Rep. Charlie Crist voices support for suspended state attorney
Rep. Charlie Crist passionately defended Andrew Wheeler after he was suspended by Governor Ron DeSantis earlier Thursday.
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Rashida Tlaib pocketed up to $100,000 in rental income during the pandemic despite pushing to cancel rent
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Marjorie Taylor Greene files articles of impeachment against Garland
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Democrat calls for stand-alone vote on permitting deal, saying he doesn’t feel ‘obligation’ to vote for it
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Another Caribbean Country Considers Removing Queen Elizabeth as Head of State
Another Caribbean country is considering removing Queen Elizabeth II as the head of state.
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New York gun bans alarm residents of upstate bear country
Gunfire has long echoed in New York's Adirondack Mountains. So June's landmark ruling by the U.S. Supreme Court establishing a constitutional right to carry weapons in public seemed like a vindication of an upstate, gun-centric way of life. The ruling by the court's conservative majority appalled Democratic leaders across the country who said it would lead to more gun violence.
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GOP under fire for rhetoric over IRS
Republicans are coming under fire for their rhetoric over $80 billion in funding for the IRS included a massive climate, tax and health care bill that Democrats in Congress are sending to the White House. The funding, over 10 years, is intended to help the IRS enforce various provisions in the Inflation Reduction Act, which…
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House GOP Defends Trump, Saying Maybe Government Secrets Weren't So Secret
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Texas GOP congressman sends letter to IRS about agency ammo stockpile
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Tulsi Gabbard Fills In For Host Tucker Carlson On Fox News
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Senate climate bill has West Virginia written all over it
The sprawling economic package passed by the U.S. Senate this week has a certain West Virginia flavor. The package, passed with no Republican votes, could be read largely as an effort to help West Virginia look to the future without turning away entirely from its roots. The bill contains billions in incentives for clean energy — while also offering renewed support for traditional fuel sources such as coal and natural gas — as well as big boosts for national parks and health care for low-income people and coal miners with black lung disease.
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President Biden Returns to Kiawah Island for Family Vacation Weeks After Testing Positive for COVID
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Minnesota's Finstad sworn in as newest member of Congress
Minnesota Republican Brad Finstad was sworn in Friday as the newest member of the U.S. House, giving the GOP one more seat, which means Democrats can't afford to lose more than four votes on close issues like their flagship climate change and health care bill. Democratic Speaker Nancy Pelosi held a ceremonial photo op afterward with a smiling Finstad, who was surrounded by members of his large family, including his wife, Jackie, and their seven children. “It's a special day for us to welcome a new member of Congress, Mr. Finstad, and his beautiful family,” Pelosi said.
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California governor proposes $1.4 billion loan to keep nuclear plant open
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Yes, the IRS is hiring criminal investigators empowered to use deadly force — but here’s some important context
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North Carolina deputy killed; search on for shooter
A sheriff’s deputy was killed after stopping along a dark stretch of road in North Carolina, prompting authorities to launch a manhunt for whoever fired the shots late Thursday night. The sheriff’s office identified the slain deputy as Deputy Ned Byrd, 48, a K-9 officer who had been with the office for 13 years. Byrd was fatally shot in the line of duty after 11 p.m. Thursday on a dark section of Battle Bridge Road adjacent to open land about a quarter mile (0.4 kilometers) from a gas station, sheriff’s office spokesperson Eric Curry said by telephone.
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