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New Prosecutor Takes Over Georgia RICO Case Against Donald Trump

New Prosecutor Takes Over Georgia RICO Case Against Donald Trump, Politics /

Written By Lexx Thornton The sprawling 2023 racketeering indictment case in Georgia against President Donald Trump and several allies, which alleges a conspiracy to unlawfully overturn the 2020 election results, is set to continue under the supervision of a new lead prosecutor.  The transition follows a high-stakes legal fight that resulted in the removal of […]

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Is The Government Shutdown Over? Here’s What To Know About The Deal

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After 43 days, the government shutdown has officially ended. The U.S. House of Representatives voted Wednesday evening to approve a Senate measure to reopen the government, and President Donald Trump signed the bill into law. The deal leaves open the question of rising health care costs that motivated the political standoff. House passes deal on

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Arizona Democrat Adelita Grijalva sworn in after contentious seven-week delay

Arizona Democrat Adelita Grijalva sworn in after contentious seven-week delay, Politics /

By Scott Wong More than seven weeks after her special election victory, Arizona Democrat Adelita Grijalva stood on the House floor and took the oath of office Wednesday, marking the end of a bitter standoff with GOP Speaker Mike Johnson, who had refused to seat her during the record government shutdown. Johnson swore Grijalva in as

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Democrats look to expand on their record number of female governors next year

Democrats look to expand on their record number of female governors next year, Politics /

By Alexandra Marquez When Meghan Meehan-Draper first started working at the Democratic Governors Association, “there were more governors named John than there were women governors,” she told reporters last week. Now, with Govs.-elect Mikie Sherrill of New Jersey and Abigail Spanberger of Virginia poised to take office, there will be 10 female Democratic governors serving next

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Bipartisan funding bill would allow senators to sue over government searches of their phone records

Bipartisan funding bill would allow senators to sue over government searches of their phone records, Politics /

By Frank Thorp V A provision tucked into the funding package the Senate passed Monday night as part of a bipartisan deal to reopen the government would allow senators to sue the federal government for potentially millions of dollars if their data is obtained without notifying them. The legislative language would uniquely benefit eight Republican senators who were recently found to

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What To Know About Jack Schlossberg As He Becomes JFK’s First Direct Descendant To Seek Elected Office

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The Kennedy family has been prominent in U.S. politics for generations. But now, for the first time, a direct descendant of President John F. Kennedy may be elected to public office. JFK’s grandson is stepping into the political arena, bringing an outspoken and internet-savvy perspective and a strong opposition to the Trump administration, including a

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US House returns to Washington for vote to end government shutdown

Politics, US House returns to Washington for vote to end government shutdown /

By Nolan D. McCaskill and Andy Sullivan Members of the House of Representatives headed back to Washington on Tuesday, after a 53-day break, braving the congestion at the nation’s tangled airports for a vote that could bring the longest U.S. government shutdown in history to a close. With nearly 1,200 flights canceled on Tuesday due to the shutdown, lawmakers including Republican Representatives

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Supreme Court extends temporary pause on $4 billion in SNAP payments for November

Politics, Supreme Court extends temporary pause on $4 billion in SNAP payments for November /

By Lawrence Hurley WASHINGTON — With a potential end to the government shutdown in sight, the Supreme Court on Tuesday extended a freeze on a federal judge’s ruling that would require the Trump administration to fully fund the SNAP food program in November. The decision means the government, for now, does not have to distribute about $4 billion in

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