State lawmakers began debate Wednesday on a proposal to allow people to carry concealed guns in Nebraska without a permit. Currently, 25 other states have so-called constitutional carry laws that allow people to carry concealed…
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White House: Eli Lilly’s insulin price cap shows why GOP should stop attacking the Inflation Reduction Act
EXCLUSIVE: The White House said Wednesday that pharmaceutical giant Eli Lilly’s move to cap out-of-pocket costs for insulin at $35 for patients is ‘the ultimate proof point’ for why Republicans should stop trying to repeal…
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Wisconsin lawmakers were set to take public comments Wednesday on a Republican-authored bill that would force the state’s embattled parole commission to abide by open meetings laws and post its decisions online. The Assembly Committee…
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EXCLUSIVE: The director of the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office Wednesday briefed a group of House Republicans in a closed-door meeting on the dire situation the United States is in regarding its $31.4 trillion debt, sources…
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Republicans probe EPA on why East Palestine waste sent to Indiana after Dems objected to Michigan
EXCLUSIVE: A pair of Indiana Republican lawmakers demanded answers from the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) regarding the shipments of hazardous materials from East Palestine, Ohio, to other Midwestern states. In a letter to EPA Administrator…
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A former Philadelphia council member convicted along with a prominent labor leader in a federal public corruption case has been sentenced to 3 1/2 years in prison. Prosecutors say Bobby Henon, a former union electrician…
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Sen. Kennedy confronts Garland on controversial school board memo: ‘What did you think was going to happen?’
Sen. John Kennedy, R-La., on Wednesday pressed Attorney General Merrick Garland to explain his thinking behind a controversial 2021 memorandum directing the Justice Department to investigate violent threats to school personnel. The questioning came during…
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A Republican-proposed overhaul of how Ohio oversees K-12 education and decision-making on academic standards, model curricula and school district ratings cleared the state Senate on Wednesday with a vote along party lines. Oversight of the…
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Getting North Carolina legislators to formally call for a convention to consider creating amendments to the U.S. Constitution is the way forward to rein in an ever-expanding federal government, former U.S. Sen. Rick Santorum said…
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Karine Jean-Pierre dodges question on Lori Lightfoot’s re-election loss, blames GOP for crime surge
White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre on Wednesday avoided a question on Democratic Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot’s re-election loss and appeared to blame Republicans in Congress for the surge in crime rates across the country.…