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Ariana Figueroa, Arkansas Advocate The U.S. House Homeland Security Committee is gearing up for only the second impeachment in U.S. history of a Cabinet member. The Republican-led committee on Tuesday will mark up articles of impeachment against Department of Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas, for what Democrats say is no …

Jennifer Shutt, Georgia Recorder The U.S. Supreme Court will hear oral arguments on March 26 in the case that could significantly curtail access to a prescription drug used for both abortions and miscarriage care. The case centers on when and how patients can access mifepristone, a pharmaceutical the U.S. Food …

Jimmy Williams The Republican-led House is gearing up for a vote this week on a $78 billion bipartisan bill that would expand the child tax credit and introduce a series of tax breaks for businesses. Having received approval from the Ways and Means Committee with a resounding 40-3 vote, the …

  Jimmy Williams A drone attack in Jordan claimed the lives of three U.S. troops over the weekend, prompting a stern response from top U.S. leaders to Iran-backed militants. The attack occurred at the Tower 22 base near the Iraq-Syria border, where U.S. special operations troops are stationed. President Joe …

Julia Conley, Common Dreams A finding by the court-appointed special monitor overseeing former U.S. President Donald Trump’s fraud case in New York placed questions about a loan acquisition—and potential tax evasion—back into the spotlight over the weekend, with a tax attorney saying the Republican appeared to have fabricated the loan. …

Jimmy Williams President Joe Biden has made a strong commitment to bring a halt to border crossings when the system is “overwhelmed,” contingent on Congress passing bipartisan immigration legislation that grants him emergency authority. In a statement, Biden endorsed an emerging immigration deal in the Senate, emphasizing it as the …

Jimmy Williams A federal jury in New York has ruled that former President Donald Trump must pay writer E. Jean Carroll over $83 million in damages for repeatedly defaming her. The jury, composed of nine individuals, delivered its verdict after three hours of deliberation in federal court. The sizable award …

Jimmy Williams In a significant development, Peter Navarro, a former trade advisor to Donald Trump, has been sentenced to four months in prison for defying a subpoena from the Jan. 6 select committee. The sentencing comes after nearly two years of legal proceedings and raises questions about executive privilege and …

Ariana Figueroa, Kentucky Lantern Top U.S. Senate negotiators said Thursday that final details on an immigration policy deal remain under debate in the U.S. Senate, despite outside pressure from GOP presidential front-runner Donald Trump to sink any agreement as he makes immigration his central campaign message. The No. 2 Senate …

Jennifer Shutt, Wisconsin Examiner President Joe Biden highlighted the differences between his economic policies and those of the last Republican administration during a trip to Wisconsin on Thursday, the same day new data showed the U.S. economy grew by 3.1% last year. Gov. Tony Evers and U.S. Sen. Tammy Baldwin …

Abraham Kenmore, Florida Phoenix Former South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley told supporters Wednesday she can still win her home state’s GOP contest Feb. 24 and vowed to keep going beyond that, never mind what the polls and pundits are saying. “The political elites in this state and around the country …

Jimmy Williams In a recent investigation conducted by the Department of Defense Inspector General, serious lapses in the handling of controlled medications by the White House Medical Unit during the Trump administration have come to light. The 80-page report, released on January 8, exposes a range of issues, from ineffective …

Ariana Figueroa, SC Daily Gazette The U.S. Senate on Wednesday confirmed the nominations of two federal judges in South Carolina and Indiana, bringing the total number of Black women tapped by President Joe Biden and cleared by senators as federal judges to 35. Judge Cristal Brisco is now the first …

Ashley Murray, Michigan Advance The United Auto Workers of America endorsed the re-election of President Joe Biden Wednesday, just months after he became the first sitting U.S. president to walk a picket line with striking autoworkers in Michigan. Speaking at the UAW’s biannual political conference in Washington, D.C., Biden told …

Casey Quinlan The cost of overdrawing your bank account could ease considerably under a rule proposed last week by the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau. The proposed regulation is in line with a larger effort that the Biden administration has championed the past few years to crack down on “junk fees,” which are …