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Judge dismisses six counts in Trump Fulton County indictment

The judge presiding over Donald Trump‘s Georgia election interference trial dropped six charges on Wednesday that the former president and his 14 remaining co-defendants face as he also mulls whether to remove District Attorney Fani Willis from the case. Fulton County Superior Court Judge Scott McAfee issued an order dismissing “Counts 2, 5, 6, 23, […]

Michigan to send monthly payments of $528 to low-income small-business owners in two days

Monthly payments of $528 will be allocated in two days to 100 low-income entrepreneurs in Ann Arbor, Michigan, who are participants in the Guaranteed Income to Grow Ann Arbor program. Conducted by the University of Michigan’s Poverty Solutions team, this two-year pilot initiative began sending payments in January to people who had been selected beforehand. Kristin Seefeldt, the associate director […]

Koch-funded group looks to protect GOP House majority with Jen Kiggans endorsement

EXCLUSIVE — A Virginia Republican fighting to defend her House seat will have the support of Americans for Prosperity Action after receiving the Koch-funded organization’s endorsement. The Virginia Beach-anchored congressional district of Rep. Jen Kiggans (R-VA) could prove critical to House Republicans in November as Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) seeks to protect his razor-thin majority […]

Amy Coney Barrett reveals ‘preschool’ rules that help Supreme Court justices agree to disagree

The Supreme Court has deliberated on several heated topics throughout its many years, but the justices follow a set of rules comparable to a “preschool” to ensure civility. Supreme Court Justice Amy Coney Barrett explained the justices’ rules for their conferences when deliberating cases in a panel with Justice Sonia Sotomayor and chief executive of […]

Endorse or enter: Liz Cheney has options to play role in blocking Trump and boosting Biden

Former Wyoming Republican Rep. Liz Cheney is weighing her role in opposing a second term for former President Donald Trump, who is set to run against President Joe Biden again in 2024. Cheney has yet to rule out running as a third-party candidate against Trump, vowing to take any necessary action to prevent the Republican from […]

Trump in driver’s seat, pulling away from Biden

The fall presidential election is Donald Trump’s to lose. A day after winning enough delegates to secure the 2024 Republican presidential nomination, the former president has taken the lead in several polls and expanded his winning gap over all the leading Democrats. What’s more, voters appear to be warming to his return while further rejecting […]

Three ways House Republicans are backtracking on Biden impeachment

House Republicans are beginning to temper expectations about the success of their impeachment inquiry into President Joe Biden.  The possibility of pursuing articles of impeachment remains on the table, but Republicans are far from gathering the near-unanimous support needed to recommend removing him from the White House. A resolution formalizing their impeachment inquiry was approved in December. […]

Republican House majority will stay tight with special elections to replace fleeing members months away

Rep. Ken Buck‘s (R-CO) announcement on Tuesday that he will be leaving Congress at the end of next week has taken a narrow GOP House majority and put it on life support. With Buck’s exit, Republicans will only maintain a 218-213 majority after next week, which is expected to shrink to a 218-214 majority when […]

Top takeaways from Robert Hur’s testimony on Biden classified documents

Former special counsel Robert Hur faced questions from lawmakers Tuesday during a public hearing about his yearlong investigation into President Joe Biden‘s handling of classified documents. Republicans and Democrats alike took issue with elements of Hur’s findings, which were detailed in a lengthy report the Department of Justice released last month. Hur had found evidence […]

Ken Buck blasts GOP colleagues after announcing early exit from Congress

Rep. Ken Buck (R-CO) described the current congressional term as “the worst year” in his nearly decadelong tenure following his announcement to make an early exit next week, leaving his seat vacant and further shrinking the House Republican majority.  “It is the worst year of the nine years and three months that I’ve been in […]
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