Biden should visit Ohio train derailment site, says Illinois Democratic congressman
Rep. Jonathan Jackson (D-Ill.) joins Meet the Press NOW to discuss voting rights, Democratic priorities ahead of 2024 and his visit to Taiwan.
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Sen. Kennedy’s question on legal procedure stumps Biden judicial nominee in front of Senate committee
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- The Hill
Newsom gets big win: California Senate approves first-of-its-kind ‘price gouging’ bill
California lawmakers voted on Thursday to advance a bill that would penalize oil companies for “price gouging” — a first-of-its-kind legislation pushed forward in recent months by Gov. Gavin Newsom (D). The SBX1-2 bill, sponsored by state Sen. Nancy Skinner (D), received the approval of the California State Senate in an Extraordinary Session convened to fast-track…
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‘Our state is not your church.’ Arlington TX lawmaker faces backlash over Ramadan vote
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- Kansas City Star
MO lawmakers move to strip public library funding in retaliation over book ban lawsuit
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- HuffPost
Idaho Republicans Call Free Tampons In Schools Too ‘Woke’ — And Block Them
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Karine Jean-Pierre refuses to answer question about Biden family's reported Chinese payments: 'Lies, and lies'
White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre refused to respond to questioning about payments House Republicans say the Biden received from a Chinese company.
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Sinema Trashes Dems: ‘Old Dudes Eating Jell-O’
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Sen. Kyrsten Sinema Reportedly Bashed Democrats to GOP Donors Behind Closed Doors: 'Old Dudes Eating Jell-O'
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Israel ratifies law limiting conditions for a Netanyahu ouster
Israel ratified a law on Thursday limiting the circumstances in which a prime minister can be removed, despite worries voiced by a government jurist that it may be meant to shield the incumbent Benjamin Netanyahu from any fallout from his corruption trials. The amended definition for the "incapacity" of national leaders is among legislative measures by the religious-nationalist coalition that have tipped Israel into crisis, with the opposition arguing that judicial independence is in peril. The coalition says the overhaul is aimed at pushing back against what it calls Supreme Court over-reach and restoring balance among branches of government.
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Father of Parkland victim arrested after disrupting House hearing
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