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Ron Johnson suggests Medicare, Social Security be approved on annual basis: Sen. Ron Johnson (R-Wis.) said Wednesday that Social Security and Medicare should be ...
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Ron Johnson suggests Medicare, Social Security be approved on annual basis
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Ron Johnson suggests putting Social Security, Medicare up for cuts every year: Democrats are pummeling Johnson. Earlier this year, he also suggested repealing ...
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Ron Johnson suggests putting Social Security, Medicare up for cuts every ...
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Ron Johnson suggests Medicare, Social Security be approved on annual basis: Sen. Ron Johnson (R-Wis.) said Wednesday that Social Security and Medicare should be ...
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Ron Johnson suggests Medicare, Social Security be approved on annual basis
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Ron Johnson suggests putting Social Security, Medicare up for cuts every year: Democrats are pummeling Johnson. Earlier this year, he also suggested repealing ...
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Ron Johnson suggests putting Social Security, Medicare up for cuts every ...
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Kennedy family to endorse Biden in show of force against RFK Jr.: Biden advisers are worried RFK Jr. could swing the election.
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Kennedy family to endorse Biden in show of force against RFK Jr.
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Biden looks to use abortion rights to put Florida in play in November: President Joe Biden is heading to Florida on Tuesday where his team is seeking to leverage ...
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Biden looks to use abortion rights to put Florida in play in November
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Arizona House votes to repeal abortion ban, advancing issue to state Senate: GOP anxieties about the politics of a near-total abortion ban have led to an ...
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Arizona House votes to repeal abortion ban, advancing issue to state ...
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Tennessee Legislature passes bill to arm teachers despite fierce opposition: The Tennessee state House passed a bill on Tuesday that would allow teachers who are ...
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Tennessee Legislature passes bill to arm teachers despite fierce ...
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Truth Social owner asks Congress to investigate ‘potential manipulation’ of share price
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Truth Social owner asks Congress to investigate ‘potential manipulation’ ...
Quick Glance: Trump Media Seeks Congressional Probe on 'Troubling' Market Manipulation Claims
  • Trump Media & Technology Group is asking Congress to investigate suspicions of illegal activity affecting its stock price.

  • In a disclosed letter, Devin Nunes, the CEO of Truth Social owner Trump Media, urged GOP Chairmen of relevant House Committees to examine the 'urgent matter' of 'potential manipulation' of the company's stock price.

  • Trump Media recently reported a $58 million loss in 2023 with minimal revenue. The company's price-to-sales ratio, a common stock valuation method, is notably high compared to competitors in the social media sector.

  • In the communication to Congress, Trump Media highlighted that data suggests 'just four market participants' accounted for over 60% of the exceptional trading volume in the company's stock: Citadel Securities, Virtu Americas, G1 Execution Services, and Jane Street Capital.
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Democrats pulling out all the stops against RFK Jr.: Democrats are taking extraordinary steps to prevent Robert F. Kennedy Jr. from hindering their efforts to ...
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Democrats pulling out all the stops against RFK Jr.
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Turns Out RFK Jr. IS a Spoiler Candidate—For Trump, Not Biden, Poll Finds: An NBC News poll found Republican respondents viewed Robert F. Kennedy Jr ...
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Turns Out RFK Jr. IS a Spoiler Candidate—For Trump, Not Biden, Poll Finds
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It looks like Trump will regret RFK Jr.'s campaign: President Joe Biden leads former President Donald Trump in an NBC News survey when third-party candidates ...
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It looks like Trump will regret RFK Jr.'s campaign
Quick Glance: Trump Uncertain About Impact of RFK Jr. on Election
  • While publicly expressing confidence, Trump is unsure how independent presidential candidate RFK Jr. will influence the election.

  • An NBC News poll revealed Kennedy has a stronger negative impact on Trump than Biden, as Republicans view him more favorably.

  • Kennedy attracts voters from both major parties and faces criticism from both sides, creating a dynamic election campaign.

  • Democrats fear Kennedy's fame and political stances may jeopardize support for Biden, while Republicans criticize his environmental and anti-corporate positions.
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Biden seeks to make Trump the face of anti-abortion movement: The Biden campaign is seeking to make former President Trump the face of the anti-abortion movement ...
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Biden seeks to make Trump the face of anti-abortion movement
Quick Glance: Arizona Republicans foil another effort to repeal 1864 abortion ban
  • Arizona House Republicans once again thwarted an attempt on Wednesday to repeal the state's nearly complete abortion ban from 1864, leaving Democrats without a vote on their repeal bill for the second consecutive week.

  • Despite facing pressure from influential conservatives, such as former President Trump and Senate hopeful Kari Lake, urging GOP leaders to lift the ban, the Republicans blocked the repeal.

  • State House Democrats made a procedural maneuver to attempt to suspend House rules and bring the repeal bill to the floor for discussion. However, this action was rejected by the GOP majority, with only one Republican, Representative Matt Gress, crossing party lines to support bringing up the repeal bill.

  • A similar endeavor to repeal the ban was obstructed by Republicans last week. Following persistent criticism of the law by Democrats both within and outside the state throughout the week, prominent figures like Trump and Lake recognized the political risks and advocated for a change in direction within the Legislature.
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US House approves aid package worth billions for Ukraine, Israel: Democratic-majority Senate is expected to vote on the bill next week, sending it to President ...
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US House approves aid package worth billions for Ukraine, Israel
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Trump’s court conduct gives Democrats a ‘Sleepy Joe’ retort : Democrats, including President Biden’s campaign, have been eager to promote reports that former ...
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Trump’s court conduct gives Democrats a ‘Sleepy Joe’ retort
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Senior Democrat calls for arrests of ‘leftwing fascists’ urging Gaza ceasefire: Congressman Adam Smith says ‘totalitarian’ protesters are ‘trying to silence ...
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Senior Democrat calls for arrests of ‘leftwing fascists’ urging Gaza ...
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Alabama Senate passes measure ensuring Biden can be on ballot: The Alabama State Senate unanimously approved a measure Tuesday that would ensure President Biden ...
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Alabama Senate passes measure ensuring Biden can be on ballot
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Biden needs to face facts: He’s still losing to Trump  : For President Biden and the Democrats, thing are looking ugly in November.
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Biden needs to face facts: He’s still losing to Trump  
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Republican's Stunning Condemnation of GOP Colleagues: 'Scumbags': "They're walking around with white hoods in the daytime," Tony Gonzales, a Texas Republican ...
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Republican's Stunning Condemnation of GOP Colleagues: 'Scumbags'
Quick Glance: House Republican Infighting Escalates Post Foreign Aid Vote
  • After passing a comprehensive $95 billion foreign aid package, intense disputes among House Republicans have heightened within the chamber.

  • Many Republican members are frustrated with colleagues who vote against laws instead of seeking compromises within the party.

  • A persistent bloc of Republicans advocates for ideological purity, insisting on a firm stance in negotiations with the Democrats.

  • The internal conflicts have spilled over into the campaign trail, with some Republicans advocating for measures against the hardline faction.
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Anti-Biden Impeachment Witness Tony Bobulinski Sues Democratic Rep. Jamie Raskin for Defamation
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Anti-Biden Impeachment Witness Tony Bobulinski Sues Democratic Rep ...
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Democrats seen as more successful at passing legislation: Survey: Democrats are seen as more successful at passing legislation in the House of Representatives ...
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Democrats seen as more successful at passing legislation: Survey
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Finley: Trump's right. Prosecution isn't fair. It's politics: The Democratic strategy to engage Donald Trump in the courtroom rather than on the campaign trail ...
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Finley: Trump's right. Prosecution isn't fair. It's politics
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Election Updates: Biden to campaign in Florida, keeping the focus on abortion.
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Election Updates: Biden to campaign in Florida, keeping the focus on ...
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Shadow speaker: Hakeem Jeffries quietly wrests control from Mike Johnson: "I would not want to play blackjack against him," said one senior House ...
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Shadow speaker: Hakeem Jeffries quietly wrests control from Mike Johnson
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Dems bank on Trump trial boosting Biden: Democrats are hopeful that President Biden’s freedom to hit the campaign trail while former President Trump is stuck in ...
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Dems bank on Trump trial boosting Biden
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Pelosi, Clyburn back Jan. 6 officer for Congress: Dunn has heavily out-raised his opponents for a district in suburban Maryland.
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Pelosi, Clyburn back Jan. 6 officer for Congress
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Poll: Trump remains vulnerable on abortion with independents, some Republicans: Half of voters in a new POLITICO-Morning Consult poll support states making their ...
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Poll: Trump remains vulnerable on abortion with independents ...
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Mike Johnson gets another rare bipartisan bailout from Democrats on foreign aid: It's the second time Congress that Democrats have had to step in and save a ...
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Mike Johnson gets another rare bipartisan bailout from Democrats on ...
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Pelosi, Clyburn endorse Jan. 6 Capitol Police officer for Congress: Two heavy-hitters in the House Democratic Caucus have endorsed former U.S ...
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Pelosi, Clyburn endorse Jan. 6 Capitol Police officer for Congress
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Trump’s increasingly charged criminal trial: This case was always bound to have major political implications. Here’s what we can say so far.
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Trump’s increasingly charged criminal trial
Quick Glance: Twelve Jurors Seated in Trump's Hush Money Trial
  • A jury of 12 individuals was empaneled on Thursday in the landmark hush money trial of former President Donald Trump, bringing the proceedings closer to opening arguments and the commencement of weeks filled with compelling testimonies.

  • The upcoming trial is anticipated to present unfavorable testimonies regarding Trump's personal life pre-presidency, including accusations of manipulating business records to suppress narratives in the final days of the 2016 election surrounding his intimate relationships.

  • Central to the trial is a payment of $130,000 made by Cohen just before the 2016 election to adult film actress Stormy Daniels, aimed at preventing her allegations of a sexual encounter with Trump from being publicized in the campaign's final stretch.

  • The selection of the jury holds paramount significance in any criminal proceeding, particularly so when the accused is a former president and the presumed Republican candidate. Potential jurors have undergone extensive scrutiny concerning their online presence, personal backgrounds, and political stances as legal representatives and the judge meticulously scrutinize for partialities that could compromise their impartiality.
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Grand jury indicts fake electors who falsely certified Donald Trump as 2020 winner in Arizona
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Grand jury indicts fake electors who falsely certified Donald Trump as ...
Quick Glance: 11 Republican 'Fake Electors' Charged in Arizona
  • Eleven Republicans were charged in Arizona for falsely claiming that Donald Trump won the 2020 presidential election in Arizona against Joe Biden.

  • They met in Phoenix to sign a certificate declaring Trump had won the state. The document was sent to Congress and the National Archives but ignored.

  • The Arizona charges follow indictments against fake electors in Nevada, Michigan, and Georgia.

  • The charges allege conspiracy, fraud, and forgery as they falsely declared Trump as the winner in Arizona despite Biden's victory by over 10,000 votes.
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White House doesn’t want to touch House speaker drama: Even though Johnson helped move his foreign policy aid package, the president isn’t going to intervene on ...
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White House doesn’t want to touch House speaker drama
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A rotten week for MAGA Republicans’ feeble stunts: The House’s ludicrous impeachment of Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas died a swift death in the ...
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A rotten week for MAGA Republicans’ feeble stunts
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Trump's map edge: Biden has tougher path to victory, veteran Dem adviser says: Longtime Democratic adviser Doug Sosnik says that while either candidate can win ...
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Trump's map edge: Biden has tougher path to victory, veteran Dem adviser ...
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In the Peter Navarro case, executive privilege is on trial: U.S. v. Navarro has the potential to be a landmark case of “first impressions” involving unsettled ...
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In the Peter Navarro case, executive privilege is on trial
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Will foreign policy cost Biden the election?: When big questions about American foreign policy collide with an election, it’s rarely good news for a sitting ...
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Will foreign policy cost Biden the election?
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Cruz: Democrats tossed ‘two centuries of precedent’ by rejecting Mayorkas articles of impeachment 
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Cruz: Democrats tossed ‘two centuries of precedent’ by rejecting Mayorkas ...
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Biden rebukes Trump over ‘cruelty’ of Florida’s six-week abortion ban : It was Biden’s first major speech on abortion since Trump suggested that the politically ...
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Biden rebukes Trump over ‘cruelty’ of Florida’s six-week abortion ban
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Democrats Upbeat After Sudden Wins on Ukraine Aid and Auto Workers: Biden is lagging behind in key polls but Democrats are hopeful that recent policy victories ...
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Democrats Upbeat After Sudden Wins on Ukraine Aid and Auto Workers
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Marjorie Taylor Greene mocked by fellow lawmaker's extreme Ukraine aid bill amendments
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Marjorie Taylor Greene mocked by fellow lawmaker's extreme Ukraine ...
Quick Glance: GOP Congresswoman Propagates Russian Narratives Against Ukraine Aid
  • Republican Congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Greene introduced amendments to the latest bill on aid to Ukraine, echoing Russian propaganda narratives about "biolabs in Ukraine" and "persecution of Christians in Ukraine."

  • Greene proposed halting funding for Ukraine's aid until free and fair elections are held, persecution of Christians stops, and all biolabs in Ukraine are closed.

  • The allegation of secret "biolabs" in Ukraine is a long-standing Russian propaganda conspiracy theory, also picked up by Chinese disinformation networks according to the EU East Stratcom Task Force.

  • House Speaker Mike Johnson announced determination to advance the foreign aid bill on April 20, despite opposition from GOP hardliners who have blocked progress for over six months.
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Planned Parenthood Plans $10 Million Boost for Democrats in North Carolina: The party is banking on abortion access as an issue to animate the state’s ...
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Planned Parenthood Plans $10 Million Boost for Democrats in North Carolina
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Progressives Oppose Israel Funding Advanced by US House: "Congress is shamefully choosing a failed approach of fueling genocide rather than saving ...
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Progressives Oppose Israel Funding Advanced by US House
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In surprise, Biden faces real threat from Trump with Hispanic voters: When President Biden visited a Mexican restaurant in Phoenix, Ariz., last month ...
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In surprise, Biden faces real threat from Trump with Hispanic voters
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House leaders work together to push aid for Ukraine and allies over key hurdle: On Friday, Capitol Hill saw one of the most significant votes of the year ...
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House leaders work together to push aid for Ukraine and allies over key ...
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House advances Ukraine, Israel aid as Dems help Speaker Johnson, GOP: The House on Friday advanced legislation to send aid to Ukraine and other embattled U.S ...
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House advances Ukraine, Israel aid as Dems help Speaker Johnson, GOP
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Democrats Want Donald Trump Murdered in Jail, Marjorie Taylor Greene Claims: “They aren’t gonna back off of what they are doing. They literally want him dead.”
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Democrats Want Donald Trump Murdered in Jail, Marjorie Taylor Greene ...
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Mike Johnson Is No Hero: History should also judge the House speaker for what he failed to do six months ago.
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Mike Johnson Is No Hero
Quick Glance: Trump defends Johnson's handling of Ukraine vote
  • Former President Trump defended Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) for bringing additional aid for Ukraine and other national security priorities to a vote in the House.

  • Trump mentioned the difficulty Johnson faced due to the GOP's narrow majority, stating that it was challenging to be too tough in such a situation.

  • The debate over providing billions in aid to Ukraine, Israel, and Taiwan divided House Republicans and led to calls from Trump allies for Johnson's removal as Speaker.

  • Johnson defied his conservative critics by moving forward with bills for overseas assistance, separate from a failed border security bill, emphasizing the importance of supporting democratic allies facing threats.
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House passes new $61 billion aid package for Ukraine after long congressional stalemate
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House passes new $61 billion aid package for Ukraine after long ...
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Murphy fires back at Trump Jr. on Mayorkas vote: ‘Republicans are full of s‑‑‑’: Sen. Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) fired back at Donald Trump Jr. on Friday for calling ...
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Murphy fires back at Trump Jr. on Mayorkas vote: ‘Republicans are full of ...
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Arizona House votes to repeal abortion ban, advancing issue to state Senate: GOP anxieties about the politics of a near-total abortion ban have led to an ...
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Arizona House votes to repeal abortion ban, advancing issue to state ...
Quick Glance: Supreme Court Divided on Emergency Abortion Access: Highlights
  • The Supreme Court seems divided on access to emergency abortions in states with near-total bans.

  • The 1986 Emergency Medical Treatment and Labor Act could impact abortion access in emergencies.

  • The debate raises questions about fetal personhood and abortion rights conflict.

  • The court's decision could affect abortion access in 14 states with strict abortion bans.
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Top Democrat in fiery speech says House ‘diddling around’ while people ‘dying in Ukraine’
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Top Democrat in fiery speech says House ‘diddling around’ while people ...
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Biden steps up Hispanic outreach as warning signs flash: “This to me seems like a campaign who’s saying, ‘Holy shit, we’ve got to get out, and early ...
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Biden steps up Hispanic outreach as warning signs flash
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The Mayorkas impeachment was quickly dismissed, but its politics may not be: However you viewed the Mayorkas impeachment articles, its politics was brutal for ...
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The Mayorkas impeachment was quickly dismissed, but its politics may not ...
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Just 1 in 5 want Johnson replaced as Speaker: Survey: Only 1 in 5 Americans want Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) to be replaced, according to a new poll ...
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Just 1 in 5 want Johnson replaced as Speaker: Survey
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Schumer: Mayorkas impeachment ‘awful precedent,’ ‘abuse of process’: Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) on Tuesday accused House Republicans of ...
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Schumer: Mayorkas impeachment ‘awful precedent,’ ‘abuse of process’
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Arizona GOP lawmaker booted from committee after backing abortion ban repeal: Two Arizona state House lawmakers were removed from key committees Monday following ...
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Arizona GOP lawmaker booted from committee after backing abortion ban ...