Harris County Judge calls on Texas Gov. to hold special session on gun violence
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DeSantis signs nearly 3 dozen bills, including banning smoking and giving grandparents more rights
Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis signed 35 bills on Friday, including a law allowing local governments to ban smoking on beaches and in parks, and vetoed five, including legislation that would have made it easier for businesses to sue local governments over ordinances.
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AOC says Supreme Court justices who lied under oath must face consequences for 'impeachable offense'
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Georgia Democratic nominee for governor Stacey Abrams explains the change in her position on abortion: There is 'no place in that medical decision for ideology or for politicians'
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World Leaders Make Laughingstock of ‘Bare-Chested Horseback Rider’ Putin at G7 Summit
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Clarence Thomas says he has 'no idea why or how' he got nominated to the Supreme Court: book
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Alito said women seeking abortions should have to listen to distressing details about fetal development as 'part of the responsibility of moral choice'
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Alligator kills person in South Carolina attack near Myrtle Beach, authorities say
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Missouri AG, who authorized the state's Roe v. Wade 'trigger' ban on abortions, says DOJ had 'third world' response to protests against Supreme Court
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