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Clarence Thomas says abortion draft decision leak has changed the Supreme Court
Associate Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas speaks at the Heritage Foundation on October 21, 2021 in Washington, DC. Drew Angerer | Getty Images Justice Clarence Thomas says the Supreme Court has been changed by the shocking leak of a draft opinion earlier this month. The opinion suggests the court is poised to overturn the right […]
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Biden calls on states to ‘fund the police,’ mental health programs using federal money
U.S. President Joe Biden speaks during an event on gun control in the Rose Garden at the White House April 8, 2021 in Washington, DC. Alex Wong | Getty Images President Joe Biden on Friday urged states and cities to use federal funds to invest in more cops, crisis responders and mental-health and substance-abuse programs […]
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Robert McFarlane, national security adviser involved in Iran-Contra affair, dies at 84
Former national security adviser Robert C. McFarlane gestures while testifying before the House-Senate panel investigating the Iran-Contra affair on Capitol Hill in Washington, May 13, 1987. Lana Harris | AP Former White House national security adviser Robert C. McFarlane, a top aide to President Ronald Reagan who pleaded guilty to charges for his role in […]
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California Gov. Newsom unveils historic $97.5 billion budget surplus
California Gov. Gavin Newsom unveils his 2022-2023 state budget revision during a news conference i in Sacramento, Calif., Friday, May 13, 2022. California is expected have a record surplus. Rich Pedroncelli | AP California is entering the next budget year with a record-smashing surplus of nearly $100 billion, Gov. Gavin Newsom said Friday. Newsom unveiled […]
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Jan. 6 probe subpoenas Republican House leader Kevin McCarthy, other lawmakers allied with Trump
House Republican leader Kevin McCarthy and four other GOP lawmakers allied with former President Donald Trump were subpoenaed by the select committee investigating the Jan. 6 Capitol riot, the panel said Thursday. The move marked the first time the bipartisan investigation has issued subpoenas to sitting members of Congress. The dramatic step came less than […]
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Five U.S. states order a metaverse casino with alleged ties to Russia to halt sale of NFTs
Zoom In IconArrows pointing outwards Source: Flamingo Casino Club Regulators in five states simultaneously filed emergency orders Wednesday against a virtual casino they say has ties to Russia and that has been operating in the metaverse, a digital world where participants can interact with each other, purchase products and even gamble. State law enforcement officials […]
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Senate to vote on doomed bill to cement abortion rights as Supreme Court threatens to overturn Roe v. Wade decision
Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., flanked from left by Sen. Debbie Stabenow, D-Mich., and Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, D-N.Y., holds a news conference on Thursday, May 5, 2022, to announce the Senate will vote on the Women’s Health Protection Act of 2022. Bill Clark | Cq-roll Call, Inc. | Getty Images Senate Republicans on Wednesday […]
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Trump’s pick for Nebraska governor loses in GOP primary, signaling limits to former president’s influence
Charles Herbster Nebraska gubernatorial candidate speaks during the fourth day of the Conservative Political Action Conference CPAC on Sunday, Feb. 27, 2022 in Orlando, FL. Jabin Botsford | The Washington Post | Getty Images Former President Donald Trump’s preferred candidate is projected to lose Nebraska’s GOP gubernatorial primary, signaling that Trump’s influence in the party has […]
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Putin is preparing for a long war, spy chief says; U.S. House approves $40 billion in Ukraine aid
U.S. House passes $40 billion aid package to Ukraine Rescue workers walk past debris and carsunder ruins in front of the shopping and entertainment center in the Ukrainian Black Sea city of Odessa on May 10, 2022, destroyed after Russian missiles strike late on May 9, 2022. Oleksandr Gimanov | AFP | Getty Images The […]
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Biden says White House could drop Trump China tariffs to lower consumer prices
President Joe Biden said he could drop some of the tariffs imposed against Chinese imports to help control rising consumer prices in the U.S. — just as Wall Street braces for another inflation report north of 8%. The White House is reviewing the penalties imposed under former President Donald Trump — which raised prices on […]
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