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Peter Hall, Pennsylvania Capital-Star Reflecting on the fight to establish America as a democracy and the events that nearly toppled it three years ago, President Joe Biden warned of the danger he believes former President Donald Trump poses to American ideals. “Today we’re here to answer the most important question. …

Jimmy Williams In a historic move, the Supreme Court has agreed to consider whether former President Donald Trump can be disqualified from appearing on Colorado’s ballot over his actions surrounding the January 6, 2021, Capitol attack. The case, scheduled for oral arguments on February 8, could have far-reaching implications, potentially …

Jimmy Williams In a bold move, former US Capitol Police Officer Harry Dunn, a prominent figure in the aftermath of the January 6, 2021, attack, has confirmed his candidacy for Maryland’s 3rd Congressional District. Dunn, who testified about the events of January 6 to the House select committee, hopes to …

Jessica Corbett, Common Dreams Just two days away from the anniversary of the January 6, 2021 insurrection, voters in Illinois and Massachusetts on Thursday joined the nationwide effort to boot former Republican U.S. President Donald Trump off state ballots on constitutional grounds. Since Trump’s attempts to overturn his 2020 loss …

Jimmy Williams A report released by Democrats on the House Oversight Committee states that former President Donald Trump received at least $7.8 million in payments from twenty foreign governments during his tenure in the White House. The report highlights that China was the leading contributor, providing over $5.5 million to …

Susan J. Demas, Michigan Advance The FBI is calling a bomb threat that shut down the Michigan Capitol on Wednesday one of several “hoax incidents” across the country. More than 20 state Capitols received similar threats, according to media reports. The FBI urges the public to remain vigilant, and report …

Jennifer Shutt, Florida Phoenix Congress got next to nothing done during the past year and could accomplish even less in 2024 as attention shifts to the November elections. House Republican and Senate Democratic leaders reached agreement on bills and resolutions they sent to the president’s desk just 34 times during …

Uriel J. García, The Texas Tribune U.S. House Speaker Mike Johnson traveled to the Texas-Mexico border on Wednesday and said that if President Biden wants Republican support for helping Ukraine and Israel in their wars, he needs to crack down on illegal immigration at the border. “If President Biden wants …

A financial watchdog group on Tuesday released its annual report on congressional stock trading, which shows that “Congress blew the market out of the water” in 2023, fueling fresh calls for a ban targeting U.S. lawmakers and their immediate family members. “Members of Congress shouldn’t be allowed to trade stocks …

AnnMarie Hilton, Maine Morning Star Former President Donald Trump is appealing the decision from Maine Secretary of State Shenna Bellows to disqualify him from the Republican presidential primary ballot. On Dec. 28, Bellows ruled that Trump is ineligible under the 14th Amendment, which prohibits anyone who took an oath to …

Dana DiFilippo, New Jersey Monitor Federal authorities issued a new superseding indictment against Sen. Bob Menendez Tuesday, accusing the former head of the powerful Senate Foreign Relations Committee of accepting bribes to benefit both the government of Qatar and a friend who was looking to hook a Qatari investor for …

Jessica Corbett, Common Dreams U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders on Tuesday reiterated his opposition to giving Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s government another $10 billion in unconditional aid to continue waging a devastating war on the Gaza Strip. In a statement echoing his remarks on the Senate floor and a letter …

Jennifer Shutt, Georgia Recorder Congress is staring down a funding cliff in mid-January and a second one in early February, but neither of those deadlines have inspired House and Senate leaders to broker agreement on the dozen bills that were supposed to become law by Oct. 1. Appropriators are concerned …

Eleanor Klibanoff, The Texas Tribune Federal regulations do not require emergency rooms to perform life-saving abortions if it would run afoul of state law, a federal appeals court ruled Tuesday. After the overturn of Roe v. Wade in June 2022, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services sent hospitals …

Elisha Brown, Michigan Advance With the general election in November, abortion rights are set to be directly on the ballot in Maryland and New York after Democratic-controlled legislatures approved those measures. While Democratic lawmakers in Pennsylvania and Virginia have proposed resolutions to protect abortion access, state rules require legislatures to …