Gov. Tony Evers has directed that flags to be flown at half-staff in the state Tuesday to honor a Wisconsin soldier who died in World War II and whose remains were recently identified. Evers’ order…
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The Senate is expected to vote this week on an amendment from Sen. Josh Hawley, R-Mo., to establish a Senate-approved watchdog over the billions of dollars the U.S. has sent to Ukraine, as senators work…
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New Jersey’s attorney general said Monday that his office has taken control of the police department in the state’s third-largest city, Paterson, less than a month after officers there fatally shot a well-known crisis intervention…
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South Dakota’s House failed Monday to override Gov. Kristi Noem’s recent veto of a bill that would have created government regulations for the use of cryptocurrency in the state. The bill had passed smoothly throughout…
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The public and journalists often chastise Congress for passing ‘messaging’ bills. Here’s more on a ‘messaging’ bill. The House or Senate know a bill doesn’t stand much of a chance of becoming law. But the…
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Pennsylvania Sen. John Fetterman has missed an alarmingly high percentage of roll-call votes due to illness
Democratic Pennsylvania Sen. John Fetterman has missed nearly 83% of Senate roll call votes since checking himself into a hospital to receive treatment for clinical depression last month. According to government watchdog GovTrack, Fetterman has…
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Kentucky Sen. Rand Paul says staff member ‘brutally attacked,’ sustained ‘life-threatening’ injuries
The office of Republican Kentucky Sen. Rand Paul confirmed Monday that a member of his staff was ‘brutally attacked’ on the streets of Washington, D.C over the weekend. ‘This past weekend a member of my…
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Rep. James Comer, R-Ky., said Sunday that Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg doesn’t have a choice on whether to testify before Congress about possible criminal charges being levied against former President and 2024 Republican presidential candidate…
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Trump suggests Manhattan DA Bragg ‘already dropped the case’ against him: ‘It’s a fake case’
Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump suggested Saturday that Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg has dropped the case against him for alleged campaign finance violations. ‘I think they’ve already dropped the case,’ Trump told reporters aboard…
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House Dem pushes legislation against big oil ‘profiteering’ after investing in major oil companies
New York Democratic Rep. Daniel Goldman is pushing legislation against big oil ‘profiteering’ after reporting sizable assets in the same major oil companies he’s targeting. Goldman announced this month he’s co-sponsoring legislation called The Big Oil…