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Shauneen Miranda, North Dakota Monitor In the latest U.S. House Republican attempt to secure audio tapes from the U.S. Justice Department special counsel’s interview with President Joe Biden, the U.S. House on Thursday rejected Florida Republican Rep. Anna Paulina Luna’s resolution to fine Attorney General Merrick Garland for withholding them.  …

Jimmy Williams Former President Donald Trump is attempting to overturn his criminal conviction in New York by referencing a recent Supreme Court decision on presidential immunity. Trump’s legal team has asked a state court judge to dismiss the jury’s verdict, which found him guilty on 34 counts of falsifying business …

Ashley Murray, New Jersey Monitor President Joe Biden dug in on his 2024 reelection bid Thursday at a solo press conference following the NATO summit in Washington, despite a growing list of rank-and-file Democrats and high-profile supporters urging him to abandon his campaign over suspected health concerns. The highly anticipated …

Shauneen Miranda, North Dakota Monitor The U.S. House on Thursday passed a measure to reverse an Education Department rule seeking to extend federal discrimination protections for LGBTQ students, though President Joe Biden has vowed to veto the legislation should it land on his desk. House passage of the resolution on …

Dana DiFilippo, New Jersey Monitor Nine weeks after it started, the federal bribery trial of Sen. Bob Menendez is finally headed to the weary jury, with deliberations expected to start at the federal courthouse in Manhattan by midday Friday. Judge Sidney H. Stein began instructing jurors Thursday afternoon, after prosecutor …

Jimmy Williams Two Senate Democrats have requested the Justice Department to investigate Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas for allegedly failing to disclose gifts and a loan from wealthy friends. Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse, D-R.I., and Senate Finance Committee Chairman Ron Wyden, D-Ore., wrote to Attorney General Merrick Garland last week, urging …

Jennifer Shutt, Missouri Independent The U.S. Senate gridlocked over reproductive rights on Wednesday, when Republicans blocked Democrats from advancing a measure that would have expressed support for abortion access. The failed 49-44 procedural vote was just one in a string of votes Senate Democrats are holding this summer to highlight …

Errin Haines Originally published by The 19th For Black women, there is perhaps no happier place on Earth than the Essence Festival of Culture in New Orleans. The annual gathering, now in its 30th year, is one of the largest of Black women in the country — which makes it …

Jimmy Williams Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., introduced articles of impeachment against Supreme Court Justices Clarence Thomas and Samuel Alito on Wednesday. She accused them of refusing to recuse themselves from significant cases, which she believes “constitutes a grave threat to American rule of law.” In her statement, Ocasio-Cortez claimed that …

Nadra Nittle Originally published by The 19th In the fall, the Department of Education will mark 45 years since its inception, but that anniversary could be its last if Donald Trump gets his way. The federal agency is one of several he’s vowed to slash if reelected president. “We’re going …

Jimmy Williams President Joe Biden’s re-election campaign is starting a big push to connect with Asian American voters. Vice President Kamala Harris will lead this effort with events in Nevada and Pennsylvania this week. The new campaign group, AANHPIs for Biden-Harris (which stands for Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific …

Ashley Murray, South Dakota Searchlight President Joe Biden said NATO “is more powerful than ever” in remarks Tuesday to honor the 75th anniversary of the alliance and reaffirm allied support for Ukraine one day after Russian missile strikes on a children’s hospital killed dozens in Kyiv. Biden spoke at the …

Jimmy Williams Accusing conservative Supreme Court justices of placing “a crown on Donald Trump’s head” that allows him to commit crimes with impunity, Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer said Monday that he’s eying a legislative response to last week’s court ruling. “We Democrats will not let the Supreme Court’s decision …

Jennifer Shutt, Rhode Island Current Democrats in Congress called on President Joe Biden to prove to voters that he is up for another four years in the Oval Office, though many in interviews pledged to stick with him as the presumptive nominee as they returned to the Capitol on Monday …

Jimmy Williams Overview Project 2025 is an ambitious presidential transition initiative orchestrated by the Heritage Foundation, a prominent conservative think tank. The project aims to prepare for the next Republican administration by creating a comprehensive roadmap that includes detailed policy recommendations, a personnel database, a training academy, and a strategic …