Gun safety is certain to dominate debate in the State House when lawmakers return in January, but options may be limited – members of both parties voted to block gun safety bills this year.
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Ady Barkan, activist who fought for universal health care in America, dies at 39
After being diagnosed with the degenerative and ultimately terminal disease ALS, he transformed himself into a symbol for health reform.
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Candidates say Election Day in Auburn and Lewiston will feel different this year
The Twin Cities will conduct local elections on Tuesday, but the final stretch of the campaigns have been either quiet or nonexistent after last week’s mass shooting upended the community.
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House approves $14.5 billion in assistance for Israel, but Biden vows to veto Republican spending cuts
Speaker Mike Johnson’s package required that the emergency aid be offset with cuts in government spending elsewhere, turning what would typically be a bipartisan vote into one dividing Democrats and Republicans.
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Senate confirms 3 more senior military officers around Tuberville blockade
Approved by lopsided margins were Adm. Lisa Franchetti, Biden’s choice to lead the Navy; Gen. David W. Allvin, nominated to lead the Air Force; and Lt. Gen. Christopher J. Mahoney, who will become the Marine Corps’ No. 2 officer.
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Florida judge may delay Trump trial on charges he hid classified documents at Mar-a-Lago
A prosecutor tells the judge that Trump’s attorneys from the beginning have pushed to delay the trial until after the November 2024 election, where he hopes to win back the White House from President Biden.
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Trial to determine if Trump can be barred from offices reaches far back in history for answers
A Colorado judge refuses to dismiss a case challenging Donald Trump’s eligibility to run for president because of the ‘insurrection’ clause of the 14th Amendment.
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Donald Trump Jr. testifies he never worked on key documents in civil business fraud trial
The lawsuit centers on whether the former president and his business misled banks and insurers by inflating his net worth on the financial statements. He and other defendants, including sons Donald Jr. and Eric, deny wrongdoing.
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House Speaker Mike Johnson was once the dean of a Christian law school. It never opened its doors
Mike Johnson does not typically mention one aspect of his work before being elected to Congress.
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Senate Democrats to subpoena Harlan Crow, Leonard Leo over Supreme Court justices’ travel
In July, the Judiciary panel approved legislation that would force the justices to abide by stronger ethics standards, but Republican opposition means it has little chance of passing.