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Jul 03 2023
News
From warfighters to lawmakers: Ranks of Navy SEALs growing in Congress
The number of military veterans in Congress has dwindled over the past decade, but one group of former commandos has bucked that trend.
House membership of Navy SEALs went from zero to five over the past 10 years. They won elections to represent districts in Montana, Wisconsin, Arizona and Texas.
All members of this small club are Republicans.
The 80 military veterans
Washington TimesMay 25 2023
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Pipestem Falls added to state Waterfall Trail
PIPESTEM — Pipestem Falls is now part of the West Virginia Waterfall Trail. Gov. Jim Justice made the announcement Wednesday as nine waterfalls have been added to the trail, bringing the total to 38 around the state. He said during his administration briefing the program, which began in June 2022, has received over 35,000 participant check-ins with visitors from 49 states and 15 countries. The
Bluefield Daily TelegraphMay 25 2023
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Nvidia is on track to break a stock market record held by Apple in the US
Chipmaker Nvidia’s upbeat earnings gave its stock a boost unprecedented in the company’s history and in the history of the US stock market. The California-based company’s stock jumped 28% in after-hours trading as its results far surpassed expectations yesterday (May 24). If the gains hold when markets open today (May 25), the company will add $219 billion to its current market cap of $755
QuartzJun 29 2023
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Supreme Court will rule on student debt relief Friday
The Supreme Court will release its final decisions of the term Friday morning, handing down rulings on student debt relief and a free speech case involving same-sex wedding websites.
The last decisions will cap a term that has already included the gutting of affirmative action in college admissions alongside a string of victories for the left on the Voting Rights Act, a Biden-era
The HillMay 18 2023
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Two state troopers to face criminal charges
MONTPELIER – The Vermont Attorney’s Office is planning to file criminal charges against two veteran state troopers for the use of a bean bag in an effort to deescalate an out-of-control suspect at a home in Newfane in June 2022, according to the head of the Vermont Troopers’ Association. Patrol Sgt. Ryan Wood and Trooper Zack Trocki have been notified that they will be cited into criminal
Times ArgusJul 21 2023
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Fulton county prosecutors prepare racketeering charges in Trump inquiry
The Fulton county district attorney investigating Donald Trump’s efforts to overturn the 2020 election results in the state of Georgia has developed evidence to charge a sprawling racketeering indictment next month, according to two people briefed on the matter.
Georgia grand jury selected in Trump case over attempt to overturn 2020 defeat
The racketeering statute in Georgia
The GuardianJun 29 2023
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The political impact of the Supreme Court’s affirmative action ruling may not be what you’d expect
But with this decision, the political impact will likely be far less muted. Politicians may try to use the ruling to appeal to their supporters, but it probably won’t work. When the US Supreme Court issued the Dobbs ruling a year ago, overturning abortion access nationwide, there were immediate protests in the streets, part of a backlash that helped Democrats outperform expectations in the
The Boston GlobeJul 07 2023
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Biden visits South Carolina firm
WEST COLUMBIA, S.C. -- Making his case for 2024, President Joe Biden declared in deep-red South Carolina on Thursday that Republican-led states are gaining factory jobs because of economic measures he pushed through Congress despite stiff GOP opposition. In a nod toward next year's elections, Biden argued that government investments in computer chips, batteries and electric vehicles will help
Arkansas Democrat-GazetteMay 24 2023
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3 former Jackson, Mississippi, officers indicted in custody death of Black man
Jackson, Mississippi, officials released body camera footage Wednesday after three former police officers in the state capital were indicted in the death of a Black man who was stunned with Tasers during his arrest. Driving the news: Hinds County District Attorney Jody Owens said at a news conference Wednesday two former officers, Avery Willis and Kenya McCarty, were last week charged with
AxiosJul 27 2023
Analysis
The Constitutional Case for Impeaching Mayorkas
Alejandro Mayorkas has failed to faithfully execute the laws of the United States.
In a representative government, our elected officials are held accountable by the people, but those appointed by the president must be held accountable by Congress. The crisis at our southern border has raged on for two years too long, causing havoc and destruction for migrants, Americans, and the rule of
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