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Mitch Perry, Florida Phoenix Visiting Sarasota on Monday, U. S. House Speaker Mike Johnson said that “it remains to be seen” whether there will be an upcoming vote to remove New York Republican Congressman George Santos from office. In a question posed by the Florida Phoenix to Johnson on Santos’ …

Patrick Svitek, The Texas Tribune Vice President Kamala Harris, during a visit to Houston on Monday, pitched Latino Texans on the White House’s advocacy for them as President Joe Biden prepares to face voters again next year. “We are living in a moment where there is a full-on attack on …

Austin Fisher, Source New Mexico New Mexico’s highest court upheld the state’s newest congressional map on Monday, setting the stage for what is expected to be a highly competitive race for the seat representing much of the southern part of the state. Ninth Judicial District Judge Fred Van Soelen ruled …

  National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan did not rule out the possibility that President Joe Biden will send aid to Israel with conditions in an interview Sunday on NBC News’ “Meet the Press” amid a four-day temporary cease-fire in the Israel-Hamas war, with more hostages expected to be released. Health …

President Joe Biden confirmed on Sunday that four-year-old Abigail Mor Edan, an American girl held hostage by Hamas in Gaza, is now free. President Biden shared the positive development with reporters from Nantucket, where he was spending the Thanksgiving weekend with his family. “Abigail was among 13 hostages released today …

Zachary Roth, Michigan Advance Back in July, Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas testified before the U.S. House Judiciary Committee. A federal court had recently granted a temporary injunction, in Missouri v. Biden, finding that the Biden administration had violated the First Amendment by coercing social media companies to remove content, …

Patrick Svitek, The Texas Tribune Vice President Kamala Harris is heading to Houston on Monday to tout the Biden administration’s accomplishments for the Latino community, a key voting bloc as the president runs for reelection next year. Harris will take part in a “community conversation” hosted by the Congressional Hispanic …

Julia Conley, Common Dreams New York City police on Wednesday evening arrested Stuart Seldowitz, a former U.S. State Department official, for harassing and stalking a food cart vendor on the Upper East Side after multiple videos of Seldowitz launching racist rants at the man surfaced on social media. Seldowitz has …

Rachana Pradhan, KFF Health News, Louisiana Illuminator Anti-abortion groups are firing off a warning shot for 2024: We’re not going anywhere. Their leaders say they’re undeterred by recent election setbacks and plan to plow ahead on what they’ve done for years, including working through state legislatures, federal agencies, and federal …

Recent news out of Michigan, where actor and union organizer Hill Harper is running for U.S. Senate and U.S. Rep. Rashida Tlaib has recently angered pro-Israel lawmakers and donors for her staunch support for Palestinian rights, offered an illustration of the “corruption” of the American political system, said one progressive …

Progressive Democrats are holding firm in their call for an extended cease-fire in Gaza, expressing dissatisfaction with the recent hostage agreement between Israel and Hamas that is set to halt hostilities for four to five days. Despite this diplomatic breakthrough, lawmakers aligned with the progressive wing of the Democratic Party …

Ashley Murray, Georgia Recorder Israel and Hamas have reached a deal for a short-term humanitarian ceasefire that will allow the release of some hostages and increase humanitarian aid into the besieged Gaza Strip, U.S. officials said late Tuesday. President Joe Biden praised the agreement to release 50 of the approximately …

Ariana Figueroa, Arkansas Advocate Most of the candidates in this year’s 2024 Republican race for the presidential nomination mirror hard-line immigration policies set by the front-runner, former President Donald Trump. What were once considered far-right policies are now common talking points among the GOP candidates. That includes support for building …

Anna Liz Nichols, Michigan Advance Gov. Gretchen Whitmer signed legislation aimed to keep guns out of abusers’ hands in Kalamazoo, 24 years after the tragic death of Maggie Wardle, 19, at the hands of an ex-boyfriend. “I could jump for joy,” Maggie’s mother, Martha Omilian, told the Advance after Whitmer …

Chase Woodruff, Florida Phoenix The widely anticipated next phase of a challenge to former President Donald Trump’s constitutional eligibility to seek office again began on Monday with separate appeals filed by Trump and the plaintiffs who brought the case to the Colorado Supreme Court. A Denver District Court judge ruled last …