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By Patrick Svitek, The Texas Tribune March 1, 2022 Gov. Greg Abbott won his Republican primary outright Tuesday, capping a year during which he faced vocal challengers from his right. While largely expected, the decisive victory allows Abbott to fully focus on the general election, where he will face Democrat …

A Memphis judge has granted a motion for a new trial for Pamela Moses, who was sentenced to six years after being convicted of illegally registering to vote. Pamela Moses was convicted in November 2021 of filing documents in 2019 to have her voting rights restored while still serving probation …

by Ariana Figueroa, Missouri Independent March 1, 2022 WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden used his first State of the Union address on Tuesday night to reassert America as a leading global voice for democracy and condemn Russian President Vladimir Putin for starting an “unprovoked” war in Ukraine. “Throughout our history …

Florida Democratic Congressman Ted Deutch, who has served in Congress since 2010, will not run for re-election this year and will resign his House seat before the end of his term to serve as Chief Executive Officer of the American Jewish Committee. According to its website, the American Jewish Committee …

Amanda Becker, Shefali Luthra Originally published by The 19th The Women’s Health Protection Act failed to move forward in the U.S. Senate on Monday, just hours after two Republicans introduced an alternate measure they hope can be the start of bipartisan talks to codify abortion rights. Sens. Susan Collins of …

An Arizona man was sentenced Friday to 21 months in prison, followed by three years of supervised release after he threatened to kill House Speaker Nancy Pelosi. Steven Arthur Martis of Bullhead City was found guilty last November of one count of communicating an interstate threat to kill or harm …

Fencing installed around the US Capitol for months after the January 6, 2021 insurrection has been put back up before President Joe Biden’s State of the Union address on Tuesday, as concern grows about potential demonstrations or truck convoys snarling traffic in the U.S. capital. Capitol Police chief Tom Manger …

Georgia Republican Congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Greene is facing calls to be expelled from Congress after she spoke at a white nationalist conference on Friday night. Greene spoke at the America First Political Action Committee‘s conference, an event organized by Nick Fuentes, a far-right activist who has been labeled a white supremacist …

by Jake Zuckerman, Missouri Independent February 24, 2022 Three men pleaded guilty to federal terrorism charges after admitting plans to attack the power grid “in furtherance of white supremacist ideology,” according to documents unsealed Wednesday. Christopher Brenner Cook, 20, of Columbus, Ohio; Jonathan Allen Frost, 24, of West Lafayette, Indiana, …

A Florida man who posed carrying House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s podium during the attack on the US Capitol on January 6, 2021, was sentenced to 75 days in prison on Friday. Adam Johnson was sentenced by US District Court Judge Reggie B. Walton, who said Johnson made “a mockery” of …

The United States, in coordination with the European Union and Britain, announced sanctions on Russian President Vladimir Putin, the White House announced Friday. “The United States, in coordination with allies and partners, continued to forcefully respond to Russia’s unjustified, unprovoked, and premeditated invasion of Ukraine by imposing sanctions on President of …

United States Senator Jim Inhofe (R-Ok) announced his resignation on Friday after nearly 30 years in the Senate. Inhofe has served as one of Oklahoma’s senators since 1994 and has been a fixture in Oklahoma politics for 50 years. He won his reelection bid in 2020, garnering almost 63% of …

Jennifer Shutt, Missouri Independent February 25, 2022 WASHINGTON — The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Friday unveiled updated guidance for masking indoors in public places, a move that means 70% of Americans likely will be able to ditch their masks. The new guidance will divvy counties into low, …

On Thursday, the Florida House of Representatives passed both the controversial “Don’t Say Gay” bill and the equally problematic “Stop WOKE Act.” Florida’s House passed the Parental Rights in Education bill — known to its critics as “Don’t Say Gay” — on Thursday in a 69-47 vote. It now moves …

Candice Norwood Originally published by The 19th President Joe Biden nominated Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson to the Supreme Court, a historic choice that could fundamentally change who helps to protect and interpret the Constitution and ensure equal justice under the law. If confirmed, Jackson will be the first Black woman …