Support for sending military aid to Ukraine has waned among Republicans, but lawmakers have cast the aid as a direct investment in American interests to ensure global stability.
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Trump asks Supreme Court to delay his election interference trial, claiming immunity
The Supreme Court’s decision on what to do, and how quickly it acts, could determine whether the Republican presidential primary front-runner stands trial before the November election.
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Senators push forward with Ukraine aid package as their leaders say the world is watching
In the Capitol for a rare weekend session, the Senate voted again to move forward with the assistance.
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Trump suggests he’d disregard NATO treaty, urge Russian attacks on allies
Trump’s remarks come as Republicans are debating whether to provide additional foreign aid to Ukraine, which is fighting a war with Russia after being invaded by Moscow in 2022.
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Mills plans to accelerate $50 million relief proposal for storm-damaged Maine communities
The governor hopes a separate bill will move more quickly through legislative review and provide more immediate support to hard-hit areas.
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Legislation that boosts access to railroad data leaves out the public
The bill before the Legislature is designed to expand the types of information railroads are required to give the state so that emergency management and public safety agencies can prepare for potential rail disasters.
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Trump co-defendant accuses Georgia prosecutors of lying about when relationship started
Lawyers are ethically bound not to submit false statements in court. Supporters of Fulton County District Attorney Fani T. Willis say they would be stunned if she would jeopardize the case with such behavior.
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Uproar over Biden classified documents report carries echoes of 2016 Clinton email case
In this year’s already heated election season, the Justice Department cleared Democrat Biden, too, of criminal wrongdoing but painted a politically damaging picture of his handling of classified information.
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Donald Trump wins Nevada’s Republican caucuses
Trump’s win in Nevada gives him all 26 of the state’s delegates.
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How the ghostwriter of Biden’s memoirs ended up in the center of a classified documents probe
Hours after the special counsel report was released, President Biden addressed reporters at the White House saying, ‘I did not share classified information’ adding he didn’t do so ‘with my ghostwriter. Guarantee you I did not.’