Rep. Scott Perry, R-Pa., announced that pro-life activist Mark Houck will be his guest to the State of the Union on Tuesday night. Houck faced charges stemming from an Oct. 13, 2021 incident where the…
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A woman whose teenage son died by suicide in 2017 urged New Hampshire lawmakers Tuesday to pass legislation allowing kindergarten through 12th-grade students excused absences from school to deal with mental and behavioral health issues.…
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Speaking in the aftermath of a brawl at a middle school basketball game that ended with the death of one of the participants, Vermont Gov. Phil Scott on Tuesday said there is too much anger…
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The Maine Paid Family Leave Coalition on Tuesday launched a renewed push for a paid family and medical leave benefit as the Democratic-controlled Legislature takes up the issue. Maine Sen. Mattie Daughtry, D-Brunswick, and Rep.…
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South Carolina will soon undergo a change of command at the Department of Veterans’ Affairs. Gov. Henry McMaster on Tuesday nominated retired Maj. Gen. Todd McCaffrey to head one of the state’s newest cabinet agencies.…
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State of the Union: Biden to reflect on COVID, Jan. 6, call democracy ‘bruised’ but ‘unbroken’
President Joe Biden is set to deliver his second State of the Union address Tuesday night, in which he is expected to tout the economic progress made under his administration, and reflect on the COVID…
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GOP lawmakers bring Afghanistan vets to State of the Union, say ‘answers’ still needed on 2021 withdrawal
House Republicans Reps. Ashley Hinson and Young Kim are bringing two Afghanistan veterans to President Biden’s State of the Union address Tuesday, and say the Biden administration still needs to provide answers on the deadly…
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White House press secretary fumbles question on other Chinese surveillance flights during Biden admin
White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre on Monday appeared to fumble when asked whether there have been other Chinese surveillance missions flown over the United States during Biden’s presidency. The exchange came during a White…
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China insists second surveillance craft over Caribbean was also thrown off course by weather
China’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs said Monday that another one of its surveillance balloons that is now over the Caribbean and Latin America was also thrown off course by the weather, the same reasoning China…
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Biden admin’s closed-door briefing on Chinese spying blasted by top Republican as ‘unspecific, insufficient’
EXCLUSIVE: Rep. Darrell Issa, R-Calif., blasted the Biden administration shortly after receiving a closed-door briefing Monday from senior officials regarding the Chinese spy flight crisis. The classified briefing was ‘unspecific, insufficient and backward-looking,’ failing to…