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New Mexico wildfire prompts evacuations and protection for undocumented spouses of U.S. citizens: Morning Rundown
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President Joe Biden pushes for higher taxes on the wealthy when Trump-era cuts expire. A fast-moving New Mexico wildfire prompts evacuations. And ...
US Justice Dept won’t pursue contempt charges against Attorney General Merrick Garland
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By Sarah N. Lynch WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The U.S. Justice Department on Friday told Republican House of Representatives Speaker Mike Johnson that it ...
Trump conviction in hush-money case sparks sharply divergent reactions
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Donald Trump’s conviction on 34 felony counts of falsifying business records set off a political firestorm in Washington on Thursday, with Republicans ...
GOP lawmakers try to thwart abortion rights ballot initiative in South Dakota
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PIERRE, S.D. (AP) — South Dakota’s Republican-led Legislature is trying to thwart a proposed ballot initiative that would enable voters to protect ...
US House panel to hold Mayorkas impeachment hearing Jan. 10
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By Ted Hesson and Susan Heavey WASHINGTON (Reuters) -A Republican-led U.S. House of Representatives committee next week will advance an effort to ...
House Speaker Mike Johnson greets official Washington in a honeymoon period that’s likely to be brief
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WASHINGTON — One of the most unassuming and unrecognizable lawmakers in Congress, Rep. Mike Johnson was thrust into the eye of the ...
House Republicans need a sudden onset of political maturity. What are the chances?
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Israeli diplomat Abba Eben famously said that the Palestinians “never miss an opportunity to miss an opportunity.” Watching events in the Middle ...
