McCarthy floats potential impeachment inquiry into Garland over IRS whistleblower claims
Speaker Kevin McCarthy is floating the possibility that the House could open an impeachment inquiry into Attorney General Merrick Garland over Internal Revenue Service whistleblower allegations that Justice Department leadership improperly interfered in the Hunter Biden probe, which Garland has denied.
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DeSantis pitches crackdown on illegal immigration in first major policy proposal of his campaign
In his first major policy rollout of his 2024 presidential campaign, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis on Monday proposed a sweeping crackdown on illegal immigration, including sending the US military to the border and mass detention and deportation of undocumented people.
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Biden says the US and its allies had nothing to do with Wagner Group's rebellion against Russia
President Joe Biden on Monday emphasized that the United States and its closest allies were not involved in the rebellion by the Wagner Group against the Russian government, his first public comments since the weekend mutiny.
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Supreme Court drops case concerning Trump hotel records
The Supreme Court on Monday dropped a case concerning a lower court opinion that allowed for a handful of members of Congress to sue a government agency for records related to the Washington, DC, hotel once owned by former President Donald Trump.
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Supreme Court leaves in place lower court opinion invalidating North Carolina charter school skirt requirement
The Supreme Court on Monday left in place a lower court opinion that invalidated a code of conduct at a North Carolina publicly funded charter school that required girls to wear skirts in order to "preserve chivalry" based on the belief that every girl is a "fragile vessel."
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Supreme Court says Louisiana congressional map must be redrawn to add another majority-Black district
The Supreme Court said Monday that Louisiana's congressional map must be redrawn to add a second majority-Black district.
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Republicans move to exert new control of election oversight ahead of 2024
Republicans who control the North Carolina legislature are moving to change the makeup of state and county election boards and sideline the state's Democratic governor, Roy Cooper.
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Here's what's left for the Supreme Court's final week of the term
All eyes are on the Supreme Court for its final week, as the justices will release cases on issues such as affirmative action, student loan payments, election law and LGBTQ rights.
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Putin's humiliation will require the West to reexamine its balancing act to save Ukraine
The world just got a hint of a tantalizing but possibly even more dangerous future without Russian President Vladimir Putin. The Western stakes in the Ukraine war rose significantly as a result.
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Conservative retired federal judge calls GOP 'spineless' in scathing rebuke of Trump
Conservative retired federal judge J. Michael Luttig has called the Republican Party base "spineless" for its continued support of former President Donald Trump and submitted that the GOP is destroying itself.
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North Dakota governor defends crowded GOP primary field: 'Competition is great for America'
Republican presidential candidate Doug Burgum on Sunday sought to assuage concerns of an overcrowded 2024 primary field, which now boasts 12 high-profile GOP contenders.
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Klobuchar says she supports abortion restrictions in late pregnancy
Democratic Sen. Amy Klobuchar said Sunday she would support limitations on abortion in the third trimester of pregnancy, breaking with many Democrats in Congress who have been hesitant to offer specifics on abortion limitations.
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