Manhunt continues for ex-chief of staff to former Gov. Hogan after no-show at federal trial
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Rep. Tom Tiffany, R-Wis., received pushback from Democrats after asking at a House hearing why Hunter Biden had not been charged with allegedly lying on an ATF gun form.
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'Daily Show' Guest Host Al Franken Gives Susan Collins A Blunt Reminder Of Her Failure
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Posts revive US Capitol riot, Pelosi conspiracy theory
Social media posts claim documents released under a law requiring public access to information show former House speaker Nancy Pelosi spoke by phone with Ray Epps, a man frequently mentioned in conspiracies surrounding the January 6, 2021 attack on the US Capitol. This is false; there is no evidence such records exist and only the executive branch is legally required to comply with freedom of information requests.
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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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Canadian lawmakers laugh after Biden accidentally applauds China: 'You can tell what I'm thinking'
President Biden accidentally applauded China instead of Canada when praising the country's migration policies.Canadian MPs laughed at Biden when he corrected himself.
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Supreme Court justices privately said the abortion leak locked in their votes on overturning Roe v. Wade: report
The leaked draft opinion stopped debate on the case between the justices, CNN's Joan Biskupic reported.
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South Carolina's top accountant to resign after $3.5B error
South Carolina's embattled top accountant will step down next month after a $3.5 billion error in the year-end financial report he oversaw, according to a resignation letter written Thursday that was obtained by The Associated Press. Republican Comptroller General Richard Eckstrom's decision to leave the post he has held for 20 years came after intense scrutiny of his performance following the blunder and amid rising calls for him to either quit or be removed. The Senate panel investigating the financial misstatement issued a damning report last week accusing Eckstrom of "willful neglect of duty.”
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The TikTok CEO's day in Congress was a 'disaster' that means the app will still likely get banned or sold, Wall Street says
US lawmakers grilled TikTok's CEO about the company's ties to China and its content moderation policies, but it did little to change their views.
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Noticed cars around St. Louis without valid tags? You’re not alone, here’s what to know
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Bill sponsored by metro-east rep allowing all-gender bathrooms passes Illinois House
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MO lawmakers move to strip public library funding in retaliation over book ban lawsuit
“Our rural libraries rely the most heavily on this funding to serve their communities, and they will be crippled by this drastic budget cut,” the Missouri Library Association said Thursday.
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Texas ‘preemption’ bills escalate war between liberal cities, conservative legislature
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Officials: Oily rags probably started fire that destroyed home of Sen. Elizabeth Warren’s son
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Mark Woods: Laws for thee, not for me. The Florida Legislature is in session.
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Names, photos of Los Angeles undercover police posted online
The Los Angeles police chief and the department's constitutional policing director are under investigation after the names and photographs of undercover officers were released to a technology watchdog group that posted them online, the Los Angeles Times reported. LAPD Chief Michel Moore offered his “deep apologies” to the undercover officers, who were not given advance notice of the disclosure, during a police commission meeting Tuesday. The watchdog group Stop LAPD Spying Coalition posted more than 9,300 officers' information and photographs last Friday in a searchable online database, the Times reported, following a public records request by a reporter for progressive news outlet Knock LA.
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How Biden’s First Veto Impacts Your Retirement Savings — and Why Lawmakers Are Torn
It took President Joe Biden 789 days in office before he finally issued his first veto, and it could prove to be an important one in terms of both retirement savings and future investment strategies....
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Should Black People Worry As Joe Biden's Approval Rate Dramatically Dips?
According to a new poll by The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research, President Biden’s approval rating has reached its lowest point since last July at 38%. Last summer, his approval rating was at 36%. In February, 45% stated that they approved of the president which was an increase from January’s 41%.
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Another batch of military aid from Germany arrives in Ukraine
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Mother of Ashli Babbitt meets with House Speaker Kevin McCarthy
She met Thursday with House Speaker Kevin McCarthy, in his Capitol office suite — steps away from where her daughter was shot.