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Ashley Murray, Michigan Advance In a meandering press conference Tuesday that repeated false 2020 election fraud claims, downplayed well-documented violence and name-called journalists, far-right U.S. House members defended former President Donald Trump against any role he may have played in the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol. Rep. …

Ariana Figueroa, Arkansas Advocate The U.S. House failed to impeach Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas on Tuesday night, a stunning defeat for the Republican-led push to impeach a Biden administration Cabinet secretary. All Democrats present and four Republicans voted against the two articles of impeachment. The vote was 214-216. The …

Darreonna Davis Originally published by The 19th Starting this year, employers can match employees’ student loan repayments as 401(k) contributions, a policy that experts say can be a “game changer” for Black women, who have the highest student loan debt on average. When someone makes a student loan payment, their …

Ariana Figueroa, Georgia Recorder The proposed global security funding legislation that includes major bipartisan updates to immigration policy encountered opposition from members of both parties Monday, especially Republicans upset by the Biden administration’s handling of border security, charting a tumultuous path for passage in the Senate this week. The deal …

Kelcie Moseley-Morris, Florida Phoenix More than half of state legislatures across the country started their 2024 legislative sessions in January, and plenty of abortion-related bills have already been introduced, especially in states where the procedure is already banned. It can be hard to monitor them all, so States Newsroom’s Reproductive …

Ariana Figueroa, Iowa Capital Dispatch U.S. Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer on Sunday night released a $118.28 billion global security package that includes a long-anticipated overhaul of immigration law negotiated by a bipartisan trio of senators. “The United States and our allies are facing multiple, complex and, in places, coordinated …

Abraham Kenmore, SC Daily Gazette President Joe Biden cruised to an expected victory Saturday in Democrats’ first recognized contest of 2024, following a month-long push by the president and his proxies to drive up turnout after the party put South Carolina first on the official voting calendar. After The Associated …

Jessica Corbett, Common Dreams In a widely anticipated move, the judge overseeing former U.S. President Donald Trump’s federal election interference case on Friday indefinitely postponed his March trial due to a pending decision from a higher court about the Republican front-runner’s immunity claims. Since Judge Tayna Chutkan of the U.S. …

Jimmy Williams In response to the drone attack in Jordan that claimed the lives of three American soldiers, the United States has launched retaliatory strikes in Iraq and Syria. The strike targeted more than 85 facilities, including command centers and drone storage sites. The move is a significant escalation in …

Anna Liz Nichols, Michigan Advance President Joe Biden returned Thursday to Michigan to join members of the United Auto Workers (UAW) union, which last week put its support behind his reelection campaign. Biden was joined by Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, U.S. Rep. Debbie Dingell (D-Ann Arbor), U.S. Sen. Debbie Stabenow (D-Lansing), …

Ariana Figueroa, Georgia Recorder A U.S. Senate vote is expected next week on a bipartisan deal that would overhaul U.S. immigration law and provide more than $100 billion for a global security package. The long-awaited bill text on the supplemental package to aid Ukraine, Israel, the Indo-Pacific region and U.S. …

Jimmy Williams Former President Donald Trump and his affiliated committees shelled out approximately $27 million for legal fees in the last six months of 2023, as revealed by recent federal election filings. This hefty expenditure brings the total legal bill for the year, which witnessed four separate indictments, to nearly …

Jennifer Shutt, Washington State Standard The U.S. House voted overwhelmingly Wednesday to approve a $78 billion tax package that would expand the child tax credit and reinstate some tax incentives for businesses. The 357-70 vote sends the bill, dubbed the Tax Relief for American Families and Workers Act of 2024, to …

Ariana Figueroa, Georgia Recorder The U.S. House Committee on Homeland Security early Wednesday voted 18-15 along party lines to send articles of impeachment against Department of Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas to the House floor. Republicans argue the charges are legitimate. Members of the full House could vote as soon as …

John Cole, Pennsylvania Capital-Star U.S. Sens. John Fetterman (D-Pa.) and Elizabeth Warren (D-Ma.) along with 10 of their Democratic colleagues urged the federal government to remove marijuana from the federal list of controlled substances. In a letter on to U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland and U.S. Drug Enforcement (DEA) Administrator …