Superior Court Judge Scott McAfee has ordered Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis’ team to respond to a motion to remove her from prosecuting former President Donald Trump.
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Deal on Ukraine aid and border security stalls in Congress as Ukraine runs short of weapons
Senate negotiators face a daunting task in convincing Republicans to defy Donald Trump’s wishes and embrace the deal, which includes border policy changes that Republicans sought.
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House passes bill to enhance child tax credit, revive key tax breaks for businesses
Speaker Mike Johnson called the tax cut bill on the House floor important, bipartisan legislation that would revive ‘conservative pro-growth tax reform.’
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House Republicans advance Mayorkas impeachment as border becomes 2024 campaign issue
The impeachment articles charge that Mayorkas ‘refused to comply with Federal immigration laws’ amid a record surge of migrants and that he has ‘breached the public trust’ in his claims to Congress that the U.S.-Mexico border is secure.
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Federal government examining Maine’s Child Development Services
Education Commissioner Pender Makin told employees a federal agency is ‘interested’ after multiple reports showed CDS is failing disabled children.
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Justice Department investigating Democratic Rep. Cori Bush over alleged misuse of campaign funds
The Missouri congresswoman says she’s used the money to retain security services and hasn’t used any federal tax dollars.
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8 takeaways from Gov. Mills’ State of State address
The governor is proposing major gun legislation and the establishment of mental health crisis centers in response to the Lewiston mass shootings, as well as investments to increase the resiliency of coastal infrastructure in the wake of recent destructive storms.
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Gov. Janet Mills proposes expanding background checks, strengthening gun laws after Lewiston mass shooting
The governor used her State of the State address to call for measures ‘true to our culture,’ including a more robust yellow flag law and creating a felony for people who sell firearms to those prohibited from having them.
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House Republicans near key vote on impeaching Homeland’s Mayorkas over border policies
In an unusual personal appeal, Alejandro Mayorkas asks the committee to work with the Biden administration to update the nation’s ‘broken and outdated’ immigration laws.
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Trump stays on Illinois’ ballot as the election board says it lacks power to remove him
The board’s hearing officer found that Donald Trump is ineligible to run for president, but recommended that courts make the ultimate decision.