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Sep 06 2023
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Praying Football Coach Resigns
FILE - Joe Kennedy, a former assistant football coach at Bremerton High School in Bremerton, Wash., poses for a photo March 9, 2022, at the school's football field. Kennedy, the praying football coach who had a long legal battle to get his job back, resigned Wednesday, Sept. 6, 2023, after his first game back on the job. He cited multiple reasons for his resignation including taking care of an
Lufkin Daily NewsOct 04 2023
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How McCarthy's removal as speaker could affect California Republicans ahead of 2024
Members of the House voted to remove Rep. Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) as speaker of the House on Tuesday, putting the future of the Republican Party in his home state of California in jeopardy ahead of the 2024 elections. Without McCarthy’s leadership position, some of the most vulnerable GOP lawmakers have lost a key connection to high-ranking Republicans, threatening their seats in a state known
Washington ExaminerOct 11 2023
Analysis
Scalise wins Round 1. What's next?
House Majority Leader Steve Scalise has won the GOP’s nod to become the next speaker, completing a decade-long climb up the ranks of Republican leadership.
But it remains unclear whether he can muster the votes needed to win the speakership on the floor, given the Republicans' tiny margin of control and the deep rifts in the GOP conference.
The genial Louisianan defeated
PoliticoOct 05 2023
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Trump Requests Jan. 6 Charges Be Dismissed Due To So-Called 'Presidential Immunity'
WASHINGTON — Donald Trump is asking a federal judge to dismiss criminal charges against him based on his actions leading up to his Jan. 6, 2021, coup attempt because, as president, that coup attempt should be considered part of his presidential duties. Trump lawyers Todd Blanche and John Lauro, in Thursday’s 52-page filing, attempted to minimize Trump’s actions leading up to the violent
HuffPostSep 26 2023
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Fellow New Jersey Sen. Booker calls for Menendez to step down
Sen. Cory Booker (D-N.J.) on Tuesday called for Sen. Bob Menendez (D-N.J.) to step down, saying that his decision to not resign is “a mistake” in the face of “shocking allegations” of bribery and corruption. Booker said in a lengthy statement that has found the accusations “hard to reconcile with the person I know.” But he added Menendez needs to resign because lawmakers operate at a “higher
The HillJun 23 2023
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Transgender Former NH State Rep Arrested on Child Porn Charges
Stacie Marie Laughton, the first openly transgender woman to win election to a state office in New Hampshire, has been arrested on child pornography charges, the Union Leader reported Thursday. [RELATED: Multiple Kids Found with Corpse, Drugs, and Sex Toys at Boston Public Housing Complex] The former Democratic New Hampshire State Rep. from Nashua was arrested on Thursday on four felony counts
The Maine WireSep 08 2023
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California Becomes First State to Pass 11 Percent Tax on Guns and Ammunition, Now Awaiting Governor’s Signature
California legislators narrowly passed an 11-percent excise tax on guns and ammunition Sept. 7 despite bipartisan opposition. The final tally was 27–9 after Sen. Marie Alvarado-Gil (D-Jackson) joined with Senate Republicans to vote against it. Four senators abstained. The bill’s author, Assemblyman Jesse Gabriel (D-Los Angeles), stressed the importance of paying for gun violence prevention
The Epoch TimesOct 05 2023
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After legal battle, Ala. congressional map to include 2nd district for Black voters: Court
After a protracted legal battle, Alabama voters will vote in their next congressional elections, in 2024, using a map that includes a second district designed to empower the state's Black voters, a federal court ruled on Thursday. The state Legislature had been previously ordered to redraw its House districts to include "two districts in which Black voters either comprise a voting-age majority
ABC News (Online)Sep 29 2023
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Biden warns that Trump and Republican party could ‘smash’ democracy in America
TEMPE, Arizona (AP) — President Joe Biden issued one of his most dire warnings yet that Donald Trump and his allies are a menace to American democracy, declaring Thursday that the former president is more interested in personal power than upholding the nation’s core values and suggesting even mainstream Republicans are complicit. “The silence is deafening,” he said. During a speech in Arizona
The Times of IsraelSep 27 2023
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Menendez Indictment Sparks Calls for Aid to Egypt to Be Cut
ozens of gold bars. Wads of cash. A black Mercedes-Benz convertible. These are just some of the bribes the Department of Justice alleges that Senator Bob Menendez received while illicitly aiding the Egyptian government of President Abdul-Fattah el-Sisi. Not surprisingly, the accusations are straining the relationship between the U.S. and Egypt, as Congress considers whether to hold the country
Time Magazine