The New Hampshire Senate rejected a marijuana legalization bill Thursday, leaving it the only state in New England that makes smoking pot recreationally a crime. Republicans, who control the Senate, led the effort to dismiss…
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CA Sen. Feinstein arrives at Capitol in wheelchair in first photos following her nearly three-month absence
California Democratic Sen. Dianne Feinstein returned to the U.S. Capitol on Wednesday after being absent from the chamber for almost three months following a shingles diagnosis earlier this year. Feinstein — the oldest-serving senator at…
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Democratic Gov. Tony Evers signed a pair of bipartisan bills Friday that would increase penalties for carjacking and reckless driving. The bills come as part of a Republican-backed push to crack down on dangerous driving…
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GOP presidential candidate Vivek Ramaswamy to announce constitutional amendment to raise voting age to 25
CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa — GOP presidential candidate Vivek Ramaswamy is set to announce a proposal to amend the Constitution to raise the voting age from 18 to 25. Ramaswamy caught up with Fox News Digital…
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Democratic Gov. Janet Mills on Wednesday proposed nearly $900 million for a supplemental budget, with the additional spending intended to tackle urgent problems including affordable housing, shelter for homeless people and emergency medical services. The…
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NYC Mayor Eric Adams nixed from Biden campaign’s advisory board amid public criticism of migrant crisis
New York City Mayor Eric Adams is no longer a national surrogate for President Biden’s re-election campaign amid his criticism of the administration’s handling of the migrant crisis along the southern border. The news that…
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Texas historical society dispute could shape how state history is taught from battlefields to classrooms
A dispute is brewing within a Texas educational organization that could shape how the state’s history is taught to the next generation of students – history that includes everything from the pre-Columbian era to the…
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House Republicans talk about border security all the time. ‘The border’s wide open,’ said Rep. Debbie Lesko, R-Ariz., on Fox. ‘We expect massive waves of people to come,’ said House Homeland Security Committee Chairman Mark…
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Rare momentum in the Texas Capitol for a tougher gun law flickered out Wednesday after Republicans stalled a bill that would raise the purchase age for AR-style rifles, virtually assuring the GOP-controlled Legislature will in…
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Gov. J.B. Pritzker on Wednesday signed a law providing full disability benefits to Chicago police officers and firefighters struck by COVID-19 before vaccines were available, presiding over an emotional statehouse ceremony which marked the end…