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Former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin announces campaign for Congress
Michael Schwartz/Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- Former GOP vice president candidate and Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin will run for Alaska’s at-large Congress seat vacated by the late Rep. Don Young, s...
Apr 02, 2022
Republicans frustrated with GOP Rep. Madison Cawthorn over unsubstantiated sex, drug claims
Joe Raedle/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) -- Republicans on Capitol Hill appeared frustrated with the weeklong controversy sparked by Rep. Madison Cawthorn, who made unsubstantiated claims in a recent ...
Apr 01, 2022
Buttigieg unveils stricter fuel economy standards for U.S. vehicles
Drew Angerer/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) -- New cars in the U.S. will need to meet stricter fuel economy standards, the Biden administration announced Friday. The rule will require passenger cars, t...
Apr 01, 2022
California panel vote to limit reparations makes eligibility difficult to prove, narrows slavery’s impact, experts say
ilbusca/Getty Images(SACRAMENTO, Calif.) -- A California task force’s decision to limit reparations for slavery to people who can trace their lineage to free and enslaved Black people livin...
Apr 01, 2022
Biden administration says it will lift Title 42 restrictions along the southern border
Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) -- The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention announced it is officially ending Title 42, the controversial policy implemented by the Trump admi...
Apr 01, 2022
Biden on jobs report: 'Americans are back to work'
Official White House Photo by Cameron Smith(WASHINGTON) -- President Joe Biden touted the nation's economic recovery on Friday while also acknowledging the financial hardships currently intensified by...
Apr 01, 2022
House passes legislation decriminalizing marijuana
Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call(WASHINGTON) -- The House of Representatives voted Friday to approve legislation that would decriminalize marijuana at the federal level and remove criminal penalties for certai...
Apr 01, 2022
Pence releases policy agenda for Republican Party, paving way for 2024 candidacy
Justin Sullivan/Getty Images, FILE(WASHINGTON) -- Former Vice President Mike Pence announced Thursday a multi-pronged policy agenda for the Republican Party, the latest in a series of indicators he's ...
Mar 31, 2022
Kentucky, Arizona move forward on 15-week abortion bans
Michael Brochstein/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images, FILE(WASHINGTON) -- Arizona and Kentucky are moving forward on 15-week abortion bans before a Supreme Court decision in June could decide t...
Mar 31, 2022
Lawsuit filed against Florida's so-called 'Don't Say Gay' law within days of signing
Joe Burbank/Orlando Sentinel/Tribune News Service via Getty Images(TALLAHASSEE, Fla.) -- A lawsuit has been filed against the State of Florida over the newly signed Parental Rights in Education law, d...
Mar 31, 2022
