence Thomas to amend financial forms to reflect sale to GOP megadonor

Justice Clarence Thomas intends to amend his financial disclosure forms to reflect a 2014 real estate deal he made with a GOP megadonor –...

about 2 years

[Wapo] Secret documents leaker worked on military base, friend says

The online group that received hundreds of pages of classified material included foreigners, members tell The Post The man behind a massi...

over 2 years

[ABC] Virginia mom facing charges for 6-year-old who shot teacher

The mother of a 6-year-old boy who allegedly shot a teacher at his Newport News, Virginia, elementary school is now facing charges, prose...

over 2 years

[Wapo] Justice Thomas accepted luxury travel for years from GOP donor, report says

Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas accepted luxury trips around the globe for more than two decades, including travel on a superyacht ...

over 2 years

[HuffPo] Tennessee GOP Expel 2 House Dems Who Called For Gun Control With Protesters

The expulsion hearings were in response to the three Democrats leading protesters in chants on the House floor last week without being re...

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[ABC] Uvalde students walkout to protest gun violence: 'I'm scared of dying every day'

Students walk out of class to protest gun violence, on April 5, 2023, in Uvalde, Texas. Students walk out of class to protest gun violenc...

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[NBC] Colleges ask Supreme Court to halt $6B student loan debt settlement

WASHINGTON — Colleges challenging a class-action settlement that could lead to student loans being canceled for hundreds of thousands of ...

over 2 years

Trump posts on Truth Social: "Seems so SURREAL"

When Donald Trump enters a New York courtroom on Tuesday, he’ll face a seasoned judge who is no stranger to the former president’s orbit:...

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[Fobres] Trump Arrives In NY Ahead Of Arraignment

Former President Donald Trump arrived in Manhattan on Monday after traveling from his Florida home, a day before he will head to court fo...

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[FOX] Trump lawyer will ask for charges to be dismissed in grand jury indictment

Former President Donald Trump's lawyer said Sunday he expects to make a motion to dismiss any charges brought by a Manhattan grand jury i...

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[CNN] Live updates: Donald Trump indicted by grand jury

Former President Donald Trump has been indicted by a Manhattan grand jury, multiple sources tell CNN, marking the first time in American ...

over 2 years

[WSJ] Americans Pull Back From Values That Once Defined U.S., WSJ-NORC Poll Finds

Some 38% of poll respondents said patriotism was very important to them, down sharply from prior years. Some 38% of poll respondents said...

over 2 years

[LA Times] Biden immigration plan could force asylum officers to break law, union warns

President Biden’s plan to limit some migrants’ access to asylum could force federal asylum officers to break U. S. law, the union that re...

over 2 years

[CNBC] As McCarthy laments 'no progress,' here's where U.S. debt ceiling talks stand

House Speaker Kevin McCarthy said Tuesday that there has been "no progress" in debt ceiling negotiations between House Republicans and th...

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[ABC] Russian jets of newer generation increase 'dominance' in combat zone, Ukrainian official says

In this file photo taken on September 26, 2019, a Russian air force Sukhoi Su-35 fighter jet is prepared for take off at the Russian mili...

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[NBC] Manhattan D.A. says attempts to intimidate office won’t be tolerated after Trump’s call for protests

Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg sought to reassure his staff in an internal message that intimidation or threats against them wou...

over 2 years

[USA Today] President Biden budget release kicks off highly anticipated fiscal fight with Republicans

WASHINGTON – After weeks of buildup, President Joe Biden will layout a budget blueprint on Thursday that’s the opening salvo for what’s e...

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[Reuters] U.S. judge rules Missouri state gun law is unconstitutional

WASHINGTON, March 7 (Reuters) - A U. S. federal judge ruled that a Missouri state law aimed at invalidating many federal gun regulations ...

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[Telegraph] ‘Every person meant something to Jimmy.’ Carter’s hometown prepares for goodbye.

It was Tuesday morning and the news people were in town. Some with fancy cameras and uplinks to far-flung newsrooms and studios. They set...

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[CBS] At 98 years old, former President Jimmy Carter decides to seek hospice care

Former President Jimmy Carter is receiving hospice care at his home, the Carter Center announced Saturday. He made the decision after a s...

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[Insider] Nikki Haley digs at Trump’s age and calls for mental competency tests on pols over 75 in campaign kickoff

Nikki Haley, 51, is the second person to announce a presidential bid. She bashed the ages of Trump and Biden, without mentioning them by ...

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[ABC] Nikki Haley launches presidential campaign, challenging Trump for GOP nomination

Former U. N. Ambassador Nikki Haley has announced her presidential bid in a new video released on Tuesday, a day ahead of her formal camp...

over 2 years

[Yahoo News] ‘Liar!’: GOP Reactions to Biden's State of the Union

President Biden’s first words about Republicans weren’t criticism but praise of their shared legislative accomplishments over the last tw...

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[Politico] Flexing his wins and eyeing a 2nd term, Biden will lay out contrasts with GOP in State of the Union

Flexing his wins and eyeing a 2nd term, Biden will lay out contrasts with GOP in State of the Union The annual speech will hit an array o...

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[HuffPo] China Spy Balloons Crossed Into U.S. 3 Times During Trump Administration

Suspected spy balloons from China crossed into the continental United States at least three times during the Trump administration, accord...

over 2 years

Biden renews call for assault weapons ban, citing Half Moon Bay shootings

President Biden renewed his call for an assault weapons ban on Tuesday following a shooting in Half Moon Bay, Calif., that left several p...

over 2 years

[NYT] Classified Documents Found at Pence’s Home in Indiana

Aides to former Vice President Mike Pence found a “small number of documents” with classified markings at his home in Indiana during a se...

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[HuffPo] Failed GOP Candidate Arrested In String Of Shootings At New Mexico Democrats' Homes

Police in Albuquerque, N. M., arrested Solomon Peña, a former Republican candidate for the state House of Representatives, on Monday in c...

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[The Hill] The American public no longer believes the Supreme Court is impartial

Public approval of the nine-justice panel stands near historic lows. Declining faith in the institution seems rooted in a growing concern...

over 2 years

[CBS] House GOP approves new subcommittee to investigate "weaponization of the federal government"

House GOP approves new subcommittee to investigate "weaponization of the federal government" The GOP-controlled House approved this week ...

over 2 years

[NPR] Classified documents found at Penn Biden Center in Washington are under DOJ review

President Biden's personal attorneys have discovered classified documents among what appear to be Obama-era records when the current pres...

over 2 years

[WSJ] 6-Year-Old Shot Teacher With Gun Brought From Home, Police Say

The 6-year-old boy who allegedly shot his teacher at a Virginia elementary school on Friday brought the gun from home, police said. Newpo...

over 2 years

[FOX] House votes to rescind billions in funding to the IRS in first major majority action with McCarthy as speaker

The House of Representatives voted to rescind more than $70 billion in funding to the Internal Revenue Service on Monday night, fulfillin...

over 2 years

[CBS] Biden meets with president of Mexico to discuss border policy changes

President Biden is in Mexico for the first visit by an American president in nearly 10 years. It comes on the heels of his first trip to ...

over 2 years

[NYT] House Republicans Preparing Broad Inquiry Into F.B.I. and Security Agencies

WASHINGTON — Newly empowered House Republicans are preparing a wide-ranging investigation into law enforcement and national security agen...

over 2 years

[CNN] Pro-Bolsonaro supporters breach security barriers and break into Brazilian Congress | CNN

[CNN] - Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva on Sunday pledged to punish hundreds of supporters of the country’s former leader J...

over 2 years

[NBC] Six-year-old school shooter in custody

Richmond, Va. — The Virginia teacher who authorities say was shot by a 6-year-old student is known as a hard-working educator who's devot...

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[The Hill] House Speaker vote: McCarthy loses historic 11th vote for Speaker

A Thursday evening vote marked the 11th straight loss for Rep. Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) in his quest to become Speaker of the House. The...

over 2 years

[Politico] Biden launches defense of student debt relief at Supreme Court

One case is a lawsuit by six Republican-led states, led by Nebraska and Missouri. A second case was brought by a conservative advocacy gr...

over 2 years

[LA TIMES] Trump tries to rally Republicans around McCarthy for speaker

Former President Trump put his grip on House Republicans to the test Wednesday, calling on every member to back Kevin McCarthy (R-Bakersf...

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[BUSINESS INSIDER] There are currently zero members of the US House of Representatives

The US House currently has no duly-sworn members, and won't until a Speaker is chosen. The chamber cannot pass any legislation, since mem...

over 2 years

[NBC] Former teacher who wore MAGA hat to school was protected by First Amendment, court rules

VANCOUVER, Wash. — The 9th Circuit Court of Appeals has ruled in favor of a former teacher in Vancouver, Washington, concluding that his ...

over 2 years

[CBS] Mayor Eric Adams says more asylum seekers expected to arrive in New York from Colorado

NEW YORK -- Mayor Eric Adams says more asylum seekers are expected to arrive in New York. "We were notified yesterday that the governor o...

over 2 years

[Politico] After Another Failed Vote, McCarthy’s Speaker Bid Is Starting to Look Pathetic

After Another Failed Vote, McCarthy’s Speaker Bid Is Starting to Look Pathetic A purely transactional approach to politics can only get y...

over 2 years

[Reuters] Biden to promote U.S. infrastructure spending in bipartisan Kentucky visit

WASHINGTON, Jan 1 (Reuters) - Democratic U. S. President Joe Biden will join Republican Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell in a Wedne...

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[Politico] McCarthy relents on key conservative demand — but uncertainty remains over speaker bid

Kevin McCarthy has made perhaps his biggest concession so far to the band of conservatives standing in the way of his path to speaker. Ye...

over 2 years

Warnock gains early voting edge as both candidates barnstorm Georgia in final day before Senate runoff

ATLANTA — Democratic Sen. Raphael Warnock has built up an advantage in Georgia’s record-breaking early vote, putting Republican Herschel ...

over 2 years

[NBC] Supreme Court debates same-sex couple discrimination case

Conservative Supreme Court justices on Monday appeared sympathetic toward an evangelical Christian web designer’s bid to avoid working on...

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[Yahoo News] US to Auction Almost 1 Million Acres Off Alaska for Oil Drilling

(Bloomberg) -- The Biden administration plans to offer hundreds of thousands of acres off the coast of Alaska for new oil and gas drillin...

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[Reuters] Cuomo-era New York corruption cases go before U.S. Supreme Court

WASHINGTON, Nov 28 (Reuters) - U.S. Supreme Court justices on Monday appeared poised to make it tougher to prosecute political corruption...

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[WAPO] More than 180,000 cast ballots in early voting in Georgia Senate runoff

ATLANTA — In the first and only weekend of early voting in the Georgia Senate runoff, tens of thousands of voters cast ballots in the ele...

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[WAPO] Racial discrimination by Veterans Affairs spans decades, lawsuit says

The U. S. government has discriminated against “countless” Black military veterans dating back decades, rejecting service-connected disab...

over 2 years

[WAPO] Trump expected to announce presidential bid again amid GOP uncertainty

The expected announcement in Florida at his Mar-a-Lago Club comes in a moment of political vulnerability for Trump as voters resoundingly...

over 2 years

[The Guardian] Joe Biden indicates he’ll run in 2024, following Democrats’ midterms wins

To those who do not want to see the US president run for re-election, Joe Biden has a message: “Watch me.” A self-assured Biden, riding h...

over 2 years

[NBC] 'So much relief': South Dakota voters pass Medicaid expansion

South Dakotans voted to expand Medicaid under the Affordable Care Act on Tuesday, providing tens of thousands of impoverished people with...

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[VICE] A Red Wave Didn’t Give Republicans the House But Gerrymandering Probably Will

House Republicans failed to win the House on Election Day. But their earlier wins in the redistricting wars may still be enough for them ...

over 2 years

[WAPO] Federal judge in Texas strikes down Biden’s student loan forgiveness plan

A federal judge in Texas on Thursday struck down President Biden’s student loan forgiveness program, delivering a victory to a conservati...

over 2 years

[CNBC] Biden says he wants to work with Republicans, but won't compromise on abortion, Social Security and climate change

President Joe Biden said Wednesday he is eager to work with congressional Republicans after the midterm elections, but stressed he would ...

over 2 years

[NBC] Gov. Ron DeSantis cruises to re-election, solidifying GOP hold on Florida politics

MIAMI — Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis notched a quick election night win, NBC News projected Tuesday, a victory that could become a springboa...

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[Fox News] Trump touts ‘tremendous’ wins for endorsed candidates, says ‘why would anything change?’ on 2024 announcement

EXCLUSIVE: Former President Donald Trump says he is celebrating the wins of the more than 200 "great" Republican candidates he endorsed w...

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[NY Times] In New Book, Pence Reflects on Trump and Jan. 6

Former President Donald J. Trump told Mike Pence that he was “too honest” when he balked at the idea he could unilaterally sway the outco...

over 2 years

[NPR] Supreme Court struggles with a case dealing with the rights of Native American Tribes

The U.S. Supreme Court's conservative majority seemed conflicted Wednesday, as the justices heard arguments challenging the Indian Child ...

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[NBC] Black Georgia voters say the Walker-Warnock runoff leaves them with a burden to ‘save the Senate’ again

ATLANTA — Aaron Jones took a deep breath when he emerged from the public library on Ponce de Leon Avenue here into the warm Georgia sun a...

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[The Hill] Missouri OKs legal recreational marijuana

Missouri became the latest state to legalize recreational marijuana after voters approved a ballot measure to amend the state’s constitut...

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[NBC] Gen Z has arrived in Congress: Maxwell Frost, 25, wins Florida House seat

Community organizer Maxwell Frost won his Florida race for Congress on Tuesday, NBC News projected, making him the first member of Genera...

over 2 years

[PEW] Two Years After Election Turmoil, GOP Voters Remain Skeptical on Elections, Vote Counts

Sharp decline in share of Republican voters who are ‘very confident’ that votes cast at polling places will be counted accuratelyA man le...

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[ABC] House, Senate 2022 midterm election results: Who will win each chamber?

All 435 seats in the House are on the ballot in Tuesday's midterm elections as well as 35 seats in the Senate. Both chambers are narrowly...

over 2 years

[CBS] Election workers face violent threats in Arizona

Poll workers in Arizona have been facing violent threats and harassment leading up the Election Day. There are also reports of voter inti...

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[THE GUARDIAN] ‘A backlog of bodies’: why this is the deadliest year for the US-Mexico border

Along the US-Mexico border, overwhelmed mortuaries in Eagle Pass, Texas have been forced to stockpile a “backlog of bodies” in a city-own...

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[INSIDER] Hate in America is on the rise. It's making it more dangerous for everyone from politicians to librarians to do their jobs.

Hate-motivated incidents in 37 US cities increased in 2021 and appear to be trending upward. Politicians, poll workers, and even libraria...

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[NBC] Democrats catch up to GOP on enthusiasm in final NBC News poll before midterms

The final national NBC News poll of the 2022 midterms finds a highly competitive campaign landscape ahead of Election Day, as Democrats h...

over 2 years

[USA TODAY] What could midterm election mean for your money? History shows stocks like division.

“It’s the economy, stupid,” became then-Gov. Bill Clinton's slogan in 1992, while campaigning against President George H. Bush. He was ri...

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[BUSINESS INSIDER] Meet a borrower with $43,000 in student debt who thought he was getting Biden's loan forgiveness, only to have it 'yanked away' a month later

Kristopher Cabreira doesn't qualify for Biden's student-debt relief because he has FFEL loans. While FFEL loans initially qualified, Bide...

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[BUSINESS INSIDER] California Proposition 27: Voters will decide on legalizing sports gambling with revenue going toward social causes

California Proposition 27 would legalize sports betting and give the proceeds to social causes. Tamera Kohler, CEO of the Regional Task F...

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[CNBC] Over half of Americans believe that both Democrats and Republicans do such a poor job that a third major party is needed

A study by the Pew Research center found that 61% of U. S. adults today find the Republican Party unfavorable, while 57% shared the same ...

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[Reuters] Trump considering launching fresh White House bid after midterm elections-advisers

WASHINGTON, Nov 3 (Reuters) - Former President Donald Trump is considering launching a third bid for the White House this month and is sp...

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[FOX News] Army probes whether troops wrongly targeted in bonus scandal

Years after about 1,900 National Guard and Reserve soldiers were swept up in a recruiting bonus scandal, U. S. Army investigators are rev...

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[Politico] A handful of states are headed to one-party rule — and its drama

A handful of states are headed to one-party rule — and its drama When the convenient political foil is gone, the intraparty squabbling be...

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[CNBC] Biden administration to provide over $13 billion in aid to help American families lower energy bills

The Biden administration is providing over $13 billion in aid to help low- and moderate-income Americans lower their energy costs, includ...

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[NY TIMES] Senate Control Hinges on Neck-and-Neck Races, Times/Siena Poll Finds

Overall, a little over one-third say he is not healthy enough to perform the duties of the job. Among Republicans, a majority — 71 percen...

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[CNN] Supreme Court considers Harvard and University of North Carolina's use of affirmative action. Here's what you need to know | CNN Politics

The conservative Supreme Court will meet Monday to consider whether colleges and universities can continue to take race into consideratio...

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[HUFF PO] FBI Investigating Toxin-Laced Letter Sent To Conservation Voters Group In New Mexico

The FBI is investigating a letter laced with a toxic chemical and filled with threats and antisemitic symbols that was sent anonymously t...

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[CNN] Trump asks Supreme Court to stop IRS from turning over his tax returns to the House | CNN Politics

Trump asks Supreme Court to stop IRS from turning over his tax returns to the House U. S. President Donald Trump speaks during a news co...

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[FOX] Arizona border port of entry nabs over 500,000 fentanyl pills in single weekend

More than half a million fentanyl pills were nabbed by Arizona Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officials in one port of entry alone i...

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[CBS] Government warns of "heightened threat" to 2022 elections, fueled by rise in domestic violent extremism

Less than two weeks before the 2022 elections, the U. S. government is warning of a "heightened threat" to the midterm contests, fueled b...

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[NY Times] Alito Says Leak of Ruling Overturning Roe Put Justices’ Lives at Risk

WASHINGTON — The leak of his draft majority opinion overruling Roe v. Wade put the Supreme Court justices in the majority at risk of assa...

over 2 years

[WAPO] Liberal Democrats withdraw letter to Biden that urged him to rethink Ukraine strategy

In the wake of the letter’s release, Democrats and Ukrainian officials argued that it was unrealistic to negotiate with Russian President...

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[LA Times] L.A. candidates take aim at law barring homeless encampments near schools, day-care centers

Echo Park resident Stan Gale was seriously thinking of moving out of L. A. The 66-year-old chiropractor used to hear screaming and gunfi...

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[NPR] Ruth Bader Ginsburg is depicted on a new USPS stamp

Ruth Bader Ginsburg put her stamp on U. S. law — and now the U.S. is putting the late Supreme Court justice on a stamp. The U. S. Postal...

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[Reuters] U.S. House Speaker Pelosi's husband violently assaulted

WASHINGTON, Oct 28 (Reuters) - Paul Pelosi, the husband of House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, was "violently assaulted" after a break-in at the ...

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[The Hill] House GOP lawmakers push permanent tax cuts amid soaring inflation

House Republicans on the chief tax-writing Ways and Means Committee are seeking to make the tax cuts and adjustments enacted in the 2017 ...

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[The Hill] Turnout among young voters expected to match, possibly exceed midterm record: survey

Turnout among young voters in next month’s midterm elections is expected to match or possibly exceed the record set in 2018, the Institut...

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[USA Today] Republican support rises ahead of Election Day, with inflation driving voters

Republicans are resurgent as the midterm campaign heads into its final stretch, an exclusive USA TODAY/Suffolk University Poll finds, ami...

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[The Hill] Biden predicts student loan forgiveness checks will go out within two weeks

President Biden on Thursday predicted that a court fight over his student loan forgiveness program would be quickly resolved, and that bo...

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[NBC] In a historic first, LGBTQ Americans will be on the ballot in all 50 states

For the first time in the nation's history, Americans from all 50 states and the District of Columbia will have a chance to elect an LGBT...

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[NBC] DeSantis must turn over records on migrant flights to Martha's Vineyard, judge rules

Gov. Ron DeSantis must turn over records in connection with migrant flights his administration chartered from Texas to Martha’s Vineyard ...

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[The Hill] Growing number of Republicans say Trump won’t be GOP nominee

A growing number of prominent Republicans are warning that former President Trump should not run again in 2024 or that he will lose if he...

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[NBC News] Native Americans, white farmers join forces to oppose pipeline in Dakotas

Since 2010, Joye Braun, a member of the Cheyenne River Sioux tribe in Eagle Butte, South Dakota, has fought the construction of oil and g...

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[CNN] The crisis pregnancy center next door: How taxpayer money intended for poor families is funding a growing anti-abortion movement | CNN

A few blocks from the Ohio State University campus in Columbus, America’s battle over abortion is playing out under one roof. On one sid...

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[NBC News] Rishi Sunak will be Britain's next prime minister

LONDON — Former Finance Minister Rishi Sunak won the race to be Britain's next prime minister on Monday, the first British Asian to assum...

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[CNN] Clarence Thomas freezes order for Lindsey Graham to testify before Georgia grand jury investigating 2020 election | CNN Politics

Justice Clarence Thomas on Monday agreed to temporarily freeze a lower court order requiring the testimony of Republican Sen. Lindsey Gra...

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[ABC News] Justice Department charges 2 Chinese intel officers with trying to obstruct probe into Huawei

The Justice Department has unsealed charges against two Chinese intelligence officers the agency alleges worked to obstruct the DOJ's inv...

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[CNN] CNN Polls show Democrats are ahead in races for governor in Michigan and Pennsylvania, with no clear leader in Wisconsin

CNN Polls show Democrats are ahead in races for governor in Michigan and Pennsylvania, with no clear leader in Wisconsin The Wisconsin r...

over 2 years

[CBS News] Talent agency CAA drops Ye after antisemitic posts

Hollywood talent powerhouse Creative Artists Agency has cut ties with Kanye West, now legally known as Ye, following a series of antisemi...

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[CNBC] Biden's student loan forgiveness plan is on hold. Here are key issues borrowers need to know

For those with student debt, the last few months may have given you whiplash. First, President Joe Biden said in August that he'd be forg...

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[Yahoo News] Student debt relief 'moving full speed ahead' despite GOP-led lawsuits, education secretary says

Education Secretary Miguel Cardona said the Biden administration is "moving full speed ahead" preparing to implement its federal student ...

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[WAPO] Democrats fear the midterm map is slipping away

Perez is a symbol of the Democratic struggles, fighting in a margin-of-error race against exactly the kind of “ultra-MAGA” candidate Demo...

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[NY Times] How Los Angeles Made Affordable Housing Maddeningly Unaffordable

If you find that land, you move on to step two: Get the entitlements (local approval) and permits. That, too, takes a year or so, if all ...

over 2 years

[CBS] Group asks Supreme Court to block implementation of Biden's student debt relief plan

Washington — A group of Wisconsin taxpayers is asking the Supreme Court to block implementation of President Biden's student loan relief ...

over 2 years

[LA Times] 'No, I will not resign': Kevin de León defends himself in TV interview

Los Angeles Councilmember Kevin De León said in a television interview airing Wednesday night that he “will not resign,” according to a p...

over 2 years

[The Guardian] First Thing: Biden vows to codify Roe if Democrats win midterms

Joe Biden vowed yesterday that the first bill he sent to Capitol Hill next year would codify Roe v Wade – if Americans return his party t...

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[Fox News] NYC opens tent shelters for migrants

Tent shelters built on New York City's Randall's Island will open their doors to migrants on Wednesday. The center is intended to be a t...

over 2 years

[WAPO] McCarthy signals GOP-led House likely to oppose more aid to Ukraine

“There’s the things [the Biden administration] is not doing domestically,” he said. “Not doing the border, and people begin to weigh that...

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[Insider] Marjorie Taylor Greene says Kevin McCarthy should give her 'a lot of power and a lot of leeway' or risk angering the GOP base

* Marjorie Taylor Greene says Kevin McCarthy should give her more power to please the GOP base. * She suggested that she should be given...

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[Insider] Koch-backed think tank is suing Biden's student-loan forgiveness, arguing it undermines their hiring efforts by relieving debt for public servants

* The think tank said that the relief will hurt their hiring efforts by undermining public servant loan forgiveness * This is at least t...

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[CNN] Biden launches student loan forgiveness application

President Joe Biden on Monday announced the formal launch of the federal application for Americans seeking student loan forgiveness, the ...

over 2 years

[NY Times] Republicans Gain Edge as Voters Worry About Economy, Times/Siena Poll Finds

The issues that mattered most to voters aligned heavily with partisan preferences. Voters who were focused on the economy and inflation f...

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[NBC] Vast majority of Republicans support abortion exceptions for rape, incest and mother's health

A month before the midterm elections, most Americans say abortion is important to their vote. And while the two parties are deeply divide...

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[The Guardian] How Texas’s gun laws allow Mexican cartels to arm themselves to the teeth

Saying he wants to make the US-Mexico border as safe as possible for his state, Texas’s governor Greg Abbott last month signed an order d...

over 2 years

[NY Times] Biden Administration to Expel Thousands of Venezuelan Migrants to Mexico

WASHINGTON — The Biden administration will expand its use of a public health rule to start expelling to Mexico thousands of Venezuelans w...

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[Insider] Biden's student-debt cancellation goes to court today.

* Six Republican-led states are seeking to block Biden's student-loan forgiveness. * A federal judge will hear their arguments on Wednes...

almost 3 years

[CNN] Exclusive: McConnell ignores Trump's attacks and says 'I have the votes' in quest to make history

It’s become a throwaway line at former President Donald Trump’s campaign rallies: GOP senators must boot Mitch McConnell from the leaders...

almost 3 years

[LA Times] Biden calls on Nury Martinez, other L.A. councilmembers to resign after audio leak

President Biden believes Nury Martinez and other councilmembers should resign from the Los Angeles City Council over racist remarks heard...

almost 3 years

[FOX] Tulsi Gabbard leaves Democratic Party, denounces it as 'elitist cabal'

Former Democratic presidential candidate Tulsi Gabbard announced she left the Democratic Party on Tuesday, denouncing the organization as...

almost 3 years

[WAPO] New Florida records raise more questions about DeSantis’s migrant flights

In the request for bids to round up migrants to transport across the country, the administration of Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) was une...

almost 3 years

[NBC] Arizona appeals court reinstates injunction blocking abortion ban

The Arizona Court of Appeals on Friday blocked a trial court’s decision that allowed immediate enforcement of a pre-statehood law that cr...

almost 3 years

[FOX] Biden puts ‘us all in peril’ with nuclear weapon commentary: Monica Crowley

Former assistant Treasury secretary Monica Crowley warned of potential national security consequences that can result from President Bide...

almost 3 years

[WAPO] The unseen, creative way D.C. is fighting gun violence

The 27-year-old is now paralyzed from the waist down, and Timimi has no plans to leave the city. She is staying put because of circumstan...

almost 3 years

[Huffington Post] Texas Gov. Greg Abbott: No Pardons For Marijuana Convictions

Republican Texas Gov. Greg Abbott said he won’t consider pardons for low-level marijuana offenders after President Joe Biden called on go...

almost 3 years

[LA Times] Asian Americans' rising political power in L.A.

The Los Angeles Korean Festival, held annually in late September at Koreatown’s Seoul International Park, often feels like a hodgepodge o...

almost 3 years

[FOX] Biden admin says it has reunited 500 migrant families separated at US border during Trump-era

The Biden administration says that it has reunified 500 migrant families who were separated during the Trump administration’s "zero toler...

almost 3 years

[CBS] Thousands rally for abortion rights in D.C., nationwide

CBS News: WASHINGTON – Thousands of abortion-rights proponents turned out in Washington, D. C. Saturday, and across the U.S., to protest ...

almost 3 years

[FOX] Unaccompanied minors flown from border to small NY town: 'Never seen anything like this before'

Unaccompanied migrant children arrived on flights to a rural New York community and local officials said Friday they were given no advanc...

almost 3 years

[PEW] Two Years After Election Turmoil, GOP Voters Remain Skeptical on Elections, Vote Counts

Two years ago, shortly before the 2020 presidential election, Republicans’ trust in the nation’s election system had eroded considerably....

almost 3 years
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